Involuntary Clients in Social Work Practice: A Research-Based Approach

by Tripodi,Tony

• ISBN13: 9780202360874
• ISBN10: 0202360873
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-12-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Aimed at both practitioners and graduate students, this book describes social work practice with a challenging client population: those clients who do not voluntarily seek help from social workers. The authors present concepts, principles, and techniques for working effectively with involuntary clients at varying levels of restrictiveness in settings ranging from child protective services to mental health and criminal justice agencies.
Dr. Ivanoff and her colleagues describe research-based practice from the viewpoint of the practitioner, and illustrate its application in work with clients in those settings. The framework employed throughout is a phase model of practice, emphasizing key decisions that social workers make in each practice phase, from assessment through planning and implementing interventions to termination and follow-up. Such a model enables the practitioner to solve problems and achieve objectives at each of the interrelated phases.
Despite the growing numbers of involuntary clients in recent years, little attention has been paid to developing innovations in working with these client groups. Thus, Involuntary Clients will meet a perceived need in graduate training and practice. It is also hoped that it will stimulate clinical researchers to test the relative efficacy of different approaches for both voluntary and involuntary clients.

Author Biography

Andre Ivanoff is Associate Professor, Columbia University School of Social Work.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
Engagement and Assessment	p. 19
Planning and Implementing Research-Based Practice	p. 57
Termination and Follow-Up	p. 83
Research-Based Practice With Clients in the Criminal Justice System	p. 105
Research-Based Practice With Child Protective Services	p. 145
Research-Based Practice With Involuntary Mental Health Clients	p. 179
References	p. 223
Index	p. 235
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