Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Social work and the social worker -- The domain of the social work profession -- Merging person with profession -- Merging the person's art with the profession's science -- The building blocks of social work practice -- The roles and functions performed by social workers -- Guiding principles for social workers -- Practice frameworks for social work -- Using evidence to guide the change process -- Techniques common to all social work practice -- Basic communication and helping skills -- Basic skills for agency practice -- Techniques and guidelines for phases of the planned change process -- Intake and engagement -- Data collection and assessment -- Planning and contracting -- Intervention and monitoring -- Evaluation and termination -- Guidelines for working with vulnerable client groups -- Techniques for sustaining social work practice.