Social Work Practice: Cases, Activities and Exercises / Edition 1

by Kimberly Strom-Gottfried

Overview

In this workbook, Kim Strom-Gottfried offers extensive new resources for social work instructors and students. She draws on the best experiential learning exercises developed and used by instructors across the United States; adapts and organizes the material to maximize its use with a variety of major textbooks; and shapes exercises that are both easy to use and in-depth.

Instructors and students alike will find this one of the most useful resources for teaching and learning about social work practice through a variety of learning strategies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761985594
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/15/1998
Series:	Series in Social Work
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	157
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kim Strom-Gottfried (Ph.D., LISW) will be Assistant Dean of the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, beginning Fall 1999. She has taught for over ten years on both the BSW and MSW levels, and has been involved in field practica as an agency field instructor, faculty liaison and Acting Director of Field Education. Her practice experience includes direct service, administrative and planning positions in the field of mental health, through nonprofit and public agencies. She is actively involved in continuing professional education, developing and delivering workshops on a variety of topics, including "Training for Trainers ", "Ethics" and "License Exam Preparation" courses. She is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on private practice, ethics, creative teaching and the effects of managed care on social work and social work education.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL WORK
Introductions and Icebreakers
Putting Systems Theory into Action
Understanding and Resolving Value Dilemmas
Understanding and Using the NASW Code of Ethics
Examining the Values and Ethics Reflected in Policy Decisions
PART TWO: GETTING STARTED
Building Rapport
Tuning in through Guided Visualization
Looking for Assets
Understanding Loss
Engaging a Family Who Has Not Asked for Help
PART THREE: GATHERING DATA
Video Analysis and Interview Practice
Practicing and Analyzing Interviews
"Hanging in There" When Differences between Client and Worker Are at Issue
"Stations "
Ethnographic Strength-Based Interviewing
Beyond Interviewing
Data Collection Methods for Individuals, Families, Organizations and Communities
PART FOUR: MAKING SENSE OF DATA THROUGH ASSESSMENT
Roundtable Interview
Assessing Your Family of Origin
The Organizational Diversity Audit
Framing Organizational Issues for Assessment and Change
Trouble at High Risk Hospital
PART FIVE: SETTING GOALS
Generating and Prioritizing Ideas Using Nominal Group Technique
Gladys
Working with a Client over Time
Contracting with an Involuntary Client
Teenager in Foster Care
The Smith Family
Multiple Perspectives on Service Goals
PART SIX: CREATING CHANGE
INTERVENTIONS
What You Look for Determines What You See
Social Work Practice with Gay and Lesbian Families
Constructively Engaging Professionals in Complex Organizations
Co-Leadership of the Parenting Group
Choosing a Strategy for Community Intervention with R&M Properties
Family Interventions during a Life Crisis
PART SEVEN: EVALUATING EFFECTIVENESS
How Do We Know We're Helping?
Tracking Progress through Single Subject Design
Evaluating Communication Skills through Process Recordings
PART EIGHT: ENDINGS AND TRANSITIONS
Letter to the Editor
Making Effective Referrals
Getting Closure on Unplanned Endings
Classrooms Terminations