TY - BOOK AU - Kirk,Stuart AU - Kirk,Stuart AU - Petrucci,Carrie AU - Reid,William AU - Reid,William J. TI - Science and Social Work: A Critical Appraisal SN - 9780231118255 AV - HV40 .K462 U1 - 361.3361.3015 PY - 2002///] CY - New York, NY : PB - Columbia University Press, KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; 1. Knowledge, Science, and the Profession of Social Work --; 2. Science and Social Work: A Historical Perspective --; 3. Client Problems as Organizing Foci for Knowledge --; 4. The Scientific Model in Practice: The 1960s and Beyond --; 5. Engineering Social Work Intervention --; 6. Computer-Assisted Social Work Practice: The Promise of Technology --; 7. Research-Based Practice --; 8. Research Dissemination and Utilization: Spreading the Word --; 9. Knowledge for Practice: Issues and Challenges --; References --; Name index --; Subject index; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - Science and Social Work is a critical appraisal of the strategies and methods that have been used to develop knowledge for social work practice. It identifies the major ways in which social workers have drawn upon scientific knowledge and techniques, placing each one in historical perspective by explaining the nature of the problems it was designed to solve and the philosophical, political, and practical questions it raised. Kirk and Reid offer a balanced appraisal of the promises, accomplishments, and limits of such approaches, demonstrating how the fruits of scientific research can aid clinical practice with individuals, families and groups UR - https://doi.org/10.7312/kirk11824 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231529235 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231529235/original ER -