{"product_id":"skills-for-direct-practice-in-social-work-paperback","title":"Skills for Direct Practice in Social Work - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGale Kristeva\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGale Goldberg Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoroughly examines sixty-three fundamental skills needed by social workers dealing with individuals and groups. Middleman and Wood define the skills, illustrate them in vignettes, and relate them to pertinent literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSkills for Direct Practice in Social Work\u003c\/i\u003e Ruth Middleman and Gale Goldberg Wood provide a practical, clear discussion of sixty-three skills needed by all who must interact purposefully with individuals and groups in helping situations. The skills are defined, illustrated in vignettes, and related to pertinent sources in the literature. They are applicable to many theoretical approaches and include fundamental considerations for social workers - appearance, vocabulary, accountability, openness, sensitivity, and many others. \u003ci\u003eSkills for Direct Practice in Social Work\u003c\/i\u003e will help students and professionals to convey their practice intentions and to overcome many of the obstacles to effective social work practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth R. Middleman and Gale Goldberg Wood are both Professors of Social Work at the Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville. They have collaborated for twenty years and have written books with an innovative approach to social work practice (the structural approach) and many journal articles in areas of practice: experiential approaches, perception and cognition, group work, and interviewing skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.98 x 5.87 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454434951346,"sku":"9780231055093","price":75.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ca311dd2c474ff652622eae254ffac74.webp?v=1778850815","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/skills-for-direct-practice-in-social-work-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}