Transformative Social Work Practice / Edition 1

by Erik M.P. Schott, Eugenia L. Weiss

Overview

Transformative Social Work Practice presents an innovative and integrative approach towards critically reflective practice with an interweaving of micro, mezzo, and macro applications to real world demands. Authors Erik Schott and Eugenia L. Weiss explore issues commonly addressed by social workers, including health, mental health, addictions, schools, and family and community violence, while challenging assumptions and promoting ethically-driven, evidence-based practice perspectives to advocate for social justice and reduce disparities. The book is about redefining social work practice to meet the current and complex needs of diverse and vulnerable individuals, families, and communities in order to enhance their strengths in an era of unprecedented technological growth, globalization, and change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483359632
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	09/22/2015
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Erik M. P. Schott, L.C.S.W., Ed.D., is Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, California. His areas of research interests include ADHD and LGBT+ studies. Throughout his years as an educator and practicing licensed clinical social worker and educational psychologist, Dr. Schott has counseled hundreds of clients from diverse backgrounds and taught and advised thousands of social work graduate students. Before joining the USC faculty in 2005, Erik was Program Director at the Serra Project. He maintains a small clinical and consultation practice in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Eugenia L. Weiss, L.C.S.W., Psy.D., is an educator and a California licensed clinical social worker and licensed psychologist. She is Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Southern California (USC), School of Social Work and currently serving as the interim Director of the San Diego Academic Center, Military Social Work Program at USC. She maintained a private practice for 18 years working with military personnel and their families. She is the author and co-author of multiple peer-reviewed journal publications and is co-author of a book titled A Civilian Counselor's Primer to Counseling Veterans (2nd ed., Linus Books, 2011) and co-editor of the Handbook of Military Social Work (Wiley & Sons, 2013). Also co-editor of Supporting Veterans in Higher Education: A Primer for Administrators, Faculty and Academic Advisors (Lyceum, in press). Her research interests include military/veteran behavioral health, diversity in social work practice and higher education.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction - Eugenia L. Weiss & Erik M. P. Schott
Part 1: Social Work Practice: Interventions With Adults and Healthy Aging
Chapter 2: Palliative and Hospice Care Settings - Dawn Joosten
Hospice
Palliative Care
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 3: Diverse People Affected by HIV/AIDS - Helen Land
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 4: Chronic Illness: A Case Study Application With a Latina Client - Dawn Joosten
Micro Perspective: The Client/Consumer, Family, or Group
Mezzo Perspective: Organization and/or Community Issues
Macro Perspective: Policy and Government
Chapter 5: Psychopharmacology and Psychoeducation for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder - Kimberley Finney & Erik Schott
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 6: Mindfulness in Mental Healthcare Settings - Jim Hjort
Micro Considerations
Mezzo Considerations
Macro Considerations
Chapter 7: Substance Abuse: A Harm Reduction Approach - Elizabeth Eastlund & Eugenia L. Weiss
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perpective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 8: Hypersexual Behavior: Helping Clients Through Diagnosis and Treatment - William Feuerborn
Micro Perspective: Sex Addiction
Mezzo Perspective: Effects on the Community
Macro Perspective: Social Policy Issues
Chapter 9: Gambling Disorders - Rory Reid, Jacquelene Moghaddam, & Timothy Fong
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 10: Web-Based Practice - Nadia Islam & Gilbert Richards
Web-Based Social Work Practice
USC Telehealth
Implications for Mezzo Practice
Implications for Macro Practice
Chapter 11: Equine Assisted Counseling: An Alternative Approach for Trauma - Eugenia L. Weiss, Shawnmari Kaiser, & Gary Adler
A Note About Trauma
Background of Equine Assisted Counseling
Equine Assisted Counseling and Trauma Symptoms
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 12: Social Work in Skilled Nursing Homes - Edmund Young
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Part II: Social Work Practice: Interventions With Children, Youth and Families
Chapter 13: Social Work Practice in School Settings - Laura Hopson, Cynthia Franklin, & Mary Beth Harris
The Need for School Social Work Services
An Ecological Frame for School Social Work Practice
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 14: Child Maltreatment and Child Welfare - Alberto Reynoso & Colleen Friend
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 15: Lifespan Perspective With Developmental Disabilities - Barbara Yoshioka Wheeler, Amy Lyle, Catherine Arnold, Marian Williams, Karen Kay Imagawa, & Min Ah Kim
Disability Norms, Values, and Principles
Micro Perspective: Serving Individuals With DD and their Families
Mezzo Perspective: Social Work Group Practice
Macro Perspective: Systems Change and Transformation
Chapter 16: Coping and Resilience in Youth After Exposure to Disaster - Leslie Wind
Micro Perspective
Mezzo and Macro Perspectives
Comprehensive Application to Case Vignette
Chapter 17: Transition in Pediatric Oncology - Amber Denblaker
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective: Organization and Community
Macro Perspective: Policy Analysis and Policy Advocacy
Chapter 18: Autism Spectrum Disorder - Samih Samaha
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 19: Intimate Partner Violence - Elizabeth Eastlund & Susan Hess
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 20: Working With Gang Involved/Affiliated Youth - Robert Hernandez
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective: Communities in Schools
Macro Perspective: Policy Implications
Chapter 21: Adolescent Bullying - Nadia Mishael
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 22: Crisis Intervention With Adolescent Victims of Sexual Assault - Kristen Zaleski
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 23: Adolescents in Juvenile Detention - Brandon Burton
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Part III: Social Work Practice: Interventions With Diverse Communities in the U.S. and Global Action
Chapter 24: Public Health Social Work - Julie A. Cederbaum, Eddie Hu, & Heather A. Klusaritz
Application to Vignette
Program Planning and Evaluation
Chapter 25: The Engineering of Social Work in Communities - Eugenia L. Weiss & Diana Pineda
Social Work and Engineering
Chapter 26: Mental Health Promotion Among African Americans - Krystal Hays & Karen Lincoln
Mental Heath Among African Americans
Mental Health Prevention and Intervention With African Americans
Culturally Adapted Clinical Interventions
Mental Health Promotion
Multi-level Practice Implications
Chapter 27: Sexual Minorities - Jeremy Goldbach & Shannon Dunlap
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 28: Intergenerational Trauma and Indigenous People - Hilary Weaver
An Overview of Intergenerational Trauma
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 29: The Suicidal Military Client - Fred Stone
Micro Perspectives
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 30: Global Social Work - Murali D. Nair
Social Work Values
Importance of Global Social Work
Types of Global Social Work
Considerations
Chapter 31: Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery: A Case Study of the Philippines - Annalisa Enrile & Wilhma De Castro
Country Case Study: Philippines
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 32: Psychosocial Support for Youth Affected by Armed Conflict in Northern Uganda - Eric Awich Ochen
Micro Perspective
Mezzo Perspective
Macro Perspective
Chapter 33: From Helplessness to Active Coping in Israel: Psychological First Aid - Shira Hantman & Moshe Farchi
Micro Perspective: Perceived Psychological Trauma
Mezzo Perspective: Group Interventions
Macro Perspective: Social Work Interventions in Trauma and Emergencies: The Israeli Experience
Chapter 34: Development and Current Status of the Social Work Profession in China - Xiaoyan Han, Juan Guo, & Wen-Jui Han
Micro and Mezzo Perspectives of Jun’s Case
Positive Youth Development in China
Intervention: The Positive Youth Development Program
Conclusion: The Present and Future Direction of Social Work Practice in China
Chapter 35: Drug Abuse in Iran: A Psychosocial Perspective - Saeed Momtazi
Biopsychosocial Aspects of Drug Abuse
The Policy Roller Coaster
Social Workers' Role in Intervention
Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Aspects of Social Work Intervention
Chapter 36: Australia’s Indigenous People - Glenda Bawden
Micro Perspective: Culturally Sensitive Engagement
Mezzo Perspective: Developing Organizational Cultural Competence
Macro Perspective: The Social Determinants of Health and Governmental Policies

Editorial Reviews

[This book] is a foundation of social work practice text for the 21st century! Designed to educate the social work student on the broad strokes as well as nuances of practice that have been and will be influenced by the Affordable Care Act legislation, it takes into consideration the practice needs of adults, children, families, and diverse populations. The text incorporates a local, national, and international perspective and uses evidence-based practice approaches. The editors have gathered noted scholars worldwide to write about areas involving numerous and varied areas of social work. If you are an educator, looking for a cutting-edge text for your students, think about using this rich, detailed and broad-scope text. I know my students will be using it ASAP.

Joan Beder

So much current wisdom in one text! A must-have resource for social work students, as well as experienced clinicians, regardless of specialty.

Mary E. Nalick

This text is a uniquely structured and comprehensive compilation of journal quality and research-rich content chapters, which aid in demonstrating social work’s integrative partnership with various fields of practice. It highlights social work practice today through its exploration of a range of issues from children and families to aging and communities while offering targeted interventions proven from practice and research.

Carolyn Gentle-Genitty