The Emotionally Intelligent Social Worker

by Howe, David

• ISBN13: 9780230202788
• ISBN10: 0230202780
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-15
• Publisher: Red Globe Pr

Summary

Elegantly and succinctly, David Howe explains the theory of emotional intelligence - and its vital practical value - to an audience of students and practitioners across a range of human services and caring professions. He makes a powerful case for the importance of understanding and managing emotions for effective professional practice.

Author Biography

DAVID HOWE is Dean of the School of Social Work and Psychosocial Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK. He was founding Editor of the Blackwell Science journal, Child and Family Social Work (1996-2001) and is author of many books, including Attachment Theory for Social Work Practice, Attachment Theory, Child Maltreatment and Family Support and Child Abuse and Neglect: Attachment, Development and Intervention.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vi
Once More With Feeling	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Reason and Emotion	p. 2
Being Acknowledged	p. 5
Understanding Feelings and Feeling Understood	p. 7
Conclusion	p. 8
What is Emotional Intelligence?	p. 10
Introduction	p. 10
Conceptual Beginnings	p. 10
Definitions	p. 11
From Monitoring to Management	p. 14
The Personal and Interpersonal Benefits of Emotional Intelligence	p. 20
Working Under Stress	p. 22
Conclusion	p. 23
What are Emotions?	p. 24
Introduction	p. 24
In Body and Mind	p. 24
Negative Emotions	p. 26
Positive Feelings	p. 28
Emotions and Memory	p. 29
Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness	p. 29
Expressing Emotions	p. 34
Emotions and Social Relationships	p. 36
Defining Emotions	p. 38
Reflexes, Emotion and Cognition	p. 41
Conclusion	p. 43
Emotional Development	p. 44
Introduction	p. 44
Temperament	p. 44
The Parent-Child Relationship	p. 47
Learning to Recognize Emotions in Self and Others	p. 50
Emotional Attunement and Emotional Regulation	p. 51
Naming and Sharing Emotional States	p. 55
Psychological Mindedness	p. 58
Emotional Development in Adversity	p. 60
The Emergence of the Self and the Social Emotions	p. 63
Social Sharing of Emotions	p. 64
Culture and Emotions	p. 66
Conclusion	p. 68
The Emotional Brain	p. 70
Introduction	p. 70
The Complex Brain	p. 70
The Social Brain	p. 71
The Evolutionary Origins and Organization of the Brain	p. 74
Emotions and the Left and Right Brain	p. 86
Complex, Integrated Brains	p. 89
The Brain's Chemistry	p. 91
Abnormal Brain Functioning and Emotional Dysregulation	p. 94
Conclusion	p. 95
Emotions and Physical Health	p. 96
Introduction	p. 96
Mind and Body	p. 96
The Immune System	p. 97
The Stress Response	p. 98
Psychology and Immune Functioning: How Feelings Affect Health and Wellbeing	p. 103
Stress and Coping	p. 104
Resilience	p. 106
Feeling in Control	p. 109
Stress, Memory and Emotional Arousal	p. 111
Happiness, Health and the New Science of Positive Psychology	p. 112
Conclusion	p. 114
Emotions and Mental Health	p. 116
Introduction	p. 116
Emotions Awry	p. 116
Schizophrenia	p. 118
Alexithymia	p. 119
Autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorders	p. 121
Loss, Grief and Mourning	p. 122
Major Depression	p. 126
Bipolar Disorder	p. 129
Anxiety Disorders	p. 131
Childhood Behavioural Problems and Disorders	p. 136
Personality Disorders	p. 139
Dementia	p. 143
Conclusion	p. 145
Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies	p. 146
Introduction	p. 146
Thought, Feeling and Behaviour	p. 146
Behaviour Therapy	p. 149
Cognitive Therapies	p. 154
Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT)	p. 158
Psychologically and Medically-Based Treatments	p. 159
Conclusion	p. 159
Relationship-Based Interventions and Supports	p. 161
Introduction	p. 161
Making Links	p. 161
Intersubjectivity and Psychotherapeutic Moments	p. 162
Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Theories and Therapies	p. 165
Mentalized Affectivity-Based Treatments	p. 169
Humanistic Approaches	p. 173
Social Support	p. 176
Conclusion	p. 179
The Practitioner Relationship and Emotional Intelligence	p. 180
Introduction	p. 180
Working with Stress and Under Stress	p. 180
The Views of Clients and Service Users	p. 181
Use of the Self	p. 185
Relationship-Based Social Work	p. 187
Emotionally Intelligent Organizations	p. 190
The Crooked Timber of Humanity	p. 192
Conclusion	p. 195
Bibliography	p. 196
Name Index	p. 213
Subject Index	p. 217
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