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Published on: February 16, 2011
ISSUES IN THE UTILIZATION AND EVALUATION OF SOCIAL WORK TREATMENT
1School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.
Abstract:
Five issues regarding utilization and evaluation of social work treatment are considered with the goal of understanding their impact on development of sound treatment technologies : (1) Outcome vs. Process Orientation, (2) Demonstrated Effect vs. Need Fulfillment, (3) Cost Effectiveness vs. Individual Commitment, (4) Individual Constructs vs. Social Context, and (5) Practice Art vs. Science. It is assumed that contributions to the resolution of these issues require specification of desired outcomes expected to result from specific professional activities. "Some values are…like sugar on the doughnut, legitimate, desirable, but insufficient, apart from the doughnut itself. We need substance as well as frosting." - Ralph Tyler Fleweling.
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