Social Work Practice
A Critical Thinker's Guide
3rd Edition
Published on 1. November 2012
Book
Hardback
704 pages
978-0-19-975725-1 (ISBN)
Description
The first textbook to emphasize the importance of critical thinking skills to practice, this third edition of the classic Social Work Practice retains its unique focus on thinking critically about decisions that social workers make daily. Organized around the phases of helping, this hands-on introduction highlights the decision points that social workers encounter during assessment, intervention, and evaluation. This text, together with its companion
website, provides students with a wealth of hands-on exercises for developing and assessing their practice skills. Most importantly, it helps students enhance client well-being by becoming critical thinkers and evidence-informed practitioners.
website, provides students with a wealth of hands-on exercises for developing and assessing their practice skills. Most importantly, it helps students enhance client well-being by becoming critical thinkers and evidence-informed practitioners.
Reviews / Votes
Her [Gambrill's] message that social workers try to solve problems which have causes outside the influence of social work resonates throughout the book. This is a challenging but encouraging read for the nearly disillusioned. It could seem primarily a thinker's book but instead deftly helps the pragmatist to think differently too. * Journal of Social Work *More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
285 exhibits
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
1991 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-975725-1 (9780199757251)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
10/2012
3rd Edition
OUP eBook
€110.99
Available for download
Previous edition
Book
02/2006
2nd Edition
Oxford University Press Inc
€68.09
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Person
Eileen Gambrill, PhD, is the Hutto Patterson Charitable Foundation Professor in Child and Family Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
Content
Prologue: Social Workers at Work ; Part I. Getting Oriented ; 1. Social Work: An Introduction ; 2. Clients and Services ; 3. Values, Ethics, and Obligations ; Part II. Thinking about Knowledge and How to Get it ; 4. Different Views of Knowledge ; 5. Critical Thinking: Integral to Evidence-Based Practice ; Part III. Thinking about Problems and Causes ; 6. Competing Views of Personal and Social Problems and Their Causes ; 7. Taking Advantage of Research Findings about Behavior and How it is Influenced by the Environment ; Part IV. A Decision-Focused Practice Model ; 8. Problem Solving and Decision Making: Integral to Helping Clients ; 9. Evidence-Based Practice: A Decision-Making Process and Philosophy ; 10. Posing Questions and Searching for Answers ; 11. Critically Appraising Research: Thinking for Yourself ; Part V. Getting Started ; 12. A Contextual Assessment Framework ; 13. Beginning: A Practice Guide ; 14. Engaging Clients ; Part VI. Relationship Skills ; 15. Interpersonal Helping Skills ; 16. Creating and Handling Challenging Social Situations ; Part VII. Gathering and Organizing Information ; 17. Where to Look: Deciding How to Gather Needed Information ; 18. Observation: Learning to See ; 19. Reviewing Resources and Obstacles ; 20. Putting it All Together ; Part VIII. Selecting Plans and Assessing Progress ; 21. Selecting and Implementing Service Plans ; 22. Evaluating Outcomes as Integral to Problem Solving ; 23. Planning for Endings ; Part IX. Intervention Options ; 24. Empowering Clients: Providing Information and Skill Building ; 25. Helping Clients Learn Positive Behavior Change Skills ; 26. Working with Groups and Families ; 27. Organizations and Communities ; Part X. The Long Run ; 28. Maintaining Skills and Staying Happy in Your Work ; References ; Index