Casework Treatment: A Study of the Differences in Evaluation of the Treatment Process Between a Group of Professional Caseworkers and a Group of Second Year Students at Kings County Hospital Mental Hygiene Clinic in 1964
Abstract
Background and Timeliness of the Study. In schools of social work, students are taught to help "individuals and groups to identify and resolve or minimize problems arising out of disequilibrium between themselves and their environment."In the psycho-social helping process which is called casework, students are taught two main emphases in treatment to help the client in the identification and resolution of their problems. They are, the use of casework relationship, and the use of certain treatment techniques.Upon graduation from a school of social work, it is assumed that the student has obtained a basic core of knowledge about the nature of these skills and their application.
Subject Area
Educational administration|Social work
Recommended Citation
Medinger, Constance, "Casework Treatment: A Study of the Differences in Evaluation of the Treatment Process Between a Group of Professional Caseworkers and a Group of Second Year Students at Kings County Hospital Mental Hygiene Clinic in 1964" (1964). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31097136.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31097136
