Social Work Intervention
- Trevor Lindsay - University of Ulster, UK
Social workers need to have a sound working knowledge of intervention as they are often balancing complex and sometime stressful circumstances with the individual needs of the service users. Also, as there are a wide range of social work interventions in current practice, students will benefit from knowing the advantages and disadvantages of each model and approach.
This book on effective social work intervention will help students apply and integrate this knowledge in practice, to critically evaluate different methods and to choose the most effective in any particular set of circumstances.
Fully-revised to include new material on value-based practice and direct links to the new Professional Capabilities Framework for Social Work, this second edition is essential reading for all social work students.
A very good book for year 1 social work students. Gives a good and in depth understanding around social work intervention.
A very welcome addition to developing students understanding around social work intervention.
Valuable text for first year SW degree students especially on Preparation for Practice studies.
A very useful text for 'Theories and Methods' work. Suggested activities are particularly helpful, and practical in the Motivational Interviewing and SFBT chapters.
Clear and concise in outlining intervention methodology. Recommended reading for next academic year statutory interventions.
This book gives a good and highly readable overview of a range of social work interventions. Following a case study related to one family the book uses an accessible format in order to explain the relevance of the varied methods under discussion at different parts of the social work process. The chapters written by the editor himself are perhaps its strongest with the overview of pyschosocial approaches and the argument for eclectic models well thought out.
Great book which introduces the notions of intervention and managing social work with service users.
Students find this an accessible resource which covers the key areas.
Key text for theories and methods of intervention. Recommended as core text locally in Northern Ireland
I had the previous version on loan from our library most of last year and am pleased the book has been revised to include the professional capabilities framework.
I find this book presents a clear overview of main approaches used to intervene.
A few points I suggest are:
Typing error on Contents page i.e. Chapter 2 Pearson - centred needs to be Person - centred.
I find the introduction in Chapter 6 on Cognitive behavioural approaches rather confusing. I find it helpful to explain that behaviour modification came historically first; give an account of this and then explain behavioural approaches have subsequently been combined with cognitive approaches to become CBT.
Chapter 4 on Advocacy is very welcome in providing a concise overview; something I find missing in many social work texts.
I suggest it would be helpful in talking about intervention to include the Collingwood model, sometimes referred to as the Three stage model. Stage 1 involves creating a profile of the case, followed by Stage 2 which analyses the situation in relation to theories to inform and theories to intervene. Stage 3 considers skills and values. The framework of theories to inform and theories to intervene is always one that I find supports student social workers on placement analyse and reflect their cases. Many students have told me that this then becomes central to their own thinking in approaching all cases.
