Techniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practice

Emphasizes the different techniques needed for successful social work practice. This title is also available as a more affordable e-book with embedded media to illustrate key concepts. Techniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practice, 10/e demonstrates the unique place of social work among the helping professions. Readers will gain insight into the social worker’s professional roles, guiding principles, and the importance of evidence-based practice. This title provides students with easy access to the most current information on fundamental techniques and useful guidelines for social work practice from the generalist perspective. The 10th edition introduces 12 new techniques or guidelines corresponding to the national social work licensing examinations and the Council on Social Work Education’s list of essential practice behaviors. Techniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practice is broken into five parts. Parts I and II provide knowledge, values, and competencies for effective social work practice, while Parts III through V contain 154 clear and readable descriptions of practice techniques, presented in a handbook format for convenient accessibility of information.   Instructors, visit pearsonhighered.com/etextbooks to register for your digital examination copy, or contact your Pearson Representative to learn more.

Table of Contents:
In this Section: I) Brief Table of Contents II) Detailed Table of Contents   I) Brief Table of Contents   PART I  - SOCIAL WORK AND THE SOCIAL WORKER    Chapter 1. The Domain of the Social Work Profession    Chapter 2. Merging Person with Profession    Chapter 3. Merging The Person’s Art With The Profession’s Science     PART II  - THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE  Chapter 4. The Roles And Functions Of Social Workers   Chapter 5. Guiding Principles For Social Workers   Chapter 6. Practice Frameworks For Social Work   Chapter 7. Using Evidence In The Change Process     PART III  Techniques Common to All Social Work Practice   Chapter 8. Basic Communication And Helping Skills   Chapter 9. Basic Skills For Agency Practice   PART IV -  TECHNIQUES AND GUIDELINES FOR PHASES OF THE PLANNED CHANGE PROCESS    Chapter 10. Intake And Engagement   Chapter 11. Data Collection And Assessment Chapter 12. Planning And Contracting Chapter 13. Intervention And Monitoring Chapter 14. Evaluation And Termination   PART V - Specialized Techniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practice     Chapter 15. Guidelines For Working With Vulnerable Client Groups   Chapter 16. Techniques For Sustaining Social Work Practice     II) Detailed Table of Contents   PART I  - SOCIAL WORK AND THE SOCIAL WORKER    Chapter 1. The Domain of the Social Work Profession    The Social Work Domain     An Overview of Social Work Practice       Chapter 2. Merging Person with Profession    Selecting Social Work as a Career     Establishing Oneself as a Social Worker      The Interplay of One’s Personal and Professional Lives     A Self-Care Program for the Social Worker     Having Fun in Social Work      Chapter 3. Merging The Person’s Art With The Profession’s Science   The Social Worker as Artist      The Social Worker as Scientist      PART II  - THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE  Chapter 4. The Roles And Functions Of Social Workers   Identifying Professional Roles        Chapter 5. Guiding Principles For Social Workers   Principles That Focus on the Social Worker      Principles That Guide Practice Activities        Chapter 6. Practice Frameworks For Social Work   Requirements of a Practice Framework     Guidelines for Selecting a Practice Framework      Selected Practice Frameworks        Chapter 7. Using Evidence In The Change Process   Conducting Evidence-Based Practice    Critical Thinking When Making Practice Decisions      Guiding the Planned Change Process     The Context of Planned Change    Identifying the Actors in Planned Change      Phases of the Planned Change Process      Conclusion     Selected Bibliography     PART III  Techniques Common to All Social Work Practice   Chapter 8. Basic Communication And Helping Skills   8.1    Creating an Effective Helping Relationship     8.2    Verbal Communication Skills      8.3    Nonverbal Communication Skills      8.4    Helping Skills     8.5    Enhancing Client Motivation 8.6    Understanding Emotions and Feelings     8.7    Responding to Defensive Communication     8.8    Applying Cultural Competence to Helping       Chapter 9. Basic Skills For Agency Practice 9.1    Written Reports and Correspondence  9.2    Effective Telephone Communication     9.3     Using Information Technology 9.4    Client Records and Documentation  9.5    Dealing with Ethical Issues 9.6    Managing Time and Workload   9.7    Elements of Professional Behavior PART IV -  TECHNIQUES AND GUIDELINES FOR PHASES OF THE PLANNED CHANGE PROCESS    Chapter 10. Intake And Engagement   Section A    Techniques and Guidelines for Direct Practice      10.1  Making the First Telephone Contact      10.2  Conducting the First Face-to-Face Meeting      10.3  Clarifying the Client’s Problem, Concern, or Request     10.4  Making a Referral      10.5  Obtaining, Protecting, and Releasing Client Information     10.6  Conducting an In-Home Interview     10.7  Engaging the Mandated Client     10.8  Responding to the Manipulative Client      10.9  Increasing Personal Safety in Dangerous Situations     10.10 Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities   10.11 Addressing Power Differentials with Clients Section B    Techniques and Guidelines for Indirect Practice      10.12 Orienting Yourself to Your Agency      10.13 Selecting and Orienting New Staff and Volunteers      10.14 Orienting Yourself to Your Community        Chapter 11. Data Collection And Assessment Section A    Techniques and Guidelines for Direct Practice      11.1  Assessing a Client's Social Functioning  11.2  The Meaning of Work in Social Functioning 11.3  The Social Assessment Report 11.4  Mapping Client Conditions  11.5  Expanding a Client’s Vision of Changes That Are Possible    11.6  Identifying Client Strengths      11.7  Assessing a Client’s Social Support      11.8  Assessing a Client’s Coping Strategies and Ego Defenses      11.9  Assessing a Client’s Role Performance      11.10 Assessing a Client’s Self-Concept     11.11 Assessing a Client’s Needed Level of Care   11.12 Using Questionnaires, Checklists, and Vignettes   11.13 Identifying Developmental Delays in Young Children     11.14 Assessing a Client’s Mental Status     11.15 Using the DSM and PIE Assessment Tools 11.16 Assessing a Child’s Need for Protection     11.17 Mandated Reporting of Abuse and Neglect   11.18 Referral for Psychological Testing      11.19 Assessing Family Functioning 11.20 Understanding the Family Life Cycle   11.21 Assessing Small-Group Functioning 11.22 Accessing Evidence-Based Information Section B    Techniques and Guidelines for Indirect Practice      11.23 Assessing Agency Structure      11.24 Assessing Human Services Needs    11.25 Community Decision-Making Analysis      11.26 Analyzing Social Policy Implications      11.27 Conducting a Community Assets Assessment Chapter 12. Planning And Contracting Section A    Techniques and Guidelines for Direct Practice    12.1  Selecting Target Problems and Goals     12.2  The Problem Search      12.3  The Client Needs List     12.4  Formulating Intervention Objectives      12.5  Written Service Contracts     12.6  Making Use of Informal Resources      12.7  Family Group Conferencing      12.8  The Small Group as a Resource     Section B    Techniques and Guidelines for Indirect Practice    12.9  Establishing and Changing Organizations      12.10 Agency Planning Processes      12.11 Selecting Change Issues for Advocacy     12.12 Project Planning and Evaluation      12.13 Planning a Primary Prevention Program   12.14 Participatory Action Planning      Chapter 13. Intervention And Monitoring Section A    Techniques and Guidelines for Direct Practice     13.1  Preparing for an Interview      13.2  Information, Advice, and Persuasion  13.3  Reinforcement and Related Behavioral Techniques     13.4  Behavioral Rehearsal      13.5  Behavioral Contracting     13.6  Role Reversal     13.7  Managing Self-Talk      13.8  Building Self-Esteem      13.9  Confrontation and Challenge      13.10 Reframing      13.11 Helping Clients Make Difficult Decisions     13.12 Helping Clients with Harmful Habits 13.13 Helping Clients with Financial Problems 13.14 Helping Clients in Crisis 13.15 Homework Assignments     13.16 The Feelings List      13.17 Client Advocacy     13.18 Client Empowerment      13.19 Resolving Conflict through Counseling and Mediation 13.20 Providing Support for Caregivers        13.21 Indirect Discussion of Self in Small Groups      13.22 Programming in Group Work     Section B    Techniques and Guidelines for Indirect Practice      13.23 Working with a Governing or Advisory Board      13.24 Conducting Effective Staff Meetings      13.25 Building Interprofessional Teamwork and Cooperation      13.26 Leading Small-Group Meetings      13.27 The RISK Technique      13.28 The Nominal Group Technique (NGT)      13.29 Chairing a Formal Committee      13.30 Problem Solving by a Large Group      13.31 Brainstorming     13.32 Class Advocacy     13.33 Teaching and Training     13.34 Preparing a Budget     13.35 Marketing and Fund-Raising for Human Services      13.36 Developing Grant Applications   13.37 Organizing Neighborhoods and Communities 13.38 Influencing Legislators and Other Decision Makers       Chapter 14. Evaluation And Termination Section A    Techniques and Guidelines for Direct Practice     14.1  Measuring Change with Frequency Counts 14.2  Measuring Change with Individualized Rating Scales     14.3  Measuring Change with Standardized Rating Scales      14.4  The Service Plan Outcome Checklist (SPOC)      14.5  Task Achievement Scaling (TAS)     14.6  Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS)      14.7  Single-Subject Designs (SSDs)     14.8  Termination of Service      Section B    Techniques and Guidelines for Indirect Practice     14.9  Program Evaluation     14.10 The Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ)      14.11 Agency Evaluation        PART V - Specialized Techniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practice     Chapter 15. Guidelines For Working With Vulnerable Client Groups   15.1  The Client Experiencing Poverty     15.2  The Client Who Is a Child  15.3  The Client Who Is an Adolescent      15.4  The Client Who Is a Parent or Grandparent      15.5  The Client Who Is an Older Person      15.6  The Client Who Is Experiencing Domestic Violence     15.7  The Client Who Is at Risk of Suicide      15.8  The Client with an Intellectual Disability     15.9  The Client with Brain Injury      15.10 The Client with a Serious Physical Disability     15.11 The Client Who Is Chemically Dependent      15.12 The Client with Serious Mental Illness    15.13 The Client with a Personality Disorder   15.14 The Client on Psychotropic Medication      15.15 The Client Who Is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender      15.16 The Client with an Eating Disorder      15.17 The Client Experiencing Grief or Loss      15.18 The Client with Concerns Related to Spirituality and Religion     15.19 The Client Who Is Impacted by the Criminal Justice System 15.20 The Client or Family Affected by War 15.21 The Client or Family Experiencing an Adoption 15.22 The Client Who Is an Immigrant or Refugee      15.23 The Client or Community Experiencing an Emergency or Disaster        Chapter 16. Techniques For Sustaining Social Work Practice 16.1  Getting a Social Work Job     16.2  Preparing for Social Work Competency Exams  16.3  Developing Self-Awareness     16.4  Avoiding Compassion Fatigue and Stress Management     16.5  Dealing with Sexual Misconduct      16.6  Avoiding Malpractice Suits      16.7  Testifying in Court      16.8  Providing and Receiving Supervision      16.9  Building and Maintaining Mentoring Relationships     16.10 Consuming and Contributing to Social Work Knowledge    16.11 Improving the Social Work Image      16.12  Becoming a Leader