Direct Social Work Practice

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Values ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Risk And Resilience ◽  
Direct Practice ◽  
Social Work Values ◽  
Social Work Theory ◽  
Client Strengths

Direct social work practice is the application of social work theory and/or methods to the resolution and prevention of psychosocial problems experienced by individuals, families, and groups. In this article, direct practice is discussed in the context of social work values, empowerment, diversity, and multiculturalism, as well as with attention to client strengths, spirituality, and risk and resilience influences. The challenges of practice evaluation are also considered.

Guidelines for Responding to Clients Spontaneously Presenting Their Poetry in Therapy

2005 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 573-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rich Furman ◽  
Kathryn Collins
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Work Values ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Poetry Therapy ◽  
Social Work Values

Poetry therapy has become a valuable adjunctive tool in social work practice, as well as an important discipline in its own right. What has not been previously presented in the literature are intervention strategies designed for when clients spontaneously present their poems in treatment without prompting from the clinician. This article provides just such practice guidelines for clinicians, especially clinicians who do not normally use poetry in therapy. First, the article explores the uses of poetry in social work practice. Second, it presents general guidelines for how to handle the introduction of poetry by clients through the lens of essential social work values and principles. Third, a case study is presented to amplify these guidelines.

Inspiring hope through social work practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Boddy ◽  
Patrick O’Leary ◽  
Ming-sum Tsui ◽  
Chui-man Pak ◽  
Duu-Chiang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Work Relationships ◽  
Dynamic Features ◽  
Direct Practice ◽  
Social Work Theory ◽  
The Future

Hope has dynamic features that look to the future and motivate people. Yet despite being synonymous with social work, psychological terms have tended to define hope’s perimeters. Its role in social work is often heralded, yet its unique, critical and temporal role has not been well mapped in social work theory. This article explores the use of hope in social work practice. A conceptual framework highlights the richness of hope, its application in social work practice and its position in social work relationships. The implications for direct practice, further research and professional education are also discussed.

scholarly journals Pressure drop: Securitising and de-securitising safeguarding

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David McKendrick ◽  
Jo Finch
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Work Values ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Social Work Values ◽  
Critical Consideration

INTRODUCTION: This article explores how securitisation theory is mobilised in contemporary social work discourse, policy and practice. We draw on recent child protection research to support our claim that a new practice issue, described previously as securitised safeguarding, has emerged.APPROACH: We demonstrate its emergence using securitisation theory as a conceptual mode of analysis to describe how a securitised safeguarding response depicts particular families as an existential threat which, in turn, prompts a response characterised by forms of muscular liberalism.CONCLUSIONS: We argue that this emerging practice issue requires critical consideration and suggest it will have a significant impact on social work – one that is unlikely to be beneficial for the profession and, more importantly, families being worked with. By describing a process of de-securitisation, we offer an alternative and more nuanced approach that perceives families holistically, and mobilises a welfare safeguarding model. This more closely resembles traditional social work values of emancipation, liberation and empowerment within social work practice.

A Question of Values in Social Work Practice: Working with the Strengths of Black Adolescent Females

1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 288-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce West Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Values ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Adolescent Females ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Social Work Values ◽  
Black Adolescent ◽  
Practice Models

The author examines the foundational values of social work in current social work practices with inner-city black adolescent females. Case illustrations are presented to demonstrate how social work values are actualized in direct practice and research. Issues regarding the congruence of social work practices and basic ethical values and principles are discussed. Strength and empowerment perspectives in clear accordance with social work values are presented as practice models.

scholarly journals Hitting the Ground Running

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea M. Newberry-Koroluk
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Values ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
First Year ◽  
Social Work Values ◽  
The Social

This paper explores how the popular use of the expression “hitting the ground running” in reference to beginning social work practice draws upon military imagery and reflects neo-conservative expectations of first-year social workers.  Discussion of the international and Canadian definitions of social work, key social work values, the neo-conservative paradigm, and the role of language in understanding human experiences provides context to this analysis.  Ultimately, it is argued that it is in the best interests of the social work profession for the phrase hitting the ground running to be abandoned (or used critically) when making reference to first-year social workers, and a new metaphor is suggested that could take its place in the social work lexicon.

scholarly journals Exploring the Spiritual Dimension of Social Work

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael McKernan
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Values ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Values ◽  
Spiritual Dimension ◽  
Professional Interest ◽  
Spiritual Perspective

Social work’s response to the rising levels of public and professional interest in spirituality poses some important questions: i.Why is this important to social work practice? ii.What do we mean by spirituality? iii.What are the obstacles posed by religious and spiritual traditions that must be overcome to honor social work values and wisdom? iv.What research is available to help us understand the value of spirituality to clients? v.How can spirituality help us to serve our clients? Based on research conducted as a Muttart Fellow, the writer uses these questions as a framework for exploring the role and significance of spirituality in social work. The article ends with specific, applied benefits that a credible spiritual perspective brings to social work practice.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR STUDENTS MAJORING IN SOCIAL WORK AT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND EDUCATION - UNIVERSITY OF DANANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Dinh Tuan Bui
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Direct Practice ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Skill Performance ◽  
Science And Education ◽  
Comparison Of The Results ◽  
Experimental Group

The goal of higher education is not only to provide academic knowledge but also to form professional competencies in learners. Social work is a profession based on direct practice with people, requiring professional skills to be improved. In order to develop those skills, we conducted an experiment using the ABCD method applied to 66 third-year students majoring in social work. The experiment lasted 45 days of practice in community. A comparison of the results between the experimental group and the control group showed that the skill performance levels of the control group and the experimental group recorded average scores (x=2.53) and (x=2.92) respectively. Hence, the application of the ABCD method in enhancing social work practice skills for students has proved to be effective.

Children: Practice Interventions

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony N. Maluccio
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Direct Practice ◽  
Child Guidance

Social work has a long tradition of direct practice with children in a range of settings, such as child welfare, child guidance, hospitals, schools, and neighborhood centers. This entry focuses on general principles and strategies for direct social work practice with preadolescents and, to a lesser extent, their families, within an eclectic conceptual framework.

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