Social Work: the Social Psychological Approach

I The Social Psychological Approach.- 1 The Social Psychological Approach.- 1.1 The Model of the Social Psychological Approach.- II The Nature of Social Psychology.- 2 The Character of Social Psychology.- 2.1 Subject Matter.- 2.2 Theories.- 2.3 Methods.- 2.4 The Crisis of Social Psychology.- 2.5 Character or Silhouette: Concluding Remarks.- 3 Relationships.- 3.1 The Processes of Impression Formation and Attribution.- 3.2 The Process of Interpersonal Attraction.- 3.3 The Process of Long-Term Commitment.- 4 Identity.- 4.1 What is Identity?.- 4.2 What is the Relationship between Personal and Social Identity?.- 4.3 The Effects of the Need for Self-Esteem.- 4.4 How are 'Spoiled Identities' Managed?.- 4.5 What Effects do Threats to Identity have?.- 4.6 Understanding Identity Dynamics and the Social Work Process.- 5 Groups.- 5.1 The Nature of Groups.- 5.2 Intragroup Dynamics.- 5.3 Intergroup Dynamics.- 5.4 The Analysis of Groups and the Social Work Process.- 6 Environment.- 6.1 Privacy.- 6.2 Personal Space.- 6.3 Territory.- 6.4 Crowding.- 6.5 Conclusion.- 7 Personal and Social Change.- 7.1 The Nature of Attitudes and their Relation to Behaviour.- 7.2 Theories of Attitude Change.- 7.3 The Process of Persuasion.- 7.4 The Process of Coercion.- 7.5 The Social Work Process and Change.- 8 Central Tenets of SPA Explanation and Analysis.- 8.1 SPA Explanation and Analysis and the Social Work Process.- III The Nature of Social Work.- 9 The Structure of Social Work.- 9.1 Social Work: The Image.- 9.2 Social Work: The Reality.- 9.3 Social Work: The Historical Background.- 9.4 Some Current Issues.- 9.5 Conclusion.- 10 BASW and Social Work.- 10.1 What is a Profession?.- 10.2 What is a Bureaucracy?.- 10.3 Where does Social Work and the British Association of Social Workers fit it?.- 11 Demands and Skills.- 11.1 Demands.- 11.2 Skills.- 11.3 The Effectiveness of Social Work Skills.- IV Theory Use.- 12 Levels of Analysis in Social Work.- 12.1 The Problem Orientation.- 12.2 The SPA and the Levels of a Problem.- 12.3 Conclusion.- 13 How to Use a Theory.- 13.1 The Problem of Evaluating a Theory.- 13.2 The Problem of Extended Use of a Theory.- 13.3 The Practitioner Theorist.- 13.4 Concluding Remarks.- V The Spa in Practice.- 14 Disablement.- 14.1 Overview.- 14.2 Case History: Rowena.- 14.3 The SPA and Rowena.- 14.4 Conclusion.- 15 Group Homes.- 15.1 What is a Group Home?.- 15.2 What is the Purpose of a Group Home?.- 15.3 How Effective are Group Homes?.- 15.4 SPA and Group Homes.- 15.5 Conclusions.- 16 Child Battering.- 16.1 Historical Background.- 16.2 The Battered Child Syndrome.- 16.3 Current Societal Response.- 16.4 Use of the SPA.- 17 Community Work.- 17.1 What is a Community?.- 17.2 What is the Relationship between Community Work and the SPA?.- 17.3 Case History: King Street.- 17.4 The SPA Process.- 17.5 Conclusion.- 18 Mental Illness.- 18.1 Models.- 18.2 Social Work and Mental Illness.- 18.3 Case History: Herbert.- 18.4 The SPA Process.- 18.5 Conclusion.- 19 Use of the SPA by the Client.- 19.1 Identifying the Client.- 19.2 Communication between Client and Practitioner.- 19.3 Predisposing Conditions for the Use of the SPA.- 19.4 Use of the SPA.- 19.5 Repercussions for the Practitioner.- 20 Student Supervision.- 20.1 The Scenario.- 20.2 The Players.- 20.3 The Task.- 20.4 SPA: The Process.- 20.5 Conclusion.- VI Analyst, Analyse Thyself.- Preface.- 21 The Position of the Social Work Profession.- 21.1 Social Work Identity.- 21.2 The Rhetoric of the Social Work Task.- 21.3 Conflict and Rhetoric.- 21.4 The Strike: August 1978 - June 1979.- 21.5 Rhetoric of Conflict.- 21.6 Rhetorics of the Strike.- 21.7 The Effects of the Rhetoric.- 21.8 Lessons from the Conflict.- 21.9 Summary.- 22 The Position of the Individual Social Worker.- 22.1 Strategies and Rationalizations.- 22.2 SPA and the Dilemma.- 22.3 Training and the Position of the Individual Social Worker.- 22.4 Summary.- Conclusion to Part VI.- VII Theory into Action.- 23 Theory into Action: A Conclusio