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Are Theories for Practice Necessary? Yes!

Barbara Levy Simon
Pages 144-148 | Published online: 31 May 2013

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Barbra Teater & Katrina Hannan. (2023) Social Workers’ Use of Theories and Methods in Practice: Identifying What Informs Social Work Practice in New York City. Journal of Social Work Education 59:4, pages 1023-1041.
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Stephanie P. Wladkowski, Cara L. Wallace & Allison Gibson. (2020) A Theoretical Exploration of Live Discharge from Hospice for Caregivers of Adults with Dementia. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care 16:2, pages 133-150.
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Shari E. Miller & Jeffrey F. Skinner. (2013) A Theory-Mindedness Approach: Eliminating the Need for a Gap in Baccalaureate Education. Journal of Teaching in Social Work 33:3, pages 280-296.
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Donna Dustin & Michael Robert Montgomery. (2010) The Use of Social Theory in Reflecting on Anti-Oppressive Practice with Final Year BSc Social Work Students. Social Work Education 29:4, pages 386-401.
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Tomi Gomory. (2001) Critical Rationalism (Gomory’s Blurry Theory) or Positivism (Thyer’s Theoretical Myopia). Journal of Social Work Education 37:1, pages 67-78.
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Sondra Burman. (1997) An Agenda for Social Work Education and Practice. Journal of Teaching in Social Work 15:1-2, pages 81-95.
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İsmail KURUHALİL & Melek İPEK. (2022) Sosyal Hizmette Kuram ve Uygulama: Sosyal Çalışmacıların Uygulamada Kuramsal Bilgi KullanımlarıTheory and Practice in Social Work: Social Workers' Use of Theoretical Knowledge in Practice. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet 33:4, pages 1183-1208.
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Leslie Cummins. (2017) Toward Theoretical Inclusiveness in Clinical Social Work. Clinical Social Work Journal 45:4, pages 367-370.
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Dorothea Marie Epple. (2007) Inter and Intra Professional Social Work Differences: Social Works Challenge. Clinical Social Work Journal 35:4, pages 267-276.
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Eda G. Goldstein. (2006) Social Work Education and Clinical Learning: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Clinical Social Work Journal 35:1, pages 15-23.
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Chris Piotrowski, Stephen J. Vodanovich & Terry Armstrong. (2001) THEORETICAL ORIENTATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS. Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 29:3, pages 307-312.
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Melvin Delgado. 1999. Social Work Practice in Nontraditional Urban Settings. Social Work Practice in Nontraditional Urban Settings v vi .
Melvin Delgado. 1999. Social Work Practice in Nontraditional Urban Settings. Social Work Practice in Nontraditional Urban Settings iv iv .
Eda G. Goldstein. (1996) What is clinical social work? looking back to move ahead. Clinical Social Work Journal 24:1, pages 89-104.
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