Strengthening the Jewish Family Through Clinical Practice

Publication Date: June 1979

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America)

Author(s): Saul Hofstein

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Jewish Organizations; Social Services; Family

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The author defends the practice of clinical casework against claims that it is too costly and is unproven in effectiveness. He acknowledges that casework is not a panacaea, and that new methods must be explored, but he also asserts that clinical practice based on clear Jewish identity and knowledge still has a vital and important role in preventing the ultimate breakdown in Jewish family life.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.55 no.4, Summer 1979.