{"product_id":"developing-practice-competencies-isbn-9780470551707","title":"Developing Practice Competencies","description":"\u003cp\u003eDesigned for the generalist practice course, this book uses students' own experiences rather than abstract discussion to build competency and professional identity. Full of rich case examples and exercises, the book lets students visualize and carry out skills in an applied, experimental way. It breaks down each practice skill into subcomponents, allowing students to consciously build up their capabilities as part of a lifelong learning process. Social work students will benefit from this presentation of the core knowledge, techniques, and values essential to the effective practice of social work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegration of EPAs Core Competencies xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I Building the Professional Self 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Professional Self-Awareness 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImportance of Self-Awareness 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Awareness as an Element of Interactive Practice 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialization, Self-Awareness, and Initial Skill Sets 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcess of Socialization 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialization Influence on Response Systems 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cultural Context of Socialization 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 1.1: Exploring Cultural Influences 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowing Your Socialized Background 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamily Genograms 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 1.2: Exploring Your Genogram 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Socialization to Professional Development 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Professional Self 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsiderations for Digital Communicators 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 1.3: Understanding Your Socialized Foundation 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Lifelong Learning Approach 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Chapter Themes 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Conscious Self-Control and Ethical Behavior 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Professional Code of Behavior 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialization Challenges 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsiderations for Digital Communicators 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional Values 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparative Values Among the Helping Professions 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImportance of Professional Ethics 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelationship Among Values, Ethics, and Legal Expectations 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Principles 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Principles and Human Dignity 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Principles and Client Determination 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Principles and Professional Responsibility 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Principles and Human Conditions 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 2.1: The Street Kid 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegally Mandated Assumptions and Duties 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegally Protected Assumptions 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegal Duties of Helping Professionals 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics, Duties, and Diversity 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 2.2: The Women’s Shelter 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResolving Ethical Dilemmas 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Priorities 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeighting Alternatives 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 2.3: The Women’s Shelter 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Chapter Themes 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Professional Thinking and Knowledge 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Our Professional Thinking 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialization and Thinking Styles 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional Knowledge Base 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRole of Theory 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRole of Research 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 3.1: Peter and His Residential Problems 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward Evidence-Based Practice 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Research to Form Practice Decisions 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward Applied Thinking 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinear Thinking 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 3.2: Peter’s Escalation 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonlinear Thinking 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 3.3: Peter’s Discharge Plan 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Professional Thinking Skills 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterrupting Old Thinking Habits 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping New Thinking Habits 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 3.4: Helping Peter 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Chapter Themes 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Assessment and Service Contracting 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional Affiliation and the Assessment Focus 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Professional Role 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking With Multifactorial Causality 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessment Process 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhase 1: Data Collection 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhase 2: Data Weighting 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhase 3: Formulating the Dynamic Assessment 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 4.1: Working With Information to Infer Influence 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhase 4: Identifying Service Direction 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping the Service Contract 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablishing Service Goals 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 4.2: Assessing Goal Statements 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForming Objectives From Goals 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Chapter Themes 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II Developing the Helping Relationship 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Tuning In and Empathic Engagement 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTuning In and the Empathic Connection 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpathy and the Working Alliance 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTuning In: The Relational Foundation 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreliminary Tuning In 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTuning In to Client Concerns About Service 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVulnerability Concerns 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding to Client Service Concerns 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 5.1: Identification of Client Concerns 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional Ethics and Negotiating the Helping Relationship 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 5.2: Preliminary Tuning In and Engagement 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteractive Engagement 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialization Challenges to Interactive Engagement 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 5.3: Interactive Engagement 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialization, Culture, and Interactive Responding 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteractive Engagement With Larger Client Systems 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 5.4: Problem Identification and Reframing 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaintaining Interactive Engagement 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Chapter Themes 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Readings 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Questioning Skills 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower of Questions: Socialization and Culture 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialization and Questioning 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestioning Formats to Avoid 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Professional Use of Questions 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurpose of Questions 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding a Professional Questioning Skills 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestion Setups 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 6.1: Linking to Client Statements 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 6.2: Setting Up the Question 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestion Delivery 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Larger Client Systems 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 6.3: Delivering the Question 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing It All Together 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Chapter Themes 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Readings 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Reflective Responding Skills 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse of Reflection in Professional Practice 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower of a Reflective Response 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Reflective Responses 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComponents of Reflection 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 1: Selecting the Elements for Reflection 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 7.1: Identifying Critical Elements 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 2: Setting Up the Reflection 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 3: Delivery of the Reflection 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 7.2: Setting Up and Delivering a Reflective Response 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Reflection With Larger Client Systems 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 7.3: Reflecting With Larger Client Systems 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture, Socialization, and Reflection 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture and Social Power 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialization and the Use of Reflection 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing It All Together 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Chapter Themes 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Readings 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Observing and Describing Skills 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges to Nonverbal Communication 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialization Challenges 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObservation and Brain Functioning 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional Education Complications 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial and Cultural Considerations 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Observation in Professional Practice 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObserving Nonverbal Patterns 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObserving Content Patterns 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 8.1: Observing Client Wording and Presentation 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObserving Interactive Patterns 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 8.2: Client Disclosure 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescribing Observations 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower of Describing Observations 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeciding to Share an Observation 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Challenge of Describing 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Description to Promote Client Work 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccessing the Observation 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForming a Descriptive Response 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 8.3: Sharing Observations 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSharing Observations and Larger Client Systems 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing It All Together 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Chapter Themes 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Providing Direction 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeed for Direction 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvidence-Based and Directive Practice 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Balanced Direction 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity-Based Intervention 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivities That Provide Information 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivities That Challenge Thinking Patterns 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivities That Influence Affective Processing 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivities That Influence Skills and Behavior 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivities That Alter Problem Contexts 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward Developing Directive Skills 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking From a Socialization and Cultural Perspective 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional Facilitation Skills 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacilitating Activities 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 9.1: Placing Mother 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrompting Skills 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoaching Skills 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating Direction 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 9.2: Preparing Mother 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Considerations 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Chapter Concepts 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III Using the Working Alliance to Promote Change 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Integrating Direction Through Transitional Responding 227\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower and Influence in the Helping Relationship 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Power and Professional Ethics 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Professional Use of Influence 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward Transitional Responding 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransitional Responding Process 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaintaining a Goal Focus 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransitional Tracking 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 10.1: Identifying Elements That Promote Goals 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInserting Direction 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivating a Client Response 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablishing an Interactive Rhythm 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 10.2: Proposing a Group Program 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialization Challenges 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransitional Responding With Larger Client Systems 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLarger Systems and Self-Regulation 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural and Social Considerations 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonitoring Influence 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Chapter Themes 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Readings 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Motivating Change Within an Empathic Working Alliance 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Change Focus 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialization Challenges to Motivating Others 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotivation in the Working Alliance 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eService Entry, Autonomy, and Client Motivation 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward Understanding Motivation 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal Versus External Motivation 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAffective Orientation 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccessing Motivating Emotion 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating Motivating Feelings Into the Alliance 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAllying With Motivating Feelings 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Affective Tension 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Ambivalence 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePromoting Autonomy 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 11.1: Communicating Motivation 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnhancing Motivation Through the Working Alliance 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeepening the Alliance 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeding Change 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding Focus 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 11.2: Making Demands for Work 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotivation in Larger Client Systems 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Considerations 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Chapter Themes 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Building Multisystemic Working Alliances 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollaborative Models, Evidence-Based Practice, and Community Partners 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystems of Care Breakdowns and Solutions 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward Collaborative Practice 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Multiple Alliances 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlliances and Helping Systems 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultisystemic Alliances and Informal Supports 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformal Support Networks 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Informal Supports 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultisystemic Alliances With Formal Supports 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking With Formal Service Networks 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkills of Multisystemic Alliances 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialization Challenges to Multiple Alliances 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkill Adaptations for Multiple Alliances 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational Challenges in Multisystemic Alliances 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultisystemic Overload 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eService Gaps 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnresponsive Service Providers 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 12.1: Working Across Organizations 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional Ethics and Multisystemic Work 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional Ethics and Informal Supports 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 12.2: Supporting Multiple Alliances 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Chapter Themes 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Managing Threats to the Working Alliance 303\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Resistance to Alliance Considerations 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlliance Ruptures 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialization Challenges 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural and Social Considerations 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying Threats to the Alliance 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlliance Ruptures 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing the Rupture 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractitioner-Related Alliance Threats 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubjugation-Based Ruptures 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfrontational Threats 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisengagement Threats 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 13.1: Dealing With Worker-Related Problems 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollaborator Threats 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking With Collaborator Threats 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding to Collaborator Ruptures 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 13.2: Navigating Client Challenges to the Alliance 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLarger Client System Alliances 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlliance Threats in Larger Systems 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding to Larger System Threats 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Chapter Themes 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Ending the Working Alliance 323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialization Challenges to Endings 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearned Patterns of Ending 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperience of Ending 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime Orientation and Life Organization 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpact of Ending the Working Alliance 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnding-Related Disorientation 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging the Ending Process 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTiming the Introduction 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacing the Ending Process 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Relational Histories 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePast to Present Endings 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 14.1: Responding to the Past 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcessing Present Endings 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValidating Progress 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 14.2: Present-Oriented Responding 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping the Future Orientation 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Oriented Tasks 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 14.3: Future-Oriented Responding 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Considerations 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePremature Termination 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural and Social Considerations 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndings and Evidence-Based Practice 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Chapter Themes 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the DVD 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eD. MARK RAGG\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor at Eastern Michigan University's School of Social Work, teaching in both the BSW and MSW programs, with a focus on practice and child\/family courses. His current research focuses on issues of evidence-based practice, sustainability in community settings, adapting practices to achieve a cultural\/ethnic fit, working with families and youth, and developing effective interpersonal practice competencies. \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDeveloping Practice Competencies: A Foundation for Generalist Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is the textbook I have been waiting for. The author engages the reader from the very beginning. It includes comprehensive coverage of EPAS standards and practice behaviors that any social work instructor would be delighted with. Mark Ragg's explanation of social work concepts and practice skills is very readable and well illustrated. This textbook will enhance social work students' self-confidence in their skills as beginning practitioners. This is an author who clearly knows how to engage and excite social work students about contemporary social work. Strongly recommended for generalist practice programs!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Mary Fran Davis, LCSW, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAustin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn applied, experiential introduction for the development of generalist practice skills in the helping professions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigned to help students in social work and human services programs establish a solid skill foundation for professional practice, \u003ci\u003eDeveloping Practice Competencies\u003c\/i\u003e holistically organizes this content knowledge through a consistent framework integrated throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeveloping Practice Competencies explores\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to build on current interpersonal skills to develop a professional identity and a specialized repertoire of intervention skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to work competently with diverse client groups taking into account the cultural and social contexts of each client situation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWays to engage individuals and larger client systems in focused work toward client-specific goals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSuccessfully managing the nuances and challenges of the helping relationship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombining specific skills for use in evidence-based models\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilled with rich examples, role-plays, and exercises, \u003ci\u003eDeveloping Practice Competencies\u003c\/i\u003e covers the foundation competencies necessary for students preparing to work with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities on behalf of underserved and socially compromised people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn accompanying DVD offers video of the practice skills in action and electronic versions of exercises for classroom discussions.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Through chapter content on theory, evidence, practice literature and case examples, D. Mark Ragg has demonstrated great ability to clarify and simplify complex concepts. In this text, Ragg demonstrates his aptitude for integrating theoretical models, research findings, social work practice literature and the development of core competencies. This text is constructed in a way that is accessible, understandable and extremely valuable to social work students.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJames C. Piers\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, LMSW, Professor and Social Work Program Director Hope College  \u003cp\u003e\"A masterful practice text that provides students with a comprehensive presentation of social work skills and concepts. Throughout, students are guided to employ critical thinking in every aspect of their skill attainment, and with the multiple systems of engagement they will face. Each topic is clearly defined and illustrated with precise examples and case vignettes in a pedagogically effective integration of the art and science of social work practice.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eProfessor Mitchell Kahn\u003c\/b\u003e, BSW Program Director Ramapo College of New Jersey\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mark Ragg has written an excellent book that is easy to read and yet maintains a particularly high level of applicability. He has broken down the concepts we use in generalist practice and explained them in terms that are easy to visualize and make sense. Students will find the textbook accessible, meaningful and very applicable to their work in this field.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eDebashis Dutta\u003c\/b\u003e, M.S.W. 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