Introduction x,~<br > Social work is a new profession, born of the twentieth cen-<br > tury. Unlike the older professions which developed speciali-<br > zations in their maturity, social work grew out of nmltiple<br > specializations in diverse fields of practice. It was riot until<br > 1955, in fact, that the National Association of Social Workers<br > was formed to unite into one professional organization tile<br > many groups committed to particular specialties.<br > Social casework, the earliest and best defined social work<br > method, has a history similar to that of its parent profession.<br > Casework began with tile diverse hmnanitarian efforts of<br > volunteers in the nineteenth century, it was not until 1917,<br > ltowever, that Mary Richmond wrote the first text on case-<br > work, 8octal Diagnosis. Twelve years later, the Milford Con-<br > ference.undertook the task of conceptualizing a commoll base<br >: for casework as practiced in many specialized settings I i the<br > ~ :ensuing years, casework theoreticians spent mucb of their en-<br > ergy trying to develop a generic theory that would synthesize<br > fl~e intet~ests of many specialities into a common professional<br > identity, The exceptio~a to tbis preoccupation with generic<br > theory was the theoretical schism between the diagnostic and<br > functional schools during tile forties. After sur~,iving that<br > ~Olltroversy, casework theoreticians l ene~ed their search for<br > Simiiar ities between divergent viewpoints and virtually ig-<br > nored differences in theory and practice.<br > In tile 1950s, the profession reached a point of security in<br > .its identity that permitted a critical examination of its tra-<br > ,ditional .practices. Casework became committed in fact as<br > well as in word, to the scientific method, and empirical<br > studies proliferated. Many of these studies addressed tile<br > question of casework s effectiveness. Given the paucity of<br > scientific understanding ol tile social problerns casework was<br > attempting to solve, such evaluative studies were prematuce<br > and potentially harlnfnl to a young profession. Despite this,<br > attempts to assess casework s elficiency led to two positive<br > ~ollsequences. Dissatisfied with tilt_! way sonic reseal die] s had<br > hlterpreted tasework theory tlleorcticians became nloce pre-<br > clue, specifi% and internally consistent in their conceptuali-<br > zation of practice Second casework theory became more of<br > -aB Op0n systen tat increasingly Jeceptive to ne~ inputs.<br > "These new inpnts included not only findings from empirical<br >
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阅读这本书的过程,对我而言更像是一次漫长而充实的对话,而不是单向的知识灌输。它迫使我回顾并重新评估了自己过去对“帮助”这个行为的许多基本假设。我发现,许多在实践中感觉模糊不清、凭直觉处理的困境,在这本书的理论框架下,突然变得可以被识别、被命名,甚至是可被预测的。例如,作者对不同文化背景下的家庭动力学差异的探讨,为我未来在多元文化社区工作的设想提供了极大的启发。总而言之,这本书给我的初步印象是:它不是一本速查手册,而是一本需要时间沉淀、反复研读的案头必备良书,它奠定了一种深刻的、批判性的思维基调,这对于任何一个严肃对待个案工作事业的人来说,都是不可或缺的财富。
评分我花了周末的大部分时间来浏览这本书的目录结构,那种细致入微的章节划分,立刻展现了作者对社会个案工作这一学科的深刻理解和系统把握。从基础的哲学流派对实务的渗透,到不同干预模式的演变历史,再到针对特定服务人群的技巧剖析,脉络清晰得令人赞叹。尤其吸引我的是,它似乎并没有满足于仅仅罗列既有的理论模型,而是巧妙地穿插了一些对这些模型局限性的批判性思考,这种平衡的视角在我看来是极其宝贵的。它没有把任何一种方法神化,而是鼓励读者带着审视的眼光去选择和应用。这种鼓励独立思考的学术态度,比单纯的知识灌输更具价值。我感觉这本书不仅仅是在教我“做什么”,更是在教我“为什么这么做”,以及“在什么情境下不应该这么做”,这对于一个初学者来说,是建立专业伦理和判断力的基石。
评分坦白说,我刚开始接触这些高度抽象的理论时,心里是有些打鼓的。毕竟,社会工作最终是要落地到真实、混乱的人际关系中的。然而,这本书的处理方式非常巧妙,它似乎非常善于搭建理论与实践之间的“桥梁”。在阐述例如系统理论或认知行为模型时,我能感觉到作者并没有停留在象牙塔里,而是通过一些精心设计的案例思考题(虽然这些只是引发我自己的联想,书中的具体案例我还在深究中),引导我们将枯燥的术语转化成可以操作的干预步骤。这种“知行合一”的导向,极大地缓解了我对理论深度可能导致实践脱节的担忧。它没有将我们置于一个纯粹的观察者位置,而是邀请我们成为积极的、有理论支撑的行动者。我非常欣赏这种务实而又饱含人文关怀的写作风格。
评分这本书的文字风格是那种典型的学术论著的精确与严谨,但又不失一种温和的、引导性的力量。作者在关键概念的定义上非常一丝不苟,确保读者不会在专业术语的迷宫中迷失方向。我特别注意到,书中对于社会公正和赋权这些核心价值的探讨,并非是放在附录或引言中一带而过,而是贯穿于每一个理论介绍的背景之中,这表明作者深刻认识到,理论的运用从来都不能脱离其伦理立场。对于一个社会科学的介入者来说,知道自己手中工具的“道德重量”至关重要。这种对宏大叙事与微观操作的完美融合,使得阅读过程虽然需要高度集中注意力,但绝不枯燥,每一次翻页都像是对专业素养的一次小小的提升。
评分这本书的封面设计给我一种沉稳而又不失现代感的感觉,那种深沉的蓝色调配上简洁的字体,仿佛在向读者承诺,即将翻开的将是一场严谨而深入的学术探索。我最初被它吸引,是因为我正在为我的社会工作实践课程寻找一本能够提供坚实理论基础的参考书。拿到手里时,它的分量感恰到好处,厚度适中,纸张的触感也令人满意,显然是经过精心挑选的出版物。虽然我还没有完全沉浸在内容之中,但仅从外在的呈现来看,这本书就散发出一种专业和可靠的气息,让人忍不住想要尽快探究其内部的精髓。它不仅仅是一本书,更像是一个等待被开启的知识宝库,它的存在本身就为我的学习环境增添了一份庄重感。我期待它能为我梳理那些在课堂上听起来有些抽象的案例分析方法,提供一个清晰、有条理的理论框架,让我能够更好地理解和应对未来工作中可能遇到的复杂人性与社会结构之间的张力。
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