Modern Social Work Theory

accept achieve action activities advocacy agencies analysis anti-oppressive anti-oppressive practice argues aspects assessment behaviour casework Chapter cognitive cognitive therapy communication theory concerned conflict context create crisis intervention critical criticised cultural deal defined eclecticism ecological systems theory economic effective ego psychology emotional emphasise empowerment environment ethnic example existential experience explore family therapy feelings feminist focus focuses groups groupwork helping clients human humanist ideas identify important individual influence interaction involves issues knowledge learning manage Marxist ment needs offer oppression organisations particular perspectives political position positivist problems psychoanalysis psychodynamic theory psychological radical social radical theory relations relationships relevant residential responses role theory seek situations skills social change social construction social development social work practice social work theory social workers society structuralist systems theory task-centred techniques theoretical therapeutic therapy tion transactional analysis understanding welfare wider women worker and client