Solution-based Casework: An Introduction to Clinical & Case Management Skills in Casework Practice (Modern Applications of Social Work)

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 12
I. HISTORICAL CONTEXT......Page 16
  Family-Centered Practice......Page 18
  Ecological Perspective......Page 19
  Competence-Centered Perspective......Page 22
  Family Life Cycle Theory......Page 24
  Postmodern Family Casework......Page 26
  Solution-Focused Family Therapy......Page 28
  Relapse Prevention Theory......Page 30
  Integrating Solution-Focused and Problem-Centered Models......Page 32
 2 Searching for Solutions in the Postmodern World......Page 36
  The Evolution of Casework Practice......Page 37
  Current Challenges to Casework......Page 40
  Rising Pressure from the Welfare to Work Movement......Page 43
  Emerging Responses to the Crisis in Casework......Page 44
II. ASSESSMENT......Page 50
  "Sorting Things Out" Together......Page 52
  Keeping Ourselves Focused on Everyday Life......Page 53
  Routines Are at the Heart of Family Life......Page 54
  The Problem with Solutions......Page 55
  Overview of Family Development......Page 56
  Beginning Couple......Page 57
  Infant Preschool Family......Page 58
  School-Age Family......Page 59
  Adolescent Family......Page 60
  Launching Family......Page 61
  Divorce and Remarriage......Page 62
  Keeping Your Finger on the Pulse of Family Life......Page 63
  Everyday Life and Patterns of Discouragement......Page 64
  Assessing Patterns in Everyday Life......Page 66
  Creating a Partnership to Find Solutions......Page 67
  Techniques for Building Partnerships......Page 68
  Recognizing Dominant Patterns in Everyday Life......Page 71
  Helping the Family Describe the Problem in Everyday Life Terms......Page 72
  Decision-Making in Assessment......Page 77
  What Skills Should Be Targeted for Outcome?......Page 80
  Step 1: Recognizing Patterns in High-Risk Situations......Page 83
  Step 2: Learning the Details of High-Risk Patterns......Page 84
  Step 3: Practicing Small Steps toward Change......Page 88
  Step 4: Creating a Plan That Stays Focused on Solutions......Page 91
  Reinforcing Client Progress During Assessment......Page 94
  Summary......Page 95
  Searching for Solutions......Page 98
  Strategies That Work in Gaining Goal Consensus......Page 101
  Helping Clients Establish an Initial Safety Plan......Page 109
  Thinking Long-Term While Taking Short-Term Steps......Page 110
  Considerations on Implementing a Safety Plan......Page 111
  Summary of the Role of Assessment in Case Planning......Page 112
  Appendix......Page 114
III. MANAGEMENT ISSUES......Page 118
  The Advantages of Being Specific and Measurable......Page 120
  When Case Plans Become Court Documents......Page 122
  Writing a Case Plan That Is Focused on Solutions......Page 123
  Breaking Down the Goal into Family Objectives......Page 124
  Going from Family-Level Objectives to Individual-Level Objectives......Page 125
  Breaking Down Objectives into Manageable Tasks......Page 127
  Writing Action Plans to Prevent Relapse......Page 133
  The Challenge of Staying the Course......Page 140
  A Reminder about Targeting Outcome Skills......Page 141
  Challenge 1: Making the Transition from Intake to Ongoing......Page 142
  Challenge 2: Making the Transition from Casework to Treatment......Page 147
  Challenge 4: Making the Most of Setbacks......Page 151
  Supervisor's Role in Case Management......Page 155
  Taking the Time to Supervise......Page 156
  Maintaining a Partnership......Page 157
  Maintaining a Focus on Specific Situations in Family Life......Page 158
  Summary......Page 161
  Introduction......Page 164
  What Happened?......Page 167
  What Is the Safety Plan?......Page 168
  How Has the Problem Been Defined with the Family?......Page 169
  Sample Dialogue at the Time of Referral......Page 170
  Offering Services to Mirror Family Developmental Needs......Page 174
  Overview of Steps to Prevention......Page 178
  Helping Clients Learn the Details of Their Patterns......Page 179
  Helping Clients Practice Small Steps of Change......Page 181
  Helping Clients Develop Relapse Prevention Plans......Page 183
  Summary of Solution-Based Interviewing Techniques......Page 184
  Strategies for Collaboration......Page 185
 10 Solution-Based Interviewing Techniques......Page 190
  Techniques That Build a Consensus about the Problem......Page 191
  Normalizing......Page 192
  Externalizing the Problem......Page 193
  Searching for Exceptions to the Pattern......Page 194
  Tracking the Problem Pattern......Page 195
  Techniques for Creating Interest in Signs of Change......Page 199
  Between Session Observation......Page 200
  Old versus New T-Charts......Page 201
  Scaling Questions......Page 202
  Time-Oriented Questions......Page 204
  Anchoring Change in the New Self......Page 206
  Expanding the Audience for Change......Page 207
  Reinforcing Progress through Credentialing......Page 209
  Celebrating Rites of Passage......Page 210
  Reference Reading Specifically for Technique......Page 212
  Frustration and Old Models......Page 214
  Advantages to Solution-Based Casework......Page 218
  Challenges Inherent in Changing Habits......Page 222
  Success Stories......Page 224
  Implementing Solution-Based Casework: Training Considerations......Page 228
References......Page 234
Index......Page 240