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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Teaching Clients to Think about Their Feelings as a Component of Social Work Clinical Practice -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Teaching -- Context - The First Phase -- Explanation - The Second Phase -- Thinking - The Third Phase -- Examples of Applying the Model -- Summary and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Working with Older People in a Contested Context: A Critical Analysis from a Practice Perspective -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Policy Contours -- Frameworks for Welfare -- Overview of Ageing Policy in the Australian Context -- The Experience thus Far -- The Catchment Area -- Practice Insights -- Contested Territory: One size Fits All -- Contested Territory: The Privileging of Technology -- Contested Territory: The Politics of Risk -- Contested Territory: Acting as One's Own Agent -- Contested Territory: Strengths or (Dis) Abilities -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Seamless Care and Embedded Homes for Older People in China: A Social Town Planning Perspective -- Abstract -- China's Plan to Combat Rapid Aging -- Inadequacies of Existing Services -- Development of Elderly Services in Hong Kong -- Limitations and Inadequacies the Hong Kong System -- A Seamless Care Model for China -- Social Experiments in China -- a. Shenzhen -- b. Shanghai -- c. Chengdu -- d. Zhuhai -- Conclusion: Embedded Homes and Seamless Care for Town Planning -- References -- Chapter 4 -- The Cultural Context of Long-Term Care -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction: Reasons for the Emerging of Long-Term Care -- 2. Paradigm Shifts in People's Care -- 3. Help Based on Researching People's Needs -- 3.1. Institutionalization -- 3.2. Housing -- 3.3. Work and Money -- 3.4. Everyday Life -- 3.5. Discontent in Interaction -- 3.6. Human Contact

Communication in Social Work focuses on the role of communication in social work. This book discusses aspects of communication in the helping process and illustrates where information and advice on their own would not have been helpful to the client.

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.