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 Redshelf book by clicking on the Getting Started module in your course, or click on the Bookshelf link at the top 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.