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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover -- Series Page -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Brief Contents -- Detailed Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: Understanding Social Work Practice -- The Purpose of Social Work -- Practicing Social Work -- Social Work Roles -- Social Work Competencies -- Knowledge, Values, Skills, and Cognitive and Affective Processes -- Knowledge -- Importance of Self-Knowledge -- Values -- Skills -- Cognitive and Affective Processes -- Clients and Communities in Social Work Practice -- Practice with Individuals, Families, and Small Groups |
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Community, Organizational, and Policy Practice -- Phases of Competent Social Work Practice -- Engagement -- Assessment and Planning -- Intervention -- Termination -- Evaluation -- Professional Tensions in Social Work -- Balancing Work with Individuals, Families, and Small Groups with Work in the Larger Environment -- Integrated Social Work Practice -- Social Control and Social Change -- Change and Acceptance -- Experts and Shared Power -- Thinking Globally and Practicing Locally -- Theoretical Perspectives for Social Work Practice -- Ecosystems Perspective -- Social Justice Perspective |
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Strengths Perspective -- Narrative Theory -- Solution-Focused Approach -- Quick Guide 1: Summary of Perspectives for Social Work Practice -- Critical Considerations in Understanding Social Work Practice: The Grand Challenges -- Conclusion -- Main Points -- Exercises -- Chapter 2: Applying Values and Ethics to Practice -- A Brief History of Social Work Ethics -- Professional Codes of Ethics -- The NASW Code of Ethics -- Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles -- Limits of Ethical Codes -- The Role of Context -- Critical Thinking and Professional Judgment -- Diversity |
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Ethics and the Law -- Parallels between Ethics and the Law -- Conflicts between Ethics and the Law -- Duty to Report: Child Protection -- Duty to Report: Adult Protection -- Duty to Protect: Threats of Violence -- Conflicts in Working with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities -- Collaboration between Ethics and the Law -- Identifying and Resolving Ethical Dilemmas -- Making a Distinction between Value Conflicts and Ethical Dilemmas -- The Ethical Principles Screen -- Quick Guide 2: Elements of the Ethical Principles Screen -- Other Models for Resolving Ethical Dilemmas |
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Representative Examples of Practice Dilemmas -- Dual Relationships -- Responsibility to the Larger Society and Individual Well-Being -- Paternalism and Client Self-Determination -- Critical Considerations about Values and Ethics -- Risk Management in a Litigious World -- Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice -- Grand Challenge: Create Social Responses to a Changing Environment -- Conclusion -- Main Points -- Exercises -- Chapter 3: Communication, Interviewing, and Engagement: Relationship Skills for Practice at All Levels -- Listening to and Engaging with Clients and Community Members |
| Subject |
Social service -- United States.
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Social service.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000041316 |
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100004131X |
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