Is casework effective? a review
Social WorkPublished 1 January 1973
Joel E. Fischer
Citations210
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SJR score0.81
SNIP1.15
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A review of research on the effectiveness of professional casework services reveals that lack of effectiveness seems to be the rule, and in about 50 percent of the studies reviewed, clients receiving casework Services tended to deteriorate.
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This review of research on the effectiveness of professional casework services reveals that lack of effectiveness seems to be the rule. In fact, in about 50 percent of the studies reviewed, clients receiving casework services tended to deteriorate.
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