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Prologue: Social Workers at Work | |
Getting Oriented | |
Social Work: An Introduction | |
Clients and Services | |
Values, Ethics, and Obligations | |
Thinking about Knowledge and How to Get it | |
Different Views of Knowledge | |
Critical Thinking: Integral to Evidence-Based Practice | |
Thinking about Problems and Causes | |
Competing Views of Personal and Social Problems and Their Causes | |
Taking Advantage of Research Findings about Behavior and How it is Influenced by the Environment | |
A Decision-Focused Practice Model | |
Problem Solving and Decision Making: Integral to Helping Clients | |
Evidence-Based Practice: A Decision-Making Process and Philosophy | |
Posing Questions and Searching for Answers | |
Critically Appraising Research: Thinking for Yourself | |
Getting Started | |
A Contextual Assessment Framework | |
Beginning: A Practice Guide | |
Engaging Clients | |
Relationship Skills | |
Interpersonal Helping Skills | |
Creating and Handling Challenging Social Situations | |
Gathering and Organizing Information | |
Where to Look: Deciding How to Gather Needed Information | |
Observation: Learning to See | |
Reviewing Resources and Obstacles | |
Putting it All Together | |
Selecting Plans and Assessing Progress | |
Selecting and Implementing Service Plans | |
Evaluating Outcomes as Integral to Problem Solving | |
Planning for Endings | |
Intervention Options | |
Empowering Clients: Providing Information and Skill Building | |
Helping Clients Learn Positive Behavior Change Skills | |
Working with Groups and Families | |
Organizations and Communities | |
The Long Run | |
Maintaining Skills and Staying Happy in Your Work | |
References | |
Index | |
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