Working with Involuntary Clients: A Guide to Practice
Chris Trotter
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Description for Working with Involuntary Clients: A Guide to Practice
Paperback. How do you help someone who has no interest in being helped?Social workers face particular challenges when working with involuntary clients who may be resistant or even openly antagonistic to the offer of assistance. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 208 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Many social workers are employed in positions where they deal with involuntary clients. These positions are demanding, and require a specific set of skills. The new edition of this successful book provides an accessible and practical guide for managing difficult and sensitive relationships and communicating with reluctant clients. The author directly links theory to real-life by adopting a jargon-free and accessible guide to working in partnership with involuntary clients. Written in a lively and engaging style, the book is relevant across the curriculum and richly illustrated with case ... Read more
Many social workers are employed in positions where they deal with involuntary clients. These positions are demanding, and require a specific set of skills. The new edition of this successful book provides an accessible and practical guide for managing difficult and sensitive relationships and communicating with reluctant clients. The author directly links theory to real-life by adopting a jargon-free and accessible guide to working in partnership with involuntary clients. Written in a lively and engaging style, the book is relevant across the curriculum and richly illustrated with case ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415715652
SKU
V9780415715652
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter is Professor in the Department of Social Work at Monash University, Australia, and Director of the Monash Criminal Justice Research Consortium.
Reviews for Working with Involuntary Clients: A Guide to Practice
This is another edition of an essential text for social workers and all professionals working in complex social settings where service users (described here as clients by virtue of involuntary service use) are compelled to use services regardless of whether they want to. The book is a fresh reminder of how the profession needs to build on Trotter's book to ... Read more