Practice Skills in Social Work & Welfare More Than Just Common Sense

by Maidment, Jane; Egan, Ronnie

• ISBN13: 9781741142839
• ISBN10: 1741142830
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Summary

Section 1 Preparing to Learn Practice Skills................. 1. Introduction Jane Maidment & Ronnie Egan 2. Skills based learning Jane Maidment 3. Practice Approaches Marie Connolly 4. Preparing for practice Lesley Cooper & Daryle Rigney Section 2 Phases of the Helping Relationship................. 5. Introduction to engagement Ronnie Egan 6. Engaging with Clients in Different Contexts Helen Cleak & Ronnie Egan 7. Engagement with involuntary clients Chris Trotter 8. Introduction to assessment Jim Anglem & Jane Maidment 9. Conducting risk assessments Christine Morley 10. Assessment with families Yvonne Crichton - Hill 11. Cross Cultural Perspectives in Mental Health Assessment Lynne Briggs 12. Introduction to Intervention Ronnie Egan 13. Facilitating change through groupwork Ken McMaster 14. Using Constructive Challenge during Interventions Delia O'Donohue 15. Introductio

Author Biography

Jane Maidment is an associate professor in social work at Central Queensland University. Ronnie Egan is a social work practitioner and community supervisor. She currently lectures in social work at Victoria University, Melbourne.

Table of Contents

Tables and Figures	v
Acknowledgements	vi
Contributors	vii
Part I Preparing to Learn Practice Skills
1 Introduction: The Integrated Framework	3	(14)
Jane Maidment and Ronnie Egan
2 Skill-based learning	17	(17)
Jane Maidment
3 Practice Approaches	34	(17)
Marie Connolly
4 Preparing for Practice	51	(18)
Daryle Rigney and Lesley Cooper
Part II Phases of the Helping Relationship
5 Introduction to Engagement	69	(19)
Ronnie Egan
6 Developing the Helping Relationship: Engaging with Clients in Different Contexts	88	(12)
Helen Cleak and Ronnie Egan
7 Engagement with Involuntary Clients	100	(12)
Chris Trotter
8 Introduction to Assessment	112	(15)
Jim Anglem and Jane Maidment
9 Conducting Risk Assessments	127	(19)
Christine Morley
10 Assessment with Families	146	(20)
Yvonne Crichton-Hill
11 Cross-cultural Perspectives in Mental Health Assessments	166	(27)
Lynne Briggs
12 Introduction to Intervention	193	(14)
Ronnie Egan
13 Facilitating Change through Groupwork	207	(17)
Ken McMaster
14 Using Constructive Challenge During Intervention	224	(19)
Delia O'Donohue
15 Introduction to Evaluation and Termination	243	(14)
Jane Maidment
16 Working with Clients on the Telephone	257	(16)
Keith Miller
17 Closure with Clients	273	(16)
Lesley Merrett
Part III Conclusion
Conclusion	289	(6)
Ronnie Egan and Jane Maidment
Notes	295	(3)
Bibliography	298	(12)
Index	310