The social work skills workbook

THE SOCIAL WORK SKILLS WORKBOOK, Eighth Edition, enables you to develop proficiency in professionalism and the essential social work skills. After introducing 10 dimensions of professionalism, the book offers multiple opportunities to rehearse, practice, and self-assess social work skills needed in a contemporary practice -- helping you become a more confident, ethical, and effective helper. Each social work skill supports one or more of the 43 knowledge and value statements and the 31 practice behaviors that elaborate core competencies in the 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The skills also align with nationally standardized licensing exams. The text includes explanations grounded in contemporary research, assessment tools and processes, and experiential components that help you get a realistic sense of the field. Case examples and skill-building exercises cultivate your professionalism and expertise.

Previous edition: 2014.

Pages are perforated for removal with 3 holes for filing into binder.

Part 1. Professionalism -- Introduction -- Introduction to professionalism -- Critical thinking, scientific inquiry, and lifelong learning -- Diversity and difference; human rights; social, economic, and environmental justice; and policy-practice -- Social work values and ethical decision making -- Part 2. Social work skills -- Talking and listening: The basic interpersonal skills -- Preparing -- Beginning -- Exploring -- Assessing -- Contracting -- Working and evaluating -- Ending -- Appendix 1: The social work skills learning portfolio -- Appendix 2: The social work skills test -- Appendix 3: The social work skills self-appraisal questionnaire -- Appendix 4: The critical thinking questionnaire -- Appendix 5: The lifelong learning questionnaire -- Appendix 7: Experiential interview exercise: guidelines and forms -- Appendix 8: Alphabetized list of feeling words -- Appendix 9: Description, assessment, and contract (DAC): Lynn Chase -- Appendix 10: The social work skills interview rating form -- Appendix 11: Table of social work skills -- Appendix 12: Table of social work skills supporting the EPAS competencies -- Appendix 13: Self-appraisal of proficiency: EPAS competency-based kn…