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The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice
ISBN: 9780801305498 | 0801305497
Format: PaperbackPublisher: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.
Pub. Date: 1/1/1992
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The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice presents an unrivaled collection of essays that explain the strengths-based philosophy, demonstrate how it works, and provide clear and practical tools for its application. KEY TOPICS: Eco-systems approach to strengths-based social work practice with individuals, families, communities and organizations. Students and practitioners of Social Work who want to improve their understanding and ability to employ a strengths-based approach.
| Most chapters end with Conclusion | |
| Discussion Questions and References | |
| The Philosophy, Principles, and Language of the Strengths Perspective | |
| Introduction: Power in the People | |
| The Strengths Perspective: Philosophy, Concepts and Principles | |
| The Lexicon of Strengths | |
| Principles of the Strengths Perspective | |
| Some Preliminary Thoughts | |
| ... MORE | |
| Bertha | |
| Strength/Resilience and Pathology as Social Constructions | |
| Implications for Social Work Practice | |
| Strength and Resiliency | |
| Preparation for a Strengths Approach to Practice | |
| Moral Values and Literature | |
| The Remarkable Strengths of People(S) | |
| Strengths of First Nations Peoples | |
| Historical Distortion of Strengths of Indigenous Peoples | |
| Strengths of Indigenous Peoples | |
| The Significance of Spirituality for Resilient Response to Chronic Illness: A Qualitative Study of Adults with Cystic Fibrosis | |
| Summary of Findings | |
| A Consensus Statement on Spirituality as Source of Strength by Adults with CF | |
| Implications for Social Work | |
| Postscript | |
| Strengths Based Assessment and Approaches to Practice | |
| The Strengths Approach to Practice | |
| Some Beginning Observations About Strengths-Based Practice | |
| Putting Problems in Their Place: Further Explorations in the Strengths Perspective | |
| The Shape of Problems | |
| Putting Strengths Into Action | |
| Doug | |
| Todd | |
| Loretta | |
| Key Strategies in Strengths-Based Practice | |
| Assessing Client Strengths: Individual, Family and Community Empowerment | |
| The Link Between Assessment as Political Activity and Empowerment | |
| Assessment as Political Activity | |
| Client Strengths and Empowerment | |
| Importance of Assessing Strengths | |
| The Assessment Process | |
| Strengths-Based Case Management: Enhancing Treatment for Persons with Substance Abuse Problems | |
| Introduction | |
| Strengths-Based Case Management: Addressing Two Aspects of Substance Abuse Treatment | |
| The Practice of Strengths-Based Case Management | |
| Strengths-Based Case Management: Measuring Its Impact | |
| Clarifying Retention Among Case-Managed Clients | |
| Retention in the Case Management Enhancements Project | |
| SBCM and Critical Outcomes | |
| Explaining The Impact Of SBCM | |
| Nature Of The Case Manager-Client Relationship | |
| The Strengths Model with Older Adults: Critical Practice Components | |
| Conceptual Framework For Practice | |
| Sarah | |
| Critical Practice Components of Effective Case Management | |
| Utility of the Strengths Model in the Changing Long-Term Care Environment | |
| The Strengths Perspective in Interpersonal Helping: Purpose, Principles and Functions | |
| Introduction | |
| The Purpose of the Strengths Approach | |
| The Six Principles of Strengths-Based Helping | |
| Strategies That Promote Effective Engagement | |
| From The Perspective Of The Service Partic | |
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