An empirical study of practice in industrial social work: Some implications for curriculum.
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Title
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An empirical study of practice in industrial social work: Some implications for curriculum.
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Identifier
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AAI8821122
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identifier
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8821122
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Creator
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Silverman, Beth Alda.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Simon Slavin
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Date
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1988
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Social Work | Education, Industrial | Education, Curriculum and Instruction
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Abstract
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This study, therefore, sought to collect information concerning the nature of industrial social work practice, the knowledge base for that practice and the skills that could activate this unique knowledge base into professional behaviors.;This empirical study involved the use of the Critical Incident technique developed by Flanagan (1954). A content analysis was done on 133 cases collected from thirteen settings reflecting both labor and management sponsorship. A typology of presenting problems and practitioner interventions both internal and external to the auspice was derived from the data. The development of categories was shaped by the intent of the study to derive curriculum content for industrial social work. The rationale for the more limited direct practice focus on data collection is discussed.;The sample in the study is an urban New York one with significant labor representation largely due to feasibility constraints. However, the diversity of activity captured in the limited sample does appear to reflect the nature of practice behavior as acknowledged by experienced practitioners. While the study observes differences and similarities in the nature of practice behavior in labor and management settings, the curriculum recommendations that emerge from the data analysis attempts an integrative approach that reflects an amalgam of clinical, planning and organizational theory within an ecological systems perspective.;This curriculum model can be offered to a wide spectrum of social work students and practitioners ranging through BSW programs, MSW, post-masters, continuing education and doctoral programs.;This formative descriptive study has demonstrated that there is a sufficiently critical mass of knowledge and skill to provide the base line for educational content specific to a field of practice in Social Work.;The study also revealed a critical interdisciplinary interface between industrial and other fields of practice to warrant further research, especially with aging, mental health and family and children services. This study suggests the need for more research in industrial social work's own internal processes. This includes the growing concerns of industry, government and unions in regulating benefits and entitlements.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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D.S.W.
