Throughout the readings there were three main points of significance about the historic construction of social theories that stood out. First point is that theories have given important knowledge for social workers to understand certain clients and situations that may arise. Throughout time several theories have been created, which can then give solutions to the same problem in a different way’s. Second point talks about change and they use the ecosystem theory to explain how this theory has impacted the way we think about change. Last main point that was in all readings was system theories. System theories have developed a lot, starting from early 20th Century, by being criticised for being more of a ‘cause’ (Connolly and Harms, 2015), to now where it has become a very important aspect for social work as it is basically a basis for most social works understanding.
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The worker has a well-developed understanding of a certain theory approach and uses it all the time, no matter what the issue might be they stick to that theory. There is an disadvantage with using this approach, for example if a client comes in wanting advice on something and the worker starts using the ecological theory, it wont resolve the issue, therefore the eclectic approach will be better choice. The eclectic approach
The worker has a well-developed understanding of a certain theory approach and uses it all the time, no matter what the issue might be they stick to that theory. There is an disadvantage with using this approach, for example if a client comes in wanting advice on something and the worker starts using the ecological theory, it wont resolve the issue, therefore the eclectic approach will be better choice. The eclectic approach