The Handbook of Social Work Direct Practice

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