Contemporary Studies of the Effectiveness of Social Work
The British Journal of Social WorkPublished 1 December 1992
Geraldine Macdonald, Brian Sheldon, Jane Gillespie
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Abstract
This article is based upon an analysis of 95 experimental, quasi-experimental, pre-experimental and client-opinion studies of the effectiveness of social work. Three-quarters of these screened studies show positive results within their different methodological conventions. An examination is made of which methods and patterns of helping are correlated with positive outcomes and the implications for practice, training, and management explored.
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