as an Integrative Scientific Discipline: Have We Gone Too Far, or Not Far Enough?

There are two purposes to this article. The first is to update the science of social work framework. The second is to use recent discussions on the nature of realist science and on social work science to propose a definition of social work as an integrative scientific discipline that complements its definition as a profession. Keywords evidence-based practice, methodological article This article has two purposes. The first is to update the science of social work (SoSW) framework I have proposed (Brekke, 2011, 2012). The second is to use recent discussions on the nature of realist science (e.g., Bunge, 1988, 2009a, 2009b) and on social work science (Sommerfeld, 2014) to propose a defi-nition of social work as an integrative scientific discipline that complements its definition as a profession. The SoSW-Redux The SoSW framework has core domains, core constructs, an