Social Work Practice Cases, Activities and Exercises [Paperback]

In this workbook, Kim Strom-Gottfried offers extensive new resources for social work instructors and students. She draws on the best experiential learning exercises developed and used by instructors across the United States; adapts and organizes the material to maximize its use with a variety of major textbooks; and shapes exercises that are both easy to use and in-depth.

Instructors and students alike will find this one of the most useful resources for teaching and learning about social work practice through a variety of learning strategies.In this workbook, Kim Strom-Gottfried offers extensive new resources for social work instructors and students. She draws on the best experiential learning exercises developed and used by instructors across the United States; adapts and organizes the material to maximize its use with a variety of major textbooks; and shapes exercises that are both easy to use and in-depth.

Instructors and students alike will find this one of the most useful resources for teaching and learning about social work practice through a variety of learning strategies.PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL WORK
Introductions and Icebreakers
Putting Systems Theory into Action
Understanding and Resolving Value Dilemmas
Understanding and Using the NASW Code of Ethics
Examining the Values and Ethics Reflected in Policy Decisions
PART TWO: GETTING STARTED
Building Rapport
Tuning in through Guided Visualization
Looking for Assets
Understanding Loss
Engaging a Family Who Has Not Asked for Help
PART THREE: GATHERING DATA
Video Analysis and Interview Practice
Practicing and Analyzing Interviews
Hanging in There When Differences between Client and Worker Are at Issue
Stations
Ethnographic Strength-Based Intervl*