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SECOND EDITION

To Ethan and Jared, and to Tommy. I am a lucky duck.

SECOND EDITION

Strength-Building Exercises for the Pre-Professional

ALICE A. LIEBERMAN

University of Kansas

Copyright 2011 by SAGE Publications, Inc.

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WORKOUT 1
Appreciating the Contributions of Social Work to Our Lives

WORKOUT 2
Learning From Your Professional Community

WORKOUT 3
Debating Hot-Button Issues in Social Welfare

WORKOUT 4
What Does It Mean to Be Poor? Budgeting a
Poverty-Level Income

WORKOUT 5
Enter the Community Dialogue! Influencing Local Public Policy

WORKOUT 6
Influencing Public Policy: An Alternative to Workout 5

WORKOUT 7
Understanding Social Work Regulation in
Your State and the Nation

WORKOUT 8
Using Social Media to Enhance Your Professional Effectiveness

WORKOUT 9
Shaping Public Perception of Social Work

WORKOUT 10
Clarifying Your Values

WORKOUT 11
Helping Clients Formulate Identity: Homosexuality

WORKOUT 12
Helping Clients Move From Oppression to Empowerment

WORKOUT 13
Assessing Clients Strengths

WORKOUT 14
The Culturagram

WORKOUT 15
Building the Evidence Base of Social Work:
An Ethical Imperative

WORKOUT 16
Hone Your Skills of Clinical Observation!

WORKOUT 17
Acquiring Goods and Services for Clients: Resource Acquisition

WORKOUT 18
Caring for the Elderly in the 21st Century

WORKOUT 19
Envisioning the Future of Social Work

DETAILED CONTENTS

Appreciating the Contributions of Social Work to Our Lives (Inside or Outside Class)

All social workers learn about the magnificent contributions of Jane Addams to her community and the world. But have you ever heard of Frances Perkins? As the longest-serving Secretary of Labor under President Franklin Roosevelt, she may be the most consequential social worker who ever lived. Here, you are asked to read and interpret one of her writings on social welfare. Do her words sound like those of any of today's policymakers or politicians?

Learning From Your Professional Community (Outside Class)

This workout provides you with an opportunity to learn more about an event in the history of the social work community from people with firsthand knowledge. The skills required for this workout include honing a research question, interviewing, and interpreting the data you receive from your source.

Debating Hot-Button Issues in Social Welfare (Inside and Outside Class)

Social workers need to possess the skills of articulation and persuasion if they wish to influence public debate on issues of importance to their clients. How do your skills measure up?

What Does It Mean to Be Poor? Budgeting a Poverty-Level Income (Inside and/Outside Class)

Across the country, debate rages about the adequacy of benefits in public welfare programs. Perceptions of what it takes to live an even marginally adequate lifestyle in the United States vary widely. How would you construct a minimally adequate budget for a family? This workout requires you to think critically and to be amenable to compromise with peers.

Enter the Community Dialogue! Influencing Local Public Policy (Inside Class or E-mail)

What are the local issues currently being debated in your town, and how will their resolution affect those populations with whom social workers have historically been concerned? For example, are budget recissions threatening cuts in programs for disadvantaged youth? Are developers gentrifying low-income neighborhoods and contributing to the displacement of residents? Is your city considering moving its homeless shelter into a neighborhood that is resistant to the idea? This workout will get you off the sidelines and into the dialogue!

An Alternative to Workout 5: Influencing Public Policy (Inside or Outside Class)

Here is an opportunity to brainstorm with your classmates (future colleagues!) about the ways in which you can influence social and political outcomes in your community. Additionally, there is a built-in accountability check that enables you to make a commitment for the future and motivates you to keep itlong after your class is over!

Understanding Social Work Regulation in Your State and the Nation (Inside and Outside Class)

At the present time, all states have some statutes on the books that regulate the practice of social work. These regulations address such questions as who may call themselves a social worker, the tasks a social worker can and cannot do, and the like. It is important for you to know the regulatory parameters of your state (and how it differs from other states). Equally important, you need to decide whether licensure, certification, or registration is ultimately a plus for the profession and its clients.

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