THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SOCIAL CASE WORK (2nd Edition)

The social worker, traditionally concerned with the environment, is today committed not only to understand the structure and dynamics of personality but also to discover the use of environmental or social therapy.

The book has two parts. In Part I, the author has attempted to show the basic processes which in various combinations define the area and characteristic method of casework. Part II describes the same processes through a systematic approach of study and diagnosis as the basis of treatment.

Gordon Hamilton worked as social work educator at the New York School of Social Work at the Columbia University School of Social Work from 1923 to 1957. Earlier, she had been the Associate Director of Social Services and later, Adviser on Research at Presbyterian Hospital, New York City. She was a teacher and a writer of great renown. She was inspirational in the classroom, drawing upon a classical education as well as a sound practice background. She had clear ideas and strong beliefs about the direction and quality of social work education. She was an outstanding contributor to social work literature. Her style of writing reflected a facility for language as well as clarity of thought.