Social Work Skills for Beginning Direct Practice: Text, Workbook and Interactive Multimedia Case Studies, 4th edition

1. An Introduction to Social Work and the Helping Process
2. Values and Ethics in Social Work
3. Theory-Directed Social Work Practice
4. The Cultural Context of Practice: Using Interviewing Skills Effectively
5. Basic Skills for Direct Practice
6. Advanced Social Work Skills for Direct Practice
7. Common Errors in Direct Practice
8. Intake and Engagement
9. The Assessment Process
10. Problem Identification, Planning, and Contracting
11. Treatment and Intervention
12. Practice Evaluation
13. Termination

Appendix A: Professional Writing and Documentation Guidelines
Appendix B: HIPAA and Confidentiality Issues
Appendix C: Practice Tools: Examples
Appendix D: De-Escalation Techniques
Appendix E: Full Case Studies
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