9. Knowledge for Practice: Issues and Challenges

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. 1. Knowledge, Science, and the Profession of Social Work 1
6. 2. Science and Social Work: A Historical Perspective 26
7. 3. Client Problems as Organizing Foci for Knowledge 51
8. 4. The Scientific Model in Practice: The 1960s and Beyond 77
9. 5. Engineering Social Work Intervention 95
10. 6. Computer-Assisted Social Work Practice: The Promise of Technology 114
11. 7. Research-Based Practice 151
12. 8. Research Dissemination and Utilization: Spreading the Word 168
13. 9. Knowledge for Practice: Issues and Challenges 202
14. References 221
15. Name index 249
16. Subject index 257