Casework and the Medical Metaphor.

Miller, Walter L.

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ERIC Number: EJ229749

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1980-Jul

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Casework and the Medical Metaphor.

Miller, Walter L.

Social Work, v25 n4 p281-85 Jul 1980

Discusses the medical metaphor that was for many years the basis of casework. Suggests that the medical model has had a detrimental influence on the profession of social work, and offers alternative models. (Author)

Descriptors: Case Records, Case Studies, Caseworker Approach, Caseworkers, Counseling Techniques, Medical Case Histories, Models, Social Work

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - General

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Language: English

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