Techniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practice

by Sheafor, Bradford W.; Horejsi, Charles R.

• ISBN13: 9780205578092
• ISBN10: 0205578098
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This latest edition ofTechniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practicecontinues to provide students of social work with a one-of-a-kind resource designed to emphasize the many different techniques needed for successful practice. Carefully updated to provide students with easy access to the most current information on fundamental techniques required for social work practice from the generalist perspective, this text illustrates the multiple tools needed for both direct and indirect intervention activities. Touching upon everything from basic helping skills, to guidelines for preparing grant applications, the content of this text is so widely applicable it is a valuable aid for all professional social workers.

Table of Contents

Preface

Social Work And The Social Worker

The Domain of the Social Work Profession

The Social Work Domain

An Overview of Social Work Practice

Merging Person with Profession

Selecting Social Work as a Career

Establishing Oneself as a Social Worker

The Interplay of One's Personal and Professional Lives

A Fitness Program for the Social Worker

Having Fun in Social Work

Merging the Person's Art with the Profession's Science

The Social Worker as Artist

The Social Worker as Scientist

The Building Blocks Of Social Work Practice

The Roles and Functions Performed by Social Workers

Defining Professional Roles

Guiding Principles for Social Workers

Principles Focused on the Social Worker

Principles that Guide Practice Activities

Practice Frameworks for Social Work

Requirements of a Practice Framework

Guidelines for Selecting a Practice Framework

Selected Practice Frameworks

Selected Practice Theories and Models

Facilitating Change Through Decision Making

Elements of the Planned Change Process

The Context of Planned Change

Factors Affecting Clients' Need for Change

Identifying the Actors in Planned Change

Phases of the Planned Change Process

Critical Thinking in Planned Change

Decision Making in Planned Change

Techniques Common To All Social Work Practice

Basic Communication and Helping Skills

Creating an Effective Helping Relationship

Verbal Communication Skills

Nonverbal Communication

Helping Skills

The "I-Statement."

Understanding Emotions and Feelings

Responding to Defensive Communication

Elements of Professional Behavior

Making Ethical Decisions

Using Cultural Competence in Helping

Basic Skills for Agency Practice

Report Writing

Letter Writing

Effective Telephone Communications

Using Information Technology

Maintaining Casenotes for Narrative Recording

Problem-Oriented Recording (POR) and the SOAP Format

Managing Time at Work

Controlling Workload

Planning for a Temporary Absence

Techniques And Guidelines For Phases Of The Planned Change Process

Intake and Engagement

Introduction

Techniques and Guidelines for Direct Practice

Techniques and Guidelines for Indirect Practice

Data Collection and Assessment

Techniques and Guidelines for Direct Practice

Techniques and Guidelines for Indirect Practice

Planning and Contracting

Techniques and Guidelines for Direct Practice

Techniques and Guidelines for Indirect Practice

Intervention and Monitoring

Techniques and Guidelines for Direct Practice

Techniques and Guidelines for Indirect Practice

Evaluation and Termination

Techniques and Guidelines for Direct Practice

Techniques and Guidelines for Indirect Practice

Specialized Techniques And Guidelines For Social Work Practice

Guidelines for Working With Vulnerable Client Groups

The Client Who Is Poor

The Client Who Is a Child.<

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