Clinical Social Work Practice An Integrated Approach

Cooper Back Cover Copy Clinical Social Work Practice: An Integrated Approach Third Edition By: Marlene Cooper Joan Granucci Lesser Ph.D.(Private Practice; Smith College) Basic Approach This primary text for advanced clinical practice courses at the core of the MSW curriculum, teaches students how to integrate theory and practice on multiple levels. Building on the foundation of generalist courses, this student-friendly text addresses assessment within a theoretical framework that considers the use of DSM-IV and the mental status exam; includes a step-by-step walkthrough of a clinical interview and the stages of treatment; and examines various models of treatment. Features A chapter on Multi-cultural practicehelps students become culturally sensitive so they can practice more effectively with racially and culturally diverse clients. The chapter onkey issueshas been expanded to includeethical concerns, the realities and complexities of practicing in a managed care environment, workplace safety, suicide, and therapists'self care. Updated chapter onResearch and Evaluation of Practice now includes both evidence-based and empirically-based research. A chapter on working with children and adolescents addresses an important clientele in clinical social work practice, and includes three new case examples. Chapter onfeminist theoryhas been expanded and re-named Relational theory. New content on Neurobiology has been added. Updated and new chapter references throughout the text reflect the latest evidence-based research on the effectiveness of various models of treatment. What the reviewers are saying… "I think the strengths ofClinical Social Work Practiceinclude being thoroughly readable, being logically ordered, and covering a nice variety of theories and approaches (without being exhaustive and exhausting!). Jill Davis, University of Central Florida "[Clinical Social Work Practice] provides good coverage of topics from a clinical perspective that accords with my own." Daniel Coleman, Portland State University ________________________________________________________________________ ** MyHelpingLab ad here **Lesser, Joan Granucci is the author of 'Clinical Social Work Practice An Integrated Approach', published 2007 under ISBN 9780205545506 and ISBN 0205545505.