Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Social Work Clinical Applications

The aim of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Social Work is to provide a comprehensive text, taking on assessment (biopsychosocial-cultural/spiritual risk and resilience; DSM; standardized assessment scales); goal-setting; and intervention, including medication, evidence-based interventions and the process of evidence-based practice with children and adolescents. The social work context is integrated throughout by: 1) considering the complexities of multiple system levels involved with the occurrence of mental disorders and youth adjustment and recovery; and 2) professional ethics and demeanor when working with impoverished, diverse, and vulnerable youth populations in inter-disciplinary settings.

Jacqueline Corcoran, PhD, LCSW is Professor and Faculty Director Doctorate in Clinical Social Work, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, where she teaches clinical practice and research. She has written 18 textbooks for the field, and over 100 journal articles and book chapters. Her areas are research synthesis and systematic reviews on mental health treatment, evidence-based practice in social work, and strengths-based models. She maintains a small clinical practice at Arlington Behavior Therapy Institute.

Courtney Benjamin Wolk, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She is a licensed clinical psychologist with experience training community and school-based clinicians to conduct evidence-based mental health practices, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy, for a variety of presenting problems and populations. Dr. Wolk also is an active researcher who conducts implementation science research aimed at improving access to evidence-based mental health services in community and school settings.