Transcription of Walker Final Proof - SAGE Publications Ltd
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Walker Final Proof - SAGE Publications Ltd
1 SYSTEMS THEORYINTRODUCTIONOne of the earliest references to social work and systems theory goes as far back as the mid-1970s (Forder, 1976). At that time the theory was being articulated most notably in works seeking to provide social workers with a unitary model of practice (see Goldstein, 1973; Pincus and Minahan, 1974), one that could offer a holistic framework within which to place social work practice. Social work as a new profession was evolving and experimenting with ideas from psychology, sociology and social policy to try to find an identity and set of skills based on solid theories: as a result there was a lot of effort expended into creating a professional identity, value base and intellectual framework that could explain what social work was.
has led to another problem developing. This is not uncommon when working with families and using systems theory can help us to consider and anticipate some of the possible dynamics of change. The impact of change on all parts of the system needs to be considered. In social work practice when a child is removed from a family it is not
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