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""Blundo and Simon have successfully outlined how a solution-focused perspective can be a powerful tool for case managers. Their understanding and presentation are based upon practice scenarios that are real and applied....They clearly demonstrate the impact of 'thinking and language' and the importance of building a collaborative relationship with clients. Their work challenges the traditional theory-driven interventions that focus on problems and arrive at a diagnosis. They encourage a 'shift' to a coconstructive partnership that requires a practitioner to respect that clients are 'experts of their own lives'Ö.They provide a clear step-wise discussion of techniques and strategies that can be employed working with individuals and families in case management settings. This book is a must read."" óLawrence T. Force, PhD, LCSW-R Professor of Psychology, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY From the Foreword Solution-focused practice is a paradigm that stresses client abilities, strengths, and individual goals rather than disability. Written by a team of educatorñpractitioners noted for their expertise in solution-focused therapy, this ""how-to"" text for social work, counseling, and psychology students guides current and future case managers in learning this strengths-based, collaborative approach to case management. It discusses both the philosophical basis for solution-focused casework and demonstrates how it is ideally suited for the case management process. The book is based on teaching materials the authors have developed and used in their classes and workshops with undergraduate and graduate students and professionals. The text incorporates new research and theoretical developments in solution-focused therapy as well as actual practice scenarios demonstrating the process of building a collaborative relationship with individual clients and families. Replete with strategies and tools for practicing solution-focused case management, the text describes such essential skills as identifying goals, monitoring progress, working with other agencies, and transitioning out of treatment. It discusses issues related to ethical practice and presents strategies for self-care. Additionally, the book addresses diversity and social justice and their relationships to solution-focused practice. Student exercises help to reinforce knowledge. The text will assist case managers in a variety of settingsóhospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, community-based mental health agencies, schools, prisons, court systems, and shelters for the homeless and victims of domestic violenceóto partner with their clients toward finding strengths-based and solution-focused approaches to resolving issues in a positive way. KEY FEATURES: Authored by noted experts in solution-focused education and practice Facilitates a reframing of casework and case management around client strengths and resources Provides specific case examples that allow readers to troubleshoot and apply solution-focused principles to practice Includes student exercises throughout the book

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Author:   Robert G. Blundo ,  Joel Simon
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.391kg
ISBN:  

9780826171856

ISBN 10:   0826171850
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   06 November 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Contents Foreword by Lawrence T. Force, PhD, LCSW-R Preface Acknowledgments 1. SOLUTION-FOCUSED CASE MANAGEMENT: DEFINITIONS AND MEANINGS Shifting Into New Ideas Conclusion 2. CHALLENGING OUR ASSUMPTIONS Convergent Development of Seminal Concepts Inherent in Solution-Focused Practice Solution-Focused Assumptions Conclusion 3. SOLUTION-BUILDING IN CASE MANAGEMENT Exercise: Differences Between Solution-Building and Problem-Solving Processes The Problems With Problem Talk Conversation as the Tool for Change Learning to Listen Steps to Developing a Useful Conversation: An Overview The National Consensus Statement on Mental Health Recovery Promoting Social Justice 4. SOLUTION FOCUS: ITS HISTORY AND PRACTICE A Brief History of Solution-Focused Practice How Clients and Case Managers Make Meaning Together: Wittgenstein and Language Games What Happens After Clients and Case Managers Say “Hello”: Forming Solution-Focused Collaborative Partnerships Listening to Clients An Introduction to Solution-Focused Skills and Processes Making a Difference An Introduction to the Solution-Focused Intervention Tools The Second Session and Beyond: E.A.R.S. Exercise: Trying Out the Ideas 5. EXPANDING ON COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND GOAL FORMATION Cocreating Useful Conversations With Clients Remember the Solution-Focused Values When Working With Clients Every Client Is a Customer for Something Solution-Focused Assumptions Coconstructing Useful Goals With Clients 6. SOLUTION-FOCUSED PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT Solution-Focused Brief Practice Begins With the Details of Clients’ Stated Goals Assessments as Interventions Strengths-Based Assessments Useful Solution-Building Planning Questions 7. WORKING WITH CLIENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES Further Thoughts About Problem Talk Forming Partnerships With Clients and Agencies Client–Case Manager Collaboration Engaging Other Agencies in Solution Building 8. KEEPING IT BRIEF: MONITORING PROGRESS, OUTCOMES, AND TRANSITIONS OUT OF SERVICE Scaling Progress Is the Relationship Working for the Client? Monitoring Progress Toward the Goal Transitioning to a Different Level of Service 9. STANDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR CASE MANAGERS Evidence-Based Practice Versus Practice-Based Evidence A Review of What Works: An Important Reminder Outcomes Management Diversity, Social Justice, and Solution-Focused Brief Practice Case Managers Need to Take Care of Themselves Moral and Ethical Issues 10. A REVIEW OF THE MAIN SOLUTION-FOCUSED CONCEPTS Social Constructionism The Three Rules of Solution-Focused Practice Not-Knowing Stance Solution-Focused Assumptions Goals Customership The Seven Solution-Building Tools Second Session and Beyond Final Words Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C References Index

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Robert G. Blundo, PhD, LCSW, is a professor in the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Joel Simon, MSW, ACSW, BCD, is in private practice and provides solution-focused training, supervision, and consultation through the Center for Solution-Focused Training.

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