The Evidence-Based Internship A Field Manual

by Thomlison, Barbara; Corcoran, Kevin

• ISBN13: 9780195323504
• ISBN10: 0195323505
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Evidence-Based Internship is a unique teaching and learning tool that combines an internship manual with a text on evidence-based practice. Designed for students entering their field placements in social work and criminal justice-which often overlap-it is built on the premise that students, agencies, and field instructors should be able to provide clients with the best, evidenced-based practice methods currently available. Giving students the confidence to begin their field assignment, it is filled with useful strategies for successfully navigating the internship and honing the skills necessary to become accountable practitioners. Worksheets, checklists, and in-depth case scenarios illustrate legal and ethical issues, interview and assessment skills, techniques for gathering evidence for a variety of problems in mental health and corrections settings, and preparing an employment portfolio. This is one field manual that students will find useful long after they have completed their internship.

Author Biography

Barbara Thomlison, PhD, , is Professor of Social Work and Director of the Institute for Families and Children at Risk at Florida International University.
Kevin Corcoran, PhD, JD, Professor of Social Work at Portland State University.

Table of Contents

The Editors and Authors	p. xvii
Defining Evidence-Based Practice for Internships
What Are Evidence-Based Practices and Evidence-Based Internships?	p. 3
Case Study: Early Search for Evidence	p. 19
Learning the Ropes of the Internship Setting	p. 29
Case Study: The Initial Placement	p. 53
Ethics, Values, and Legal Issues for Internships	p. 59
Case Study: Unintended Confidentiality and Mandatory Reporting	p. 83
Evidence-Based Practices for Supervision	p. 97
Case Study: The Patient in the Next Desk	p. 117
Evidence-Based Practice Skills and Interventions for Internships
Evidence-Based Skills for Interviewing	p. 129
Case Study: In the Nick of Time	p. 138
Evidence-Based Skills for Assessment	p. 149
Case Study: The Homecoming	p. 166
Motivational Interviewing Skills	p. 175
Case Study: Ernie Seeks Treatment	p. 191
Identifying Evidence-Based Practice Interventions for Co-Occurring Conditions	p. 201
Case Study: Assertive Community Treatment for a Person with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness	p. 220
Identifying Evidence-Based Practices for Mental Health	p. 225
Case Study: Ernie - The Younger Years	p. 240
Evidence-Based Practices for At-Risk Violent and Delinquent Youth	p. 251
Case Study: Finding Mitigating Evidence	p. 264
Identifying Evidence-Based Practice in Corrections	p. 273
Case Study: A Jail Diversion Internship: Bridging the Classroom and Practice	p. 287
Evidence-Based Practices for Risk Assessment	p. 297
Case Study: The Assault	p. 314
Using Evidence in Practice
Gathering Your Own Evidence	p. 323
Case Study: It's My Pleasure	p. 337
Guidelines for Assessing Competencies: Preventing Good Placements From Going Bad	p. 347
Case Study: The Rehabilitative Ideal and the Dissimilarities in Criminal Justice and Social Work Practice	p. 359
From Internship to Employment: Preparing Your Practice Portfolio	p. 369
Case Study: Multisystemic Therapy in Action	p. 378
Resources for Applying Best Professional Practices	p. 385
Case Study: The Multidimensional Client and Family	p. 392
References	p. 403
Index	p. 427
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