A Microchange Process of Activation–Contract–Processing (ACP) Across Treatment Models
A Common Process in Clinical Social Work Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21619290 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eunjung Lee (0000-0002-6003-4822, Advanced Materials Enterprises (China), corresponding author), Kathryn H Bowles (0000-0001-7740-5725), Kathryn Bowles, Marley Tratner, Andrea Greenblatt (0000-0002-6964-8193) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1006-1022 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Work Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1043-7797 • E-ISSN: 2163-5811 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10437797.2022.2069625 |
| OpenAlex | W4281734749 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 33 |
Training social workers to provide competent professional practice is of utmost importance. However, there have been ongoing dilemmas in enhancing practice competence in clinical social work, such as the challenges of selecting treatment approaches among numerous empirically supported approaches. Increasingly, common factors and common elements approaches are incorporated into clinical social work practice to address these issues, yet there is still a gap in addressing how to foster skill building in clinical social work. Using theories of psychotherapy integration and corrective experiences as a transformative change mechanism, we propose a microchange process, Activation–Contract–Processing (ACP), within sessions across various treatment approaches. This common process was developed based on both literatures and widely circulated master-tapes of therapy sessions from four empirically supported treatment models—cognitive therapy, behavioral activation, emotion-focused therapy, and interpersonal therapy. To guide social work students and clinicians, we elaborate on each step in ACP with illustrative examples around therapeutic proceedings, while incorporating core aspects of clinical social work, including but not limited to: person-in-environment perspectives, relationship, social justice and diversity, and evidence-based practice. We conclude by sharing the implications of the proposed common process to clinical social work practice, training, and research
Clinical social work · Evidence-based practice · Interpersonal communication · Pedagogy · Political science · Psychotherapist · Social change · Social competence · Social skills · Transformative learning · Computer Science · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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