Social Work Practice: Treating Common Client Problems

An effective social worker must be able to facilitate change. SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE: TREATING COMMON CLIENT PROBLEMS is about change and effective social work practice, regardless of whether the focus of change is an individual, a family, or a community. In Part I the authors consider the foundations of change, the components of effective practice, and how to structure one's practice for maximum effectiveness. Part II applies these principles to frequently encountered client problems. The straightforward, practical treatment approaches and direct, accessible style will be of value to both students and clinicians.

Features: Emphasizes evidence-based elements in order to produce change in real-life situations; Covers clinical and community practice and presents a broad range of client problems; Incorporates foundation and advanced practice knowledge prescribed by CSWE; New chapters on involving absent fathers in the change process; working with the elderly and their caregivers; structuring practice with involuntary clients; and establishing organizational environments to maximize effective practice; Case examples interspersed throughout the text to guide students and practitioners; Substantially reorganized from Structuring Change and thoroughly updated