Social Work Skills and Knowledge: A Practice Handbook - A Practice Handbook

A work in the field of social work skills and methods that illustrates how these two are linked, with a grounding in theory and knowledge. It covers key issues and debates on social work and features a range of illustrative examples, accessible appendices and comprehensive references.

List of contents

Part 1: Theories and Theorists
Introduction
Theoretical knowledge
Factual knowledge
Practice knowledge
Understanding human beings
Part 2: Skills and Interventions
Communication, observation, listening and assessment skills
Interviewing skills
Providing help, direction and guidance
Empowerment, negotiation and partnership skills
Professional competence and accountability
Appendices
Appendix 1: Behavioural 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 perspective
Appendix 11: Task-centred approaches
Appendix 12: Stages of change (or cycle of change)
References

Product details

• Authors: Pamela Tevithick, Pamela Trevithick, Trevithick Pamela
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9780335238071
• ISBN: 978-0-335-23807-1
• No. of pages: 432
• Series: Open University Press; UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Health & Social Welfare; UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Health & Social Welfare
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system