USING LITERATURE AS AN AID TO PRACTICE

Authors
GANZER C
Citation
C. Ganzer, USING LITERATURE AS AN AID TO PRACTICE, Families in society, 75(10), 1994, pp. 616-623
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Family Studies","Social Work
Journal title
Families in society → ACNP
ISSN journal
10443894
Volume
75
Issue
10
Year of publication
1994
Pages
616 - 623
Database
ISI
SICI code
1044-3894(1994)75:10<616:ULAAAT>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Literature, both fiction and autobiography, can be used by practitione rs to understand clients' moral imperatives, constructions of meaning, and subjective dimensions of caregiving. Clients' stories contain con flicts, life histories, and family traditions that influence decisions and attitudes and are not easily perceived in empirical studies.