Applied Psychology for Social Workers

List of tables viii Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1(8) Why is there demand for a third edition of Applied Psychology for Social Workers? 1(8) Part 1 Applying psychology to social work 1 Psychology and social work 9(25) Introduction 9(2) Academic psychology 11(4) Perspectives on psychology 15(17) Conclusions 32(1) Putting it into practice 32(1) Further reading 33(1) 2 Psychological development through the life course 34(19) Introduction 34(1) Influences on development 34(2) The life course approach: integrating perspectives 36(1) Reflexivity and the 'self' 36(3) Biography and the life course 39(10) Conclusions 49(1) Putting it into practice 49(1) Further reading 50(3) Part 2 Interpersonal and practice skills 3 Interviewing and counselling 53(24) Introduction 53(3) Preparation and supporting skills 56(8) Challenging skills 64(3) Counselling 67(5) Some difficulties and strategies 72(3) Putting it into practice 75(1) Further reading 76(1) 4 Assertiveness and coping with stress 77(13) Introduction 77(1) Assertive skills 78(5) Coping with stress 83(2) Expressive writing 85(1) Model and example 85(2) Peer support groups 87(1) Putting it into practice 88(1) Further reading 88(2) 5 Psychological type and communication 90(16) Introduction 90(1) Psychological type theory 91(6) Communication problems and strategies 97(3) Observing type (and other qualities) more accurately 100(4) Conclusions 104(1) Putting it into practice 105(1) Further reading 105(1) 6 Groupwork theory and practice skills 106(27) Introduction 106(1) Definition of the term 'group' 107(1) The study of group behaviour 108(1) The individual in the group: social influence 109(4) Group dynamics 113(1) Group structure 113(3) Groupwork 116(13) Putting it into practice 129(1) Further reading 129(4) Part 3 The context of social work 7 Social work settings and contexts of practice 133(17) Introduction 133(1) Staff relationships and the role of teams 133(6) Conscious and unconscious processes in residential and day care organisations 139(4) Residential and day care from the service users' perspective 143(1) Models of institutions 144(1) Therapeutic communities 145(2) Supervision, emotion and contexts of practice 147(1) Putting it into practice 148(1) Further reading 149(1) 8 Social policy, social work and psychology 150(17) Introduction 150(1) What's best for children? Changing views of 'mother' care and 'other' care 150(1) Is 'family' best? 151(3) Broader models of care and attachment 154(1) Permanent substitute care: adoption, fostering or residential care? 155(3) Child care, employment and welfare policies 158(2) Changes in the relationship between agencies, service users and social workers 160(5) Conclusions 165(1) Putting it into practice 165(1) Further reading 166(1) 9 The future of psychology and social work 167(8) Introduction 167(1) Knowledge, risk and practice 168(2) Relationships between disciplines, agencies and professions 170(3) Conclusions 173(1) Putting it into practice 173(1) Further reading 174(1) References 175(13) Index 188