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Social work practice : cases, activities and exercises

Provides coverage of the range of generalist practice skills, offering to students a selection of hands-on class-tested activities with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organisation.
Print Book, English, ©1999
Pine Forge Press, Thousand Oaks, Calif., ©1999
Problems and Exercises
xxix, 390 pages : illustrations
9780761985594, 076198559X
300129831
PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL WORKIntroductions and IcebreakersPutting Systems Theory into ActionUnderstanding and Resolving Value DilemmasUnderstanding and Using the NASW Code of EthicsExamining the Values and Ethics Reflected in Policy DecisionsPART TWO: GETTING STARTEDBuilding RapportTuning in through Guided VisualizationLooking for AssetsUnderstanding LossEngaging a Family Who Has Not Asked for HelpPART THREE: GATHERING DATAVideo Analysis and Interview PracticePracticing and Analyzing Interviews"Hanging in There" When Differences between Client and Worker Are at Issue"Stations" Ethnographic Strength-Based InterviewingBeyond Interviewing Data Collection Methods for Individuals, Families, Organizations and CommunitiesPART FOUR: MAKING SENSE OF DATA THROUGH ASSESSMENTRoundtable InterviewAssessing Your Family of OriginThe Organizational Diversity AuditFraming Organizational Issues for Assessment and Change Trouble at HighRisk HospitalPART FIVE: SETTING GOALSGenerating and Prioritizing Ideas Using Nominal Group TechniqueGladys Working with a Client over TimeContracting with an Involuntary Client Teenager in Foster CareThe Smith Family Multiple Perspectives on Service GoalsPART SIX: CREATING CHANGE INTERVENTIONSWhat You Look for Determines What You SeeSocial Work Practice with Gay and Lesbian FamiliesConstructively Engaging Professionals in Complex OrganizationsCo-Leadership of the Parenting GroupChoosing a Strategy for Community Intervention with R&M PropertiesFamily Interventions during a Life CrisisPART SEVEN: EVALUATING EFFECTIVENESSHow Do We Know We′re Helping?Tracking Progress through Single Subject DesignEvaluating Communication Skills through Process RecordingsPART EIGHT: ENDINGS AND TRANSITIONSLetter to the EditorMaking Effective ReferralsGetting Closure on Unplanned EndingsClassrooms Terminations