Contemporary Field Social Work : Integrating Field and Classroom Experience

by Mark Doel

• ISBN13: 9781412987196
• ISBN10: 1412987199
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-29
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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Summary

Thisátext bridges the gap by offering learning activities that can be worked in both settings. The book is divided into four main parts that accounts for the major areas of social work practice. Part I covers the foundations of practice, including self awareness and knowing and learning about the community within one will practice. The second part deals with direct practice and covers individual assessment and group work. The third part focuses on agency practice and finally the last part covers special issues for consideration, including multicultural practice, law-informed practice, ethics, specialist and comparative practice.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Foundations of Practice

Context: Where Does Learning Take Place?

Learning About Service Users and Their Communities

Permission to Learn

Learning About Yourself

Points of View

Learning About Your Role

Boundaries

Learning About Value Conflicts and Ethical Dilemmas

The Myth of Sisyphus

Direct Practice

Context: Interdisciplinary Learning and Practice

Preparation

Starting Out

Generating Options

Open Ends

Making Assessments in Partnership

Hold the Front Page

Working in and With Groups

No One Is an Island

Agency Practice

Context: Creative Practice and Procedural Requirements

Making Priorities

Home Truths

Managing Resources

Travel Agent

Accountability

Held to Account

Challenging Situations and Resolving Conflicts

Dial "D" for Danger

Themes of Practice

Context: Social Workers as Researchers: Evaluating Practice

Multicultural Practice

The Drawbridge

Law-Informed Practice

A-Z of the Law: Spirit and Letter

Generalist and Specialist Practice

Essence of Social Work

Comparative Social Work

View From Another Place...Another Time

References

Index

About the Authors

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