Direct Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills, 9th Edition

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 9
Preface......Page 17
About the Authors......Page 23
PART 1 INTRODUCTION......Page 25
CHAPTER 1 The Challenges of Social Work......Page 27
Purposes of Social Work......Page 29
Social Work Values......Page 31
EPAS Competencies......Page 34
Deciding on and Carrying Out Interventions......Page 44
Competency Notes......Page 47
CourseMate......Page 48
Domain......Page 49
A Philosophy of Direct Practice......Page 53
Roles of Direct Practitioners......Page 54
CourseMate......Page 58
Common Elements among Diverse Theorists and Social Workers......Page 59
The Helping Process......Page 61
The Interviewing Process: Structure and Skills......Page 69
Competency Notes......Page 78
CourseMate......Page 79
The Interaction between Personal and Professional Values......Page 81
The Cardinal Values of Social Work......Page 82
Challenges in Embracing the Profession's Values......Page 89
Ethics......Page 90
Understanding and Resolving Ethical Dilemmas......Page 103
Competency Notes......Page 106
Client Statements......Page 107
Modeled Responses......Page 108
CourseMate......Page 109
PART 2 EXPLORING, ASSESSING, AND PLANNING......Page 111
CHAPTER 5 Building Blocks of Communication: Conveying Empathy and Authenticity......Page 113
Roles of the Participants......Page 114
Communicating about Informed Consent, Confidentiality, and Agency Policies......Page 117
Facilitative Conditions......Page 118
Empathic Communication......Page 119
Developing Perceptiveness to Feelings......Page 120
Affective Words and Phrases......Page 121
Accurately Conveying Empathy......Page 125
Client Statements......Page 128
Responding with Reciprocal Empathy......Page 130
Authenticity......Page 137
Relating Assertively to Clients......Page 148
Competency Notes......Page 152
CourseMate......Page 157
Maintaining Psychological Contact with Clients and Exploring Their Problems......Page 159
Verbal Following Skills......Page 160
Paraphrasing Responses......Page 161
Reflection......Page 162
Closed- and Open-Ended Responses......Page 164
Seeking Concreteness......Page 168
Focusing: A Complex Skill......Page 175
Summarizing Responses......Page 182
Modeled Open-Ended Responses......Page 187
CourseMate......Page 188
Impacts of Counterproductive Communication Patterns......Page 189
Eliminating Nonverbal Barriers to Effective Communication......Page 190
Eliminating Verbal Barriers to Communication......Page 193
Gauging the Effectiveness of Your Responses......Page 203
The Challenge of Learning New Skills......Page 204
CourseMate......Page 207
CHAPTER 8 Assessment: Exploring and Understanding Problems and Strengths......Page 209
Defining Assessment: Process and Product......Page 210
Assessment and Diagnosis......Page 212
Culturally Competent Assessment......Page 214
Emphasizing Strengths in Assessments......Page 216
The Role of Knowledge and Theory in Assessments......Page 217
Sources of Information......Page 219
Questions to Answer in Problem Assessment......Page 223
Assessing Children and Older Adults......Page 233
Summary......Page 235
Skill Development Exercises in Exploring Strengths and Problems......Page 236
CourseMate......Page 237
The Interaction of Multiple Systems in Human Problems......Page 239
Assessing Biophysical Functioning......Page 240
Assessing Use and Abuse of Medications, Alcohol, and Drugs......Page 242
Assessing Cognitive/Perceptual Functioning......Page 246
Assessing Affective Functioning......Page 250
Assessing Behavioral Functioning......Page 256
Assessing Motivation......Page 259
Assessing Environmental Systems......Page 260
Written Assessments......Page 265
Competency Notes......Page 271
Notes......Page 272
CourseMate......Page 273
CHAPTER 10 Assessing Family Functioning in Diverse Family and Cultural Contexts......Page 275
Family Functions......Page 276
Family Stressors......Page 279
A Systems Framework for Assessing Family Functioning......Page 283
Systems Concepts......Page 285
Family Rules......Page 286
Content and Process Levels of Family Interactions......Page 290
Assessing Problems Using the Systems Framework......Page 294
Dimensions of Family Assessment......Page 295
Summary......Page 316
Skill Development Exercises......Page 317
CourseMate......Page 318
CHAPTER 11 Forming and Assessing Social Work Groups......Page 319
Classification of Groups......Page 320
Formation of Treatment Groups......Page 322
Assessing Group Processes......Page 332
Formation of Task Groups......Page 342
Cultural Considerations in Forming and Assessing Groups......Page 344
Ethics in Practice with Groups......Page 346
Summary......Page 348
Skills Development Exercises in Planning Groups......Page 349
CourseMate......Page 350
Goals......Page 351
Applying Goal Selection and Development Guidelines with Minors......Page 370
Process of Negotiating Goals......Page 374
Monitoring Progress and Evaluation......Page 379
Contracts......Page 388
Summary......Page 395
Competency Notes......Page 397
Skill Development Exercises......Page 398
CourseMate......Page 399
PART 3 THE CHANGE-ORIENTED PHASE......Page 401
CHAPTER 13 Planning and Implementing Change-Oriented Strategies......Page 403
Planning Goal Attainment Strategies......Page 404
Models & Techniques of Practice......Page 409
Procedures of the Task-Centered Model......Page 411
Crisis Intervention......Page 423
Cognitive Restructuring......Page 432
Solution-Focused Brief Treatment......Page 445
Case Management......Page 452
Summary......Page 458
Competency Notes......Page 459
CourseMate......Page 461
CHAPTER 14 Developing Resources, Organizing, Planning, and Advocacy as Intervention Strategies......Page 463
Social Work's Commitment......Page 464
Macro Practice Intervention Strategies......Page 465
Developing and Mobilizing Resources......Page 471
Advocacy and Social Action......Page 475
Community Organization......Page 478
Steps and Skills of Community Intervention......Page 480
Improving Institutional Environments......Page 481
Improving Organizational Environments......Page 482
Organizational Change......Page 489
Macro Practice Evaluation......Page 491
Summary......Page 492
Competency Notes......Page 493
CourseMate......Page 494
Intervention Approaches with Families......Page 495
Initial Contacts......Page 496
Orchestrating the Initial Family or Couple Session......Page 499
Intervening with Families: Cultural and Ecological Perspectives......Page 507
Examples of Family Intervention......Page 510
Intervening with Families: Focusing on the Future......Page 512
Communication Patterns and Styles......Page 513
Intervening with Families: Strategies to Modify Interactions......Page 517
Intervening with Families: Modifying Misconceptions and Distorted Cognitions......Page 525
Intervening with Families: Modifying Family Alignments......Page 526
Competency Notes......Page 529
CourseMate......Page 530
Stages of Group Development......Page 531
Interventions throughout the Life of the Group......Page 537
Stage-Specific Interventions......Page 541
Variations in Social Work with Groups......Page 553
Work with Task Groups......Page 554
Competency Notes......Page 556
CourseMate......Page 557
Additive Empathy and Interpretation......Page 559
Confrontation......Page 566
Summary......Page 574
Modeled Responses for Interpretation and Additive Empathy......Page 575
Situations and Dialogue......Page 576
Modeled Responses for Confrontation......Page 578
CourseMate......Page 579
CHAPTER 18 Managing Barriers to Change......Page 581
Relational Dynamics......Page 582
Reactions of Clients: Assessing Potential Barriers and Intervening......Page 588
Motivating Change......Page 602
Competency Notes......Page 608
Client Statements......Page 610
CourseMate......Page 611
PART 4 THE TERMINATION PHASE......Page 613
Evaluation......Page 615
Termination......Page 619
Consolidating Gains and Planning Maintenance Strategies......Page 627
Competency Notes......Page 630
CourseMate......Page 631
Bibliography......Page 633
Author Index......Page 681
Subject Index......Page 691