Strategies for Work with Involuntary Clients

Ronald H. Rooney, Rebecca G. Mirick (Assisant Professor, Salem State College)

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Columbia University Press
01 May 2018

Social work

Often in their careers, social workers will encounter clients who are either legally required to attend treatment services or are otherwise coerced or pressured into those services. Practitioners in settings from prisons to emergency rooms to nursing homes to child protection agencies will find themselves with involuntary clients. In an update to this classic text, social workers Ronald H. Rooney and Rebecca G. Mirick explore the best ways to work with unwilling clients.

While work with involuntary clients is common, it can be challenging, frustrating, and unproductive unless practitioners are well trained for it. This book provides a theoretical framework for understanding the legal, ethical, and practical concerns when working with involuntary clients, offering theory, treatment models, and specific practice strategies influenced by the best available knowledge. Animated by case studies across diverse settings, these resources can be used by practitioners to facilitate collaborative, effective working relationships with involuntary clients.

Edited by: Ronald H. Rooney, Rebecca G. Mirick (Assisant Professor, Salem State College)
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: third edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780231182669
ISBN 10: 023118266X
Pages: 640
Publication Date: 01 May 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Preface Part I: A Foundation for Work with Involuntary Clients 1. Introduction to Involuntary Practice, by Ronald Rooney 2. Legal and Ethical Foundations for Work with Involuntary Clients, by Ronald Rooney 3. Effectiveness with Involuntary Clients, by Ronald Rooney 4. Influencing Behaviors and Attitudes, by Ronald Rooney 5. Oppression and Involuntary Status, by Glenda Dewberry Rooney and Joan Blakey 6. Trauma Informed Care with Legally Mandated Involuntary Clients, by Joan Blakey Part II: Practice Strategies for Work with Involuntary Clients 7. Assessing Initial Contacts in Involuntary Transactions, by Rebecca Mirick 8. Initial Phase Work with Individual Involuntary Clients, by Rebecca Mirick 9. Task-Centered Intervention with Involuntary Clients, by Ronald Rooney 10. Work with Involuntary Families, by Rebecca Mirick 11. Work with Involuntary Groups, by Michael Chovanec Part III: Practice Applications with Involuntary Problems and Settings 12. Work with Men in Domestic Abuse Treatment, by Michael Chovanec 13. Integrated Health Care and Health Disparities, by Tamara Davis and Adriane Peck 14. Strengths-Based Strategies for Improving Quality of Life Among Dementia-Affected Older Adults, and Their Care Partners, by Justine McGovern 15. Substance Abuse Treatment: A Field in the Midst of Change, by Katherine van Wormer and Laura Parker 16. Work with Unmotivated Clients, by Per Revstedt 17. Bringing Up What They Don’t Want to Talk About: Use of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Alcohol and Depression in a Community College Health Center, by Melinda Hohman, Christine Kleinpeter, and Tamara Strohauer 18. Involuntary Clients in Public Schools: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Interventions, by Cynthia Franklin, Laura Hopson and Samantha Guz 19. Work with Involuntary Clients in Child Welfare Settings, by Rebecca Mirick, Julie Altman, and Debra Gohagan 20. Work with Involuntary Clients in Corrections, by Chris Trotter 21. Applying the Involuntary Perspective to Supervision, by Carol Jud and Tony Bibus 22. The Nonvoluntary Practitioner and the System, by Ronald Rooney Appendix About the Editors Contributors Index

Ronald H. Rooney is professor emeritus at the School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, and coauthor of Direct Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills. Rebecca G. Mirick is a licensed clinical social worker and assistant professor at Salem State University. Her research focuses on client engagement and resistance, suicide prevention, and work with parents involved with child protective services.

Reviews for Strategies for Work with Involuntary Clients

I really enjoyed reading this book; it helped me to define who is involuntary and how to approach a client that is defined that way. The author presents cases, data, research and questions that will shift our way of thinking about clients and therapist that are forced to be in treatment.--Elizabeth Misener, University of Southern California In this substantive and helpful collection of essays, the editors and the contributors manage to convey that we can be respectful of a client's rights while not being too easily put off by understandable resistance. In the end, real change is always in the control of the clients, even those who didn't have a choice in engaging in the service.--Lawrence Shulman, SUNY Buffalo This comprehensive and accessible text will be plundered for its insightful observations coupled with practical suggestions across a range of service areas. It is timely, as emphasis is shifting from identifying problems/risks to looking at how work can be undertaken with different types of involuntary clients to effect the required change. Best read from cover to cover, this is a genuine candidate for the authoritative guide in this challenging area of work.--Martin C. Calder, director, Calder Training and Consultancy This book helped me define who is involuntary and how to approach a client who is defined that way. It presents cases, data, research, and questions that will shift our way of thinking about clients and therapist that are 'forced' to be in treatment.--Elizabeth Misener, University of Southern California Hooray! The much-anticipated third edition of Strategies for Work with Involuntary Clients builds on the superb previous editions, adding depth and breadth to a uniquely useful presentation of practice strategies for working with individuals and families. Ronald H. Rooney and Rebecca Mirick provide insightful guidelines for legal and ethical issues and a new chapter on the 'involuntary' practitioner. An invaluable resource for both students and professionals.--Alex Gitterman, University of Connecticut School of Social Work