Xinbang Ruan
Publisher
World Scientific
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
This unique volume is the first book-length explication of hermeneutics in social work. It attempts to clarify and reconstruct the moral basis of social work. Against the mainstream current of doing social work with the technical-rational outlook, Ho and Yuen argue that value constitutes the very core of social work, and on that solid foundation of moral concepts rest social work techniques. This volume seamlessly combines theoretical discussions...