Social Workers' Desk Reference

People all over the world are confronted by issues such as poverty, a lack of access to quality education, unaffordable and or inadequate housing, and a lack of needed health and mental services on a daily basis. Due to these issues, there is a need for social workers who have access to relevant and timely scholarly materials in order to meet the needs of those facing these issues. The social, psychological, and biological factors resulting from these issues determine the level of a person's mental health at any given point in time and it is necessary for social workers to continue to evolve and develop to the new faces and challenges of the times in order to adequately understand the effects of these issues.In the first and second editions of the Social Workers' Desk Reference, the changes that were occurring in social work practice, education, and research were highlighted and focused upon. This third edition continues in the same tradition and continues to respond to the changes occurring in society and how they are impacting the education, research, and practice of social work as a whole. With 159 chapters collaboratively written by luminaries in the profession, this third edition serves as a comprehensive guide to social work practice by providing the most recent conceptual knowledge and empirical evidence to aid in the understanding of the rapidly changing field of social work. Each chapter is short and contains practical information in addition to websites and updated references. Social work practitioners, educators, students, and other allied professionals can utilize the Social Workers' Desk Reference to gain interdisciplinary and interprofessional education, practice, and research.

Table of Contents:
Part I: Introduction and Overview 1 - What changes and what remains in a practice profession Elizabeth Clark 2 - Professional socialization: On becoming and being a social worker Shari Miller Part II: Roles, Functions, and Fields of Social Work Practice 3 - Evidence-based social work practice with children and adolescents Alison Salloum and Lisa Rapp-McCall 4 - Overview of alcohol and drug dependency: Identification, assessment and treatment Kenneth R. Yeager 5 - School social work Robert Lucio 6 - Social work practice and leadership Michael J. Holosko 7 - Essentials of Private Practice Raymond D. Fox 8 - Social work practice and the Affordable Care Act Stephen Gorin, Julie S. Darnell and Christina Andrews 9 - Social Work Practice in Home-Based Services Martha Morrison Dore and Charlene Zuffante 10 - Social work practice in diseasters Daphne S. Cain 11 - Victim services Karen S. Knox 12 - The Social Worker in a Domestic Violence Services Brandy Macaluso and Diane L. Green Sherman 13 - Traumatic stress and emergency service Ted Bober 14 - Military social work Allen Rubin and James G. Daley 15 - Military social work in the community Anthony Hassan and Sara Kintzle 16 - Social work with military families Diane Scotland-Coogan 17 - Social work practice and personal self-care Jeff Skinner Part III: Social Work Values, Ethics, and Licensing Standards 18 - Ethical Issues in Social Work Frederic G. Reamer 19 - Risk Management in Social Work Frederic G. Reamer 20 - Advocacy in administrative forums: Guidelines for practice in benefit appeals John M. Gallagher 21 - Social Work Regulation and Licensing Andrew T. Marks and Karen S. Knox 22 - The impaired social work professional Frederic G. Reamer 23 - Technology in social work practice: Micro, Mezzo, and Marco applications Jonathan B. Singer and Melanie Sage 24 - Navigating complex boundary challenges Kimberly Strom-Gottfried 25 - Integrating values into social work practice Juliet C. Rothman 26 - Adoption competence in social work practice Debra Siegel Part IV: Theoretical Foundations and Treatment Approaches in Clinical Social Work 27 - Crisis intervention with individuals and groups: Framework to guide social workers yvonne Eaton-Stull 28 - Fundamentals of Brief Treatment Jan Ligon 29 - Common Factors in Psychotherapy James W. Drisko 30 - Task-Centered Practice Anne E. Fortune, Blanca M. Ramos and William J. Reid 31 - The Life Model of social work practice Alex Gitterman 32 - Client-Centered Theory and Therapy William S. Rowe, Sumantha A. Hafner, Andalicia J. Stinson 33 - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy M. Elizabeth Vonk and Theresa J. Early 34 - Psychosocial Therapy Francis J. Turner 35 - Solution-Focused Therapy Peter Dejong 36 - Theoretical pluralism and integrative perspectives in social work practice william borden 37 - Animal-assisted interventions in social work practice Yvonne Eaton-Stull 38 - Narrative Therapy Patricia Kelley and Mark Smith 39 - The neurobiology of toxic stress: Implications for social work practice, Julie M. Rosenzweig and Stephanie A. Sundborg 40 - Fundamental priciples of behavioral social work Denise E. Bronson 41 - The miracle question and scaling questions for solution-building and empowerment Mo Yee Lee 42 - Gestalt Therapy William P. Panning 43 - Contemporary object relations treatment William Borden 44 - Human trafficking and trauma-informed care Kristen Heffernan, Betty Blythe, and Andrea Cole 45 - Using Self-Psychology in Clinical Social Work Jerrold R. Brandell and Suzanne Brown Part V: Assessment in Social Work Practice: Knowledge and Skills 46 - Clinical diagnostic formulation using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition Carlton E. Munson 47 - How clinical social workers can easily use Rapid Assessment Tools (RATs) for mental health assessment and treatment evaluation Kevin Corcoran 48 - Bipolar Disorder and related disorders Elizabeth C. Pomeroy 49 - Guidelines for Selecting and Using Assessment Tools with children Craig Winston Lecroy and Stephanie Kennedy 50 - Assessment protocols and Rapid Assessment Tools with troubled adolescents David W. Springer, Stephen J. Tripodi and Stephanie Kennedy 51 - Using Standardized Tests and Instruments in Family Assessments Jacqueline Corcoran 52 - Very brief screens for practice and evaluation Steven L McMurtry, Susan J. Rose and Lisa K. Berger Part VI: Working with Couples and Families 53 - Using Genograms to Map Family Patterns Monica McGoldrick 54 - A Family Resilience Framework Froma Walsh 55 - Treatment Planning with Families: An Evidence-Based Approach Catheleen Jordan, Cynthia Franklin, and Shannon Johnson 56 - Effective Couple and Family Treatment Cynthia Franklin, Catheleen Jordan, and Laura M. Hopson 57 - Structural Family Therapy Harry J. Aponte and Karni Kissil 58 - Bowen Family Systems Therapy Daniel V. Papero 59 - Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy Katherine J. Baucom, Felicia de la Garza-Mercer, and Andrew Christensen 60 - Family therapy approaches using psychoeducaton Joseph Walsh 61 - Guidelines for Couple Therapy with Survivors of Childhood Trauma Kathryn Karusaitis Basham 62 - Working with children and families impacted by military service Eugenia L. Weiss, Jose E. Coll, and Tara DeBraber 63 - Preventing antisocial and aggressive behavior in childhood Traci L. Wilke, Jilan Li, and Mark W. Fraser 64 - Multifamily Groups with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Barbara Van Noppen 65 - Collaborating with families of persons with severe mental illness Tina Bogart Marshall and Phyllis Solomon 66 - Assessment, prevention, and intervention with suicidal youth Jonathan B Singer and Kimberly H. McManama O'Brien 67 - Intensive family preservation services Betty Blythe and Andrea Cole Part VII: Developing and Implementing Treatment Plans with Specific Groups and Disorders 68 - Guidelines for Establishing Effective Treatment Goals and Plans for DSM-5 insomnia and generalized anxiety disorders Vikki L. Vandiver 69 - Treating problem and disordered gambling: Often a hidden behavioral addiction Cathy King Pike and Andrea G. Tamburro 70 - Developing Therapeutic Contracts with Clients Juliet Cassuto Rothman 71 - Developing Goals Charles D. Garvin 72 - Treatment Planning with Adolescents: ADHD Case Applications Kimberly Bender, Samantha M. Brown, and David W. Springer 73 - Eating Disorders and Treatment Planning Nina Rovinelli Heller and Jack Lu 74 - Panic Disorders and Agoraphobia Gordon Macneil and Jason M. Newell 75 - Treatment Plans for Clients with Social Phobia Bruce A. Yhyer and Monica Pignotti 76 - Integration of psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral practices Terry B. Northcut and Nina Rovinelli Heller 77 - The Assessment and Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder M. Elizabeth Vonk 78 - Guidelines for Clinical Social Work with Clients with Dissociative Disorders Lina Hartocollis and Jacqueline Strait Part VIII: Guidelines for Specific Techniques 79 - Practice from a technique perspective Francis J. Turner 80 - Developing Successful Therapeutic Relationships: The therapeutic and group alliances Lawrence Shulman 81 - Using Therapeutic Metaphor in Social Work Stephen R. Lankton 82 - Cognitive Restructuring Techniques Donald K. Granvold and Bruce A Thyer 83 - Using Miracle and Scaling Questions for Solution-building and Empowering Mo Yee Lee 84 - Improving classroom management through Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports A. M. Thompson 85 - Best Practices in Parenting Techniques Carolyn Hilarski 86 - Bereavement and Grief Therapy Elizabeth C. Pomeroy, Kathleen H. Anderson, and Renée Bradford Garcia Diane L. Green 87 - Motivational Interviewing Shannon K. Johnson, Kirk von Sternberg, and Mary M. Velasquez 88 - Working with Clients Who Have Recovered Memories Susan P. Robbins 89 - Terminating with Clients Anne E. Fortune Part IX: Guidelines for Specific Interventions 90 - Transtheoretical Model Guidelines for Families with Child Abuse and Neglect Janice M. Prochaska, James O. Prochaska, and Judith J. Prochaska 91 - Play Therapy with Children in Crisis Nancy Boyd-Webb 92 - Social Skills Training and Child Therapy Craig Winston Lecroy 93 - Guidelines for Chemical Abuse and Dependency Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Diana M. Dinitto and C. Aaron Mcneece 94 - Best Pratices in social work with Groups Mark J. Macgowan and Alice Scmidt Hanbidge 95 - Supported Employment Approaches Marina Kukla and Gary R. Bond 96 - Working with and Strengthening Social Networks Elizabeth M. Tracy and Susanne Brown 97 - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing with Trauma Clients Tony Edmond and Allen Rubin 98 - Educational intervention: Principles for practice Kimberly Strom-Gottfried 99 - Divorce Therapy: The Application of Cognitive-Behavioral and Constructivist Treatment Methods Donald K. Granvold 100 - Primary prevention using Go GRRRLs Group with Adolescent females Craig Winston LeCroy and Licole M. Huggett 101 - Cyberbullying and the social worker Michelle F. Wright and Diane Green Sherman 102 - Empirically Supported treatments for borderline personality disorders Jonathon B. Singer 103 - The interface of psychiatric medications and social work Kia J. Bentley and Joseph Walsh Part X: Case Management Guidelines 104 - An Overview of Case Management Jack Rothman 105 - Clinical Case Management Joseph Walsh 106 - Case Management Policies and Programs with the Developmentally Disabled Elizabeth Lightfoot 107 - Case Management in Psychosocial Rehabilitation David P. Moxley 108 - Case Management and Child Welfare Jannah H. Mather and Grafton H. Hull, Jr. 109 - Case Management with Substance-Abusing Clients W. Patrick Sullivan 110 - Case management with older adults Daniel S. Gardener and Dina Zempsky 111 - HIV/AIDS Case Management Brian Giddens, Lana Sue I. Ka'Opua, and Evelyn P. Tomaszewski Part XI: Community Practice 112 - An Integrated Practice Model for Family Centers Anita Lightburn and Chris Warren-Adamson 113 - International Perspectives on Social Work Practice Karen M. Sowers 114 - Community Organizing Principles and Practice Guidelines Terry Mizrahi 115 - Contemporary community models Marie Overby Weil and Dorothy N. Gamble 116 - Legislative Advocacy to Empower Oppressed and Vulnerable Groups Michael Reisch 117 - Community Partnerships for School-Based Services: Action Principles Dennis L. Poole and Aidyn L. Lachini 118 - Building Community Capacity in the U.S. Air Force: The Community Readiness Consultant Model Gary L. Bowen, James A. Martin, Brenda J. Liston, and John P. Nelson 119 - Neoliberalism, globalization and social welfare Michael J. Holosko 120 - Community-lead structural intervention as community practice in Haiti and India Toorjo Ghose Part XII: Working with Vulnerable Populations and Persons at Risk 121 - Overview of Working with Vulnerable Populations and Persons at Risk Rowena Fong 122 - The Legacy of Racism for Social Work Practice Today and What Do about It Ann Marie Garran and Joshua Miller 123 - Anti-oppressive pratices Katherine Ishizuka and Altar Husain 124 - Effective Practice with Refugees and Immigrants Miriam Potocky 125 - Social Work Practice with Native Americans Teresa A. Evans Campbell 126 - Social Work Practice with Asian and Pacific Islander Americans Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi and Rowena Fong 127 - Social Work Practice with Latinos Ilze A. Earner and Alan Dettlaff Genoveva Garcia 128 - Social Work Practice with African Americans Sadye M. L. Logan 129 - The Culturagram Elaine P. Congress 130 - Social work practice with persons living with HIV/AIDS Neil Able 131 - Social Work with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Clients Mary Boes Katherine Van Wormer 132 - Global perspective on gender issues Kristin Heffernan and Betty Blythe Part XIII: School Social Work 133 - Overview of Current and Future Practices in School Social Work Paula Allen-Meares 134 - Evidence-Based Violence Prevention Programs and Best Implementation Practices Ronald O. Pitner, Roxana Marachi, and Ron Avi Astor Andrami Benbenishty 135 - Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Interventions for Students at Risk to Drop Out Cynthia Franklin, Johnny S. Kim, Michael S. Kelly, and Stephen J. Tripodi 136 - Treating Children and Adolescents with ADHD in the Schools Steven W. Evans, Joanna M. Sadler, and Christine E. Brady 137 - Effectively working with Latino immigrant families in schools Eden Hernandez Robles, Alan Dettlaff, and Rowena Fong 138 - Online database of interventions and resources for school social workers Natasha K. Bowen Part XIV: Forensic Social Work 139 - The changing face of forensic social work practice: An overview José B. Ashford 140 - Forensic Social Work and Expert Witness Testimony in Child Welfare Carlton E. Munson 141 - Mediation and Conflict Resolution John Allen Lemmon 142 - Child protection mediation: An interest-based approach Allan Edward Barsky 143 - Forensic social workers in offender diversion Michael S. Shafer and José B. Ashford 144 - Therapeutic tasks at the drug court Jill L. Littrell 145 - Making a case for life: models of investigation in death penalty mitigation José B. Ashford 146 - Assessing and treating adolescent sex offenders Karen S. Knox 147 - Forensic social work with women who use violence in intimate relationships Michelle Mohr Carney 148 - Best practices for assessing and treating older adult victims and offenders Tina Maschi, George Leibowitz, and Lauren Mizus Part XV: Evidence-Based Practice 149 - Evidence-Based Practice, Science, and Social Work: An Overview Bruce A. Thyer 150 - Developing Well-Structured Questions for Evidence-Informed Practice Eileen Gambrill and Leonard Gibbs 151 - Locating Credible Studies for Evidence-Based Practice Allen Rubin and Danielle Parrish 152 - Critically Appraising Studies for Evidence-Based Practice Denise E. Bronson 153 - Randomized Controlled Trials and Evidence-Based Practice Paul Montgomery and Evan Mayo-Wilson 154 - Meta-Analysis and Evidence-Based Practice Jacqueline Corcoran and Julia H. Littell 155 - Systematic Reviews and Evidence-Based Practice Julia H. Littell and Jacqueline Corcoran 156 - Qualitative research and evidence-based practice Micchael Saini and Rory Crath 157 - Integrating Information from Diverse Sources in Evidence-Based Practice Eileen Gambrill 158 - Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work Education Aron Shlonsky 159 - Evaluating our effectiveness in carrying out evidence-based practice Bruce A. Thyer and Laura L. Myers Glossary Author Index Subject Index

About the Author :
Kevin Corcoran Ph.D., Professor of Social Work, University of Alabama.

Review :
A CHOICEr 2016 selection for Outstanding Academic Title "That this work directly takes on changes in society and discusses their applicability to the field of social work makes it an essential resource for libraries and individuals alike."-- N. Reid, CHOICE