Social Work Practice : A Critical Thinker's Guide
ISBN: 9780199757251 | 0199757259
Edition: 3rdFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 11/28/2012
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The first textbook to emphasize the importance of critical thinking skills to practice, this third edition of the classicSocial Work Practiceretains its unique focus on thinking critically about decisions that social workers make daily. Organized around the phases of helping, this hands-on introduction highlights the decision points that social workers encounter during assessment, intervention, and evaluation. This text, together with its companion website, provides students with a wealth of hands-on exercises for developing and assessing their... MORE
| Prologue: Social Workers at Work | |
| Getting Oriented | |
| Social Work: An Introduction | |
| Clients and Services | |
| Values, Ethics, and Obligations | |
| Thinking about Knowledge and How to Get it | |
| Different Views of Knowledge | |
| Critical Thinking: Integral to Evidence-Based Practice | |
| Thinking about Problems and Causes | |
| Competi... MORE | |
| Taking Advantage of Research Findings about Behavior and How it is Influenced by the Environment | |
| A Decision-Focused Practice Model | |
| Problem Solving and Decision Making: Integral to Helping Clients | |
| Evidence-Based Practice: A Decision-Making Process and Philosophy | |
| Posing Questions and Searching for Answers | |
| Critically Appraising Research: Thinking for Yourself | |
| Getting Started | |
| A Contextual Assessment Framework | |
| Beginning: A Practice Guide | |
| Engaging Clients | |
| Relationship Skills | |
| Interpersonal Helping Skills | |
| Creating and Handling Challenging Social Situations | |
| Gathering and Organizing Information | |
| Where to Look: Deciding How to Gather Needed Information | |
| Observation: Learning to See | |
| Reviewing Resources and Obstacles | |
| Putting it All Together | |
| Selecting Plans and Assessing Progress | |
| Selecting and Implementing Service Plans | |
| Evaluating Outcomes as Integral to Problem Solving | |
| Planning for Endings | |
| Intervention Options | |
| Empowering Clients: Providing Information and Skill Building | |
| Helping Clients Learn Positive Behavior Change Skills | |
| Working with Groups and Families | |
| Organizations and Communities | |
| The Long Run | |
| Maintaining Skills and Staying Happy in Your Work | |
| References | |
| Index | |
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