Modern Social Work Theory

Cover
Contents
List of figures
Preface to the fourth edition
About the author
A note on terminology
Part 1 Thinking about social work theory
	1 The social construction of social work theory
		Main contribution
		Main points
		Theory and knowledge in social work practice
		Case example: Using induction and deduction when working with dying people
		Theory and practice in social work
		Pause and reflect Summarizing the claims for theory
		Pause and reflect: A case example Using practice theory in working with a bereaved son
		Case example: A client\'s pathway to the service contributes to a shared construction of social work practice
		Case example: A drug user\'s life
		Case example: Domestic violence
		Case example: Mental illness
		Arenas of social work construction
		Conclusion: using ideas about social work theory
		Additional resources
	2 Evaluating social work theory
		Main contribution
		Main points
		Major statements
		The main groups of practice theory
		Reviews of practice theory
		Pause and reflect Choosing theories as useful in your studies and practice
		Using theory selectively and eclectically
		Pause and reflect How to use selection and eclectic practice
		Case example: Selecting from theories to develop an eclectic agency practice
		Theory in different forms of social work: group, macro, residential care and family therapy practice
		Using evidence to support practice theory
		Case example: Shouting at the children
		Case example: CBT in residential care
		Conclusion: how social workers can evaluate social work theory
		Additional resources
	3 Connecting theory and practice
		Main contribution
		Main points
		Practice ideas
		Major statements
		Why do we use theory in a practical activity?
		Example the theory of making tea
		Pause and reflect how might generalizations help us?
		Pause and reflect how are theory and practice different?
		Practice approaches to using theory
		Case example: Maintaining coherence while using different theoretical models at different stages
		Case example: Carrie\'s fear of crying focuses her use of self
		Pause and reflect Repressing or expressing your emotions in practice
		Example Knowledge and prevention in child welfare services
		Case example: Chinese and Western views of mental illness
		Case example: Hayley\'s \'crisis\' questions led Soumen to defend his family\'s \'moral adequacy\'
		Example Reflexivity may be seen as rotating practitioners\' models of the situation they are working with
		Case example: Henry\'s death and his marriage
		Case example: Josie discusses theory openly with her clients
		Conclusion: using theory–practice ideas
		Additional resources
Part 2 Reviewing social work theories
	4 Psychodynamic practice
		Main contribution
		Main points
		Practice ideas
		Major statements
		The debate summary
		Case example: Julia\'s social work career
		Wider theoretical perspectives
		Pause and reflect Psychoanalytic ideas with cultural influence on social work
		Case example: David\'s unconscious feelings about his mother
		Case example: Dealing with david\'s anger
		Connections
		The politics of psychodynamic theory
		Values issues
		Applications
		Pause and reflect Looking at underlying factors in behaviour
		Example text: Brandell (2004) on psychodynamic social work
		Case example: Should diana get her children back?
		Case example: Gillian\'s use of emotion in managing the relationship with her family
		Case example: A single parent makes a new start
		Example text: Shemmings and Shemmings (2011) on attachment theory
		Case example: Two single mothers\' approaches to their daughters
		Case example: Mentalizing about removing a child from the mother\'s care
		Conclusion: using psychodynamic theory
		Additional resources
	5 Crisis and task-centred practice
		Main contribution
		Main points
		Practice ideas
		Major statements
		The debate summary
		Wider theoretical perspectives
		Connections
		The politics of crisis intervention and task-centred practice
		Case example: Peter\'s father\'s divorce
		Values issues
		Applications
		Example text: Thompson (2011a) on crisis intervention
		Case example: Haroun Singh experiences his wife\'s death
		Pause and reflect Jeanne debates whether to report a rape
		Case example: Jeanne\'s dilemma
		Example text: Marsh and Doel (2005) on task-centred practice
		Case example: Multiple definition of problems – Joan\'s job
		Case example: Exploring Ethan\'s drug problems
		Conclusion: using crisis and task-centred theory
		Additional resources
	6 Cognitive-behavioural practice
		Main contribution
		Main points
		Practice ideas
		Major statements
		The debate summary
		Pause and reflect Fabia\'s life objectives
		Case example: CBT to help Fabia
		Wider theoretical perspectives
		Connections
		The politics of CBT theory
		Values issues
		Applications
		Case example: Getting muddy at the park
		Case example: Feliks and the park again
		Case example: Extinction process
		Case example: Counter conditioning in enuresis
		Case example: The threat of unemployment
		Example The neuroscientific basis of drug abuse
		Case example: Mrs Folwell\'s arthritis
		Example text: Dobson and Dobson (2009) on CBT
		Case example: Fred\'s anxiety
		Case example: Faisal\'s social activities
		Pause and reflect Freda\'s school-related anxiety
		Case example: Freda\'s story
		Conclusion: using CBT
		Additional resources
	7 Systems and ecological practice
		Main contribution
		Main points
		Practice ideas
		Major statements
		The debate summary
		Case example: Pete, a hyperactive child in the Marsalis family
		Pause and reflect Selecting levels and focuses
		Wider theoretical perspectives
		Connections
		The politics of systems theory
		Values issues
		Applications
		Case example: Seeing practice in systems terms
		Case example: Involvement with different aspects of a family\'s needs
		Case example: Context defines responsibilities with a disabled person
		Example text: Gitterman and Germain\'s (2008) life model of social work
		Case example: Tyler\'s drug abuse and Mrs Garrod\'s housing
		Conclusion: using systems and ecological theory
		Additional resources
	8 Macro practice, social development and social pedagogy
		Main contribution
		Main points
		Practice ideas
		Major statements
		The debate summary
		Wider theoretical perspectives
		Case example: The social pedagogy pilot programme in UK children\'s residential care
		Case example: Kevin, a hyperactive child
		Connections
		The politics of social and community development
		Values issues
		Case example: A volunteering scheme for a housing project
		Applications
		Pause and reflect Communities and shared interests
		Example text: Burghardt\'s (2011) macro practice
		Case example: Saving the settlement
		Case example: Reviving the settlement
		Example text: Midgley\'s (1995, 2010a) social development
		Conclusion: using macro, social development and social pedagogy ideas
		Additional resources
	9 Strengths, narrative and solution practice
		Main contribution
		Main points
		Practice ideas
		Major statements
		The debate summary
		Case example: Solution-focused questioning in child safeguarding
		Case example: Putting the forms aside to get the story and find the strengths
		Wider theoretical perspectives
		Pause and reflect Criticizing social psychology\'s contribution to social work
		Case example: Grace caring for her mother
		Pause and reflect Underlying claims of constructions about social problems
		Case example: Claims about divorce
		Case example: Talking to children about death
		Connections
		The politics of narrative, solution and strengths practice
		Values issues
		Case example: A disabled man\'s allowance is withdrawn
		Applications
		Example text: Greene and Lee (2011) on solution-oriented practice
		Case example: Approaching a child safeguarding visit with a mother
		Conclusion: using strengths, narrative and solution ideas
		Additional resources
	10 Humanistic practice, existentialism and spirituality
		Main contribution
		Main points
		Practice ideas
		Major statements
		The debate summary
		Wider theoretical perspectives
		Connections
		The politics of humanistic and related ideas
		Values issues
		Applications
		Case example: Jabari\'s unemployment
		Example text: Glassman\'s (2009) humanistic group work
		Example text: Holloway and Moss (2010) on spirituality and social work
		Conclusion: using humanistic social work
		Additional resources
	11 Empowerment and advocacy
		Main contribution
		Main points
		Practice ideas
		Major statements
		The debate summary
		Wider theoretical perspectives
		Connections
		Pause and reflect Celia\'s care decisions
		Case example: Should Celia\'s social worker advocate on her behalf?
		The politics of empowerment and advocacy
		Values issues
		Applications
		Case example: Moving into a mental health hostel
		Example text: Lee\'s (2001) empowerment approach
		Example text: Hoefer\'s (2012) advocacy for social justice
		Case example: Choosing a new team leader
		Pause and reflect think about who loses and gains by examining an \'understanding the issue\' statement
		Pause and reflect Potential advocacy approaches
		Conclusion: using empowerment and advocacy theory
		Additional resources
	12 Critical practice
		Main contribution
		Main points
		Practice ideas
		Major statements
		The debate summary
		Case example: The housing project for mentally ill people
		Wider theoretical perspectives
		Connections
		The politics of critical theory
		Values issues
		Applications
		Case example: How praxis works
		Example text: Mullaly\'s (2007) \'new\' structural social work
		Pause and reflect Your examples of oppression myths
		Case example: The disability and youth groups in a community centre
		Pause and reflect Examples of oppression
		Pause and reflect Structural challenge in your agency
		Example text: Fook\'s (2012) critical practice
		Conclusion: using critical social work
		Additional resources
	13 Feminist practice
		Main contribution
		Main points
		Practice ideas
		Major statements
		The debate summary
		Wider theoretical perspectives
		Connections
		Case example: Money and power in a family relationship
		Case example: The man who \'tapped\' his wife
		The politics of feminist social work
		Values issues
		Case example: Dealing with all the issues in an assessment
		Pause and reflect Mr Jones\'s attitudes
		Case example: Hilda, Mr Jones, gratitude and caring labour
		Applications
		Example text: V. White\'s (2006) \'the state of feminist social work\'
		Case example: Feminist woman-centred practice with an older man and woman
		Pause and reflect is Alice and Karina\'s work a \'feminist conspiracy\'?
		Conclusion: using feminist theory in practice
		Additional resources
	14 Anti-oppressive and multicultural sensitivity approaches to practice
		Main contribution
		Main points
		Practice ideas
		Major statements
		The debate summary
		Case example: Confusion about the nature of Nia\'s disability
		Pause and reflect Thinking about issues of culture and oppression
		Case example: Gang fights in the social housing scheme
		Case example: Celebrating cultural diversity in residential care
		Wider theoretical perspectives
		Pause and reflect Your life experience
		Connections
		The politics of anti-oppression and sensitivity
		Values issues
		Applications
		Example text: Dalrymple and Burke (2006) on anti-oppressive practice
		Example text: Sisneros et al. (2008) on critical multicultural social work
		Case example: Selma\'s life develops from profound deafness
		Pause and reflect Using the web of intersecting identities
		Conclusion: using anti-oppressive and multicultural sensitivity approaches
		Additional resources
Bibliography
Author index
Subject index