The professional social worker : meeting the challenge Neil Thompson

By:

Thompson, Neil [author]

Publication details: London : Palgrave, 2016Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xxii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9781137586704

Other title:

Practising social work

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 361.32 T371P-2

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 The social worker as problem solver -- Introduction to Part 1 -- ch. 1 Needs, unmet needs and problems -- Introduction -- What are needs? -- Unmet needs -- Problems -- Conclusion -- ch. 2 The social context of personal problems -- Introduction -- The personal is political -- Poverty, deprivation and social exclusion -- Discrimination and oppression -- Crime -- Illness, disablement and mental health problems -- Homelessness and poor housing -- Conclusion -- ch. 3 Promoting and preventing change: developing versus sustaining -- Introduction -- The importance of change in social work -- Promoting change -- Preventing change -- Conclusion -- ch. 4 Perspective on problems: working in partnership -- Introduction -- Multiple perspectives -- Making partnership a reality -- Conclusion -- Conclusion to Part 1 -- pt. 2 The social worker as thinker -- Introduction to Part 2 -- ch. 5 Reflective practice: developing critical analysis skills Note continued: Introduction -- Why reflective practice? -- Making critically reflective practice a reality -- Conclusion -- ch. 6 Social work as education -- Introduction -- Why education? -- Using educational skills and processes -- Conclusion -- ch. 7 Thinking and feeling: emotional intelligence -- Introduction -- Reason and emotion -- Working with emotion -- The three Rs framework -- Conclusion -- ch. 8 Spirituality and meaning making -- Introduction -- Making sense of experience -- Focusing on meaning -- Conclusion -- Conclusion to Part 2 -- pt. 3 The social worker as manager -- Introduction to Part 3 -- ch. 9 Managing self -- Introduction -- The importance of self-management -- Rising to the challenge -- Conclusion -- ch. 10 Managing processes, tasks and outcomes -- Introduction -- Managing processes -- Managing tasks -- Managing outcomes -- Conclusion -- ch. 11 Managing risk and resources -- Introduction -- Assessing and managing risk -- Three types of risk Note continued: Managing resources -- Conclusion -- ch. 12 Managing expectations -- Introduction -- Why are expectations important? -- Negotiating expectations -- Conclusion -- Conclusion to Part 3 -- pt. 4 The social worker as professional -- Introduction to Part 4 -- ch. 13 Traditional professionalism -- Introduction -- Problems with professionalism -- The problem of medicalization -- Conclusion -- ch. 14 The legacy of anti-professionalism -- Introduction -- The radical critique -- The problems of anti-professionalism -- Conclusion -- ch. 15 Developing an authentic professionalism -- Introduction -- Reaffirming professionalism -- Supporting professionalism -- Towards authentic professionalism -- The three Rs revisited -- Conclusion -- ch. 16 Professionalism in practice -- Introduction -- The building blocks of professionalism -- Key themes and issues -- Making authentic professionalism a reality -- Conclusion -- Conclusion to Part 4.

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Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 The social worker as problem solver --
Introduction to Part 1 --
ch. 1 Needs, unmet needs and problems --
Introduction --
What are needs? --
Unmet needs --
Problems --
Conclusion --
ch. 2 The social context of personal problems --
Introduction --
The personal is political --
Poverty, deprivation and social exclusion --
Discrimination and oppression --
Crime --
Illness, disablement and mental health problems --
Homelessness and poor housing --
Conclusion --
ch. 3 Promoting and preventing change: developing versus sustaining --
Introduction --
The importance of change in social work --
Promoting change --
Preventing change --
Conclusion --
ch. 4 Perspective on problems: working in partnership --
Introduction --
Multiple perspectives --
Making partnership a reality --
Conclusion --
Conclusion to Part 1 --
pt. 2 The social worker as thinker --
Introduction to Part 2 --
ch. 5 Reflective practice: developing critical analysis skills Note continued: Introduction --
Why reflective practice? --
Making critically reflective practice a reality --
Conclusion --
ch. 6 Social work as education --
Introduction --
Why education? --
Using educational skills and processes --
Conclusion --
ch. 7 Thinking and feeling: emotional intelligence --
Introduction --
Reason and emotion --
Working with emotion --
The three Rs framework --
Conclusion --
ch. 8 Spirituality and meaning making --
Introduction --
Making sense of experience --
Focusing on meaning --
Conclusion --
Conclusion to Part 2 --
pt. 3 The social worker as manager --
Introduction to Part 3 --
ch. 9 Managing self --
Introduction --
The importance of self-management --
Rising to the challenge --
Conclusion --
ch. 10 Managing processes, tasks and outcomes --
Introduction --
Managing processes --
Managing tasks --
Managing outcomes --
Conclusion --
ch. 11 Managing risk and resources --
Introduction --
Assessing and managing risk --
Three types of risk Note continued: Managing resources --
Conclusion --
ch. 12 Managing expectations --
Introduction --
Why are expectations important? --
Negotiating expectations --
Conclusion --
Conclusion to Part 3 --
pt. 4 The social worker as professional --
Introduction to Part 4 --
ch. 13 Traditional professionalism --
Introduction --
Problems with professionalism --
The problem of medicalization --
Conclusion --
ch. 14 The legacy of anti-professionalism --
Introduction --
The radical critique --
The problems of anti-professionalism --
Conclusion --
ch. 15 Developing an authentic professionalism --
Introduction --
Reaffirming professionalism --
Supporting professionalism --
Towards authentic professionalism --
The three Rs revisited --
Conclusion --
ch. 16 Professionalism in practice --
Introduction --
The building blocks of professionalism --
Key themes and issues --
Making authentic professionalism a reality --
Conclusion --
Conclusion to Part 4.

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