The Place of Empiricism in Social Work.
The article focuses on the role of empiricism in social work. Too much of the social work profession's faith in its efforts is based on intuition and wishful thinking. The problem of social work's credibility stems, in part from its failure to document its effectiveness, and the unwillingness of pra...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Social Work Education Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 257 - 260 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Fall92
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