LEADER 03012nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910780881203321 005 20230207232236.0 010 $a1-282-76125-0 010 $a9786612761256 010 $a981-4280-75-5 035 $a(CKB)2490000000001869 035 $a(EBL)731222 035 $a(OCoLC)681786695 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000426799 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12123838 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000426799 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10390110 035 $a(PQKB)11757074 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC731222 035 $a(WSP)00007399 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL731222 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10422240 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL276125 035 $a(EXLCZ)992490000000001869 100 $a20100907d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aReconstitution of social work$b[electronic resource] $etowards a moral conception of social work practice /$fYuk-ying Ho, Sun-pong Yuen, editors 210 $aSingapore $cWorld Scientific$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (300 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-4280-74-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aChapter 6 The Moral Basis of Social Work Management Kun-sun ChanAbout the Authors; Index 330 $aThis 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 606 $aSocial service$xMoral and ethical aspects 615 0$aSocial service$xMoral and ethical aspects. 676 $a174.93613 701 $aHo$b Yuk-ying$f1964-$01573733 701 $aRuan$b Xinbang$01573734 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780881203321 996 $aReconstitution of social work$93849613 997 $aUNINA