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Contemporary Studies of the Effectiveness of Social Work
Geraldine Macdonald is Lecturer in Applied Social Studies, Brian Sheldon Professor of Social Administration, and Jane Gillespie sometime Research Associate at Royal Holloway College, University of London. This review of recent research is part of an evaluative study of practice in a Social Services locality team, funded by Surrey County Council.
Correspondence to: Brian Sheldon, Professor of Social Administration, Royal Holloway College, University of London, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX.
Summary
This article is based upon an analysis of 95 experimental, quasi-experimental, pre-experimental and client-opinion studies of the effectiveness of social work. Three-quarters of these screened studies show positive results within their different methodological conventions. An examination is made of which methods and patterns of helping are correlated with positive outcomes and the implications for practice, training, and management explored.
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