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Cover -- Half-Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1 Theory for practice -- Introduction -- Why practice needs theory -- What is theory? -- Theory for practice -- Organisation of theory -- Using theory -- Conclusion -- Part I Social Work Processes -- 2 Social work processes: assessment -- Introduction -- Assessment theories -- Assessment models -- Assessment as CORE -- Assessment of risk -- Assessment of need -- Assessments and oppression -- User participation in assessment -- Multi-professional assessment -- Conclusion -- 3 Social work processes: advocacy and partnership -- Introduction -- Systems theory -- User participation -- Empowerment -- Advocacy -- Negotiating -- Conclusion -- 4 Social work processes: communication -- Introduction -- Interviewing -- Skills in interviewing -- Responding -- Barriers to communication -- Conclusion -- 5 Social work processes: reflection and review -- Reflective practice -- Review -- Implications of review for practice -- Ending interventions -- Conclusion -- Part II Methods of Intervention -- 6 Counselling -- Context -- Developments in social work -- The psychosocial approach as a method of understanding -- Framework for understanding the psychosocial approach -- Psychosocial techniques -- Criticisms of the psychosocial approach -- Some benefits of the psychosocial approach -- Counselling in social work -- Client-centred counselling -- Egan's systematic helping -- Incorporating diversity -- Narrative approaches -- Conclusion -- 7 Crisis interventions -- Introduction -- What do we mean by 'crisis'? -- Framework for understanding crisis intervention -- Techniques of crisis intervention -- Bereavement and loss -- Coping with catastrophe -- Prevention -- Conclusion -- 8 Problem solving practice -- Introduction.

This book provides social workers with a framework for reflecting on their day-to-day practice. Using a social worker's diary as a starting point, it provides valuable insight in to how reflection enhances skills and how factors such as values and emotions can shape social work practice.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I -- Overview -- The Use and Need for Informatics in Practice Settings -- References -- Types of Technology -- Telephone Based Services, Video Conferencing, Email, and Text Messaging -- Benefits -- Risks -- Online Counseling and Self-Help -- Web-Based Supports -- Benefits -- Risks -- Social Networking -- Benefits -- Risks -- Mobile Devices for Data Collection -- Benefits -- Risks -- Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions and Internet of Things -- Benefits -- Risks -- References -- Service Delivery Improved through the Use of Informatics- Case Examples -- Suicide Prevention and Support -- School-Based Support and Behavioral Health Programming -- Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Support -- Individualized Mental Health Services -- and Support -- References -- Part II -- Educating and Supporting Clinicians -- Introduction to Technology in the Field of Social Work Education -- Technology in Social Work Education -- Teaching Students Professionalism in a Technology-Based World -- Technology in Social Work Supervision -- Teaching Students to be Effective Technology-Based Practitioners -- References -- Technology Resources for the Field of Social Work -- Embedding Technology into Higher Education- Coursework Examples -- Finding Resources for Technology in Practice -- References -- Part III -- Ensuring Ethical and Best Practices for Consumers -- Ethical Considerations with a Technology Framed Lens -- Informed Consent -- Laws and Legal Requirements for Technology-Based Programming and Support -- Practitioner Competency in Use of Technology -- Risk and Benefit Analysis for Use of Technology -- Improved Interdisciplinary Practices with the Use of Technology -- Accessibility: Thinking about Social Justice in Technology Access -- References -- Turning Clinician Bias and Fear into Educated Decision Making

Featuring contributions from practitioners, researchers, and academics, this volume synthesizes and analyzes current trends in rural social work practice and considers the most effective ways to serve rural communities. Contributors consider the history and development of rural social work from its beginnings to the present day, addressing the value of the Internet and other new information technologies in helping clients. They also examine the effects of nonprofit organizations and welfare reform on poor rural areas. Coverage of specific client populations and fields of practice includes serv

Editors Evans and Keating present readers with a collection of academic essays designed to allow for critical thinking regarding the relationship between policy and practice in social work. The editors argue that social policy is central to social work practice. The ten contributions that make up the text focus on discretion in history and the development of social work, social work education and training as a policy issue, the development of safeguarding in children's services, and many other related subjects. The editors are both faculty members of the University of London in the UK.

Each chapter integrates micro, mezzo, and macro perspectives and critical analysis of each segment. The organization of the book into 35 chapters within four sections makes it ideal for an advanced graduate practice course. Consideration of Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set forth by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) supports collegial and interdisciplinary connections and transactions. Overarching themes that include health settings, mental health, children and families, diversity, and global and international social work reflect common areas in social work practice. Chapter-opening Learning Objectives and case vignettes illustrate the key issues in a particular chapter. Lists of additional resources throughout provide the opportunity for further exploration. Discussion questions at the close of chapters stimulate readers to engage in professional dialogue.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- PART I: SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM -- 1 Introduction: Constructionist Perspectives on Social Work Practices -- 2 Social Construction in Social Work and Social Action -- PART II: PRACTICES OF ENCOUNTER -- 3 Using Narratives in Social Work Interaction -- 4 Examining the Artfulness of 'Risk Talk' -- 5 Doing 'Delicacy' in Institutions of Helping: A Case of Probation Office Interaction -- 6 Speaking of Emotions in Child Protection Practices -- 7 Masculinity Discourse in Work with Offenders -- PART III: DISCURSIVE STRUGGLES -- 8 The 'Social Construction of Child Maltreatment': Some Political, Research and Practice Implications -- 9 Constructing Child Welfare Practice in Ontario, Canada -- 10 Constructing Juvenile Delinquency: The Socio-Legal Control of Young Offenders in Israel, 1920-1975 -- PART IV: PRACTICAL RELEVANCE -- 11 Financial Counseling at Norwegian Social Offices: Lessons for Constructing Social Work Practice -- 12 A Model for Constructivist Social Work Practice: The Product of a Clinician-Researcher Dialogue -- 13 Speaking Up and Speaking Out: A Dialogic Approach to Anti-Oppressive Practice -- 14 Negotiating Constructions: Rebridging Social Work Research and Practice in the Context of Probation Work -- Notes on Contributors

A growing number of people& dash;immigrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, displaced individuals and families& mdash;lead lives that transcend national boundaries. Often because of economic pressures, these individuals move continually among places, countries, or cultures, never residing in one residence long enough to establish healthy and stable ties. Though migration itself has existed for centuries, today's sophisticated technologies and electronic communications, as well as the availability of fast and cheap transportation, enable transmigrants to develop transnational identities and relationships and engage in transnational activities. Yet despite the transnational nature of these lives, social work lacks a transnational social work practice. In this innovative and pioneering volume, practitioners and scholars specializing in transnational issues develop a framework for transnational social work practice. They begin with the historical and environmental context of transnational practice, exploring the economic, ecological, and additional factors that affect at-risk and vulnerable transnational groups. They then detail practical strategies, supplemented with case examples, for working with transnational populations, concluding with ways to incorporate transnational social work into the curriculum.

New or experienced social workers who are developing their collaborative practice with service users and carers and with other professionals, will find this book to be an essential source of knowledge, skills and issues for reflection. The authors explain how practitioners in social care, health and related sectors can work more effectively together in line with current developments in policy and practice, offering a critical appraisal both of the benefits and the challenges. The authors explore definitions of collaborative work, describe policy and research and give examples from their experi