Social Work Skills for Beginning Direct Practice: Text, Workbook and Interactive Multimedia Case Studies, 4th edition

1. An Introduction to Social Work and the Helping Process
2. Values and Ethics in Social Work
3. Theory-Directed Social Work Practice
4. The Cultural Context of Practice: Using Interviewing Skills Effectively
5. Basic Skills for Direct Practice
6. Advanced Social Work Skills for Direct Practice
7. Common Errors in Direct Practice
8. Intake and Engagement
9. The Assessment Process
10. Problem Identification, Planning, and Contracting
11. Treatment and Intervention
12. Practice Evaluation
13. Termination

Appendix A: Professional Writing and Documentation Guidelines

Appendix B: HIPAA and Confidentiality Issues

Appendix C: Practice Tools: Examples

Appendix D: De-Escalation Techniques

Appendix E: Full Case Studies

Workbook