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Direct social work practice : theory and skills Dean H Hepworth [and others].

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Australia ; Belmont, CA :Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, ©2010. Edition: 8th edDescription: xviii, 654 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780495601678
  • 0495601675
  • 9780495604259
ISSN:
  • 0495604259
LOC classification:
  • HV40 .D57
Contents:
1. Introduction -- The challenges of social work -- Direct practice: domain, philosophy, and roles -- Overview of the helping process -- Operationalizing the cardinal social work values -- 2. Exploring, assessing, and planning -- Building blocks of communication: communicating with empathy and authenticity -- Verbal following, exploring, and focusing skills -- Eliminating counterproductive communication patterns -- Assessment: exploring and understanding problems and strengths -- Assessment: intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental factors -- Assessing family functioning gin diverse family and cultural contexts -- Forming and assessing social work groups -- Developing goals and formulating a contract -- 3. The change-oriented phase -- Planning and implementing change-oriented strategies -- Developing resources, organizing, planning, and advocacy as intervention strategies -- Enhancing family relationships -- Intervening in social work groups -- Additive empathy, interpretation, and confrontation -- Managing barriers to change -- 4. Termination phase -- The final phase: evaluation and termination.
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Includes index.

1. Introduction --
The challenges of social work --
Direct practice: domain, philosophy, and roles --
Overview of the helping process --
Operationalizing the cardinal social work values --
2. Exploring, assessing, and planning --
Building blocks of communication: communicating with empathy and authenticity --
Verbal following, exploring, and focusing skills --
Eliminating counterproductive communication patterns --
Assessment: exploring and understanding problems and strengths --
Assessment: intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental factors --
Assessing family functioning gin diverse family and cultural contexts --
Forming and assessing social work groups --
Developing goals and formulating a contract --
3. The change-oriented phase --
Planning and implementing change-oriented strategies --
Developing resources, organizing, planning, and advocacy as intervention strategies --
Enhancing family relationships --
Intervening in social work groups --
Additive empathy, interpretation, and confrontation --
Managing barriers to change --
4. Termination phase --
The final phase: evaluation and termination.

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