Contribution to Book
Human Needs: Overview (2008)
Encyclopedia of Social Work
(2008)
Abstract
Human need is a central theme for social work, yet has been both a neglected and contested concept. Moralistic views of need prevailed in social work’s early years. More recently, needs concepts have influenced social work education, practice, research and ethics as well as social welfare policy and social action. Human needs theory, along with conceptions of human rights and social justice, provide a strong conceptual basis for social work.
Dover, M. A., & Joseph, B. H. R. (2008). Human needs: Overview. In T. Mizrahi & L. Davis (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Social Work (20th ed., pp. 398-406). New York: Oxford University Press and National Association of Social Workers. PDF Available here. Completed 6000-word peer-reviewed publication as lead author; the first entry on human needs to appear in the Encyclopedia of Social Work. Available here: https://works.bepress.com/michael-dover/49/. Contained 6147 words sections on Overview; History; Theories; Social Work Education; Social Work Practice; Social Work Practice; Social and Political Action; Social Work Values and Ethics; Needs, Rights and Justice; Future Trends and Opportunities, and references ending 2007.
Keywords
- Human needs
Disciplines
Publication Date
Summer July 15, 2008
Editor
Terry Mizrahi; Larry Davis
Publisher
National Association of Social Workers; Oxford University Press
Citation Information
Michael A. Dover. "Human Needs: Overview (2008)" Encyclopedia of Social Work (2008) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael-dover/49/