TY - BOOK AU - Sheafor,Bradford W. AU - Horejsi,Charles R. TI - Techniques and guidelines for social work practice SN - 9780205578092 AV - HV91 .Sh3 PY - 2008/// CY - Boston PB - Allyn and Bacon KW - Social service KW - Social Work N1 - Includes index; Social work and the social worker. The domain of the social work profession -- Merging person with profession -- Merging the person's art with the profession's science -- The building blocks of social work practice. The roles and functions performed by social workers -- Guiding principles for social workers -- Practice frameworks for social work -- Using evidence to guide the change process -- Techniques common to all social work practice. Basic communication and helping skills -- Basic skills for agency practice -- Techniques and guidelines for phases of the planned change process. Intake and engagement -- Data collection and assessment -- Planning and contracting -- Intervention and monitoring -- Evaluation and termination -- Specialized techniques and guidelines. Guidelines for working with vulnerable client groups -- Techniques for sustaining social work practice ER -