The Social Network Map: Assessing Social Support in Clinical Practice
- 1 October 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services
- Vol. 71 (8) , 461-470
- https://doi.org/10.1177/104438949007100802
Abstract
The authors describe the development and pilot use of a procedure for assessing social support. The social network map takes into account both the structure and function of the client's personal social network. The authors discuss the clinical utility of the map as well as guidelines for using social support assessment information in case planning.Keywords
This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
- An evaluation of a group intervention to increase the personal social networks of abusive mothersChildren and Youth Services Review, 1988
- Social Support, Social Networks, Social Exchange, and Social Work PracticeSocial Service Review, 1986
- Stress, social support, and the buffering hypothesis.Psychological Bulletin, 1985
- Social support measurementAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, 1985
- Social networks of street drug users: a comparison of two theoriesSocial Work Research and Abstracts, 1985
- The Social Networks of Opioid AbusersInternational Journal of the Addictions, 1984
- The structure of social support: A Conceptual and empirical analysisJournal of Community Psychology, 1983
- Task force report: Social networks as mediators of social supportCommunity Mental Health Journal, 1980
- Diagrammatic Assessment of Family RelationshipsSocial Casework, 1978
- Class and Committees in a Norwegian Island ParishHuman Relations, 1954