Clinical Social Work Practice: An Integrated Approach

by Cooper, Marlene G.; Lesser, Joan Granucci

• ISBN13: 9780205545506
• ISBN10: 0205545505
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This primary text for advanced clinical practice courses at the core of the MSW curriculum teaches students how to integrate theory and practice on multiple levels. Building on the foundation of generalist courses, this student-friendly text addresses assessment within a theoretical framework that considers the use of DSM-IV and the mental status exam; includes a walkthrough of a clinical interview and the stages of treatment; and examines models of treatment. The chapter on developing the psychosocial study includes a model that walks the student through the process. Richly diverse case studies, drawn from practice experience, are integrated throughout and show how theory is applied to work with individuals, families, groups, and children and adolescents. Each chapter also includes learning activities, role-plays, and assignments that will help students master the content.

Table of Contents

Clinical Social Work: An Overview

Definition of clinical social work

Theoretical base: a historical perspective

The therapeutic relationship

Contemporary social work practice: brief treatment

Practice evaluation and research

Some tensions in clinical social work practice

Key Issues in Clinical Practice

Ethics and boundaries

Practice in a managed care environment

Suicide

Therapist''s Self Care

An Integrated Approach to Clinical Practice

Journaling as an integrative tool

Process recording

Clinical supervision

The clinical agenda

The core practice class as laboratory

The Clinical Interview: The Process of Assessment

The beginning phase

The middle phase

Endings

Case example- working with a 16-year-old boy diagnosed with conduct disorder

The Psychosocial Study: The Product of Assessment

Preparing the psychosocial

A psychosocial model outline

How assessment informs diagnosis

How diagnosis suggests theory

How theory guides practice

A sample psychosocial study: the case of Vincent, age 7, a traumatized child

Cross Cultural Practice

Ten important elements of cross cultural practice

Culturally competent practice

Culturally specific practice

Case example: Counseling a Vietnamese adolescent attracted to sub-culture of substance abuse

A Black Identity Development Model

Case example: Counseling an Afro-American woman- worker and client of different racial and cultural backgrounds

Object Relations Theory: A Relational Psychodynamic Model

Early object relations theory: Harry Stack Sullivan and the Interpersonal School

The work of Melanie Klein, Ronald Fairbairn, D.W. Winnicott, and Harry Guntrip

Traumatic bonding

Object relations theory and the brief treatment

Case example: Treatment of a depressed adult survivor of childhood abuse- an object relations brief treatment approach

Self Psychology: A Relational Psychodynamic Model

The work of Heinz Kohut

Application of self psychology to brief treatment

Case example-treatment of an elderly woman whose adult son undergoes a gender change

The concepts of brief group therapy within a self psychological framework

Case example: a short-term group for woman victims of domestic abuse

The Psychology of Women

Historical Perspective

Self-In-Relation theory-writings from the Stone Center

Women''s psychotherapy groups

Case example: learning to connect in a women''s psychotherapy group- a self-in-relation model

Cognitive Theory: A Structural Approach

History and definition

Rational emotive therapy-the work of Albert Ellis

Cognitive theory of Aaron Beck

Challenging and disputing dysfunctional thoughts

Schema focused therapy- the work of Jeffery Young and colleagues

Case example: cognitive treatment for anxiety

Behavior Theory: A Structural Approach

The elements, skills, and techniques

Self management strategies- the work of Donald Meichenbaum and colleagues

Case example: treatment of a young woman with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Narrative Therapy: A Postmodern Approach

Constructivism as a conceptual framework

The Language of narrative

Therapeutic strategies

Therapeutic documents

Case example: a Latina woman constructs a new narrative about her family

Solution Focused Therapy: A Postmodern Approach

Strengths perspective

Client self determination

The editorial reflection

Solution oriented family assessment

Solution focused strategies

Case example: initial meeting with a family

Integrating Research and Practice

Quantitative measures: using a single system design methodology

Case example: Demonstrating the results of treatment with a client suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder

Qualitative methodology

Case example: A qualitative inquiry into the levels of self-esteem of adults diagnosed with Tourette''s Syndrome

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