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| Preface | |
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| Social Work Practice Perspectives | |
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| Generalist Social Work Practice | |
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| Social Work Values and Purpose | |
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| Generalist Social Work | |
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| Social Work Functions and Roles | |
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| Looking Forward | |
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| Internet Search Terms | |
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| The Ecosystems Perspective | |
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| The Knowledge Base of Generalist Practice | |
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| Key Perspectives for Empowering Practice | |
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| The Ecosystems Perspective | |
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| Human Systems | |
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| Ecosystems: A Conceptual Framework for Practice | |
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| Looking Forward | |
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| Internet Search Terms | |
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| Values and Multicultural Competence | |
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| Frames of Reference | |
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| Professional Values and Practice Principles | |
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| Personal Values and Resources | |
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| Multicultural Competence | |
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| A Generalist View of Cultural Competence | |
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| Looking Forward | |
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| Internet Search Terms | |
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| Strengths and Empowerment | |
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| Strengths Perspective | |
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| Empowerment | |
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| Empowerment-Based Practice | |
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| Looking Forward | |
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| Internet Search Terms | |
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| An Empowering Approach to Generalist Practice | |
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| Elements of an Empowering Generalist Approach | |
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| Phases and Processes of Empowering Practice | |
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| Processes in Action: Practice Examples | |
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| Looking Forward | |
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| Internet Search Terms | |
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| The Dialogue Phase: Building Relationships and Describing Situations | |
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| Forming Partnerships | |
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| Collaboration and Partnership | |
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| Making Initial Contacts | |
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| Qualities of Professional Partnerships | |
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| Constructing Empowering Relationships | |
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| Respecting Confidentiality | |
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| Looking Forward | |
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| Internet Search Items | |
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| Articulating Situations | |
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| Empowering Dialogue | |
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| Proactive Responding | |
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| Exchanging Information | |
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| Assessing the Client's Perspective | |
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| Responding to Thoughts | |
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| Responding to Feelings | |
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| Special Issues in Responding | |
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| Responding to Larger Client Systems | |
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| Looking Forward | |
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| Internet Search Terms | |
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| Defining Directions | |
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| Transforming Challenges into Directions | |
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| Considering Client Motivation | |
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| Collaborating with Clients Who Resist | |
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| Cooperating with Mandated Clients | |
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| Taking Priority Actions | |
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| Looking Forward | |
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| Internet Search Terms | |
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| The Discovery Phase: Assessing Resources and Planning Change | |
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| Identifying Strengths | |
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| Infusing a Strengths Perspective | |
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| Highlighting Strengths in General Functioning | |
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| Solution-Focused Dialogue | |
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| Recognizing Cultural Strengths | |
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| Ethnic Group Strengths | |
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| Strengths in Cultural Group Memberships | |
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| Uncovering Strengths in Adversity | |
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| Looking Forward | |
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| Internet Search Terms | |
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| Assessing Resource Capabilities | |
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| Exploring Resource Systems through Assessment | |
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| Applying Theoretical Frameworks | |
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| Organizing Assessment: Applying Ecosystemic Questions | |
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| Using Assessment Tools | |
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| Adding Viewpoints | |
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| Assessing through Observation | |
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| Recordkeeping | |
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| Looking Forward | |
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| Internet Search Terms | |
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| Framing Solutions | |
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| Collaborative Planning Processes | |
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| Goals and Objectives | |
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| Constructing Action Plans | |
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| Contracting | |
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| Looking Forward | |
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| Internet Search Terms | |
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| The Development Phase: Implementing, Evaluating, and Stabilizing Change | |
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| Activating Resources | |
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| Applying Generalist Intervention Skills | |
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| Maintaining Progress in the Action Plan | |
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| Developing Power | |
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| Changing Perspectives | |
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| Managing Resources | |
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| Educating | |
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| Looking Forward | |
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| Creating Alliances | |
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| The Power of Alliances | |
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| Developing Alliances through Groups | |
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| Strengthening Natural Support Alliances | |
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| Case Management: Client-Service Alliances | |
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| Organizational Alliances for Service Delivery | |
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| Professional Support Networks | |
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| Looking Forward | |
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| Expanding Opportunities | |
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| Opportunities: Keys to Empowerment | |
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| Resource Expansion | |
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| Community Change | |
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| Policy Development | |
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| Social Activism and Social Advocacy | |
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| Legislative Advocacy | |
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| Looking Forward | |
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| Internet Search Terms | |
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| Recognizing Success | |
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| Social Work Evaluation and Research | |
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| Practice Evaluation | |
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| Research | |
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| Single-System Designs | |
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| Action Research | |
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| Looking Forward | |
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| Internet Search Terms | |
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| Integrating Gains | |
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| Social Work Endings | |
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| Completing Contracts | |
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| Closing with Referral | |
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| Responding to Clients' Discontinuation of Services | |
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| When Clients Die | |
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| Resolving Relationships with Larger Systems | |
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| Endings Are Beginnings | |
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| Internet Search Terms | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Glossary | |
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| References | |
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| Author Index | |
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| Subject Index | |