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.

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