Social Work Theory -- New & Old; Implications for Jewish Communal Service

Publication Date: December 1974

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Saul Hofstein

Research Area: Social conditions

Keywords: Jewish Organizations; Social Services; Social Problems

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The author argues that the field of social work is attempting to formulate new theoretical conceptions of itself, drawing heavily on the psychological and social sciences. The Jewish communal field, he writes, must be selective in adopting new social work theory, being careful also to include unique aspects of the Jewish experience which are relevant to Jewish communal welfare.