Social Work Practice: An Ecological Approach

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Pardeck demonstrates that the ecological approach to social work practice stresses effective intervention, and that effective intervention occurs through not only working with individuals, but also with the familial, social, and cultural factors that impact their social functioning. The power of the ecological approach, through focusing on multiple factors for assessment and intervention, is that it integrates empirically based theories from various fields including social work, psychology, sociology, and anthropology.

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JOHN T. PARDECK is Professor of Social Work in the School of Social Work, Southwest Missouri State University. He is the author or co-author of numerous books including Issues in Social Work (Auburn House, 1994) and Computerization of Human Services Agencies (Auburn House, 1991).