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9780195177992

Competency in Generalist Practice A Guide to Theory and Evidence-Based Decision Making

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    9780195177992

  • ISBN10:

    0195177991

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-11-09
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Competency in Generalist Practice features an original and timely social work practice model that will transform the way generalist and evidence-based practice are taught. Writing with outstanding clarity and sense of purpose, Elizabeth Moore Plionis guides students in the use of a decisiontree that will help them take a conscious, theory- and evidence-based approach to solving the complex problems they will face as social workers. This book is a concise but powerful tool for learning how to become an effective social work practitioner. *Presents direct and indirect practice in alternate chapters rather than separate volumes, comparing and contrasting them in an easy-to-grasp manner *Includes chapters on topics rarely found in comparable texts, including professional regulatory and fiduciary responsibilities, case and class advocacy, and service delivery to impoverished families and children *Covers important macro practice skills such as non-clinical communication, crisis management, and the use of groups in policy, management, and community and social change *Features flow charts, decision schemas, and examples of process recordings that vividly illustrate the material *Incorporates both traditional and new theories into the discussion, linking them to technique and putting them in the context of direct and indirect methods at each step of the decision hierarchy *Supplemented by a companion website that contains slides and a teachers guide for download

Author Biography


After twenty-four years of service, Dr. Plionis is retired from the National Catholic School of Social Service at The Catholic University of America, where she taught several different courses across program levels and sequences and served as Assistant Dean and chair of the undergraduate social work program.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Decision Tree and the Text
3(24)
Social Work and the Law: Fiduciary Responsibilities
27(18)
The Policy, Program, and Administrative Context of Direct Practice
45(14)
Communication Skills for Direct Practice
59(14)
Communication Skills for Policy, Advocacy, Management, and Community Practice
73(12)
Relationship in Clinical Practice: The Art of Healing
85(12)
Relationship in Policy, Advocacy, Management, and Community Practice: The Art of Leadership
97(18)
Clinical Crisis Intervention
115(22)
Crisis Management
137(18)
Social Work Case Management: Serving Highly Vulnerable Client Populations
155(22)
Case and Class Advocacy
177(18)
Social Work With Individuals
195(20)
Case-Specific Model Building: Case Presentation
215(22)
Clinical Social Work With Families: Family Therapy
237(16)
Welfare Policies and Programs for Families and Children
253(18)
Use of Groups in Clinical Social Work Practice
271(18)
Use of Groups in Policy, Advocacy, Management, and Community Practice
289(18)
Theory, Research, and Predictions About the Future of Social Work Practice
307(10)
Glossary 317(10)
References 327(22)
Index 349

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