Clinical Work and Social Action: An Integrative Approach develops a
paradigm for social work and human services practice that
integrates clinical work and social action. Social workers,
clinicians, activists, and educators will explore ways to create
harmony in the divisions that currently exist between values,
theory, and practice, thereby reducing conflicts in their work.
This book identifies central values and selected theoretical ideas
for a new model of work that you can adapt to your practice
setting. Separate chapters include case material related to work
with people of color, work with oppressed populations, and
classroom teaching. Clinical Work and Social Action connects the
historic split between clinical work and social action to better
serve the people with whom you work. Through Clinical Work and
Social Action, you will find valuable suggestions and insights into
how you can integrate values, theory, and practice as the basis for
a new model of work. The book includes topics such as: exposing the
myth that "politics" has no place in practice with individual
clients and families and demonstrates that all practice is
political examining a new paradigm for practice that encourages
change at the individual, agency, and social policy levels
demonstrating the importance of Paulo Freire 's ideas about
dialogical praxis to social welfare work teaching a model of
practice that facilitates and promotes involvement and open
dialogue with people in the community and students in the classroom
offering insight into how you can respond to the full range of your
clients'concerns, such as racism, classism, homophobia, domestic
violence, homelessness, disabilities, and emotional difficulties
exploring how your values, theories, training and experience affect
the choice of interventions you make with individuals, groups, and
familiesTo bridge the gap between clinical work and social action,
you must develop a practice that includes the possibility of social
change. With Clinical Work and Social Action, you will find many
case studies and examples to help you do just that. This
informative book provides you with ways to work with clients to
bring about individual and social change and offers strategies for
creating change in social agencies and communities.
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