Foundations of Interpersonal Practice in Social Work

Preface Acknowledgments 1. Interpersonal Practice in Social Work: Nature and Scope Definition of Social Work Interpersonal Practice Use of Ecological Concepts The Scope of Practice The Bases of Interpersonal Practice Summary 2. Basic Assumptions and Concepts Rationale Underlying Assumptions Metaphors Basic Concepts: Client, Worker; Target, and Action Systems Summary 3. Values, Ideology, and Ethics of Professional Social Work The Ideology of the Social Work Profession The Social Work Code of Ethics Value Conflicts in Practice Practice Cases With Ethical Issues Summary 4. Interpersonal Practice Beyond Diversity and Toward Social Justice: The Importance of Critical Consciousness by Beth Clover Reed, Peter A. Newman, Zulema E. Suarez, and Edith A. Lewis What is Critical Consciousness? Mayor Dimensions of Multiculturalism and Some Terminology Key Social Group Categories and Related Terminology How Do Multiple Identities Work? Routes to Critical Consciousness and Multicultural Competence The Application of Critical Consciousness to Practice Summary 5. Violence and Trauma Recognition of Violence and Trauma Types of Trauma Assessment of Trauma Consequences of Trauma: Symptoms of Psychological and Emotional Injury Treatment Options Risk Screening Protocols Summary 6. Engagement and Relationship Definition of the Social Work Relationship Power Dimensions in Professional Relationships Stages of the Professional Relationship Transactional Nature of the Professional Relationship Why Is Relationship So Important? Conscious Use of Self Importance of Hope The Initiation of Relationships Relationships in Group Situations Relationships in Family Situations Summary 7. Becoming a Client Definition of a Client Overview of the Clienthood Process Pathways to Clienthood The Entry Process The Worker's Tasks With Applicants Tasks With Nonclients "Significant Others" in the Client's Life Defining the Client in a Multiperson Client System Agency Conditions and Definitions of Client Continuance and Discontinuance Orientation to the Client Role The Initiation of Problem Solving The Preliminary Contract Summary 8. Contracting Components of a Social Work Contract Characteristics of a Social Work Contract Value of the Contract Approach Limits of Contracting Contracting With Families and Groups Summary 9. Monitoring and Evaluating Change Monitoring Evaluation Side Effects Summary 10. Assessing Individuals Purposes of Assessments Issues in Use of Sources Individual Assessment Framework Stress Assessment Crisis Assessment Assessment as a "Label" PIE - The Person-in-Environment System Summary 11. Individual Change The Context of Interpersonal Change Interventive Roles Overcoming Barriers Crisis Intervention Role Solutions Summary 12. Assessing Families What Is a Family? Measurement of System Variables Family Assessment The Process of Family Assessment Obtaining Family Assessment Data Categorizing Family Circumstances Ways of Portraying Family Conditions Summary 13. Family Change Occasions for Family Interventions Prior to the First Family Session The Initial Sessions The Family Change Stage Phase of the Family Life Cycle Endings Summary 14. Assessing Groups Types of Groups Therapeutic/Effectiveness Variables Group Development Assessing Group Dynamics Summary 15. Group Change Working With Elders in a Support Group First Group Session Second Group Session The First Session of a Closed Group Leadership Interventions Interpersonal Conflict in Groups Conclusion Summary 16. Assessing Organizations and Communities Organizational Assessment Community Assessment Summary 17. Change in Organizations and Communities Ethics of Organizational and Community Change Theories of Organizational Change Community Change Summary 18. Termination The Tasks of Termination Termination Issues in Group Work Termination Issues With Families Worker Termination Problematic Terminations Summary Bibliography Index About the Authors