Download or read book Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare written by Jane Maidment and published by Allen & Unwin Academic. This book was released on 2009 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human service workers need more than just common sense. Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare offers a comprehensive introduction to practice skills required across the human service sector. The authors use critical analysis to systematically outline the key stages of interaction with clients: engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Drawing on a strengths approach, they examine the skills needed for working with different types of clients: individuals, families and community groups. They also explore the dilemmas faced in daily practice, including the challenges of working with involuntary clients, clients from different cultural backgrounds, and clients in crisis situations.