Abstract
BOOK REVIEU - ~ C0~vH~AHISoN OF DIAGNOSTIC AND FUNCTIONAL ....... cA's~'~ORK' C ONCEP TS ' ' (A report of the Family Service Association of America Committee to study basic conceptsln casework practice. Edited by Cora Kaslus. Published by the Family Service Association of America, New York. 1950). ~!usical comedy and social casework are not usually linked in the same thought, although un- doubtedly the latter v,ould provide many a theme for the former. Be that as it...
BOOK REVIEU - ~ C0~vH~AHISoN OF DIAGNOSTIC AND FUNCTIONAL ....... cA's~'~ORK' C ONCEP TS ' ' (A report of the Family Service Association of America Committee to study basic conceptsln casework practice. Edited by Cora Kaslus. Published by the Family Service Association of America, New York. 1950). ~!usical comedy and social casework are not usually linked in the same thought, although un- doubtedly the latter v,ould provide many a theme for the former. Be that as it may, my first reaction on reading A Comparison of Diagnostic and Functional Casework Concepts", was "Anything you can do I can do better, I can do anything better than you", as dia:~nosticians and functionalists supported their claims by the presentation of two cases illustrat- ing the practice of their theory. I noted their success with admiration, their techniques wlth awe. In the spirit of true democracy then, the Committee to Study Basic Concepts in Casework Practice - a sub-cormuittoe of the Family Servlco Association of America - set out to analyze tech- niques and gain a clearer understanding of the dlffercnces in practice between diagnostic social work based on Froudian concepts and the functional school accordin~ to the theory of Otto Rank.
Australian Journal of Social Work – Taylor & Francis
Published: Jun 1, 1952
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