Interviewing the Family Unit: A Study of Joint Interviewing in Eight Cases in Family Division of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, 1962-1963
Abstract
Conversation is a part of our daily living. Whether it be between friends, neighbors, or professionals, there is usually purpose and meaning. Most of all, there is relationship and means of communication. Social work is based upon these very factors. As it is in other life circumstances, the social worker achieves his particular relationship through his professional conversation with his client: the casework interview. It differs from other conversation only in its particular, or perhaps, its characteristic purpose. "The aim is to obtain knowledge of the problem to be solved and sufficient understanding of the person troubled and of the situation so that the problem can be solved effectively. The problem may involve one or several persons. The caseworker has the choice of interviewing one or all involved at one time. Traditionally, one client at a time is interviewed. However, the subject of this study is that of the latter, the joint or family unit interview.
Subject Area
Social work|Individual & family studies
Recommended Citation
Viggiano, Marilyn Valerie, "Interviewing the Family Unit: A Study of Joint Interviewing in Eight Cases in Family Division of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, 1962-1963" (1964). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31050533.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31050533
