Description
Book SynopsisCovers key social problems and practice--related issues The last two decades in social work have seen tremendous strides in field research, from the development of improved research designs to more accurate methods of problem measurement and outcome analysis.
Table of ContentsPART I. SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
Chapter 1. Social Problems: A Cost-Effective Psychosocial Prevention Paradigm (John S. Wodarski).
Chapter 2. Child Maltreatment (Peter Lyons).
Chapter 3. Educationally Disadvantaged Children (Catherine N. Dulmus and John S. Wodarski).
Chapter 4. Violence in the Schools (Lisa A. Rapp and John S. Wodarski).
Chapter 5. Adolescent Sexuality (John S. Wodarski).
Chapter 6. Preventing HIV Disease in Adolescents (Charles W. Mueller, et al.).
Chapter 7. Substance Abuse (Nancy J. Smyth).
Chapter 8. Crime (Lisa A. Rapp and John S. Wodarski).
Chapter 9. Urban Decline and Family Homelessness (Namkee G. Choi).
Chapter 10. Unemployment (Anna Celeste Burke).
Chapter 11. Marital Conflict, Domestic Violence, and Family Preservation (M.E. Betsy Garrison and M.A. Keresman).
Chapter 12. The Impact of Race in Social Work Practice (Marvin D. Feit, et al.).
Chapter 13. Practice Approaches with Older Clients (Nancy P. Kropf, et al.).
Chapter 14. Retirement (Virginia L. Fitch, et al.).
Chapter 15. Promoting Self-Management of Chronic Medical Problems (Jan Ligon).
Chapter 16. Hospice Care (Michael J. Holosko and D. Rosemary Cassano).
Chapter 17. Treating Chronic Grief (Thomas A. Artelt and Bruce A. Thyer).
PART II. PRACTICE ISSUES.
Chapter 18. Prevention (Steven P. Schinke and Kristin C. Cole).
Chapter 19. Measurement of Social Problems (Walter W. Hudson and Annatjie C. Faul).
Chapter 20. Empirical Approaches to Case Management (Patricia G. Moseley and Kevin L. Deweaver).
Chapter 21. Empirical Approaches to Social Work Supervision (Thomas A. Artelt and Bruce A. Thyer).
Chapter 22. Obstacles to Conducting Empirically Based Practice (Michael J. Holosko and Donald Leslie).
Index.
