Social Work Skills And Knowledge
A Practice Handbook
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2011
434 pages
978-0-335-24062-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Content
- Intro
- 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 intervention
- Appendix 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
