03044nam 2200589 a 450 991045613080332120200520144314.01-282-76125-09786612761256981-4280-75-5(CKB)2490000000001869(EBL)731222(OCoLC)681786695(SSID)ssj0000426799(PQKBManifestationID)12123838(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000426799(PQKBWorkID)10390110(PQKB)11757074(MiAaPQ)EBC731222(WSP)00007399(Au-PeEL)EBL731222(CaPaEBR)ebr10422240(CaONFJC)MIL276125(EXLCZ)99249000000000186920100907d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReconstitution of social work[electronic resource] towards a moral conception of social work practice /Yuk-ying Ho, Sun-pong Yuen, editorsSingapore World Scientific20101 online resource (300 p.)Description based upon print version of record.981-4280-74-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 ChanChapter 6 The Moral Basis of Social Work Management Kun-sun ChanAbout the Authors; IndexThis 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 wSocial serviceMoral and ethical aspectsElectronic books.Social serviceMoral and ethical aspects.174.93613Ho Yuk-ying1964-996287Ruan Xinbang996288MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456130803321Reconstitution of social work2283415UNINA