New Developments in Casework

Originally published in 1966, this book gives examples of the most advanced thought about casework by well-known writers in England and the United States at the time. The ground covered includes: the use of some current sociological theory in casework; analysis of the interpersonal relationships in casework; new thought about the appropriate use of authority with people whose own internal controls are weak and unreliable; and recent advances in understanding and working with people who respond to action more easily than to words. These articles by well-known authorities illustrate the increased range of insight and skill required of modern caseworkers, and at the same time are highly readable, conveying complex ideas in language refreshingly free from jargon.

Eileen Younghusband

Preface. 1. A Review of Casework Methods Margaret A. G. Brown 2. A New Look at Casework Elizabeth E. Irvine 3. The Generic and the Specific in Social Casework Re-examined Florence Hollis 4. The Role Concept and Social Casework: Some Explorations Helen Harris Perlman 5. Identity Problems, Role, and Casework Treatment Helen Harris Perlman 6. The Function and Use of Relationship Between Client and Psychiatric Social Worker Elizabeth E. Irvine 7. The Function and Use of Relationship in Psychiatric Social Work E. M. Goldberg 8. Transference and Reality in the Casework Relationship Elizabeth E. Irvine 9. Typologies for Caseworkers: Some Considerations and Problems Lola G. Selby 10. Casework Techniques in the Child Care Services Clare Winnicott 11. Enforcement in Probation Casework A. W. Hunt 12. Worker-Client Authority Relationships in Social Work Elliot Studt.