Paradigms of Clinical Social Work: Emphasis on Diversity

by Dorfman, Meyer

• ISBN13: 9780415944069
• ISBN10: 0415944066
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-02-03
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Designed to mirror how social work theory and practice is taught,Paradigms of Clinical Social Work, Volume 3presents new therapeutic models through an imaginary family, "the Shores," experiencing problems with mental illness, child abuse, unemployment and marital dysfunction. The case of this family is used to demonstrate essential treatment techniques and concepts, exploring a number of therapeutic approaches ranging from the classic to the cutting-edge. One of the major additions to this volume is its focus on diversity in social work practice. In fact, the idea for this volume was inspired by students' need for a theoretical and practical framework for working with diversity. For part of the book, details are added so that "the Shores" are transformed from a lower-middle class family into another ethnic group. Their case is then re-evaluated and adaptations to the therapeutic paradigms already outlined are discussed. Paradigms of Clinical Social Work, Volume 3is a uniquetext in social work education. Each paradigm of social work is presented in the same format and subheadings, allowing for an easy comparison between different treatment techniques. This volume will be a valuable resource for social work practitioners and clinicians as well as graduate and undergraduate students of social work.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Nancy Boyd Webb, DSW	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
About the Editors	xiii
About the Contributors	xv
Introduction	xxi
Part I The Case	3	(16)
1. The Case
Rachelle Dorfman, PhD	19	(1)
Part II Paradigms of Clinical Social Work: Emphasis on Diversity
2. Diversity Perspectives for Social Work Practice	19	(40)
Joseph Anderson, PhD and Robin Wiggins-Carter, DPA	35	(24)
3. Jungian Thinking and Practice: Emphasis on an Adolescent's Search for Her Guatemalan Cultural Roots	59	(1)
Marga Speicher, PhD
4. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy With Children and Families: Emphasis on a Russian Immigrant Family's Entry Into a New Society	59	(24)
Tammie Ronen, PhD
5. Behavioral Child Therapy: Emphasis on an African American Family Living in a High-Risk Community	83	(22)
Joseph A. Himle, PhD; Daniel J. Fischer, MSW, and Jordana R. Muroff, MSW
6. Play Therapy Across the Life Span: Emphasis on a Second-Generation, Middle-Class Japanese American Family	105	(20)
Daniel S. Sweeney, PhD
7. Crisis Intervention and Diversity: Emphasis on a Mexican Immigrant Family's Acculturation Conflicts	125	(20)
Elaine P Congress, DSW
8. Group Work: Emphasis on the Role of Gender	145	(22)
Charles Garvin, PhD
9. Constructual Marital Therapy: Emphasis on a Chinese Immigrant Family	167	(80)
Marshall Jung, DSW
10. Integrative Family Therapy: Emphasis on a Middle-Class African American Family in Suburbia	187	(18)
Marlene F. Watson, PhD
11. Narrative Therapy and the Practice of Advocacy: Emphasis on Affirming Difference When Working With Diverse Clients	205	(20)
Kevin J. Fitzsimmons, MSW and Larry M. Zucker, MSW
12. Clinical Social Work and Psychopharmacology: Emphasis on Indigenous Medicine in a Latino Community	225	(22)
Melinda L. Morgan, PhD and Ian A. Cook, M.D.
13. Spiritually Centered Therapy: Emphasis on an African American Family in a Changing Multicultural Community	247	(16)
Carolyn Jacobs, PhD
Part III: Epilogues
1 Year Later	263	(2)
10 Years Later	265	(10)
15 Years Later	275	(6)
Author Index	281	(4)
Subject Index	285