Solution-Oriented Social Work Practice An Integrative Approach to Working with Client Strengths

Name: Solution-Oriented Social Work Practice An Integrative Approach to Working with Client Strengths
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ISBN: 9780195162622

ISBN-10: 0195162625

ISBN-13: 9780195162622

Edition: 2011

Authors: Gilbert J. Greene, Mo Yee Lee

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Too often in practice, there is a tendency to pathologize clients, requiring a diagnosis as part of the helping relationship. Suppose, however, that most of the client problems that social workers encounter have more to do with the vagaries of life and not with what clients are doing wrong. This powerful idea is the philosophy behind the strengths-based approaches to social work. This groundbreaking practice handbook takes this concept one step further, combining the different strengths-based approaches into an overarching model of solution-oriented social work for greater impact. The strengths perspective emphasizes client strengths, goal-setting, and a shared definition of positive…

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List price: $103.50
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 1/30/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 9.29" wide x 6.10" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.826
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Strengths, Solutions, and Change: A Theoretical and Practical Introduction


Introduction



Focusing on Client Strengths: Theoretical, Empirical, and Practical Considerations



A Framework for a Solution-Oriented Approach to Working with Client Strengths



The Elements of Solution-Oriented Social Work Practice



Co-Constructing Collaborative Relationships with Clients



Define and Deconstruct the Presenting Problem from the Client's Perspective



Define the Goal from the Client's Perspective



Identify and Amplify Solution Patterns from the Client's Perspective



Further Steps to Pattern Change



Working with Client Strengths in a Deficit-Oriented Environment



Continuing the Conversation, Evaluating Practice, and Terminating with Clients



Cultural Diversity and Cultural Strengths



Treatment Issues and Applications



A Solution-Oriented Approach to Group Work




Families and Couples: A Practical Guide for Facilitating Change




A Solution-Oriented Approach to Crisis Intervention



Working with Persons with a Severe Mental Illness




Conclusion: The Strengths and Common-Factors Revolutions


References


Index