Social work practice : a systems approach /
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| Author / Creator: | Chetkow-Yanoov, B. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Haworth Press, c1992. |
| Description: | xiii, 158 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Haworth social work practice |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1389079 |
Table of Contents:
- Why Bother with Systems? Chapter Outline. A Personal Note
- Ch. 1. Social Systems and Their Environments. Introduction to the Systems Idea. People As the Focus. The Individual As a System. A Person-Environment Model
- Ch. 2. Some Characteristics of Open Systems. Helping the P. Family: A Case Report. Spotlight on Definitions and Concepts. Boundaries. Open and Closed Systems. Vertical and Horizontal Interactions. Feedback. Linkage
- Ch. 3. Additional Characteristics of Open Systems. The Betty D. Situation: A Case Report. Input, Throughput, Output. Equilibrium, Homeostasis, Steady State. Functions. Manifest and Latent Functions. Coherence. Review of the Systems Model
- Ch. 4. System Change. What is "Change"? Some Conditions that Lead to Social Change. "Change" in Systemic Terms. System Change at the Personal Level. System Change at the Organizational Level. A Systems Analysis of Organizational Change
- Ch. 5. Systems Analysis of Some Social Work Practices. Defining "Problems" and "Needs" Systemically. Defining Client, Action, and Target Systems. Stages of the Action Episode. Creating a New Agency: A Case Report. Input or Boundary Management. Throughput Management. Feedback Management. Influencing Policy
- Ch. 6. A Systems Model of Conflict Resolution. Some Preliminary Thoughts About Conflict. Four Components of All Conflicts. Potential Outcomes. Selective Intervention Suggestions. Conflict Mediation As a Professional Role
- Ch. 7. Implications and Conclusions. The Systems Model As Practice Theory. A Review of the Systems Model. Limitations of Systems Analysis. Usefulness of the Systems Approach. Environments and Individual Development: Coda. Further Observations on Systems-Oriented Social Work. Appendix A: The Systems Approach As a Model. Paradigm Shift in Recent Times. The Beginnings of Systems Thinking. Systems Thinking in the Social Sciences. Systems Analysis in Social Work. Appendix B: Outline of a Suggested One-Semester MA Course on "Systems Analysis in Social Work"