The Metamodel of Clinical Social Work

In developing an eclectic approach to the practice of clinical social work, Eleanor Reardon Tolson brilliantly analyzes her unique "metamodel" for the social worker. Firmly grounded in research findings concerning effectiveness, the concept is based on major decisions practitioners must male in working with each client, the options available to them, and the evidence supporting those options.

Emphasizing such topics as the appropriate focus of treatment, its objectives, interventions, the re...