DESIGNING QUESTIONNAIRES FOR USE IN MULTICULTURAL CONTEXTS

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  • A D van Breda Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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https://doi.org/10.15270/44-1-252

Abstract

Measurement is an integral part of the assessment process in social work. Whether or not this isdone formally, social workers inevitably quantify the functioning of client systems duringassessment: “This community lacks access to social resources; this family experiences highlevels of conflict; this person has a severe drug addiction.” All of these statements, typical ofsocial work assessments, involve measurement.

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2014-06-20

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van Breda, A. D. (2014). DESIGNING QUESTIONNAIRES FOR USE IN MULTICULTURAL CONTEXTS. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 44(1). https://doi.org/10.15270/44-1-252

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