Case Studies in Child, Adolescent, and Family Treatment

A detailed look at how to apply clinical theories to social work practice
 
Thinking through real-life cases to make connections between theory and practice is a crucial element of social work education. Now in its Second Edition, Case Studies in Child, Adolescent, and Family Treatment contains a wide range of cases described in rich detail by practitioners, scholars, and researchers. Chapters represent contexts and approaches across the social work spectrum, so students will get to glimpse into the clinical experience of a full range of professionals.
 
With chapter overviews, case sketches, study questions, and references for further study, this book makes an invaluable reference for social work students. Learning by example is the best way to develop the skill of clinical reasoning. Editors Craig W. LeCroy and Elizabeth K. Anthony--two distinguished scholars in the field of social work--have brought together an impressive roster of contributors who add their unique voices and clinical perspectives into their insightful case descriptions. Organized into five thematic sections, Case Studies in Child, Adolescent, and Family Treatment, Second Edition covers the most important areas in social work practice, including:
* Child welfare and adoption
* Individual and group treatment
* School and community settings
* Family treatment and parent training
 
With the updates in the Second Edition, students will learn the most current lessons in social work practice from a diverse range of scholars, researchers, and practitioners in the field. In contexts ranging from child welfare to homelessness, this book provides the critical thinking skills students need to understand how social work theory applies in clinical environments.

List of contents

Contents
 
Section I
 
Case Studies in Individual and Family Treatment
 
From Childhood to Adulthood with ADHD
 
Susan Bogas
 

Solution-Focused Therapy with Child Behavior Problems
 
Jacqueline Corcoran
 

Crisis Intervention with a Depressed African American Adolescent
 
Jewelle Taylor Gibbs
 

What a Few CBT Sessions Can Do: The Case of a Motivated Young Adult
 
Katherine Crowley
 

The Case of Aundria: Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse Using CBT and Motivational Interviewing
 
Paul Sacco, Charlotte Bright, Janai Springer
 

A Developmental Approach to Working with Sexually Abusive Youth
 
George Leibowitz Susan L. Robinson
 

Effective Interventions for Adolescent Conduct Disorder in Residential Treatment
 
Jamie Glick
 

Section II Case Studies in Group Treatment
 

A Social Skills Group for Children
 
Craig LeCroy
 

A Culturally Grounded Empowerment Group for Mexican American Girls
 
Lori Holleran Steiker, Eden Hernandez Robles
 

Developmental Play Groups with Kindergartners in a School Social Work Setting
 
Timothy A. Musty
 

Gay Youth and Safe Spaces
 
Nora Gustavsson, Ann MacEachron
 

Section III Case Studies in Family Treatment and Parent Training
 

Homebuilders: Helping Families Stay Together
 
Nancy Wells Gladow, Peter J. Pecora, Charlotte Booth
 

Evidence-Based Approach to Parent Training
 
Randy Magen
 

Using Theraplay to Interrupt a Three-Generation Pattern of Inadequate Parenting
 
Phyllis Booth, Deborah O' Hara
 

Promoting Positive Parenting: Infant Mental Health Intervention with High-Risk Families
 
Brenda Jones Harden, Elena Aguilar, Cindy Cruz, Elizabeth Aparicio
 

Section IV Case Studies in Child Welfare and Adoption
 

A Case Study of the Application of NTU Psychotherapy for Treatment Foster Care and Emotional Trauma
 
Frederick B. Phillips, Peter Fitts
 

Helping Families with Reunification: Returning a Child to a Less-Than-Perfect Family
 
Lindsay Bicknell-Hentges, John Lynch
 

Nothing Left to Lose: Growing Up in Foster Care
 
Debbie Hunt
 

Deciding What is Best for Savannah: The Grief and Joy in a Successful Adoption
 
Melissa Evans
 

Section V Case Studies in School and Community Settings
 

Zai: A Hmong Adolescent Finds His Own Way
 
Harriet Cobb, A. Renee Staton, Krystal Studivant
 

Understanding Bullying and Peer Victimization: The Important Role of Peers, Parents, and School Personnel in Prevention and Intervention
 
Anne Williford
 

Finding a Voice and Making it Heard: A Case Study of Low-Income Urban Youth
 
Nicole Nicotera
 

Living in Survival Mode: A Young Woman's Experience of Homelessness
 
Richard E. Geasland and Rachelle Wayne

About the author

CRAIG W. LECROY is a professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University. Professor LeCroy is the author of 10 books, including The Call to Social Work and Human Behavior and the Social Environment, and the recipient of numerous research grants.
ELIZABETH K. ANTHONY is an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University. Dr. Anthony's 30+ publications focus on topics including the prevention mental health conditions among culturally diverse adolescents.

Summary

A detailed look at how to apply clinical theories to social work practice Thinking through real-life cases to make connections between theory and practice is a crucial element of social work education.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth K Anthony, Elizabeth K. Anthony, Elizabeth K. (Arizona State University Anthony, Anthony Elizabeth K., Craig W LeCroy, Craig W. LeCroy, Craig W. (Arizona State University Lecroy
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.01.2015
• EAN: 9781118128350
• ISBN: 978-1-118-12835-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Psychologie, Sozialarbeit, Familientherapie, Social Work, Social Policy & Welfare, Sozialpolitik u. Wohlfahrt