Social Workers' conceptions of the relationship between theory and practice in an organizational context

Ko Ling Edward Chan; Cecilia L.W. Chan

doi:10.1177/0020872804046260

Social Workers' conceptions of the relationship between theory and practice in an organizational context

Ko Ling Edward Chan
, Cecilia L.W. Chan

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Abstract

The research studies the relationship between theory and practice in the context of an agency. Eight social workers from an agency were recruited for in-depth interviews. Results showed that the conception of theory and practice was influenced by the self, the client and the agency.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	543-557+560+562+564+566+568
Journal	International Social Work
Volume	47
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872804046260
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science

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