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Theory Building in Applied Disciplines

Author : Richard A. Swanson
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1609947339
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Theory Building in Applied Disciplines written by Richard A. Swanson and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2013-08-05 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theory matters in applied disciplines—fields that apply scholarly research to professional practice, such as management, social work, health care, human resource development, education, and many others. Because these disciplines deal with human beings in the real world, a flawed theory can result in actual harm to people and institutions. When faced with a professional problem, practitioners resort to the latest fad or simply throw everything and anything at it because of the lack of sound theory. Scholars deal with problems by slicing them into small segments to study them but fail to address the practical implications. What's needed is a way to unite research and practice to create robust theory. This is exactly what Richard Swanson and Thomas Chermack offer here: a complete, five-step method for developing sound, field-tested theory in applied disciplines. Unlike many existing methods, which cover only the initial conceptualization of a theory, the authors offer a complete approach, from conceptualizing a theory to creating relevant assessment criteria, establishing a research agenda to test the theory's validity, applying the theoretical concepts in the real world, and using that experience to further refine and improve the theory. The method is not restricted to any single discipline, nor is it beholden to any research ideology. Swanson and Chermack provide a set of tools for each phase of the process, making this book accessible and applicable to a wide audience. And in addition to examples in each chapter, they offer two extended case examples of complete theory building. With flawed theories impeding the development of many applied disciplines, this book is desperately needed.

Theory Building in Social Group Work

Author : Council on Social Work Education
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (221 download)

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Download or read book Theory Building in Social Group Work written by Council on Social Work Education and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Theory Building in Group Work

Author : Willy F. Van Steregen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book Theory Building in Group Work written by Willy F. Van Steregen and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Theory Building in Social Work

Author : Gordon Hearn
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487589913
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Theory Building in Social Work written by Gordon Hearn and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1958-12-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is essentially a book about theory building. Instead of actually presenting theory, it suggests and illustrates a particular way in which the social work profession, or any of the other service professions, might pursue the task of developing theory to refine its mode of practice. While written for every professional, it is directed, in particular, to those most actively engaged in the development and refinement of theory for their profession. It is a personal document in the sense that it is a chronicle of the author's reflections about how a profession might pursue most profitably this aspect of its total function.

Theory and Practice in Social Group Work

Author : Kenneth L. Chau
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317739698
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Theory and Practice in Social Group Work written by Kenneth L. Chau and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is an important look at creative ways to successfully blend theoretical knowledge with skillful intervention in social group work. Theory and Practice in Social Group Work represents leading works in conceptual development that creatively connect practice with theory and also reflect the current diversity of interventions in group work practice. The book calls for more carefully articulated connections between knowledge and action and maps a strategy for strengthening social work curriculum and expanding group work practice. Some of the areas discussed include group work in medical and health settings, group work with people undergoing life cycle transitions, and group work interventions with vulnerable populations. A wide range of possibilities for applying theories in group work situations are presented in this thought-provoking volume. Some specific examples discussed include group work interventions with persons affected by the AIDS crisis and persons at high risk of contracting HIV, a group model for the management of chronic pain, group intervention services for the homeless mentally ill delivered through a mobile outreach team, a bingo group in an SRO hotel, group work with adults molested as children, and a model of practice for work with minority populations and communities.

Social Action in Group Work

Author : Abe Vinik
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136582770
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Social Action in Group Work written by Abe Vinik and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most effective ways of dealing with social problems is getting rid of the cause of the problem, not just finding a remedy for the result. Social Action in Group Work provides a useful overview of the history, philosophy, theory, and practice of social group work and action in the promotion of societal change. It shows practitioners how to use their skills effectively to achieve social change. This helpful book incorporates ideas developed in social movements, identifies their contributions to social group work practice, and illustrates effective practice in case experience with specific examples. It provides a much-needed understanding of the need for and process of social action, along with new ideas for theory building, teaching, and practice in group work. Numerous case examples from a variety of different settings become models that will be extremely useful for social work students, educators, professionals, and those who work directly with groups.This invigorating book is divided into three sections, each with a unique focus, and tied together by overlapping concepts, theories, and models. The first section, Ideas of Social Action, examines the history of social action in group work and proposes an integrated global framework for social work organization, education and practice. Advocacy and Empowerment, the middle section, is replete with case examples. The third section, Principles and Practice, explores the application of social group work in a variety of situations, including inter-ethnic conflict and a group of homeless men and women. Together, the sections make a strong stand for a more sensitive, empowerment oriented practice and for more advocacy by the worker and group. Everyone involved or interested in the process of social change through social action with groups will find Social Action in Group Work a wealth of practical information.

Group Work Practice to Advance Social Competence

Author : Norma Lang
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231522398
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Group Work Practice to Advance Social Competence written by Norma Lang and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small social groups are fundamental for achieving personal growth, social development, socialization, and the skills of sustaining relevance, relationships, and connections to society. Unfortunately, those who would benefit most from small groups often find themselves unable to achieve membership. Lacking the necessary skills for entry, these individuals may never enjoy the advantages of group membership. Advancing a practice methodology that specifically targets the socially unskilled, Norma C. Lang provides much-needed guidance to practitioners helping individuals become part of group life. Grounded in extensive practice, Lang's methodology addresses the special needs and anomalous functioning of individuals who lack the skills to form and use groups. She outlines the unique pregroup processes of socially unskilled populations and provides a methodology for advancing social competence. She also identifies the professional and agency requirements for working with presocial processes. Widely applicable to practice with social work groups, Lang's method greatly expands the literature on social work theory and practice with individuals and groups.

Theory Building in Social Group Work

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (224 download)

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Download or read book Theory Building in Social Group Work written by and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Theories of Social Work with Groups

Author : Robert W. Roberts
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231038850
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (388 download)

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Download or read book Theories of Social Work with Groups written by Robert W. Roberts and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available for the first time in English, this is the definitive account of the practice of sexual slavery the Japanese military perpetrated during World War II by the researcher principally responsible for exposing the Japanese government's responsibility for these atrocities. The large scale imprisonment and rape of thousands of women, who were euphemistically called "comfort women" by the Japanese military, first seized public attention in 1991 when three Korean women filed suit in a Toyko District Court stating that they had been forced into sexual servitude and demanding compensation. Since then the comfort stations and their significance have been the subject of ongoing debate and intense activism in Japan, much if it inspired by Yoshimi's investigations. How large a role did the military, and by extension the government, play in setting up and administering these camps? What type of compensation, if any, are the victimized women due? These issues figure prominently in the current Japanese focus on public memory and arguments about the teaching and writing of history and are central to efforts to transform Japanese ways of remembering the war. Yoshimi Yoshiaki provides a wealth of documentation and testimony to prove the existence of some 2,000 centers where as many as 200,000 Korean, Filipina, Taiwanese, Indonesian, Burmese, Dutch, Australian, and some Japanese women were restrained for months and forced to engage in sexual activity with Japanese military personnel. Many of the women were teenagers, some as young as fourteen. To date, the Japanese government has neither admitted responsibility for creating the comfort station system nor given compensation directly to former comfort women. This English edition updates the Japanese edition originally published in 1995 and includes introductions by both the author and the translator placing the story in context for American readers.

Explorations in Group Work: Essays in Theory and Practice

Author : Louise A. Frey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Explorations in Group Work: Essays in Theory and Practice written by Louise A. Frey and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Theory Building in Educational Research

Author : Nigel Kettley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441150706
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Theory Building in Educational Research written by Nigel Kettley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-14 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides comprehensive guidance on the subjects of concept generation and theory building in educational research. By deploying the conceptual, methodological and theoretical principles of the Cambridge School of Sociology, which underpin a range of contemporary empirical research, the author shows how theory building and theory in contemporary educational research are in a state of crisis. In his compelling analysis, Nigel Kettley develops an alternative approach to theory building in educational research, and explores a radical new system for facilitating the growth of knowledge and the development of sound policy recommendations in education studies.

Growth and Development Through Group Work

Author : Claudia Carson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135428263
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)

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Download or read book Growth and Development Through Group Work written by Claudia Carson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examine group work's roots and fundamental beliefs to get a glimpse of the future For more than 80 years, social group work has survived difficult times—a testament to the persistence of its practitioners as well as the strength of its methods. Growth and Development Through Group Work chronicles the evolution of this groundbreaking practice through a collection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the 23rd Annual International Symposium on Social Work with Groups. The book examines practice, policy, and education issues in specific settings and populations from both theoretical and historical perspectives. Presented in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, DC, the papers that comprise Growth and Development Through Group Work reflect a heightened awareness of the importance of social action group work—now, and in the future. The book represents the best of social work’s tradition of social reform and concern for oppressed people, never straying far from the concept of the group, with its multiple helping relationships, as the primary source of change. A comprehensive overview of the field in international, intercultural, and cross-gender contexts, Growth and Development Through Group Work is equally effective for coursework or independent reading. Topics addressed in Growth and Development Through Group Work include: contributions of the late Ruby B. Pernell to the development of social group work research in support of group work education and practice group work in Germany-its development from American roots and its current advances social justice as a major objective of group work practice teaching group work mutual aid in support groups for particularly sensitive health problems psychoeducational group work contributions from Hull House as guides for the future of social group work Growth and Development Through Group Work is an invaluable resource for clinicians, neighborhood and community activists, educators and students, researchers, therapists, administrators, and anyone working in policy and/or program development.

Models for Change in Social Group Work

Author : Marian Fatout
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351504940
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Models for Change in Social Group Work written by Marian Fatout and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended for beginning students as was as for practitioners, this volume shows how to make maximum use of the various models available for social group work. Dr. Fatout explores and delineates the “mainstream model,” devotes separate and incisive sections to notable specific approaches, and offers suggestions on ways in which social workers can utilize these strategies in an effective and systematic fashion.

Activities and Action in Groupwork

Author : Ruth Middleman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135848823
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book Activities and Action in Groupwork written by Ruth Middleman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This helpful and practical book examines the uses of innovative activities in social groupwork with a number of different populations, such as adolescents, school-age parents and their children, the elderly, and Hispanics.

Theory Building in Social Group Work

Author : Robert D. Vinter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (715 download)

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Download or read book Theory Building in Social Group Work written by Robert D. Vinter and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Perspectives on Social Group Work Practice

Author : Albert S. Alissi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439119643
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Social Group Work Practice written by Albert S. Alissi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not simply another "how-to" book, this provocative collection of readings does not advance a single viewpoint or approach to group work. Instead, the 25 selections present the full spectrum of classic and current perspectives, providing student and practitioner alike with a sound basis for evaluating contemporary practice and for formulating a personal approach to social group work. The historical and conceptual roots of modern social group work methods are examined in Part I, "Conceptual Foundations" which contains some of the classic statements in the field. Part II, "Current Perspectives", explores the most widely influential contemporary models of group work, "social goals" perspectives, "remedial" perspectives, and "mediative" perspectives. The two-part section that concludes the volume focuses on applications: group work is first discussed in relation to family and community casework and administration; then, self-help groups and other techniques used in the fields of medicine, counseling, and psychology are surveyed in light of their implications for social workers. To encourage the reader's active participation in the development of an individual philosophy and approach to social group work, Dr. Alissi concludes each chapter with probing study questions. These open-ended questions stimulate comparisons among the methods presented and urge the reader to relate new ideas to his or her own experience in the field. Introductions to each part and chapter also stress comparative aspects. An annotated list of articles and books on the subject of each chapter allows the reader to explore it in greater depth. A stimulating and systematic exposure to the most important ideas in social group work today, "Perspectives on Social Group Work Practice" expands the repertoire of working concepts vital to contemporary practice.

Roots and New Frontiers in Social Group Work

Author : Marcos Leiderman
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780866567275
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book Roots and New Frontiers in Social Group Work written by Marcos Leiderman and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting book captures the rich heritage of social group work and links the origin of social group work to its present and future frontiers. The first 100 years of social group work are celebrated in this volume as social workers address a wide range and diversity of group work, practice, theory, research, and education, with information on health and mental health institutions, substance abuse programs, rehabilitation centers, the correctional system, family service agencies, nursing homes, and other specialized areas including industry, child and spouse abuse, and incest. Roots and New Frontiers in Social Group Work consists of selected proceedings from the Seventh Consecutive Symposium of the Committee for the Advancement of Social Work With Groups sponsored by Rutgers University School of Social Work.