Advanced Practice in Human Service Agencies Issues, Trends, and Treatment Perspectives

by Alle-Corliss, Lupe A.; Alle-Corliss, Randall M.

• ISBN13: 9780534348113
• ISBN10: 0534348114
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-11-05
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Lupe and Randy Alle-Corliss' book addresses the practical, hands-on field experience that every student in human services is required to explore. The authors go beyond providing a basic orientation to field course work to zero in on more in-depth skills that the advanced student must master, such as what models of therapy apply to different client populations. A journal-type format with an emphasis on self-awareness makes this book an especially useful tool, whether the student is in the classroom or out in the field in a human service agency.

Table of Contents

Practice Issues in Human Service Agencies	1	(40)
Maintaining a Balance: Awareness, Knowledge and Skills	1	(5)
The Need for Self-Awareness	1	(2)
The Importance of a Solid Knowledge Base	3	(1)
Skill Development and Application	3	(3)
Practice Issues	6	(5)
The Helper's Role in a Clinical Capacity	6	(4)
Practice in a Variety of Agency Settings	10	(1)
Key Ingredients for a Successful Fieldwork Experience	11	(27)
Values	11	(3)
The Importance of Supervision	14	(5)
Supervisory Roles, Functions, and Responsibilities	19	(6)
The Supervisory Relationship	25	(4)
The Challenges of Supervision within Agency Settings	29	(1)
Group Supervision	30	(1)
The Role of the Preceptor, Faculty Liaison, and Fieldwork Instructor	30	(2)
The Value of Various Learning Methods	32	(5)
The Benefits of Peer Review and Case Conferences	37	(1)
Concluding Exercises	38	(3)
Key Elements and Challenges of Practice	41	(47)
Essential Aspects of Practice	41	(13)
The Personhood of the Helper	41	(5)
Communication Techniques	46	(2)
Interviewing Skills	48	(1)
Building Core Communication Skills	49	(2)
Developing Treatment Interventions	51	(3)
The Role of Theory in Practice	54	(1)
Challenges of Practice	54	(32)
Personal Challenges	55	(10)
Organizational Challenges	65	(3)
Environmental Challenges	68	(1)
New Technology	69	(1)
Interpersonal and Professional Relationships	69	(8)
Surviving as a Human Service Practitioner	77	(2)
Preventing Encapsulation and Burnout	79	(6)
Advantages of Working in Agencies	85	(1)
Concluding Exercises	86	(2)
Micro Level Practice: Working with Individuals	88	(47)
Varied Theoretical Orientations within a Micro Focus	88	(19)
Choosing a Theoretical Orientation	89	(1)
Analytic Approaches	90	(4)
Experiential and Relationship-Oriented Approaches	94	(4)
Action Approaches	98	(4)
Systems Perspective	102	(4)
Use of Multiple Interventions: An ``Integrative'' Approach	106	(1)
Different Treatment Modalities	107	(25)
Crisis Intervention	107	(10)
Brief Treatment Perspectives	117	(3)
Long Term Treatment	120	(5)
Case Management	125	(7)
Developing Your Own Style	132	(1)
Concluding Exercises	133	(2)
Mezzo Level Practice: Working with Families and Groups	135	(72)
Working with Families	135	(42)
A Historical Focus	136	(1)
Systems Approach	137	(3)
Family Assessment	140	(7)
Varied Treatment Orientations of Family Therapy	147	(19)
The Changing Family Life Cycle and Implications for Practice	166	(11)
Working with Groups	177	(28)
The Purpose of Group Work	177	(1)
Key Definitions	178	(2)
Historical Developments of Group Practice	180	(2)
Personhood of the Practitioner	182	(8)
Overview of Group Planning	190	(3)
Ethical and Legal Issues	193	(1)
Diversity Issues in Group Work	193	(1)
Varied Group Treatment Modalities	194	(1)
Profiles of Specialized Groups	195	(9)
Specific Considerations for Conducting Group Work in Agency Settings	204	(1)
Concluding Exercises	205	(2)
Macro Level Practice: Working with Organizations and Communities	207	(39)
Working with Organizations and Communities	207	(37)
Macro Practice Defined	207	(1)
The Scope of Macro Practice	208	(2)
A Historical Focus	210	(3)
Knowledge Base	213	(25)
Skill Development	238	(2)
Ethical Issues	240	(1)
Diversity Issues	241	(3)
Concluding Exercises	244	(2)
Practice with Diverse Populations	246	(61)
Practice Issues Related to Race, Culture, and Ethnicity	246	(24)
Historical Perspectives	247	(6)
Adaptation, Assimilation, and Acculturation Issues	253	(2)
Cultural Variations of Family Systems and Social Supports	255	(3)
Culturally Relevant Treatment Considerations	258	(12)
Age	270	(14)
Developmental Perspective: A Biopsychosocial Slant	270	(14)
Gender Issues	284	(12)
Gender Identity and Gender-Role Stereotypes	284	(2)
Sexism	286	(1)
Male-Female Similarities and Differences	287	(3)
Women's Issues	290	(3)
Men's Issues	293	(3)
Socioeconomic Status	296	(4)
The Poor	297	(3)
Middle and Upper Class in America	300	(1)
Sexual Orientation	300	(5)
Historical Views	300	(1)
Being Homosexual	301	(4)
Other Areas of Diversity	305	(1)
Concluding Exercises	305	(2)
Ethical and Legal Issues in Advanced Practice	307	(62)
Ethical Decision Making	307	(12)
Ethical Decision Making Models	307	(2)
How to Handle Unethical Behavior	309	(1)
Informed Consent	309	(6)
Confidentiality	315	(4)
Advanced Treatment Considerations	319	(43)
Child Abuse	319	(16)
Other Forms of Abuse: Elder and Dependent Adult Care	335	(4)
Harm to Self and Others	339	(14)
Spousal Abuse	353	(5)
AIDS	358	(4)
Additional Ethical and Legal Issues	362	(5)
Dual Relationships	362	(3)
Ethnic-Sensitive Practice	365	(1)
Remaining True to Ethical and Legal Issues as a Practitioner	366	(1)
Concluding Exercises	367	(2)
Epilogue	369	(2)
Appendix A: Process Recording Form Outline 1, Matrix Format	371	(2)
Appendix B: Process Recording Form Outline 2, Analytical Type	373	(4)
Appendix C: Process Recording Form Outline 3, Abbreviated Format	377	(2)
Appendix D: Process Recording Form Outline 4, Groups	379	(6)
Appendix E: Process Recording Form Outline 5, Meetings	385	(4)
Appendix F: Initial Intake	389	(6)
Appendix G: Initial Evaluation, Long Version	395	(12)
Appendix H: Initial Evaluation, Short Version	407	(4)
Appendix I: Cultural Family Assessment	411	(2)
Appendix J: Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, American Counseling Association (ACA, 1995)	413	(16)
Appendix K: Code of Ethics, National Association of Social Workers (NASW, 1996)	429	(12)
Appendix L: Ethical Standards of Human Service Professionals, National Organization for Human Service Education (NOHSE, 1995)	441	(4)
References	445	(14)
Index	459