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Informationen zum Autor Craig Winston LeCroy , PhD, is Professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University. Dr. LeCroy has directed several projects for children and adolescents, including a National Institue of Mental Health Training Grant for emotionally disturbed children and adolescents. He has published widely in the areas of children's mental health, social skills training, risk and needs assessment with juvenile offenders, and adolescent treatment and program evaluation. Klappentext A practical approach to understanding social work concepts in action that integrates theory and practiceIn this updated edition of the classic social work text, students and instructors have access to real-world demonstrations of how social work theories and concepts can be applied in practice. The case studies in this book bridge the gap between the classroom and the field by allowing students to discover the when, why, and how of social work principles. Brief but comprehensive topic overviews are brought to life by case studies that apply general theories to the work of social work.* Each of the book's nine sections cover an essential area of social work, encompassing the micro, mezzo, and macro levels* Highly readable explanations are followed by 3-5 case studies relating theory to the living practice of real social workers* Topics include Generalist Practice; Family Therapy, Treatment of Adults; and DiversityApproaching each topic from a variety of different theoretical bases, this essential text allow students to learn by concrete example, experiencing social work concepts as they are applied in the profession today. Zusammenfassung A practical approach to understanding social work concepts in action that integrates theory and practice In this updated edition of the classic social work text, students and instructors have access to real-world demonstrations of how social work theories and concepts can be applied in practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) and Case Studies Crosswalk xi Case Study Topic Areas Matrix xv Preface xix Acknowledgments xxiii About the Editor xxv Contributors xxvii Part I Case Studies in Generalist Practice 1 Case Study 1-1 Using the Ecological Model in Generalist Practice: Life Transitions in Late Adulthood 5 Shirley Patterson, Jan Jess, and Craig Winston LeCroy Case Study 1-2 Finding Resources: Case Management With Childhood Chronic Illness 13 Kathy L. Lortie Case Study 1-3 A Strengths-Focused Approach to Community Development 21 Jeannine K. Chapelle Part II Case Studies in Integrating Theory and Practice 31 Case Study 2-1 Social Work Practice From an Ecological Perspective 35 Barbra Teater Case Study 2-2 Social Learning Theory in the Treatment of Phobic Disorders 45 Bruce A. Thyer Case Study 2-3 Relational Theory With a Young Adult Experiencing Interpersonal Problems 55 Joseph Walsh Case Study 2-4 Using a Family Systems Approach With the Adoptive Family of a Child With Special Needs 65 Martha Morrison Dore Part III Case Studies in Child and Family Welfare 75 Case Study 3-1 Clinical Social Work in an Interdisciplinary Team: An Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry Case 79 Catherine Sammons Case Study 3-2 Family Drug Court 87 Chris Swenson-Smith and Yesenia Campos Case Study 3-3 Child Welfare Supervision Case Study 97 Cynthia A. Lietz Case Study 3-4 Challenging the Tradition: In Some Families, Violence Is a Way of Life 107 Steven Krugman Part IV Case Studies in Family Therapy 113 Case Study 4-1 Homebuilders: Helping Families Stay Together 115 Nancy Wells Gladow, Peter J. Pecora, and Char...
