Social Work and Social Care Practice

by Ian O'Connor

• ISBN13: 9780761940630
• ISBN10: 0761940634
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-23
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Summary

This lively and engaging book is an adaptation of the bestselling introductory social work book available in Australia. This edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect wider changes that have characterized social work training and practice in recent years. It offers readers an essential grounding in the knowledge, values, and skills needed for successful completion of their degree.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xii
List of acronyms	xiii
Introducing the practice framework	1	(14)
What is social work practice?	1	(2)
The practice framework	3	(8)
The structure of this book	11	(4)
Social welfare policies and politics	15	(28)
What is social welfare?	17	(2)
Ideology and social welfare	19	(2)
Citizenship and globalization	21	(3)
Poverty and social exclusion	24	(2)
Personal social services	26	(10)
Change and social welfare in Britain	36	(5)
Chapter summary	41	(2)
Self, relationships, process and practice	43	(33)
Self	44	(6)
Understanding practice as a process	50	(4)
Issues in communication	54	(5)
Communication skills	59	(4)
Interviews and discussions	63	(3)
Relationships in social work practice	66	(8)
Chapter summary	74	(2)
Assessment	76	(29)
The value of a systematic approach to assessment	78	(2)
An approach to assessment	80	(7)
Practice example: assessment with children and families	87	(8)
Our own issues and assessment processes	95	(2)
Community profile	97	(4)
Network analysis	101	(1)
Negotiating and sharing the assessment - a return to process	102	(1)
Chapter summary	103	(2)
Intervention	105	(35)
Building relationships and the purposeful use of self	107	(1)
Problem solving	107	(3)
Empowerment	110	(1)
Working with groups	111	(4)
Practice example: the Refugee Women's Group	115	(4)
Building community	119	(3)
Building networks	122	(6)
Engaging with conflict	128	(3)
Implementing a social mandate - working with involuntary clients	131	(4)
Providing long-term care	135	(2)
Chapter summary	137	(3)
Intervention and the organizational context	140	(38)
Social work practice and the organizational context	141	(7)
Working together with others	148	(9)
Case management and care management	157	(4)
Practice example: hospital-based care management	161	(4)
Records and report writing	165	(3)
Advocacy	168	(6)
Developing policy	174	(2)
Chapter summary	176	(2)
Placements and practice learning	178	(19)
Issues in placements and practice learning	179	(2)
Roles and responsibilities on placements	181	(3)
Beginning placements	184	(2)
Learning on placement	186	(4)
Teaching, learning and assessing in supervision	190	(2)
Assessment, evaluation and finishing up	192	(3)
Chapter summary	195	(2)
Towards ethical self-reflective practice	197	(22)
Ethics and values	199	(3)
An overview of ethical theories used in social work	202	(3)
Ethical principles in social work practice	205	(2)
Codes of ethics and codes of practice	207	(2)
An approach to ethical decision making	209	(6)
Conclusion: returning to the practice framework	215	(2)
Chapter summary	217	(2)
References	219	(14)
Index	233