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Grounded Theory
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 190

Grounded Theory

Grounded Theory (GT) is one of the oldest and most often used forms of qualitative research. Unlike other methods, GT is used to develop theory. Grounded Theory has great potential for social work because in order to conduct theory-based practice, social workers need middle-range theories that are neither highly abstract nor difficult to apply in real life. Social work and Grounded Theory focus on the interaction of individual and society. GT studies can provide theories about how individuals navigate their surroundings that can be tested in social work practice and, ultimately, be used to guide social work practitioners. In this volume, readers will find discussions of the common roots of s...

The State of the Elderly
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 128

The State of the Elderly

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1984
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Geriatric Training Curriculum for Public Health Professionals
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1234

Geriatric Training Curriculum for Public Health Professionals

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1990
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Using Complexity Theory for Research and Program Evaluation
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 213

Using Complexity Theory for Research and Program Evaluation

Readers will learn how to frame their research using the components found in complex systems by using their existing knowledge of research methods and applying basic mathematical concepts. Concepts such as bordering between chaos and equilibrium, diverse perspectives, diverse heuristics, robustness, and wisdom of crowds are considered and applied to social work research studies. Basic introductions on game theory, graph theory, Boolean logic, decision theory, and network science provide the necessary mathematical background for understanding interconnectedness and networking.

Aging
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 328

Aging

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1985
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Circles of Care
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 344

Circles of Care

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1990-01-01
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  • Publisher: SUNY Press

This work examines the experience of women providing care to children, disabled persons, the chronically ill, and the frail elderly. It differs from most writing about caregiving because it focuses on the providers rather than the care recipients. It looks at the experience of women caregivers in specific settings, exploring what caregiving actually entails and what it means in their lives

Journal of Human Services Abstracts
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 112

Journal of Human Services Abstracts

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1983
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Social Work Practice and Psychopharmacology, Second Edition
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 352

Social Work Practice and Psychopharmacology, Second Edition

Why do social workers need to know about mental health medications? How can social workers best assist clients who are taking medications? What is the social worker's role as part of the interdisciplinary health care team? Answering these questions and more, this comprehensive text discusses the major medications used to treat common mental health conditions and offers guidelines on how to best serve clients who are using them. This new edition provides guidance on many issues that social workers will encounter in practice, including identifying potentially dangerous drug interactions and adverse side effects; improving medication compliance; recognizing the warning signs of drug dependence;...

Practice Research in the Human Services
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 329

Practice Research in the Human Services

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020
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  • Publisher: Unknown

As part of the OUP Series, Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods, this book captures the pioneering work of a research partnership between public human service agencies and an internationally-ranked university. It features multiple examples of practice research that highlight the participation of practitioners in the design, implementation and utilization of research that informs practice. The book is designed for researchers, practitioners, service users and students, and focuses on concrete experiences that illustrate the processes and activities involved in practice research.