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| 100 | 1 | _aGray, Mel. | |
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_aBack to basics _h[electronic resource] : _bA critique of the strengths perspective in social work / _cMel Gray, PhD. |
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| 520 | _aThis article takes an in-depth look at the strengths perspective, examining its philosophical roots, its core characteristics (according to its key proponents), and its limitations. It suggests that the strengths perspective is underpinned by a mix of Aristotelianism, humanistic individualism, and communitarianism. The article highlights the synergies between the strengths perspective and contemporary neoliberalism and suggests the need to go back to basics to achieve some distance from the harsher aspects of welfare reform policy, which affect most domains of social work practice. It ends with some suggestions as to how the limitations of the strengths perspective might be addressed, in order to devise a more complete theory for social work practice. | ||
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_tFamilies in society: the journal of contemporary social services _g2011, Vol. 92, No. 1 _x1044-3894 |
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_uhttps://ezproxy01.ny.edu.hk:2078/10.1606/1044-3894.4054 _zClick here to access full-text article |
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