Reshaping Theory in Contemporary Social Work: Toward a Critical Pluralism in Clinical Practice
Edited by William Borden
eISBN: 9780231519335
2009 (304 pages )
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Front Matter
(pages 1-20)
Table of Contents
(pages 7-8)
Acknowledgments
(pages 9-10)
Introduction
(pages 11-20)
Part I: Theory and Practice: Orienting Perspectives
(pages 21-22)
1. Taking Multiplicity Seriously: Pluralism, Pragmatism, and Integrative Perspectives in Clinical Social Work
(pages 23-48)
Part II: Inner Experience and Outer Realities
(pages 49-50)
2. Why Cognitive Therapy Needs Social Work
(pages 51-70)
3. The Cognitivization of Psychoanalysis: Toward an Integration of Psychodynamic and Cognitive Theories
(pages 71-100)
4. Social Work, Psychobiography, and the Study of Lives
(pages 101-133)
5. Place Matters: Toward a Rejuvenated Theory of Environment for Direct Social Work Practice
(pages 134-165)
6. A Family Resilience Framework for Clinical Practice: Integrating Developmental Theory and Systemic Perspectives
(pages 166-196)
Part III: Theory, Practice, and the Social Work Tradition: Critical Questions, Issues, and Prospects
(pages 197-198)
7. Love and Justice: A Silenced Language of Integrated Practice?
(pages 199-229)
8. The Role of Theory in Conducting Evidence-Based Clinical Practice
(pages 230-253)
9. Practice Theory: Ideas Embodied in a Wise Person’s Professional Process
(pages 254-274)
List of Contributors
(pages 275-278)
Index
(pages 279-304)
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Reshaping Theory in Contemporary Social Work: Toward a Critical Pluralism in Clinical Practice
William Borden's persuasive collection of original essays reaffirms the place of theory in social work practice, showing how different theoretical models, therapeutic languages, and modes of intervention strengthen eclectic and integrative approaches to psychosocial intervention. A distinguished group of scholars and practitioners examine emerging developments in cognitive theory, psychodynamic thought, resilience research and family therapy, psychobiography and narrative perspectives, and conceptions of place and environment in psychosocial intervention. They introduce integrative frameworks for intervention and examine a series of crucial issues in the field, including the role of theory in evidence-based practice, the development of practice wisdom, and the ways in which conceptions of love, acceptance, and social justice influence theorizing and practice.
The contributors to this volume, each one carefully selected, reaffirm the framing perspectives and core values of the social work profession and identify fundamental challenges and tasks in developing theory and practice. Exploring contemporary yet no less essential concerns, they reflect the richness and creativity of theorizing in our time.
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Reshaping Theory in Contemporary Social Work: Toward a Critical Pluralism in Clinical Practice
Author(s):
Borden, William, ed.
Keyword(s):
SW07; SW11; CSWO
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