In its history, professional social work has long given at least lip service to the idea of building on client strengths as a part of the helping enterprise. This article provides an overview of the strengths approach to practice as it has evolved in social work and how that method and style might be applied by school counselors in their work with…

Barbara Wootton, a prominent British social scientist and educator of social workers, examined the status of social work in the 1950s. Wootton argued iconoclastically that the social work literature presented a profession that was arrogant and far removed from the common concerns of the populations served. In addition, Wootton felt that the social…

An individual's constructive development, or system of meaning making, is relevant to the process of career counseling. A description of constructive-developmental theory and how that theory may be integrated in career counseling is provided, focusing on a case study that addresses issues of sexual orientation and religious identity. Methods for…

Because of the central position of case management theory to the whole of human services, Project SHARE developed this annotated bibliography, which attempts to give a representative variety of views on case management. The bibliography contains abstracts of documents discussing applications of case management in diverse delivery environments and…

Suggests that the use of ritual reveals group values and shared meanings at the deepest level and helps to establish and maintain a group's collective identity. Discusses family rituals as both stabilizing and transforming forces and the use of ritual as an assessment and intervention tool. Applications for clinical practice with individuals, with…

Suggests that social work's dual focus on the individual transacting with the environment has been underdeveloped by the profession. An array of interrelated formulations from social work and elsewhere reinforces, however, the importance of such center-moving ideas. Discusses these formulations and their impact on the profession's future…

Discusses two modes of thinking about ethics developed by Carol Gilligan. Argues that Gilligan's modes of thought (responsibility and rights) correspond to two ideals of social work practice: a rights perspective, based on liberal individualism, and a needs perspective, based on nineteenth century Christian virtue. (JAC)

Outlines various factors likely to complicate the process of marital separation and increase the need for intervention. Presents illustrative cases and intervention strategies. (Author/JAC)

Social casework has utilized many theoretical and practice models to conceptualize diagnosis and treatment. The life model'' incorporates many of them and points a direction for intervention by concentrating on those forces in the person and/or situation that interfere with or enhance psychosocial functioning. (Author)

Notes that, although case management is highly valued as intervention method for clients requiring long-term care, it lacks definitional consensus and conceptual clarity. Presents explicit, empirically based model of case management on basis of 15 functions and their dynamic interrelationships along sequential dimension. Describes series of…

Notes that primary role that case management plays in coordination of services is determined by level of service integration and by level of resources in service delivery system. Describes conditions under which case management serves as mechanism for rationing services, marketing function, brokering function, or development role. Discusses…

Providing health care services for foster children, who frequently have significant health care needs, can be challenging. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) oversees foster care, but state child welfare agencies are responsible for ensuring that these children receive health care services, which are often financed by Medicaid. In…

The establishment of positive relationships between home and school has long been recognised as a desirable state which can have a significant bearing upon the success of students both academically and socially. By contrast, when relationships between schools and parents or carers falter, the consequences can be detrimental to all parties and in…

When school counselors team and collaborate with school personnel, families, and community members to foster strengths-based partnerships, they are able to implement classroom, schoolwide, and community-based programs and interventions that support and empower children and families. Strengths-based partnerships utilize the assets found in schools,…

Background: Active Support (AS) is an approach for promoting increased engagement in activities by people with intellectual disability (ID). Method: We critically reviewed the available research on AS, and added a commentary to help guide future research and practice. Results: Despite weaknesses in the research design of some studies, there is…