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Integrated Practice: A Framework for Problem Solving

Ruth J. Parsons, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208. Santos H. Hernandez, PhD, is Associate Professor, Department of Social Work Education, California State University-Fresno. James D. Jorgensen, MSW, is Professor, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver. The authors acknowledge M. S. Gould for her contribution to Table 1.

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Ruth J. Parsons, Santos H. Hernandez, James D. Jorgensen, Integrated Practice: A Framework for Problem Solving, Social Work , Volume 33, Issue 5, September-October 1988, Pages 417–421, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/33.5.417

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For social workers to be prepared to practice in postindustrial society, social work education must teach practice perspectives that view the whole of social problems and that concentrate on the habilitation of victims of those problems. An integrated practice framework for social work assumes the root of problems originates in the larger environmental context and must be resolved by the collective action of both victims and nonvictims. In this article, the theoretical constructs, values, basic assumptions, practice principles, and strategies contained in an integrated practice approach are discussed.

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This chapter addresses social work practice approaches (or theories and models) that focus on facilitating change in the person, rather than change in social environment, for example. The author notes that in many countries social workers gravitate towards individual, person-centred social work. These person-centred approaches to social work, however, are not oblivious to the environments surrounding individuals. The author argues strongly that person-centred practice does and must take cognisance of the social environment, though this is made complex by social work’s reliance on practice models drawn from other professions, notably psychology. In light of this, four practice approaches developed by and conceptualised within social work receive thorough attention: task-centred social work, strengths-based social work (including the strengths perspective), relational social work and narrative therapy (with mention of solution-focused brief therapy). In addition, the chapter also addresses five practice approaches that do not emanate from social work, but are used extensively by social workers, viz. person-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, psychodynamic therapy and motivational interviewing. The author draws not only on classical writings and contemporary summaries of these approaches, but also cutting-edge social work research on each of the approaches. The chapter concludes with a call to social workers to ensure the location of person-centred practice approaches within the broader social, systemic and structural environments around persons.

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