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PublisherColumbia University Press

ISBN-100231159854

ISBN-139780231159852

eBay Product ID (ePID)167999963

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Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameDecision Cases for Advanced Social Work Practice : Confronting Complexity

SubjectSocial Work, Human Services, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare

Publication Year2013

TypeTextbook

AuthorLori Franklin, Karen Gray, Terry Wolfer

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight10.2 Oz

Item Length0.8 in

Item Width0.6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2013-027815

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsThis is a must-have book for social work educators, students and practitioners who strive to integrate and sharpen their advanced knowledge and skills! Professors Wolfer, Franklin, Gray and their esteemed group of contributing authors have captured the complexity and nuance of social work practice through this collection of cases from professional social workers in real-world settings., One of the great challenges in teaching social work practice is helping students move beyond tidy, textbook formulations to wrestle with the messiness of true practice. This book provides a range of honest, nuanced decision cases that can be used in classes to help students identify, articulate, and sort through the ethical, practice, and personal issues they will face in their careers. Each case focuses on a thematic area (e.g. client autonomy, supervisory conflict) with a depth and complexity that precludes easy answers. An immensely helpful tool for any educator seeking to sharpen students' critical thinking and ability to 'think like a social worker.', 1. Social work practice requires an understanding of case situations of varying complexity and the application of facts and data to reach critical decisions. Wolfer, Franklin, and Gray have organized an excellent book to assist students to make and compare their decisions with actual decision cases presented by leaders in the field. 2. The cases in this new work involve complex life circumstances that involve a blending of clinical, organizational, administrative, and cultural issues where the facts are sometimes obscure, contradictory, and emotional. This new book will be useful in in "Capstone" courses as a means of helping students expand the critical thinking skills that are required to make collaborative decisions in practice. 3. Wolfer, Frankin, and Gray have given us a very contemporary look at a range of decision cases. The new work is comprehensive and builds on earlier theory about how to teach practice behavior in social work. The way that the cases are presented will increase students' competence, confidence, and understanding of how decisions are made and supported., This book is a more sophisticated, complex presentation of clinical social work cases. It contributes to advanced clinical training or with continuing education of professionals by providing an update on current clinical social work case issues., These cases involve complex life circumstances that blend clinical, organizational, administrative, and cultural issues where the facts are sometimes obscure, contradictory, and emotional. They help students expand the critical-thinking skills required to make collaborative decisions in practice and increase their competence, confidence, and understanding of how decisions are made and supported., Confronting Complexity in Social Work: Decision Cases for Advanced Practice is, quite simply, a gift to social work educators. One of the great challenges in teaching social work practice is helping students move beyond tidy, textbook formulations to wrestling with the messiness of true practice. This book provides a range of honest, nuanced decision cases that can be used in classes to help students identify, articulate, and sort through the ethical, practice, and personal issues they will face in their careers. Each case focuses on a thematic area (e.g. client autonomy, supervisory conflict), with a depth and complexity that precludes easy answers. This text will be an immensely helpful tool for any educator seeking to sharpen students' critical thinking and ability to "think like a social worker.", An excellent tool for developing skills of critical reflection and analysis, alongside recognition of the impact of social work on self.

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal361.32

Table Of ContentPreface and Acknowledgments To Instructors, by Terry A. Wolfer To Students, by Terry A. Wolfer, Lori D. Franklin, and Karen A. Gray Introduction to the Cases, by Terry A. Wolfer and Vicki M. Runnion 1. No Place Like Home, by Lori D. Franklin 2. Gay-for-Pay, by Lori D. Franklin 3. But Someone Could Die!, by Karen A. Gray and Anna Woodham 4. Believing Women, by Gecole Harley and Terry A. Wolfer 5. I Knew This Internship Thing Would Blow Up!, by Gecole Harley and Terry A. Wolfer 6. Child Collectors?, by Lori D. Franklin 7. I'm a Social Worker!, by Karen A. Gray and Julie Sprinkle 8. Flying Flags in Alabama, by Noël Busch-Armendariz, Dawnovise N. Fowler, and Terry A. Wolfer 9. Private, Dismissed, by Michelle Hovis and Lori D. Franklin 10. Wandering, by Lori D. Franklin and Danielle R. Snyder 11. A Matter of Life and Death?, by Susy Villegas, Mónica M. Alzate, and Karen A. Gray 12. Exposed, by David Pooler and Terry A. Wolfer 13. Nowhere to Skate, by Laura B. Poindexter and Terry A. Wolfer 14. Driven to Drink, by Terry A. Wolfer 15. "Don't Tell Her," by Sean Siberio and Terry A. Wolfer Index

SynopsisThese fifteen cases take place in child welfare, mental health, hospital, hospice, domestic violence, refugee resettlement, veterans' administration, and school settings and reflect individual, family, group, and supervised social work practice. They confront common ethical and treatment issues and raise issues regarding practice interventions, programs, policies, and laws. Cases represent open-ended situations, encouraging students to apply knowledge from across the social work curriculum to develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. An instructor's manual with teaching notes is available by emailing: coursematerials@columbiauniversitypress.com.

LC Classification NumberHV43