The Common Factors Model for Generalist Practice

The Common Factors Model for Generalist Practice
Author: Mark Cameron
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Social work administration
ISBN: 9780205592692

Presents a new research-based model -- The Common Factors Model -- for generalist social work practice. The Common Factors Model for Generalist Practice presents critical practice conditions and processes that research has suggested produce the most effective outcomes. These practice conditions include attributes of the social worker, clients, working relationships, supporting networks that influence and enable work, and the essential strategies social workers and clients engage in to facilitate change. Part of the Connecting Core Competencies Series, the text guides students to use the common factors model for practice thinking, decision making, and evaluation. Upon completing this book readers will be able to: Use the common factors model to think about generalist practice Understand how to apply the common factors model Discuss challenges to using the common factors model Consider how their personal values, knowledge, and tendencies support or inhibit practice

Common Factors Model for Generalist Practice, The, Books a la Carte Edition

Common Factors Model for Generalist Practice, The, Books a la Carte Edition
Author: Mark Cameron
Publisher: Pearson
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-09-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9780205037087

Presents a new research-based model - The Common Factors Model - for generalist social work practice. The Common Factors Model for Generalist Practice presents critical practice conditions and processes that research has suggested produce the most effective outcomes. These practice conditions include attributes of the social worker, clients, working relationships, supporting networks that influence and enable work, and the essential strategies social workers and clients engage in to facilitate change. Part of the Connecting Core Competencies Series, the text guides students to use the common factors model for practice thinking, decision making, and evaluation. Upon completing this book readers will be able to: Use the common factors model to think about generalist practice Understand how to apply the common factors model Discuss challenges to using the common factors model Consider how their personal values, knowledge, and tendencies support or inhibit practice Note: MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab, please visit: www.mysearchlab.com or you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySearchLab (at no additional cost): ValuePack ISBN-10: 020519611X / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205196111.

The Common Factors Model for Generalist Practice with Access Card

The Common Factors Model for Generalist Practice with Access Card
Author: Mark Cameron
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2012-09-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780205196111

Presents a new research-based model -- The Common Factors Model -- for generalist social work practice. The Common Factors Model for Generalist Practice presents critical practice conditions and processes that research has suggested produce the most effective outcomes. These practice conditions include attributes of the social worker, clients, working relationships, supporting networks that influence and enable work, and the essential strategies social workers and clients engage in to facilitate change. Part of the Connecting Core Competencies Series, the text guides students to use the common factors model for practice thinking, decision making, and evaluation. Upon completing this book readers will be able to: Use the common factors model to think about generalist practice Understand how to apply the common factors model Discuss challenges to using the common factors model Consider how their personal values, knowledge, and tendencies support or inhibit practice

Theoretical Perspectives for Direct Social Work Practice

Theoretical Perspectives for Direct Social Work Practice
Author: Nick Coady, PhD
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 575
Release: 2007-10-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0826110932

Praise for the first edition "Finally, a social work practice text that makes a difference! This is the book that you have wished for but could never find. Although similar to texts that cover a range of practice theories and approaches to clinical practice, this book clearly has a social work frame of reference and a social work identity." --Gayla Rogers, Dean of the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary The major focus of this second edition is the same; to provide an overview of theories, models, and therapies for direct social work practice, including systems theory, attachment theory, cognitive-behavioral theory, narrative therapy, solution-focused therapy, the crisis intervention model, and many more. However, this popular textbook goes beyond a mere survey of such theories. It also provides a framework for integrating the use of each theory with central social work principles and values, as well as with the artistic elements of practice. This second edition has been fully updated and revised to include: A new chapter on Relational Theory, and newly-rewritten chapters by new authors on Cognitive-Behavioral Theory, Existential Theory, and Wraparound Services New critique of the Empirically Supported Treatment (EST) movement Updated information on the movement toward eclecticism in counseling and psychotherapy A refined conceptualization of the editors' generalist-eclectic approach

Theoretical Perspectives for Direct Social Work Practice

Theoretical Perspectives for Direct Social Work Practice
Author: Nick Coady, PhD
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 495
Release: 2016-05-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0826119484

This expanded third edition of a popular textbook provides a completely revised and updated overview of the theories, models, and therapies that inform direct social work practice. The text is grounded in generalist social work principles and values and promotes a problem-solving model of social work practice as a framework for the eclectic use of theory, as well as for integrating the artistic, reflective elements of practice. It provides in-depth coverage of select psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, critical, and postmodern theories. The third edition features a new section on Critical Theories, where a new chapter on Empowerment Theory is included with a completely revised chapter on Feminist Theory. A new chapter on Strengths-based Social Work has been added to the section on meta-theories for social work practice. Other new chapters include Emotion-focused Therapy and Collaborative Therapy. These revisions are based on suggestions from an extensive survey of professors. New to the Third Edition: • A new section on Critical Theories • New chapters on Strengths-based Social Work, Emotion-focused Therapy, Empowerment Theory, and Collaborative Therapy • Updated research on the debate about the importance of theory/technique versus common (e.g., relationship) factors, and on the critique of the empirically supported treatment movement Key Features: • Grounds direct practice firmly in the principles and values of generalist social work • Promotes a problem-solving model of social work as a flexible structure for integrating the eclectic use of theory with the artistic, reflective elementsof practice • Organizes direct practice theories into like groupings and provides an overview of the main characteristics of each grouping • Provides in-depth coverage of topics in a clear, logical, and consistent format • Includes editors and contributors from the U.S. and Canada

Foundations of Interpersonal Practice in Social Work

Foundations of Interpersonal Practice in Social Work
Author: Brett Seabury
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 617
Release: 2010-10-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1544350082

This text takes a broad based approach to basic generalist practice methods that emphasize the common elements in working with individuals, families and groups. The goal of the book is to teach social work students how to enhance clients′ social functioning by helping them become more proficient in examining, understanding, and resolving clients′ social problems. The authors pay special attention to enhancing social justice by working with individuals and families who have been historically oppressed. This edition includes specific integrated coverage of the Council on Social Work Education′s (CSWE) latest Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). Intended Audience This core text is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the introductory Direct Practice and Generalist Practice courses in BSW and MSW programs of social work.

Social Workers' Desk Reference

Social Workers' Desk Reference
Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 1513
Release: 2015-04-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0199329656

People all over the world are confronted by issues such as poverty, a lack of access to quality education, unaffordable and or inadequate housing, and a lack of needed health and mental services on a daily basis. Due to these issues, there is a need for social workers who have access to relevant and timely scholarly materials in order to meet the needs of those facing these issues. The social, psychological, and biological factors resulting from these issues determine the level of a person's mental health at any given point in time and it is necessary for social workers to continue to evolve and develop to the new faces and challenges of the times in order to adequately understand the effects of these issues. In the first and second editions of the Social Workers' Desk Reference, the changes that were occurring in social work practice, education, and research were highlighted and focused upon. This third edition continues in the same tradition and continues to respond to the changes occurring in society and how they are impacting the education, research, and practice of social work as a whole. With 159 chapters collaboratively written by luminaries in the profession, this third edition serves as a comprehensive guide to social work practice by providing the most recent conceptual knowledge and empirical evidence to aid in the understanding of the rapidly changing field of social work. Each chapter is short and contains practical information in addition to websites and updated references. Social work practitioners, educators, students, and other allied professionals can utilize the Social Workers' Desk Reference to gain interdisciplinary and interprofessional education, practice, and research.

Moving Beyond Assessment

Moving Beyond Assessment
Author: Melissa D. Grady
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2016-01-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0199367027

Moving Beyond Assessment: A Practical Guide for Beginning Helping Professionals is a text designed to help beginning professionals from social work, nursing, psychology, counseling, and other related disciplines navigate the early stages of working with clients in a variety of settings. The authors are experienced clinicians, supervisors, and professors who have trained hundreds of graduate students to learn how to assess, intervene, and evaluate their work with clients. In addition to the direct practice focus of the book, the authors address issues such as self-care, the basics of neurobiology, working with multi-disciplinary teams, evidence-based practice, and supervision. The text has a user-friendly tone and the authors have included numerous practice vignettes and their own personal and professional experiences to exhibit how the content can be applied to real life settings. Beginning practitioners will find tips, tools, resources, and concrete examples they can use to enhance their work with clients and normalize their experiences in the helping field, while learning how to take care of themselves as professionals. This text is an essential guide for anyone who is seeking to become a helping professional.

Competency in Generalist Practice

Competency in Generalist Practice
Author: Elizabeth Moore Plionis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2007
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0195177991

Competency in Generalist Practice features an original and timely social work practice model that will transform the way generalist and evidence-based practice are taught. Writing with outstanding clarity and sense of purpose, Elizabeth Moore Plionis guides students in the use of a decision tree that will help them take a conscious, theory- and evidence-based approach to solving the complex problems they will face as social workers. This book is a concise but powerful tool for learning how to become an effective social work practitioner.*Presents direct and indirect practice in alternate chapters rather than separate volumes, comparing and contrasting them in an easy-to-grasp manner*Includes chapters on topics rarely found in comparable texts, including professional regulatory and fiduciary responsibilities, case and class advocacy, and service delivery to impoverished families and children*Covers important macro practice skills such as non-clinical communication, crisis management, and the use of groups in policy, management, and community and social change*Features flow charts, decision schemas, and examples of process recordings that vividly illustrate the material*Incorporates both traditional and new theories into the discussion, linking them to technique and putting them in the context of direct and indirect methods at each step of the decision hierarchy*Supplemented by a companion website that contains slides and a teachers guide for download