Diagnosis in social work : new imperatives / Francis J. Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatric social work.

Social service.

Social case work.

Physical Description:

173 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Haworth Social Work Practice Press, [2002]

Summary:

Assessment and diagnostic skills are essential professional tools for the social worker, but all too often they are neglected or downplayed. Diagnosis in Social Work calls for the reinstatement of social diagnosis to its former place as an essential concept in social work and demonstrates the detrimental impact of the loss of diagnostic skills on the quality of social work intervention today. Combining meticulous history with insightful analysis, Diagnosis in Social Work includes everything social work practitioners, educators, and students need to know about the process and meaning of this sorely neglected part of the field!

Contents:

Chapter 2. The History of Diagnosis in Social Work 7

Chapter 3. What Led Us Astray? 27

Chapter 6. Our Ethical Responsibility to Diagnose 61

Chapter 7. Our Ethical Responsibility to Label 67

Chapter 8. A Spectrum of Critical Judgments 73

Chapter 9. Diagnosis As a Process and a Record 85

Chapter 10. Diagnosis and Gut Reaction 95

Chapter 11. Diagnosis and Assessment 101

Chapter 12. Diagnosis and Theory 111

Chapter 13. Diagnosis and the Computer 117

Chapter 14. The Risks of Diagnosing 123

Chapter 15. Diagnosis and Research: A Contemporary Challenge 129

Chapter 16. Enhancing Diagnostic Skills 135.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-170) and index.

ISBN:

0789008718

078901596X

OCLC:

47073099