Respecting the Uniqueness of the Individual: Social Work Practice within a Reflective Model

Honoring the uniqueness of the individual is a readily accepted tenet of social work practice. However, operationalizing this value in day-to-day practice may be inhibited by traditional treatment models. The author critiques the problem-focus perspective, the different diagnostic approaches, and th...

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Published in:Social work (New York) 1991-01, Vol.36 (1), p.80-85
Main Author: Pray, Jackie E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case management (Social services)
Client Characteristics (Human Services)
Client Relations
Conceptualization
Counselor Client Relationship
Employee interaction
Individual Differences
Individualism
Individuality
Individualization
Knowledge bases
Methodology (Philosophical)
Observations
Paradigms (Social sciences)
Positivism
Practice
Practitioner Patient Relationship
Primary literature
Professional ethics
Professional relationships
Respect
Social service
Social services
Social theories
Social Work
Social Work Cases
Social Workers
Theory Practice Relationship
Uniqueness
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Summary:Honoring the uniqueness of the individual is a readily accepted tenet of social work practice. However, operationalizing this value in day-to-day practice may be inhibited by traditional treatment models. The author critiques the problem-focus perspective, the different diagnostic approaches, and the objectivity-subjectivity dilemma as they apply to respecting client uniqueness. Social work practice is cast within the reflective model advanced by Schon. It is argued that this approach bolsters the social work practitioner's ability to incorporate uniqueness in work with clients by focusing attention on the unique case.
ISSN:0037-8046
1545-6846
1545-6846
DOI:10.1093/sw/36.1.80