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The life model of social work practice : advances in theory and practice

Title
The life model of social work practice : advances in theory and practice / Alex Gitterman, Carel B. Germain.
Author
Gitterman, Alex, 1938-
Publication
New York : Columbia University Press, ©2008.

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Additional Authors
Germain, Carel B.
Description
xvi, 611 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Subject
  • Social case work
  • Human beings > Effect of environment on
  • Socialt arbete > metodik
  • Socialt arbete > fallstudier
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [557]-596) and index.
Contents
Social work practice and its historical traditions -- The ecological perspective -- The life model of social work practice : an overview -- Assessment, practice monitoring, and practice evaluation -- Preparation : settings, modalities, methods, and skills -- Beginnings : settings, modalities, methods, and skills -- Helping individuals, families, and groups with stressful life transitions and traumatic events -- Helping individuals, families, and groups with environmental stressors -- Helping with dysfunctional family processes -- Helping with dysfunctional group processes -- Reducing interpersonal stress between worker and client -- Endings : settings, modalities, methods, and skills -- Influencing community and neighborhood life -- Influencing the practitioner's organization -- Influencing legislation, regulations, and electoral politics.
ISBN
  • 9780231139984
  • 0231139985
  • 9780231511537
  • 0231511531
LCCN
2007053008
OCLC
  • ocn189667998
  • 189667998
  • SCSB-1477061
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library