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Thinking Practice: The Social Work Integral Model
Families In Society: The Journal Of Contemporary Social Services
  • Michelle Garner, University of Washington Tacoma
Publication Date
7-1-2011
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Social workers are bound by the mission, values, and ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. Yet a broad, transtheoretical model accounting for these core principles and guiding identification of clinically and ethically sound daily praxis decisions is lacking in the field's literature and practice wisdom. Such a model could aid in assuring dependably sound social worker actions; socialization of colleagues; clearer guidelines for teaching, supervision, and ethical review of peers; and accreditation of educational programs. The Social Work Integral Model (SWIM) emerged from field practice and scholarship for instructional use and addresses this conceptual gap. Further, congruence of the SWIM with Ken Wilber's model of Integral Science suggests SWIM is a theoretical, as well as a practical, advance for the field.

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10.1606/1044-3894.4128
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© 2011 Alliance for Children and Families.

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Michelle Garner. "Thinking Practice: The Social Work Integral Model" Families In Society: The Journal Of Contemporary Social Services Vol. 92 Iss. 3 (2011) p. 325 - 261
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michelle_garner/1/