LibGuides: MSW-5002 v7: Week 5 Resources

Week 5 Resources

Empowerment Series: Understanding Generalist Practice

Kirst-Ashman, K.K. & Hull, Jr., G.H. (2018). Empowerment Series: Understanding Generalist Practice.. Cengage Learning.

Access your textbook via the Bookshelf tab in the top navigation bar of your course.

Commentary: Biopsychosocial Assessment: Why the Biopsycho and Rarely the Social
Barkley, J. (2009). Biopsychosocial assessment: Why the biopsycho and rarely the social? Canadian Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 18(4), 344-347.
Barkley (2009) provides a historical context of family clinical biopsychosocial assessment. This article investigates psychiatrists working with people experiencing severe personality disorders from the Cluster B spectrum.
Respectful Counseling: An Integrative Multidimensional Model for Counselors
D’Andrea, M. & Daniels, J. (2000). Respectful counseling: An integrative multidimensional model for counselors. In D.B. Pope-Davis et al. (Eds.), The intersection of race, class, and gender in multicultural counseling (pp. 417-466). Sage.
Tyler’s First Session
Hutchinson, D. (Practitioner). (2015). Tyler's first session [Video]. SAGE Knowledge.
Please watch this clinical assessment video
Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Assessment: Teaching the Skill of Spiritual Assessment
Hunt, J. (2014). Bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessment: Teaching the skill of spiritual assessment. Social Work & Christianity, 41(4), 373-384.
Biopsychosocial assessment is a fundamental practice as a Generalist Practitioner. Hunt (2014) addresses the spiritual side of Biopsychosocial evaluations and how important this element is for some communities.

What/ Why? How? A simple framework for social work practice
Maclean, S. (2020, March 20). What/ why? How? A simple framework for social work practice [Video]. YouTube.
View this video on a simple framework for thinking about how to work effectively with clients; you might want to incorporate some of the skills mentioned in this session with your volunteer client.