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G J Greene

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PubMed1996

A constructivist perspective on clinical social work practice with ethnically diverse clients.

A person's reality and definition of self are socially constructed; ethnicity is integrally involved in this process. Clinical work is successful if the client constructs a self with a sense of positive self-esteem and empowerment. The profession views social workers' use of self as important in successful clinical work, especially with clients ethnically different from themselves. This article provides a framework adapted from a constructivist perspective for the clinician's skillful use of self in therapeutic discourse. The framework consists of five stances the clinician can use in transcending the discomfort he or she may experience in a cross-cultural clinical situation. Use of these stances facilitates clients' ethnic validation, which is essential to positive therapeutic outcomes. This article uses case examples to illustrate the use of the framework.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

Autonomy and professional activities of social workers in hospital and primary health care settings.

Social workers in hospital settings often experience frustration working in the host setting of a hospital. Some hospital social workers may consider a move to a private primary health care setting to gain more autonomy on the job and the opportunity to provide more direct clinical services and less task-oriented ones. In this article, the authors report a study that compared the autonomy and professional activities of social workers in hospital settings and private primary care settings. It was found that social workers in the two settings do not differ in their level of perceived autonomy and that those in private primary care provide more therapy and counseling. The implications of these and other findings are discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1985

Social work in family practice: what are the prospects?

In a study by Frangos and Chase of thirty-nine family practice residents, it was found that the majority had positive attitudes toward having a social worker associated with their future medical practice. Their findings, however, could have been positively skewed since their sample was small and from residents in only one program. This paper reports the findings of 159 board certified family practitioners surveyed in a national sample. This study also yielded positive findings but much less than those in Frangos and Chase's study. These and other findings related to family practitioners' attitudes and practices regarding social work involvement in their practices are reported and discussed.

Adult↗