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Record Nr.

UNINA9910305557603321

Autore

Turner Francis J (Francis Joseph)

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Haworth Social Work Practice Press, c2002

ISBN

1-136-38803-6

0-203-04806-7

1-299-45835-1

1-136-38796-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

362.2/0425

Soggetti

Psychiatric social work

Social service

Social case work

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; CONTENTS; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The History of Diagnosis in Social Work; Chapter 3. What Led Us Astray?; Chapter 4. Diagnosis: What It Is Not; Chapter 5. Diagnosis: What It Is; Chapter 6. Our Ethical Responsibility to Diagnose; Chapter 7. Our Ethical Responsibility to Label; Chapter 8. A Spectrum of Critical Judgments; Chapter 9. Diagnosis As a Process and a Record; Chapter 10. Diagnosis and Gut Reaction; Chapter 11. Diagnosis and Assessment; Chapter 12. Diagnosis and Theory

Chapter 13. Diagnosis and the ComputerChapter 14. The Risks of Diagnosing; Chapter 15. Diagnosis and Research: A Contemporary Challenge; Chapter 16. Enhancing Diagnostic Skills; Chapter 17. Final Comments; Appendix: Some Examples of Social Work Diagnoses; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

How can you make necessary professional judgments without being judgmental?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 argues for the reinstatement of social diagnosis to its former place as an essential concept in social



work. This courageous book demonstrates the detrimental impact of the loss of diagnostic skills on the quality of social work intervention.Combining meticulous history with insightful analysis, Diagnosis in Social Work shows how the con