Social work live : theory and practice in social work using videos / by Carol Dorr, Ph.D.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Dorr, Carol, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Social service.
• Social case work.

Genre:

• Video recordings.

Physical Description:

• xxiii, 453 pages ; 26 cm + 1 videodisc (4 3/4 in.)
• polychrome

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]

System Details:

• System requirements for accompanying DVD: PC or Mac media player or DVD player.
• digital
• optical
• video file
• DVD video

Summary:

Accompanying DVD contains: Video-Recorded interviews.

Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowlegments
• Introduction
• Overview of practice in social work
• Overview of theories
• Practice with serious and life-threatening illness : Allen: "I'm not a heart on my sleeve kind of guy." Setting: Inpatient hospital
• Practice with at-risk populations : the elderly and public assistance: Betty : "If I don't get money here, I'll be out on the street." Setting: Public assistance office
• Practice with children : issues of childhood leukemia and divorce : Emily : "Will they be scared of me, thinking they might catch it?" Setting: Outpatient hospital clinic
• Practice with families : parenting a child with leukemia : Lisa "I'm going to crack, but not today" Setting: Outpatient hospital clinic
• Practice with domestic violence : Nicole: "I'm scared for my life and want to be around for my kids" Setting: Domestic violence shelter
• Conclusion
• Appendix 1: Interviewing skills: definitions
• Appendix 2: Full transcripts
• Terms used in theory
• Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9780199368938
• 0199368937

OCLC:

885026307