Advanced Generalist Social Work Practice [Paperback]

This book describes an advanced generalist approach to direct social work practice with individuals, couples, families, and groups. Intervention paradigms that include psychodynamic, cognitive/behavioral/communications, experiential/humanistic, existential and transpersonal are presented as the four sources of social work.

This book describes an advanced generalist approach to direct social work practice with individuals, couples, families, and groups. Intervention paradigms that include psychodynamic, cognitive/behavioral/communications, experiential/humanistic, existential and transpersonal are presented as the four sources of social work.

Preface and Introduction
PART ONE: ASSESSMENT
Ecological Assessment
The Art and Science of Assessment
Issues in Advanced Generalist Assessment
PART TWO: ADVANCED GENERALIST APPROACH INTERVENTIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, FAMILIES AND GROUPS
A Practice Framework
The Inclusive Toolbox
Developing All the Tools for the Job
Differential Eclectic Practice
The Helping Relationship
Integrity, Use of Self, Reciprocity, Mutuality, Multidimensionality
Ethics as Love, Connection, Awareness, Non-Abusiveness and Justice
PART THREE: INTERVENTION PARADIGMS: THE FOUR FORCES OF SOCIAL WORK
Psychodynamic Paradigm
Cognitive/Behavioral/Communications Paradigm
Experiential/Humanistic/Existential Paradigm
Transpersonal Paradigm
PART FOUR: INTERVENTION PARADIGMS: PARADIGMS OF INTEGRATION
Case Management Paradigm
Biopsychosocial Paradigm
Local and Global Community Paradigm
PART FIVE: PROFESSIONAL SELF-DEVELOPMENT
Affective Development
Physical and Spiritual Development
Cognitive and Social Development
Transferences and CountertlS