Social work and psychotherapy in the American community -- Psychotherapy: magic, religion, or science? -- The emergence of social work as a profession -- Social work, the siren call of psychiatry, and the growth of the welfare state -- The movement of social work into private practice (and away from the poor) -- Social work in the Twenty-First Century: replacing psychotherapy with community education -- A proposal for a community-based system of social care.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-200) and index.