...Carolyn Oliver; Grant Charles Child welfare child protection strengths-based solution-focused worker–client relationship The demographic characteristics of interviewees, arranged according to the definition of strengths-based practice to which they subscribed, are outlined in Table  1 . Over...

... relationship. The approach meant listening to the client and his or her network, being nonjudgmental and supportive, and systematically eliciting and using information about client strengths. Identifying and acknowledging strengths supported the development of a positive worker–client relationship and enabled...

... supervision safe environment creating confidentiality nonjudgmental learning to be social worker–client relationship trusting relationship informed consent mandated reporting paperwork attending to during first session ending with clients Grady M D ground rules for sessions questions termination...

... social worker El Masri family clients Kat social worker social work practice social worker/client relationship working alliance cross-cultural competence case studies There are many ways that social workers can attend to the development of positive relationships with their clients, including...

... can at times positively affect the quality of a worker/client relationship. Using humor can be risky, however, because the kinds of issues social workers deal with are quite serious, and using humor in those contexts might be perceived as insensitive. The purpose of this chapter is to consider...

... norm–other categorizations not knowing stance of oppression power social worker–client relationship AWARE model belief systems honoring different similarities working with “starting where the client is” principle value systems honoring different disclosure self Dombo Eileen A self...

... to a deterioration in the social worker/client relationship once it has been positively established. The purpose of this chapter is to help social workers to become more skillful in identifying and repairing ruptures so that the relationship can resume in a productive direction. relationship ruptures repair process...

... worker/client relationship psychosis schizophrenia bipolar disorder sustainment empathic attunement case studies What follows is an example of psychotic communication from Elliot, a 28-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder: “I’m the type of person who, when I have a problem, it all...

...This chapter includes a definition of the social worker/client relationship and its significance to client goal attainment in many fields of practice. Next, the therapeutic effects of positive relationships that are common to all practice theories are summarized. Following this content...

... public self self defining unconscious self belief systems use of self self disclosure social worker client relationship Chris social worker Larry client style social worker’s professional style two stage learning process use of self Bess J M Dewane C J Edwards J K self inventory anxiety...

... of terminations and transfers can at times ensure the client’s maintenance of goals and positive momentum for a better life, especially when the relationship has been significant to the client. ending worker client relationship termination of relationship case vignettes Janet social worker Murphy family...

... practice social worker/client relationship reactance countertransference ethics case studies You are in a first meeting with a 35-year-old single mother of two children, ages six and four. The children have been removed from the home by the local children’s services agency because of maternal...

... worker social work practice social worker/client relationship boundaries physical contact case studies Relationship encounters are characterized by both verbal and nonverbal behaviors. One of those nonverbal behaviors is physical touch between the parties, which can communicate a variety of feelings...

...While the effective delivery of technology-assisted interventions remains a challenge for many social workers, they can be quite helpful for clients, and it is evident that positive worker/client relationships are possible through these media. With the worldwide onset of the COVID-19 pandemic...

... meanings Journals client Meaning Self schemas assessment tools assessment measures worker-client relationship trust and connection case formulation information memory patterns memory system feedback systems internal-external As direct service practitioners, we approach assessment...