Contributors

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contributors vii
3. Contents xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction xv
6. PART I. Philosophical concepts of authority
7. INTRODUCTION 2
8. 1. The bad name of authority 5
9. 2. The ethics of authority 12
10. 3. Authority, reason, and discretion 17
11. 4. Freedom and authority 35
12. PART II. Formulations of theories about authority
13. INTRODUCTION 44
14. 5. The theory of authority 48
15. 6. The type of authority 65
16. 7. Authority in organizations 77
17. 8. Psychological authority: an operational definition for social work 90
18. 9. Authority in casework - a bread-and-butter theory 98
19. PART III. The concept of authority in social work
20. INTRODUCTION 108
21. 10. An outline for study of social authority factors in casework 111
22. 11. The place of authority in the protective function of the public welfare agency 123
23. 12. Power and authority in treatment - a private agency point of view 134
24. 13. Worker-client authority relationships in social work 144
25. 14. Authoritarianism and social workers: a psychological study 160
26. PART IV. Authority in social work: basic issues
27. INTRODUCTION 170
28. 15. Self-determination: king or citizen in the realm of values? 173
29. 16. Responsibility, self-determination, and authority in casework protecti0n of older persons 182
30. 17. Control and values in social work treatment 196
31. 18. Major dilemmas of the social worker in probation and parole 206
32. PART V. The use of authority in social work practice
33. INTRODUCTION 226
34. 19. The concept of authority and its use in child protective service 229
35. 20. Use of authority in child placement 243
36. 21. Authority and permission in working with emotionally disturbed children 254
37. 22. The use of rational authority in the adolescent group 262
38. 23. The professional leader's use of rational authority: comment 271
39. 24. The use of authority in supervision 278
40. 25. Authority: a factor in the casework relationship with trial visit patients 289
41. 26. Authority in the correctional process 298