The professional social worker : meeting the challenge
Practising social work
Neil Thompson
- 2nd edition
- London : Palgrave, 2016
- xxii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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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