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An Introduction to Constructivism for Social Workers
Contributor(s): Fisher, David D. (Author)

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ISBN: 027593733X     ISBN-13: 9780275937331
Publisher: Praeger
OUR PRICE: $99.75  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 1991
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Social Work
Dewey: 361.320
LCCN: 91-3550
Lexile Measure: 1120(Not Available)
Series: Contributions in Drama and Theatre
Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.36" W x 9.54" L (1.36 lbs) 280 pages
 
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Constructivism is based on the principle that our personalities, behavior, and society are organized by the ways in which we attribute meanings to events, and act upon those meanings. It provides a philosophy, an epistemology, and methods that are especially congruent with the central values of social work, particularly client self-determination. In this volume, Dr. David D.V. Fisher introduces social workers to constructivism, a perspective which is becoming increasingly popular in the social sciences, and which has already been embraced by clinical psychologists, communication researchers, and cyberneticians. Fisher explains constructivism as an epistemology, shows the consequences of adopting a constructivist epistemology in contrast to operating from within the traditional objectivist epistemology, demonstrates the ethical appropriateness and practicality of constructivism for social work, and explicates a number of specific applications of constructivism to social work.

The book is divided into two parts. The first part consists of an introduction and then explains and expands the theory of constructivism and its relationship to social work. The second part shows how constructivist principles may be applied in social work practices. Constructivist principles are applied to selected aspects of assessment, intervention, and interviewing--using immediate experience as a guide to action and the creation of professional responsibility. An Introduction to Constructivism for Social Workers will be of particular interest to social workers and psychologists involved in theory and research.

 
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