Competency in Generalist Practice

After twenty-four years of service, Dr. Plionis is retired from the National Catholic School of Social Service at The Catholic University of America, where she taught several different courses across program levels and sequences and served as Assistant Dean and chair of the undergraduate social work program.

• 1: Introduction and Presentation of the Decision Tree2: Social Work and the Law: Fiduciary Responsibilities3: The Policy Context of Social Work Practice4: Communication Skills for Clinical Practice: Interviewing5: Communication Skills for Policy, Advocacy, Management, and Community Practice6: Relationship in Clinical Practice- The Art of Healing7: Relationship in Non-Clinical Practice The Art of Leadership8: Clinical Crisis Intervention: Basic, Advanced and Domain-Specific9: Crisis Management-Disasters and Public Tragedies10: Case Management: Serving Highly Vulnerable Client Populations11: Case and Class Advocacy12: Work with Individuals--Therapy13: Case-Specific Model Building: Case Presentation14: Family Therapy15: Welfare Service to Children and Families16: Use of Groups in Clinical Practice17: Use of Groups in Policy, Advocacy, Management and Community Practice18: Theory, Research and Predictions About the Future of Evidence-Based Practice

"Written with clarity, sophistication, and accessibility, this book utilizes social work and interdisciplinary writings, and is relevant to students, practitioners, and scholars interested in the practice, theory, and evidence of generalist social work."-- John R. Graham, Murray Fraser Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Canada"This text considers the student as learner in the profession. It focuses on the "how to" questions practitioners confront in everyday practice - how to determine best practice interventions in light of multiple data. The case scenarios help students learn how to apply the decision tree, a useful tool that allows the practitioner to organize and prioritize assessment for best practice decisions."-- Frank R. Baskind, Professor and Dean, School of Social Work,Virginia Commonwealth University"Written with clarity, sophistication, and accessibility, this book utilizes social work and interdisciplinary writings, and is relevant to students, practitioners, and scholars interested in the practice, theory, and evidence of generalist social work."-- John R. Graham, Murray Fraser Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Canada"This text considers the student as learner in the profession. It focuses on the "how to" questions practitioners confront in everyday practice - how to determine best practice interventions in light of multiple data. The case scenarios help students learn how to apply the decision tree, a useful tool that allows the practitioner to organize and prioritize assessment for best practice decisions."-- Frank R. Baskind, Professor and Dean, School of Social Work,Virginia Commonwealth University