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Case studies in social work practice

Summary: "Social work practitioners share their fascinating real-life experiences in this thoroughly updated new edition, filled with interesting and relevant case studies. You'll learn what these professionals actually experience in their day-to-day encounters!" "In this new edition, you'll find: new and revised cases addressing cutting-edge topics, a new topic area guide to help you target salient cases for coursework, case management studies of chronic childhood illnesses, examples of a strengths-focused approach to community development, an entirely new section with a broadened view of generalist practice, and helpful overviews and critical thinking questions for each case study."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN: 9780534356569 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0534356567 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xx, 314 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Pacific Grove, Calif. : Brooks/Cole Publishing, c1999.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

I. Case Studies in Generalist Practice. -- 1-1. Structural Supports: A Generalist Perspective / Gale Goldberg Wood and Ruth R. Middleman. -- 1-2. Using the Ecological Model in Generalist Practice: Life Transitions in Late Adulthood / Shirley Patterson, Jan Jess and Craig Winston LeCroy. -- 1-3. Finding Resources: Case Management with Childhood Chronic Illness / Kathy L. Lortie. -- 1-4. A Strength-Focused Approach to Community Development / Jeannine K. Chapelle -- II. Case Studies in Integrating Theory and Practice. -- 2-1. Ecologically Oriented, Competence-Centered Social Work Practice / Anthony N. Maluccio, Shelley Washitz and Mary Frances Libassi. -- 2-2. Social Learning Theory in the Treatment of Phobic Disorders / Bruce A. Thyer. -- 2-3. Object Relations Marital Therapy: Engaging the Couple / Judith Siegel. -- 2-4. Toward a Multiple Perspective in Family Theory and Practice: Social Exchange, Symbolic Interactionism, and Conflict Theory / Craig Winston LeCroy and Mark R. Rank -- III. Case Studies in Child and Family Welface. -- 3-1. Family Therapy and Child Welfare / Rita M. DeMaria. -- 3-2. Challenging the Tradition: In Some Families, Violence Is a Way of Life / Steven Krugman. -- 3-3. Clinical Social Work in a Multidisciplinary Team: An Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry Case / Catherine Sammons. -- 3-4. Treatment of Denial in Families Where There Is Child Sex Abuse / Mary Jo Barrett and Terry S. Trepper -- IV. Case Studies in Family Therapy. -- 4-1. Humanizing the Impossible Case: Engaging the Power of a Family-Larger Systems Intervention / Jay Lappin and John VanDeusen. -- 4-2. Completing Brad's Dreams / David Eddy. -- 4-3. Homebuilders: Healing Families Stay Together / Nancy Wells Gladow and Peter J. Pecora. -- 4-4. Solution-Focused Therapy / Steve de Shazer -- V. Case Studies in Preventing Problems and Developing Resourcefulness. -- 5-1. Nightshift / Carl Oekerman. -- 5-2. Individual Treatment of Depression Using Cognitive Therapy / Brent B. Geary. -- 5-3. The Win-Win Bind / Richard G. Whiteside. -- 5-4. Forensic Social Work: A Case of Infidelity, Intoxication, and Homicide / Jose B. Ashford and Larry Whirl. -- 5-5. Jasmika, The Docs, and Me: A Short Story with a Happy Ending About Partnership, Collaboration, Social Work, and Psychiatric Medication / Kia J. Bentley -- VI. Case Studies in Preventing Problems and Developing Resourcefulness. -- 6-1. The Shelter: Every Day Is a Struggle to Keep the Faith / Lascelles W. Black. -- 6-2. The Multimethod Approach to Stress Management / Randy Magen and Sheldon D. Rose. -- 6-3. Friends Don't Really Understand: The Therapeutic Benefit of Social Group Work for Caregivers of Older Persons / Terry Peak and Ronald W. Toseland. -- 6-4. Mediation: An Alternative to the Adversarial Process of Conflict Resolution / Susan K. Parnell. -- 6-5. Girls Together: A Social Skills Training Program for Early Adolescent Girls / Craig Winston LeCroy, Janice Daley and Velia Guadalupe Leybas. -- 6-6. Yonkers: A New Tale of Two Cities / Jacqueline B. Mondros and Neil McGuffin -- VII. Case Studies in Group Work. -- 7-1. A Short-Term Single-Parents' Group / Lawrence Shulman. -- 7-2. A Group for Relatives and Friends of Institutionalized Aged / Toby Berman-Rossi and Alex Gitterman. -- 7-3. A Social Skills Group for Children / Craig Winston LeCroy. -- 7-4. Group Work with Men Who Batter / Richard M. Tolman and Larry Bennett -- VIII. Case Studies in Diversity. -- 8-1. AIDS and the Gay Couple / John Patten. -- 8-2. Counseling an Interracial Couple / Man-Keung Ho. -- 8-3. Dropping Out: A Feminist Approach / Sophie Freud. -- 8-4. Working with the Urban Poor / Myrtle Parnell and Jo VanderKloot. -- 8-5. Couple Counseling with Lesbian Women / Natalie Jane Woodman. -- 8-6. Empowering Adolescent Girls in Foster Care: A Short-Term Group Record / Judith A. B. Lee and Toby Berman-Rossi -- IX. Case Studies in Using Practice Evaluation. -- 9-1. Evaluating the Treatment of a Sexually Assaulted Child / Betty J. Blythe. -- 9-2. Doing Family Therapy with an Acting-Out Adolescent: Applying the Empirical Clinical Practice Model / Kevin Corcoran. -- 9-3. Practice Evaluation Methods: Practical Variations on a Theme / Paula S. Nurius. -- 9-4. An Intensive Case Analysis: Application of the Quasi-Judicial Method / Craig Winston LeCroy and Bian Ismail.