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First published in 1998. This volume is IX in the international library of sociology collection and focuses on social casework principles and practice. The text attempts to describe some of the main problems facing caseworkers as they both try to help their clients and to theorize about their methods and objectives to discern the knowledge they use and apply; and to appraise the significance of the social agencies in which they work. Chapter 1 The Caseworker and the Agency; Chapter 2 Psychological and Social Knowledge; Chapter 3 The Principles of Casework; Chapter 4 Skill in Human Relationship; Chapter 5 Medico-Social Work; Chapter 6 Casework and the Probation Officer; Chapter 7 Casework and Child Care; Chapter 8 Family Casework; Chapter 9 Psychiatric Social Work; Chapter 10 Conclusions;