THEORIES OF PRACTICE

Theories of Practice

Theories of Practice

Introduction

Applying the theory to practices in the students affairs are dominated through the assumptions that the formal theory is directly applied to practices. Thus, among the various problems with such assumptions is that majority if the practitioners believe they must choose between formal theory and their lived experience, in addition the graduate students are taught that their experiences dost not really counts. This shows that what is absent in the theory to practice is basically the recognition of the role of informal theory which serves between practice and formal theory (Sheppard, 2006, pp. 290).

There are current studies that serve in illustrating the Hardiker's point of view as the social workers are being engaged in the knowledge informed interpretations and such consequences for the ways they act.

The practice theories fit into the support of one another for viewing this social work. It appears from the alternatives that competes for the attention and excludes one another, competing for the territory. Moreover, this part of the competition appears to be representing the politics of support for the view on social work (Burr, 2003, pp 90-112).

Practice Ideologies

It was observed that Hardiker with her colleagues understood the meaning of knowledge as an interpretation; they suggested that this interpretive process basically lies on practices. It was suggested from their work that social workers developing and using the “practice theories” that constructs, which enabled the social workers for making sense of the client's situation and to act on them (Abbott, 1988, pp 12-34).

This is quite evocative for the description of practices characteristic for social work as art. The act of interpreting the situation of the client evolves in Hardiker account, as does the creation of ways in looking at it.

Types of Theory

Source: adapted from Sibeon (1990); Fook (2002), Gilgun (1994a)

Practice and Practice Theories

This is possible to think regarding the social work in practical terms, as an example the sequence starting with the assessment and moving on the intervention and then towards termination. For practicing, it is important to follow up the practical guidelines that are based on the termination. According to Hardiker, social work through such process can be actually mechanical. The social work practices are the process for deciding the action from various alternative positions (Gunderson, 2008, pp 223).

It is useful to get knowledge about each of the theories that deals with the social work agencies with the children of the families. In addition, using such materials in the social work relates to the transferring from the original discipline towards the social work practices; however it is not the final information as there are alto to be continuing disagreement regarding it.

Difference between Formal and Informal Theories

The major differences between the formal and informal theories are that the formal theory is basically written down and is debated within the academic work and profession. The informal theory includes the wider theories and the values which exist in the society and the constructions ...