Social Work Skills for Beginning Direct Practice: Text, Workbook and Interactive Multimedia Case Studies, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2017

  • Linda K. Cummins Northcentral University
  • Judith A. Sevel Illinois State University
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Brief Contents

  1. An Introduction to Social Work and the Helping Process
  2. Values and Ethics in Social Work
  3. Theory-Directed Social Work Practice
  4. The Cultural Context of Practice: Using Interviewing Skills Effectively
  5. Basic Skills for Direct Practice
  6. Advanced Social Work Skills for Direct Practice
  7. Common Errors in Direct Practice
  8. Intake and Engagement
  9. The Assessment Process
  10. Problem Identification, Planning, and Contracting
  11. Treatment and Intervention
  12. Practice Evaluation
  13. Termination

Appendix A: Professional Writing and Documentation Guidelines

Appendix B: HIPAA and Confidentiality Issues

Appendix C: Practice Tools: Examples

Appendix D: De-Escalation Techniques

Appendix E: Full Case Studies

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