Authority in Social Casework reviews the various settings in which social work is practiced. This book describes the presence of some component of authority in all casework situations while distinguishing the modes suitable to each setting and to the various needs of clients.

Organized into three parts encompassing 10 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the practice of social casework in an authority setting. This text then examines the different concepts of authority as they affect the casework process. Other chapters consider the ways in which authority inheres in the role and function of workers in various casework settings. This book discusses as well the ways in which the nature of the setting determines the types of authority its workers possess. The final chapter deals with the use of a more assertive casework methods of support, which depends on the accurate assessment of the degree of maturity indicated by the client. Caseworkers will find this book useful.

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Contents
Editor's Note
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. The Nature of Authority
Chapter 1 The Concept of Authority
Notes
Chapter 2 Attitudes Toward Control
Notes
Part II. Authority in Different Settings
Chapter 3 The Concept of The Agency
Notes
Chapter 4 Casework in Probation
Notes
Chapter 5 Casework in The Family Service Unit
Notes
Chapter 6 Casework in Child Care
Notes
Chapter 7 Casework in Prison
Notes
Chapter 8 Casework in The Hospital Setting
Notes
Chapter 9 Casework in The Psychiatric Setting
Notes
Part III. The Appropriate Use of Authority
Chapter 10 Differential Casework Treatment
I. Appropriate Methods
II. Toward the Validation of Casework Methods
Notes
Index