title: Time, social change, and social work.
abstract: The nature of time and social change is considered from two points of view, the linear and the synergistic. The implications of both for social work in health care are considered, related to the teachings of Hyman J. Weiner and to an ecological perspective.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011275:Pregnancy, Unwanted; D012922:Social Change; D012947:Social Work / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States