Clinical Social Work With Individuals, Families, and Groups - The Healing Power of Relationships

This textbook equips students and beginning social workers with the personal and professional tools needed to work successfully with individuals, families, and groups, guided by the social justice values of the profession.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Social Workers’ Relationship to Themselves
Chapter 2: Clinical Social Work Defined: Psychotherapy Plus
Chapter 3: Tips for Getting Started
Chapter 4: Clinical Social Work with Individuals: It’s About the Relationship
Chapter 5: Healing Relationships with Each Other—Part I: Couples
Chapter 6: Healing Relationships with Each Other—Part II: Families
Chapter 7: Healing Relationship with Each Other—Part III: Groups
Chapter 8: Healing Relationships with Clients from Diverse and Oppressed Groups
Chapter 9: Ethics: Protecting the Healing Relationship
Chapter 10: Healing Relationships in the Age of CovidEpilogue: Some Closing Thoughts
Appendix: Questions for Individual Self-Reflection and
Class Discussion
Appendix: Questions for Individual Self-Reflection and Class Discussion

About the author

Michael C. LaSala, Ph.D., LCSW, is Professor of Social Work at Rutgers University and a master clinician with over 40 years of practice experience. As a teacher and trainer of international renown, he has won several teaching awards, and is the recipient of the American Family Therapy Academy’s 2017 Distinguished Contribution to Social Justice Award.

Summary

This textbook equips students and beginning social workers with the personal and professional tools needed to work successfully with individuals, families, and groups, guided by the social justice values of the profession.

Product details

• Authors: Michael C. LaSala, LaSala Michael C.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780367820589
• ISBN: 978-0-367-82058-9
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Social counselling and advice services, Social groups, communities and identities, work;social;social work;real;LaSala;clinical