Critical Thinking for Social Workers Exercises for the Helping Professions

Name: Critical Thinking for Social Workers Exercises for the Helping Professions
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ISBN: 9780761986089

ISBN-10: 0761986081

ISBN-13: 9780761986089

Edition: 2nd 1998 (Revised)

Authors: Leonard E. Gibbs, Eileen D. Gambrill

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Critical Thinking for Social Workers is an experiential textbook which encourages a well reasoned approach to life-affecting decisions in actual social work situations.Leonard Gibbs and Eileen Gambrill provide hands-on practice exercises which allow students to reflect on their judgement and critical thinking skills.

Book details

List price: $77.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/22/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 8.46" wide x 10.98" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English




Critical Thinking: What it is and Why it is Important


Introduction


The Role of Critical Thinking in the Helping Professions



Making Decisions about Intervention



Reviewing Your Beliefs about Knowledge



Recognizing Propaganda in Human Services Advertising



Evaluating Human Service Advertisements



Watching Doctor Fox



Does Scaring Youth Help Them 'Go Straight'?


Applying Principles of Reasoning, Inference, Decision Making and Evaluation



Fallacies and Pitfalls in Professional Decision Making: What They are and How to Avoid Them



Using the Professional Thinking Form



Reasoning-in-Practice Game A


Common Practice Fallacies



Reasoning-in-Practice Game B


Group and Interpersonal Dynamics



Reasoning-in-Practice Game C


Cognitive Biases in Practice



Preparing a Fallacies Film Festival



Fallacy-Spotting in Professional Contexts



Thinking Critically About Specific Assessment and Intervention Decisions



Evaluating Study Quality and Treatment Effect



Describing Problems


A Key Part of Assessment



Making Predictions



Critical Thinking as a Guide to Making Ethical Decisions



Error as Process


Templating, Justification and Ratcheting



Evaluating Diagnostic Tests



Reviewing Intervention Plans



Analyzing Arguments



Thinking Critically about Case Records



Improving Educational and Practice Environments



Encouraging a Culture of Thoughtfulness



Evaluating the Teaching of Critical-Thinking Skills



Problem-Based Learning



Evidence-Based Practice