Competency in generalist practice : a guide to theory and evidence-based decision making / Elizabeth Moore Plionis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plionis, Elizabeth Moore.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service--Decision making.

Social service.

Evidence-based social work.

Core competencies.

Social work education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

1. Introduction and Presentation of the Decision Tree. 2. Social Work and the Law: Fiduciary Responsibilities. 3. The Policy Context of Social Work Practice. 4. Communication Skills for Clinical Practice: Interviewing. 5. Communication Skills for Policy, Advocacy, Management, and Community Practice. 6. Relationship in Clinical Practice- The Art of Healing. 7. Relationship in Non-Clinical Practice The Art of Leadership. 8. Clinical Crisis Intervention: Basic, Advanced and Domain-Specific. 9. Crisis Management-Disasters and Public Tragedies. 10. Case Management: Serving Highly Vulnerable Client

Contents:

Introduction to the decision tree and the text

Social work and the law : fiduciary responsibilities

The policy, program, and administrative context of direct practice

Communication skills for direct practice

Communication skills for policy, advocacy, management, and community practice

Relationship in clinical practice : the art of healing

Relationship in policy, advocacy, management, and community practice : the art of leadership

Clinical crisis intervention

Crisis management

Social work case management : serving highly vulnerable client populations

Case and class advocacy

Social work with individuals

Case specific model building : case presentation

Clinical social work with families : family therapy

Welfare policies and programs for families and children

Use of groups in clinical practice

Use of groups in policy, advocacy, management and community practice

Theory, research and predictions about the future of social work practice.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-348) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-029230-X

1-280-84510-4

0-19-803961-1

OCLC:

476240702