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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780881203321

Titolo

Reconstitution of social work [[electronic resource] ] : towards a moral conception of social work practice / / Yuk-ying Ho, Sun-pong Yuen, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore, : World Scientific, 2010

ISBN

1-282-76125-0

9786612761256

981-4280-75-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HoYuk-ying <1964->

RuanXinbang

Disciplina

174.93613

Soggetti

Social service - Moral and ethical aspects

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface to the Revised English Edition; Preface to the Chinese Edition; Chapter 1 Towards a Hermeneutic Conception of Social Work Practice (1): The Myths of Positivism and the Strong Thesis of Value Involvement Sun-pong Yuen; Chapter 2 Towards a Hermeneutic Conception of Social Work Practice (2): Social Work Skills and Moral Practice Sun-pong Yuen; Chapter 3 A Hermeneutic Study of the Mentally Ill "Self" Mary C.K. Fong; Chapter 4 The Meaning of Cancer from a Hermeneutic Perspective Wai-ying Chan; Chapter 5 Critical Theory and Community Development Yuk-ying Ho and Kun-sun Chan

Chapter 6 The Moral Basis of Social Work Management Kun-sun ChanAbout the Authors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This unique volume is the first book-length explication of hermeneutics in social work. It attempts to clarify and reconstruct the moral basis of social work. Against the mainstream current of doing social work with the technical-rational outlook, Ho and Yuen argue that value constitutes the very core of social work, and on that solid foundation of moral concepts rest social work techniques. This volume seamlessly combines theoretical discussions with empirical studies. It starts with a theoretical inquiry that combines hermeneutics and critical



theory and examines the moral nature of social w