1st Edition
Community Services Intervention An introduction to direct practice
By Vera Lloyd
Copyright 2014
348 Pages
by
Routledge
348 Pages
by
Routledge
348 Pages
by
Routledge
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Community Services Intervention provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory, models and principles of practice for direct social casework. It introduces the history and context of professional practice, provides a step-by-step guide to the key skills, demonstrates how theory supports intervention processes and outlines how to work with other professionals to assist clients to achieve... Read more
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and acronyms
Introduction
1 Introduction to social casework
2 Professional responsibilities and practice standards
3 Practitioner characteristics and attitudes
4 The client
5 The change process in practice
6 Assessments
7 Practice approaches: Models of intervention
8 Rationale for intervention: Working with difference
9 The contexts of practice
10 Professional knowledge
References
Index
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and acronyms
Introduction
1 Introduction to social casework
2 Professional responsibilities and practice standards
3 Practitioner characteristics and attitudes
4 The client
5 The change process in practice
6 Assessments
7 Practice approaches: Models of intervention
8 Rationale for intervention: Working with difference
9 The contexts of practice
10 Professional knowledge
References
Index
Biography
VERA LLOYD lectures at Canberra Institute of Technology, and has also lectured in the School of Social Work at the Australian Catholic University. She was awarded the Social Work Educator of the Year 2008 by the Australian Association for Social Work and Welfare Education (AASWWE).
