Designed to mirror how social work theory and practice is taught, Paradigms of Clinical Social Work: Emphasis on Diversity presents 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. 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.

First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis, an informa company.

As the field of social work celebrates its centennial anniversary this year, one of today's well-known practitioners writes a book that pays tribute to this milestone. Paradigms of Clinical Social Work, Volume 2 epitomizes the social work tradition of being open to new ways of helping clients, incorporating innovative information from other disciplines, and questioning our personal and professional world views and epistemologies. In the first part of this new volume, readers are introduced to the compelling story of a real family, the Shores. Once this case is presented, the editor invites each of the contributors to use their particular theoretical approaches as a device to enable the reader to compare theories, techniques, and philosophies inherent in each paradigm. The second part of the book consists of seven models which range from Milton Erickson to postmodern practices. Finally, the third part of the book introduces the reader to four metaparadigms which have a higher level of complexity and or abstraction than the models in the previous parts of the book. The purpose of Paradigms of Clinical Social Work, Volume II is to fully understand these paradigms and raise as many questions as it does answers on the brink of the next century. It is the editor's wish that future generations can look forward to the thought, debate and research that will be the foundation for theory building and effective clinical social work.

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Contents:
Social Work: A Noble Tradition. The Philosophy Behind the Practice. Roles and Practice Settings. The Client. The Initial Interview: Assessment. Intervention. Terminating the Therapeutic Relationship. Clinical Practice Evaluation. Things They Don't Teach You in Professional School.

Aging Into the 21st Century draws on developmental theory and gerontological research to provide a framework for the creation of "value-friendly" long-term care settings and for psychotherapy with the elderly.

Aging Into the 21st Century draws on developmental theory and gerontological research to provide a framework for the creation of "value-friendly" long-term care settings and for psychotherapy with the elderly.

This fully-integrated volume written by the leading experts in the field of social work presents a wide rage of therapeutic paradigms. Especially noteworthy is the common framework provided for all paradigms discusse, thus facilitating comparison and contrast between each approach. These paradigms include cognitive, brief-oriented, and psychosocial therapies, as well as Adlerian theory and radical behavorism.

Designed to mirror how social work theory and practice is taught, Paradigms of Clinical Social Work: Emphasis on Diversity presents 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. 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.