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The Handbook of Social Work Direct Practice provides an extraordinarily extensive coverage of all major topics relevant to Clinical Social Work. The Contributors to this volume, under the leadership of Paula Allen-Meares and Charles Garvin, guide the reader through discussions about the contexts of social work practice, multicultural and diversity issues, research, as well as assessment and measurement All in all, this is the perfect primary text for administration courses in MSW programs, BSW programs, and doctoral programs. Practitioners and professionals in the field will find here all the useful elements a key reference work can provide.

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Introduction PART ONE: THE CONTEXT OF PRACTICE The Context of Social Work Practice - Robert Fisher and Howard Karger Legal Issues in Practice - Robert G Madden The Role of Critical Thinking in Evidence-Based Social Work - Eileen Gambrill The Concepts of Levels and Systems in Social Work - John E Tropman and Katherine E Richards-Schuster PART TWO: FRAMEWORKS FOR PRACTICE Prevention - Mark Fraser, Karen Randolph and M Daniel Bennett A Risk and Resilience Perspective Empowerment-Oriented Practice - Enid O Cox and Ruth J Parsons From Practice Value to Practice Model Multicultural Perspectives on Direct Practice in Social Work - Michael Spencer, Edith Lewis and Lorraine Gutierrez Feminist Social Work Practice - Mary Bricker-Jenkins Womanly Warrior or Damsel in Distress? PART THREE: APPROACHES TO CHANGE Thinking Differently - Sharon B Berlin and Jane E Barden The Cognitive-Integrative Approach to Changing a Mind Approaches to Behavioral Change - Bruce A Thyer and Laura L Myers Affective Change - Joseph A Himle Depression and Anxiety Disorders Adult Change - William J Reid and Elizabeth Misener Individual Change in Children and Direct Social Work Practice - Kathleen Coulborn Faller Change in Groups - David E Pollio, Aaron M Brower and Maeda J Galinsky Advances in Family Therapy - Froma Walsh and Carmen Crosser Theory and Practice Crisis Intervention Practices in Social Work Settings - Albert R Roberts and Jacqui Corcoran Coping - Paula S Nurius Social Work Practice in the Social Environment - Marie Weil Integrated Practice - An Empowerment/Structural Approach PART FOUR: FIELDS OF PRACTICE Direct Practice in Fields Related to Development Tasks - Edith M Freeman A Life-Span Perspective The New World of Practice in Physical and Mental Health - Lonnie R Snowden Comorbidity, Cultural Competence and Managed Care The Juvenile Justice System in Crises - Rosemary C Sarri Challenges and Opportunities for Social Workers Social Work Practice with Lesbians and Gay Men - John F Longres and Karen I Fredriksen Practice in the World of Work - Sheila H Akabas Promise Unrealized Social Work Practice Issues Related to Poverty and Homelessness - Elizabeth A Segal and Layne K Stromwall PART FIVE: RESEARCH AND EMPIRICAL ISSUES Pragmatic Applications of Single Case and Group Designs in Social Work Practice Evaluation and Research - Neil Abell and Walter H Hudson Assessment and Measurement Issues in Direct Practice in Social Work - Betty Blythe and Anita Reithoffer Computer-Mediated Communications in Direct Social Work Practice - Marilyn Flynn PART FIVE: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES Ethical Issues in Direct Practice - Frederic G Reamer Supervision Standards of Practice in an Era of Societal Restructuring - Carlton E Munson International Perspectives on Social Work Practice - Doreen Elliott and Nazneen S Mayadas Fundraising for the Direct Services - Armand Lauffer Conclusion

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