Social work processes /
Beulah Compton, Burt Galaway, Barry Cournoyer.
- 7th ed.
- Pacific Grove : Brooks/Cole Publishing, c2005.
- xxvii, 591 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 527-574) and index.
Content: Social work practice and context -- The ecosystem perspective and the use of knowledge -- Problem solving a process for social work practice -- Client-worker partnership -- Authority for social work practice -- Ethical practice -- Relationship in social work practice -- Engaging potential clients -- Communicating across cultures -- Assessment -- The service agreement -- Intervention methods to mobilize client power -- Case management and formal social support -- Mobilizing informal social support -- Building helping communities -- Teamwork for social work practice -- Evaluating practice -- Endings in social work -- Self-care --
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Social service. Social case work. Social service--United States. Social case work--United States.