Social Work Skills And Knowledge : a practice handbook

✍ Scribed by Pamela Trevithick

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 434
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A leading text in the field of social work skills and methods, illustrating how these two are linked, with a grounding in theory and knowledge. SOCIAL WORK SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE : A PRACTICE HANDBOOK; Contents; Acknowledgements; PART 1: Theories and Theorists; 1 Introduction; 2 Theoretical knowledge; 3 Factual knowledge; 4 Practice knowledge; 5 Understanding human beings; PART 2: Skills and Interventions; 6 Communication, observation, listening, and assessment skills; 7 Interviewing skills; 8 Providing help, direction, and guidance; 9 Empowerment, negotiation, and partnership skills; 10 Professional competence and accountability; APPENDICES; Appendix 1: Behaviourist approaches; Appendix 2: Cognitive approaches. Appendix 3: Crisis interventionAppendix 4: Ecological approach in social work; Appendix 5: Feminist perspectives in social work; Appendix 6: Motivational interviewing; Appendix 7: Person-centred approaches; Appendix 8: Psychological approaches; Appendix 9: Radical and activist perspectives in social work; Appendix 10: Strengths perspectives; Appendix 11: Task-centred approaches; Appendix 12: Stages of change (or cycle of change); References; Index

✦ Table of Contents

SOCIAL WORK SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE : A PRACTICE HANDBOOK......Page 3
Contents......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 11
PART 1: Theories and Theorists......Page 13
1 Introduction......Page 15
2 Theoretical knowledge......Page 37
3 Factual knowledge......Page 73
4 Practice knowledge......Page 103
5 Understanding human beings......Page 135
PART 2: Skills and Interventions......Page 163
6 Communication, observation, listening, and assessment skills......Page 165
7 Interviewing skills......Page 197
8 Providing help, direction, and guidance......Page 237
9 Empowerment, negotiation, and partnership skills......Page 265
10 Professional competence and accountability......Page 287
APPENDICES......Page 321
Appendix 1: Behaviourist approaches......Page 323
Appendix 2: Cognitive approaches......Page 327
Appendix 3: Crisis intervention......Page 331
Appendix 4: Ecological approach in social work......Page 335
Appendix 5: Feminist perspectives in social work......Page 341
Appendix 6: Motivational interviewing......Page 345
Appendix 7: Person-centred approaches......Page 349
Appendix 8: Psychological approaches......Page 353
Appendix 9: Radical and activist perspectives in social work......Page 357
Appendix 10: Strengths perspectives......Page 361
Appendix 11: Task-centred approaches......Page 365
Appendix 12: Stages of change (or cycle of change)......Page 369
References......Page 373
Index......Page 407