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Social Work Practice
Cases, Activities and Exercises
- Kim Strom-Gottfried - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA
Series:
Series in Social Work
Series in Social Work
Other Titles in:
Social Work & Social Policy (General)
Social Work & Social Policy (General)
February 1999 | 157 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
In this workbook, Kim Strom-Gottfried offers extensive new resources for social work instructors and students. She draws on the best experiential learning exercises developed and used by instructors across the United States; adapts and organizes the material to maximize its use with a variety of major textbooks; and shapes exercises that are both easy to use and in-depth.
Instructors and students alike will find this one of the most useful resources for teaching and learning about social work practice through a variety of learning strategies.
PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL WORK
Introductions and Icebreakers
Putting Systems Theory into Action
Understanding and Resolving Value Dilemmas
Understanding and Using the NASW Code of Ethics
Examining the Values and Ethics Reflected in Policy Decisions
PART TWO: GETTING STARTED
Building Rapport
Tuning in through Guided Visualization
Looking for Assets
Understanding Loss
Engaging a Family Who Has Not Asked for Help
PART THREE: GATHERING DATA
Video Analysis and Interview Practice
Practicing and Analyzing Interviews
"Hanging in There" When Differences between Client and Worker Are at Issue
"Stations"
Beyond Interviewing
PART FOUR: MAKING SENSE OF DATA THROUGH ASSESSMENT
Roundtable Interview
Assessing Your Family of Origin
The Organizational Diversity Audit
Framing Organizational Issues for Assessment and Change
PART FIVE: SETTING GOALS
Generating and Prioritizing Ideas Using Nominal Group Technique
Gladys
Contracting with an Involuntary Client
The Smith Family
PART SIX: CREATING CHANGE
What You Look for Determines What You See
Social Work Practice with Gay and Lesbian Families
Constructively Engaging Professionals in Complex Organizations
Co-Leadership of the Parenting Group
Choosing a Strategy for Community Intervention with R&M Properties
Family Interventions during a Life Crisis
PART SEVEN: EVALUATING EFFECTIVENESS
How Do We Know We're Helping?
Tracking Progress through Single Subject Design
Evaluating Communication Skills through Process Recordings
PART EIGHT: ENDINGS AND TRANSITIONS
Letter to the Editor
Making Effective Referrals
Getting Closure on Unplanned Endings
Classrooms Terminations
Adopted as a supplement because it relates to course concepts.
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