Science and pseudoscience in social work practice /

"Science is a way of thinking about and investigating the accuracy of assumptions about the world. It is a process for solving problems in which we learn from our mistakes. Social work has a long history of social reform and helping efforts. Let us continue this by paying attention to the impor...

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Autors principals: Thyer, Bruce A. (Autor), Pignotti, Monica (Autor)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, [2015]
Accés en línia:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=992825
Taula de continguts:
  • Characteristics of science and pseudoscience in social work practice
  • Pseudoscience in clinical assessment
  • Pseudoscience in treating children and adolescents
  • Pseudoscience in treating adults who experienced trauma
  • Other pseudoscientific interventions for adults
  • Pseudoscience in developmental disabilities
  • Pseudoscience in social work education and training
  • Promoting science and discouraging pseudoscience: the way forward.