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Family based services: A solution-focused approach
By Insoo Kim Berg
Book description:
This book is written for those who �work in the trenches� of child
welfare and family services. Caseworkers are often sent into the
worst situations and given insufficient time to make effective
interventions. By applying the principles of brief,
solution-focused therapy to family-based services, social service
workers can deliver treatment that is cost-effective, humane and
empowering to families.
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Children's solution work
By Insoo Kim Berg and Therese Steiner
Book description:
Describes the concepts and techniques of solution-focused brief
therapy (SFBT) and applies them to working with children and their
parents. Written by and for family therapists, the book explains
how to prepare for the initial meeting and perform an assessment
of the child and family, with particular emphasis on goal
negotiation, and provides guidelines and case studies of treating
children with uncommon needs. How to use solution-focused therapy
with children and adolescents. Focusing on solutions and not
problems, thinking about the future and not the past, and
understanding the effects of miracles � children do these things
naturally. Here, leaders in the solution-focused approach to
therapy provide clinicians with a guide to a kind of therapy that
fits with children's natural way of being.
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Creating competence from chaos: A comprehensive guide to
home-based services
By Marion Lindblad-Goldberg, Martha Morrison Dore and Leora Stern
Book description:
A practical guide to starting and running in-home services for
families where a child has an emotional disorder. Preserving
families in distress through therapeutic and other services
delivered in the family home represents a significant evolution in
children's services over the past two decades. This book addresses
the full range of home-based service issues, including how to plan
and develop in-home treatment programs, conduct in-home therapy,
train and supervise in-home workers, and assess treatment outcome.
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Balancing family-centered services and child well-being
by Elaine Walton, Patricia Sandau-Beckler and Marc Mannes
About the Author
Elaine Walton is associate professor and director of the School of
Social Work at Brigham Young University. Patricia Sandau-Beckler is
associate professor of social work at New Mexico State University. Marc
Mannes is director of research and evaluation for Search Institute,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Book Description
With contributions ranging from academic and professional theorists and
policy developers to independent social workers, this book explores the
development of family-centered services, the processes by which these
services are implemented, the problems the field now faces, and
prospects for the future. Multi-faceted examinations of the field show
how family-centered services and child well-being can be linked on a
daily basis to better the lives of both parents and children.
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The therapist's notebook for families: Solution-orientated
exercises for working with parents, children and adolescents
By Bob Bertolino and Gary Schulthesis
Book description:
This text presents 75 exercises meant for use by practicing
therapists. The exercises are presented as part of a
solution-oriented approach to therapy, an approach that the
authors distinguish form traditional forms of therapy by its
emphasis on collaborative and change-oriented emphases on the
search for competencies and well- being. Each exercise is
formatted by first presenting the purpose of the exercise and
suggestions for use. To help professional facilitate the process
of change with their clients. Exercises can be completed alone or
with clients in home� or office-based settings. Five sections
offer specific activities to be used at various points in the
therapeutic encounter.
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Becoming a social worker
By Viviene Cree
Book Description
This is a book about social workers and social work. It tells the
story of the journey into and through social work of thirteen
social workers living and working in the UK today. We hear what
has brought them into social work and what has kept them in it
since. Their lively accounts demonstrate that commitment and
passion remain at the heart of social work today. Becoming a
Social Worker describes what it is like to be a social worker in
different practice settings, what it is like to be a social work
manager and what is happening in social work education. Some of
the contributors will be recognised as those who have played a key
part in shaping social work over the years and they provide
valuable insights into how the profession of social work has
developed in that time. Other contributors, less well known but no
less interesting, give us a vivid idea of what social work
practice and social work education is like 'on the ground'. Social
work is a demanding and difficult job which goes largely unseen
within society. We only ever hear about social work and social
workers when something goes wrong and a vulnerable adult or child
is hurt. Becoming a Social Worker sets out to change that – to
make social work visible, so that those considering a career in
the caring professions can make an informed choice about whether
social work is the career for them.
Book Description
Becoming a Social Worker tells the story of of thirteen social
workers living and working in the UK; what has brought them into
social work and what has kept them in it since. This book
describes what it is like to be a social worker in different
practice settings, what it is like to be a social work manager and
what is happening in social work education. These accounts set out
to make social work visible, so that those considering a career in
the caring professions can make an informed choice about whether
social work is the career for them
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