Practice skills in social work & welfare : more than just common sense / Practice skills in social work and welfare edited by Jane Maidment and Ronnie Egan. - 3rd Edition. - xiii, 354 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I: THE THEORY AND CONTEXT FOR LEARNING PRACTICE SKILLS..1. Introduction: The integrated framework -- Jane Maidment and Ronnie Egan..2. Critical anti-oppressive and strengths-based practice -- Ronnie Egan and Angelika Papadopoulos..3. Learning and teaching practice skills in social work and welfare -- Susie Costello..4. Social work using information and communication technology -- Liz Beddoe..5. Social work practice with communities -- Robyn Mason and Uschi Bay..6. Preparing to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island (Indigenous) peoples: Decolonisation for social work practice -- Lorraine Muller..PART II: ENGAGEMENT..7. Developing the helping relationship: Engagement -- Ronnie Egan..8. Engaging with clients in different contexts -- Helen Cleak and Ronnie Egan..9. Engagement with families involved in the statutory system -- Dr Robyn Miller..PART III: ASSESSMENT..10. Assessment: Framework and components -- Jane Maidment..11. Risk assessments and anti-oppressive practice: Problems and possibilities -- Christine Morley..12. Collaborative assessment from a cross-cultural perspective -- Lynne Briggs..PART IV: INTERVENTION..13. Working with families -- Yvonne Crichton-Hill..14. Assessment with Maori -- Sharyn Roberts..15. Taking action: Change and intervention -- Ronnie Egan and Christine Craik..16. Challenging constructively and staying safe -- Delia O'Donohue..17. Social change through group work -- Ken McMaster..PART V: EVALUATION AND CLOSURE..18. Research and evaluation in social work practice -- Raewyn Tudor..19. Facilitating closure -- Hannah Mooney and Michael Dale..Appendix 1..Appendix 2..Bibliography..Index.

The fully revised and updated third edition of a successful text introducing students across the human services to key practice skills.

9781743318317 1743318316


Social service--Australia
Social service--New Zealand
Public welfare--Australia
Public welfare--New Zealand

HV473 / .P73 2016

361.320994