Social work skills and knowledge : a practice handbook / Pamela Trevithick.

Previous edition: published as Social work skills. 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-394) and index.

Written for social work students, this handbook describes more than 50 key social work skills. Using case studies and examples, the author demonstrates their creative application in evidence-based practice.

pt. 1 Theories and Theorists. -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical knowledge -- 3. Factual knowledge -- 4. Practice knowledge -- 5. Understanding human beings -- part 2. Skills and Interventions. -- 6. Communication, observation, listening, and assessment skills -- 7. Interviewing skills -- 8. Providing help, direction, and guidance -- 9. Empowerment, negotiation, and partnership skills -- 10. Professional competence and accountability -- APPENDICES -- Appendix 1. Behaviourist approaches -- Appendix 2. Cognitive approaches -- Appendix 3. Crisis intervention -- Appendix 4. Ecological approach in social work -- Appendix 5. Feminist perspectives in social work -- Appendix 6. Motivational interviewing -- Appendix 7. Person-centred approaches -- Appendix 8. Psychological approaches -- Appendix 9. Radical and activist perspectives in social work -- Appendix 10. Strengths perspectives -- Appendix 11. Task-centred approaches -- Appendix 12. Stages of change (or cycle of change).