Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; General editor's introduction; Contents; 1 Introduction; The neglect of language; Language as distortion, and dispensable; Other languages; 2 Critics and practitioners; The position of social work; The criticism of philanthropy and social work; The attitudes of practitioners; 3 Generic and specific; Introduction- a question of meaning; Usage of 'generic' and 'specificf; Aspects of practice and education seen as 'generic' and 'specific'; Social work knowledge- general; Social work knowledge
Social work valuesSocial work skill; The relationship between 'generic' and 'specific'; Concluding questions; 4 Casework and its settings; Introduction; Recent usage; Criticisms of the term and alternatives; Crucial aspects; Workers and clients within the organisation; The significance of the organisation; 5 Social work as science or art; Social work and science; The usage of 'science'; Social work is a science; Social work as applied science; Social work as art; 6 The social worker as friend or therapist; Social work as friendship; Social worker as therapist
Differentiation between therapy and caseworkThe use of psychoanalytic ideas; 'Psychoanalytic' assumptions; 7 Summary; Suggestions for further reading; Bibliography