TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hepworth, DEAN H.
AU  - Vang, Pa Der 
AU  - Blakey, Joan Marie
AU  - Schwalbe, Craig
AU  - Evans, Caroline B.R
AU  - Rooney, Ronald H.
AU  - Rooney, Glenda Dewberry
AU  - Strom, Kimberly
TI  - Direct social work: practice: theory and skills 
SN  - 978-0-357-63059-4
U1  - BCir. 361.3 Eleventh edition
PY  - 2023///
CY  - USA
PB  - Cengage
KW  - Social work
N1  - includes Bibliography and Index; Part 1. Introduction : -- The challenges and opportunities of social work -- Direct practice: domain, philosophy, and roles -- Overview of the helping process -- Operationalizing the cardinal social work values
Part 2. Exploring, assessing, and planning : -- Building blocks of communication: conveying empathy and authenticity -- Verbal following, exploring, and focusing skills -- Eliminating counterproductive communication patterns and substituting positive alternatives -- Assessment: exploring and understanding problems and strengths -- Assessment: intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental factors -- Assessing family functioning in diverse family and cultural contexts -- Forming and assessing social work groups -- Developing goals and formulating a contract
Part 3. The change-oriented phase : -- Planning and implementing change-oriented strategies -- Developing resources, advocacy, and organizing as intervention strategies -- Enhancing family functioning and relationships -- Intervening in social work groups -- Additive empathy, interpretation, and confrontation -- Managing barriers to change
Part 4. The termination phase : -- The final phase: evaluation and termination
ER  -