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Short contacts

Short contacts This phase of social work was chosen because short contacts form a large proportion of the case load of most social workers in a great many agencies and are very important in our total service to the community. I think that some of us sometimes wonder whether it is some failure on our partwhich has pre- vented the case from continuing longer, with the implication that good casework only exists in long term intensive cases. I think also that some of us sometimes wonder whether any great skill and Under- standing are required in these short contacts, part- icularly if the length and extent of the case are limited by external factors such as the need to refer the client to another agency rapidly, or by the nature of the request which may be for some emergency practical help. Actually a very great deal can be achieved in short contacts and is so very frequently. The client has received the answer to his full need or at least that aspect of his need which he wants met by the social worker. He may have received the information he needs, the opportunity to clarify his own ideas and feelings about http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Social Work Taylor & Francis

Short contacts

Player, Alison
Australian Journal of Social Work , Volume 6 (4): 10 – Sep 1, 1952
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Short contacts

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This phase of social work was chosen because short contacts form a large proportion of the case load of most social workers in a great many agencies and are very important in our total service to the community. I think that some of us sometimes wonder whether it is some failure on our partwhich has pre- vented the case from continuing longer, with the implication that good casework only exists in long term intensive cases. I think also that some of us sometimes wonder whether any great skill...
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Abstract

This phase of social work was chosen because short contacts form a large proportion of the case load of most social workers in a great many agencies and are very important in our total service to the community. I think that some of us sometimes wonder whether it is some failure on our partwhich has pre- vented the case from continuing longer, with the implication that good casework only exists in long term intensive cases. I think also that some of us sometimes wonder whether any great skill and Under- standing are required in these short contacts, part- icularly if the length and extent of the case are limited by external factors such as the need to refer the client to another agency rapidly, or by the nature of the request which may be for some emergency practical help. Actually a very great deal can be achieved in short contacts and is so very frequently. The client has received the answer to his full need or at least that aspect of his need which he wants met by the social worker. He may have received the information he needs, the opportunity to clarify his own ideas and feelings about

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Australian Journal of Social Work – Taylor & Francis

Published: Sep 1, 1952

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