The social work profession suffers from a dearth of empirically based studies of practice outcomes. One reason for this is the message conveyed in research texts, doctoral program standards, and ...

General systems theory may be of special use to social work as a teaching tool, serving to organize knowledge more quickly for the learner. A systems conceptualization of casework practice, designed ...

The most important insight of social reproduction theory is that capitalism is a unitary system that can successfully, if unevenly, integrate the sphere of reproduction and the sphere of production.

September 6, 2011 in Education and training, Students Without knowledge of theory and ethics, social workers are just service administrators, argues University of Hertfordshire professor Brian ...

by Anjum Shah “Forget everything you’ve learned at university, you won’t need any of that theory nonsense here.” This was amongst the first things I heard on my final social work placement.

Key points Polyvagal Theory explains the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and social behavior. The clearest deepest way to help someone understand Polyvagal Theory is through the ...

During orientation at the Columbia School of Social Work at Columbia University, the country’s oldest graduate program for aspiring social workers, students are given a glossary with “100 ...

The groundbreaking work of Dr. Stephen Porges, Ph.D., Polyvagal Theory explains the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and social behavior, and how, depending on whether we feel ...