Interpersonal Practice in Social Work
Promoting Competence and Social Justice
2nd Edition
Published on 17. November 1998
Book
Hardback
467 pages
978-0-205-26399-8 (ISBN)
Description
A social work practice text that incorporates many theoretical approaches, primarily ecological approaches, and emphasizes issues of social justice, which is now mandated in CSWE curriculum guidelines. Diversity is integrated through the social justice theme, including the consequences of experiencing oppression based on ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, and disability. The text presents the most up-to-date theories and approaches to working with individuals, families, groups and organizations, with comprehensive chapters on assessment of families (Ch. 9), groups (Ch. 10), organizations and communities (Ch. 11), and on changing families (Ch. 14) and groups (Ch. 15). This edition includes coverage of empowerment theory, social conflict, and critical consciousness, and a chapter on social work with involuntary clients (Ch. 5).
An Instructor's Manual provides instructors with invaluable assistance in teaching the course.
An Instructor's Manual provides instructors with invaluable assistance in teaching the course.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 18 mm
Width: 241 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
838 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-26399-8 (9780205263998)
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01/1984
Prentice-Hall
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Content
"Summary" and "Notes" end most chapters.
Preface.
1. Interpersonal Practice in Social Work: Nature and Scope.
Social Work Defined.
The Scope of Practice.
The Agency Context of Practice.
The Bases of Interpersonal Practice.
Social Work Action Repertoire.
Impact of Contemporary Society.
An Example of the Issues Discussed in This Chapter.
2. Basic Assumptions and Concepts.
Rationale.
Underlying Assumptions.
Metaphors.
"System" and Change.
Basic Concepts: Client, Worker, Target, and Action Systems.
Values.
3. Interpersonal Practice Beyond Diversity and toward Social Justice: The Importance of Critical Consciousness, by Beth Glover Reed, Peter A. Newman, Zulema E. Suarez, and Edith A. Lewis.
What is Critical Consciousness?
Major Dimensions of Multiculturalism and Some Terminology.
Key Social Group Categories and Related Terminology.
How Do Multiple Identities Work?
Positionality, Standpoint, and Critical Consciousness.
Routes to Critical Consciousness and Multicultural Competence.
Application of Critical Consciousness to Practice.
4. Engagement and Relationship.
Definition of the Social Work Relationship.
Power Dimensions in Professional Relationships.
Stages of the Professional Relationship.
Transactional Nature of the Professional Relationship.
Why is Relationship So Important?
Conscious Use of Self.
Importance of Hope.
The Initiation of Relationships.
5. Social Work Practice with Involuntary Clients.
Who is an Involuntary Client?
Social Work Perspectives on Involuntary Clients.
Legal and Ethical Issues.
Societal Issues.
Organizational Issues.
Practice Approaches and Procedures.
6. Becoming a Client.
Definition of a Client.
Pathways to Clienthood.
The Entry Process.
Tasks with Nonclients.
Agency Conditions and Definitions of Client.
Orientation to the Client Role.
Initiation of Problem Solving.
The Preliminary Contract.
7. Contracting.
Origins of the Concept.
Components of a Social Work Contract.
Characteristics of a Social Work Contract.
Values of the Contract Approach.
Limits of Contracting.
Contracting with Families and Groups.
8. Assessing Individuals.
Purposes of Assessments.
Individual Assessment Framework.
Stress Assessment.
Crisis Assessment.
Assessment as a "Label."
9. Assessing Families.
Introduction.
System Variables.
Family Assessment.
Process of Family Assessment.
Obtaining Family Assessment Data.
Categorizing Family Circumstances.
Ways of Portraying Family Conditions.
10. Assessing Groups.
The Kinds of Group Conditions.
The Process of Group Assessment.
11. Assessing Organizations and Communities.
Organizational Assessment.
Contemporary Organizational Problems.
Community Assessment.
Contemporary Community Issues.
12. Monitoring and Evaluating Change.
Monitoring.
Evaluation.
Side Effects.
13. Individual Change.
The Context of Individual Change.
Interventive Roles.
Overcoming Barriers.
Crisis Intervention.
14. Family Change.
Introduction.
Occasions for Family Interventions.
A Feminist Perspective.
Prior to the First Family Session.
The Initial Sessions.
The Family Change Stage.
Ethnic Issues in Work with Families.
15. Change in Groups.
Introduction.
Common Elements of Social Work with Groups.
Types of Groups.
Occasions for Use of Groups.
The Phases of Group Work.
The Group Work Contract.
Endings.
Cultural Diversity.
16. Change in Organizations and Communities.
Introduction.
Ethics of Organization and Community Change.
Theories of Organizational Change.
Community Change.
17. Termination.
The Tasks of Termination.
Termination Issues in Group Work.
Termination Issues with Families.
Worker Termination.
Problematic Terminations.
Bibliography.
Index.
Preface.
1. Interpersonal Practice in Social Work: Nature and Scope.
Social Work Defined.
The Scope of Practice.
The Agency Context of Practice.
The Bases of Interpersonal Practice.
Social Work Action Repertoire.
Impact of Contemporary Society.
An Example of the Issues Discussed in This Chapter.
2. Basic Assumptions and Concepts.
Rationale.
Underlying Assumptions.
Metaphors.
"System" and Change.
Basic Concepts: Client, Worker, Target, and Action Systems.
Values.
3. Interpersonal Practice Beyond Diversity and toward Social Justice: The Importance of Critical Consciousness, by Beth Glover Reed, Peter A. Newman, Zulema E. Suarez, and Edith A. Lewis.
What is Critical Consciousness?
Major Dimensions of Multiculturalism and Some Terminology.
Key Social Group Categories and Related Terminology.
How Do Multiple Identities Work?
Positionality, Standpoint, and Critical Consciousness.
Routes to Critical Consciousness and Multicultural Competence.
Application of Critical Consciousness to Practice.
4. Engagement and Relationship.
Definition of the Social Work Relationship.
Power Dimensions in Professional Relationships.
Stages of the Professional Relationship.
Transactional Nature of the Professional Relationship.
Why is Relationship So Important?
Conscious Use of Self.
Importance of Hope.
The Initiation of Relationships.
5. Social Work Practice with Involuntary Clients.
Who is an Involuntary Client?
Social Work Perspectives on Involuntary Clients.
Legal and Ethical Issues.
Societal Issues.
Organizational Issues.
Practice Approaches and Procedures.
6. Becoming a Client.
Definition of a Client.
Pathways to Clienthood.
The Entry Process.
Tasks with Nonclients.
Agency Conditions and Definitions of Client.
Orientation to the Client Role.
Initiation of Problem Solving.
The Preliminary Contract.
7. Contracting.
Origins of the Concept.
Components of a Social Work Contract.
Characteristics of a Social Work Contract.
Values of the Contract Approach.
Limits of Contracting.
Contracting with Families and Groups.
8. Assessing Individuals.
Purposes of Assessments.
Individual Assessment Framework.
Stress Assessment.
Crisis Assessment.
Assessment as a "Label."
9. Assessing Families.
Introduction.
System Variables.
Family Assessment.
Process of Family Assessment.
Obtaining Family Assessment Data.
Categorizing Family Circumstances.
Ways of Portraying Family Conditions.
10. Assessing Groups.
The Kinds of Group Conditions.
The Process of Group Assessment.
11. Assessing Organizations and Communities.
Organizational Assessment.
Contemporary Organizational Problems.
Community Assessment.
Contemporary Community Issues.
12. Monitoring and Evaluating Change.
Monitoring.
Evaluation.
Side Effects.
13. Individual Change.
The Context of Individual Change.
Interventive Roles.
Overcoming Barriers.
Crisis Intervention.
14. Family Change.
Introduction.
Occasions for Family Interventions.
A Feminist Perspective.
Prior to the First Family Session.
The Initial Sessions.
The Family Change Stage.
Ethnic Issues in Work with Families.
15. Change in Groups.
Introduction.
Common Elements of Social Work with Groups.
Types of Groups.
Occasions for Use of Groups.
The Phases of Group Work.
The Group Work Contract.
Endings.
Cultural Diversity.
16. Change in Organizations and Communities.
Introduction.
Ethics of Organization and Community Change.
Theories of Organizational Change.
Community Change.
17. Termination.
The Tasks of Termination.
Termination Issues in Group Work.
Termination Issues with Families.
Worker Termination.
Problematic Terminations.
Bibliography.
Index.