Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-144) and index.
Contents
Beyond Postmodernism: The Challenge of Reconstructing the Social Work Profession -- Crisis in Social Work Theory: Can a New Spirit for Social Work Be Constructed Out of the Shattered Grand Narratives of the Past? -- The Disjuncture of Science and Social Work -- Hypertechnology in Social Work -- Social Work Education: From Metanarrative to Curricular Variety -- Tough Medicine: What Needs to Be Done -- Critical Issues for the Twenty-First Century.