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Rooney, Glenda Dewberry Rooney, Kimberly Strom-Gottfried\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9788131534168\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 700\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSale Territory\u003c\/strong\u003e: India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive guide to social work practice is divided into four parts, each focusing on a critical stage in the helping process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1\u003c\/strong\u003e introduces the reader to the social work profession and its direct practice. It covers the core competencies necessary for effective social work, including the importance of evidence-based practice, the domains and roles of social work, and the key ethical considerations for practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2\u003c\/strong\u003e focuses on the beginning phase of the helping process. It addresses essential skills in relationship-building, providing direction and focus in interviews, and avoiding common communication errors. It also includes exploration of client problems and strengths, theories for individual, family, and group assessment, and the processes of goal setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3\u003c\/strong\u003e presents the middle or goal attainment phase. It covers strategies for change, including task-centered approaches, crisis intervention, cognitive restructuring, solution-focused practices, and advocacy. Advanced communication techniques, as well as strategies for overcoming barriers to change, are also discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4\u003c\/strong\u003e concludes with the final phase of the helping process, focusing on evaluating and terminating social work relationships in various contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book serves as an invaluable resource for social work students, providing essential knowledge and practical guidance for each stage of the helping process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Introduction to Direct Social Work Practice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSocial Work Challenges\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Domain, Philosophy, and Roles of Direct Practice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHelping Process Overview\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cardinal Social Work Values\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Planning, Exploring, and Assessing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Empathy and Authenticity: The Building Blocks of Communications\u003cbr\u003e6. The Skills of Verbal Following, Exploring, and Focusing\u003cbr\u003e7. Avoiding Counterproductive Communication Patterns\u003cbr\u003e8. Assessment: Problems and Strengths\u003cbr\u003e9. Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Environmental Factors in Assessment\u003cbr\u003e10. Assessment: Family Functioning in Diverse Family and Cultural Contexts\u003cbr\u003e11. Social Work Groups: Formation and Assessment\u003cbr\u003e12. Goal Development and Contract Formulation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: The Change-Oriented Phase\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. Change-Oriented Strategies: Planning and Implementation\u003cbr\u003e14. Intervention Strategies: Developing Resources, Organizing, Planning, and Advocacy\u003cbr\u003e15. Improving Relationships and Family Functioning\u003cbr\u003e16. Social Work Group Interventions\u003cbr\u003e17. Confrontation, Interpretation, and Additive Empathy\u003cbr\u003e18. The Management of Barriers to Change\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: The Final Phase\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e19. Evaluation and Termination\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDean H. Hepworth\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Utah and Arizona State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRonald H. 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