The Handbook of Social Work Direct Practice

Charles Garvin holds his master′s and doctoral degrees from the School of Social Service Administration of the University of Chicago. He was a practitioner in social work and group work for a dozen years after his master′s degree before he studied for his PhD. He graduated from a program of the Chicago Institute of Psychoanalysis that trained child therapists. He has been on the faculty of the University of Michigan School of Social work 1965-2002 and is now Professor Emeritus of Social Work, He is the author or co-author of many books such as Contemporary Group Work, Interpersonal Practice in Social Work, Social Work in Contemporary Society, Group Work Research, and Social Work and Social Justice. He was the first chair of the now called International Association of Social Work with Groups after it became a membership organization. He is a past chair of the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work. He has written over 50 articles and book chapters on social work, research, and group work, He is the co-editor of two editions of the Handbook of Social Work with Groups.

• IntroductionPART ONE: THE CONTEXT OF PRACTICEThe Context of Social Work Practice - Robert Fisher and Howard KargerLegal Issues in Practice - Robert G MaddenThe Role of Critical Thinking in Evidence-Based Social Work - Eileen GambrillThe Concepts of Levels and Systems in Social Work - John E Tropman and Katherine E Richards-SchusterPART TWO: FRAMEWORKS FOR PRACTICEPrevention - Mark Fraser, Karen Randolph and M Daniel BennettA Risk and Resilience PerspectiveEmpowerment-Oriented Practice - Enid O Cox and Ruth J ParsonsFrom Practice Value to Practice ModelMulticultural Perspectives on Direct Practice in Social Work - Michael Spencer, Edith Lewis and Lorraine GutierrezFeminist Social Work Practice - Mary Bricker-JenkinsWomanly Warrior or Damsel in Distress?PART THREE: APPROACHES TO CHANGEThinking Differently - Sharon B Berlin and Jane E BardenThe Cognitive-Integrative Approach to Changing a MindApproaches to Behavioral Change - Bruce A Thyer and Laura L MyersAffective Change - Joseph A HimleDepression and Anxiety DisordersAdult Change - William J Reid and Elizabeth MisenerIndividual Change in Children and Direct Social Work Practice - Kathleen Coulborn FallerChange in Groups - David E Pollio, Aaron M Brower and Maeda J GalinskyAdvances in Family Therapy - Froma Walsh and Carmen CrosserTheory and PracticeCrisis Intervention Practices in Social Work Settings - Albert R Roberts and Jacqui CorcoranCoping - Paula S NuriusSocial Work Practice in the Social Environment - Marie WeilIntegrated Practice - An Empowerment/Structural ApproachPART FOUR: FIELDS OF PRACTICEDirect Practice in Fields Related to Development Tasks - Edith M FreemanA Life-Span PerspectiveThe New World of Practice in Physical and Mental Health - Lonnie R SnowdenComorbidity, Cultural Competence and Managed CareThe Juvenile Justice System in Crises - Rosemary C SarriChallenges and Opportunities for Social WorkersSocial Work Practice with Lesbians and Gay Men - John F Longres and Karen I FredriksenPractice in the World of Work - Sheila H AkabasPromise UnrealizedSocial Work Practice Issues Related to Poverty and Homelessness - Elizabeth A Segal and Layne K StromwallPART FIVE: RESEARCH AND EMPIRICAL ISSUESPragmatic Applications of Single Case and Group Designs in Social Work Practice Evaluation and Research - Neil Abell and Walter H HudsonAssessment and Measurement Issues in Direct Practice in Social Work - Betty Blythe and Anita ReithofferComputer-Mediated Communications in Direct Social Work Practice - Marilyn FlynnPART FIVE: PROFESSIONAL ISSUESEthical Issues in Direct Practice - Frederic G ReamerSupervision Standards of Practice in an Era of Societal Restructuring - Carlton E MunsonInternational Perspectives on Social Work Practice - Doreen Elliott and Nazneen S MayadasFundraising for the Direct Services - Armand LaufferConclusion