Social workers' desk reference

Part I, Overview and Introduction to social work :

1. What Changes and What Remains in a Practice Profession

2. Professional Socialization: On Becoming and Being a Social Worker.

Part II, Roles, Functions, and Fields of Social Work Practice :

3. Evidence-based Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents

4. Overview of Alcohol and Drug Dependence: Identification, Assessment and Treatment

5. School Social Work

6. Social Work Practice and Leadership

7. Essentials of Private Practice

8. Social Work Practice and the Affordable Care Act

9. Social Work Practice in Home-based Services

10. Social Work Practice in Disasters

11. Victim Services

12. Social Work in Domestic Violence Services

13. Traumatic Stress and Emergency Services

14. Military Social Work

15. Military Social Work in the Community

16. Social Work with Military Families

17. Social Work Practice and Personal Self-care.

Part III, Social Work Values, Ethics, and Licensing Standards :

18. Ethical Issues in Social Work

19. Risk Management in Social Work

20. Advocacy in Administrative Forums: Guidelines for Practice in Benefit Appeals

21. Social Work Regulation and Licensing

22. The Impaired Social Work Professional

23. Technology and Social Work Practice: Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Applications

24. Navigating Complex Boundary Challenges

25. Integrating Values into Social Work Practice

26. Adoption Competency in Social Work Practice.

Part IV, Theoretical Foundations and Treatment Approaches in Clinical Social Work :

27. Crisis Intervention with Individual and Groups: Frameworks to Guide Social Workers

28. Fundamentals of Brief Treatment

29. Common Factors in Psychotherapy

30. Task-centered Practice

31. The Life Model of Social Work Practice

32. Client-centered Theory and Therapy

33. Cognitive-behavioral Therapy

34. Psychosocial Therapy

35. Solution-focused Therapy

36. Theoretical Pluralism and Integrative Perspectives in Social Work Practice

37. Animal-assisted Interventions in Social Work Practice

38. Narrative Therapy

39. The Neurobiology of Toxic Stress: Implications for Social Work Practice

40. Fundamental Principles of Behavioral Social Work

41. The Miracle Question and Scaling Questions for Solution-building and Empowerment

42. Gestalt Therapy

43. Contemporary Object Relations Treatment

44. Human Trafficking and Trauma-informed Care

45. Using Self Psychology in Clinical Social Work.

Part V, Assessment in Social Work Practice: Knowledge and Skills

46. Diagnostic Formulation Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition

47. How Clinical Social Workers Can Easily Use Rapid Assessment Tools (RATs) for Mental Health Assessment and Treatment Evaluation

48. Bipolar and Related Disorders

49. Guidelines for Selecting and Using Assessment Tools with Children

50. Assessment Protocols and Rapid Assessment Tools with Troubled Adolescents

51. Using Standardized Tests and Instruments in Family Assessments

52. Very Brief Screeners for Practice and Evaluation.

Part VI, Working with Couples and Families :

53. Using Genograms to Map Family Patterns

54. A Family Resilience Framework

55. Treatment Planning with Families: An Evidence-Based Approach

56. Effective Couple and Family Treatment

57. Structural Family Therapy

58. Bowen Family Systems Therapy

59. Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy

60. Family Therapy Approaches Using Psycho-education

61. Guidelines for Couple Therapy with Survivors of Childhood Trauma

62. Working with Children and Families Impacted by Military Service

63. Preventing Antisocial and Aggressive Behavior in Childhood

64. Multifamily Groups with Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

65. Collaborating with Families of Persons with Severe Mental Illness

66. Assessment, Prevention, and Interventions with Suicidal Youth

67. Intensive Family Preservation Services.

pt. VII, Developing and Implementing Treatment Plans with Specific Groups and Disorders :

68. Guidelines for Establishing Effective Treatment Goals and Plans for Mental Health Disorders: Sample Treatment Plans for DSM-5 Insomnia and Generalized Anxiety Disorders

69. Treating Problem and Disordered Gambling: Often a Hidden Behavioral Addiction

70. Developing Therapeutic Contracts with Clients

71. Developing Goals

72. Treatment Planning with Adolescents: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Case Applications

73. Eating Disorders and Treatment Planning

74. Panic Disorders and Agoraphobia

75. Treatment Plans for Clients with Social Anxiety Disorder

76. Integration of Psychodynamic and Cognitive-behavioral Practices

77. The Assessment and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

78. Guidelines for Clinical Social Work with Clients with Dissociative Disorders.

pt. VIII, Guidelines for Specific Techniques :

79. Practice from a Technique Perspective

80. Developing Successful Relationships: The Therapeutic and Group Alliances

81. The Use of Therapeutic Metaphor in Social Work

82. Cognitive Restructuring Techniques

83. The Miracle and Scaling Questions for Solution-building and Empowering

84. Improving Classroom Management through Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports

85. Best Practices in Parenting Techniques

86. Bereavement and Grief Therapy

87. Motivational Interviewing

88. Working with Clients Who Have Recovered Memories

89. Terminating with Clients.

pt. IX, Guidelines for Specific Interventions :

90. Transtheroretical Model Guidelines for Families with Child Abuse Neglect

91. Play Therapy with Children in Crisis

92. Social Skills Training and Child Therapy

93. Guidelines for Chemical Abuse and Dependency Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recovery

94. Best Practices in Social Work with Groups

95. Supported Employment

96. Working with and Strengthening Social Networks

97. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing with Trauma Clients

98. Educational Interventions: Principles for Practice

99. Divorce Therapy: The Application of Cognitive-behavioral and Constructivist Treatment

100. Primary Prevention Using the Go Grrrls Group with Adolescent Females

101. Cyberbullying and the Social Worker

102. Empirically Supported Treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder

103. The Interface of Psychiatric Medications and Social Work.

pt. X, Case Management Guidelines :

104. An Overview of the NASW Standards for Social Work Case Management

105. Clinical Case Management

106. Assertive Community Treatment or Intensive Case Management

107. Case Management Practice in Psychosocial Rehabilitation

108. Case Management and Child Welfare

109. Case Management with Substance-abusing Clients

110. Case Management with Older Adults

111. HIV/AIDS Case Management

112. Social Work Case Management in Medical Settings.

pt. XI, Community Practice :

113. An Integrated Practice Model for Community Family Centers

114. International Perspectives on Social Work Practice

115. Community Organizing Principles and Practice Guidelines

116. Contemporary Community Practice

117. Legislative Advocacy to Empower Oppressed and Vulnerable Groups

118. Community Partnerships to Support Youth Success in School

119. Building Community Capacity in the U.S. Air Force: Promoting a Community Practice Strategy

120. Neoliberalism, Globalization, and Social Welfare

121. Community-led Structural Interventions as Community Practice: a Review of Initiatives in Haiti and India.

pt. XII, Working with Vulnerable Populations and Persons at Risk :

122. Overview of Working with Vulnerable Populations and Persons at Risk

123. The Legacy of Racism for Social Work Practice Today and What to Do About It

124. Anti-oppressive Practices

125. Effective Practice with Refugees and Immigrants

126. Social Work Practice with Native Americans

127. Social Work Practice with Asians and Pacific Islander Americans

128. Social Work Practice with Latinos

129. Social Work Practice with African Americans

130. The Culturagram

131. Social Work Practice with Persons Living with HIV/AIDS

132. Social Work with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Children

133. Global Perspectives on Gender Issues.

pt. XIII, School Social Work :

134. Overview of Evidence-based Practice in School Social Work

135. Evidence-based Violence Prevention Programs and Best Implementation Practices

136. Solution-focused Brief Therapy Interventions for Students at Risk to Drop Out

137. Treating Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the Schools

138. Effectively Working with Latino Immigrant Families in Schools

139. Online Database of Interventions and Resources for School Social Workers.

pt. XIV, Forensic Social Work :

140. The Changing Face of Forensic Social Work Practice: An Overview

141. Forensic Social Work and Expert Witness Testimony in Child Welfare

142. Mediation and Conflict Resolution

143. Child Protection Mediation: An Interest-based Approach

144. Forensic Social Workers in Offender Diversion

145. Therapeutic Tasks at the Drug Court

146. Making a Case for Life: Models of Investigation in Death Penalty Mitigation

147. Assessing and Treating Adolescent Sex Offenders

148. Forensic Social Work with Women Who Use Violence in Intimate Relationships

149. Best Practices for Assessing and Treating Older Adult Victims and Offenders.

pt. IX, Evidence-based Practice :

150. Evidence-based Practice, Science, and Social Work: An Overview

151. Developing Well-structured Questions for Evidence-informed Practice

152. Locating Credible Studies for Evidence-based Practice

153. Critically Appraising Studies for Evidence-based Practice

154. Randomized Controlled Trials and Evidence-based Practice

155. Meta-analysis and Evidence-based Practice

156. Systematic Reviews and Evidence-based Practice

157. Qualitative Research and Evidence-Based Practice

158. Integrating Information from Diverse Sources in Evidence-based Practice

159. Evidence-based Practice in Social Work Education

160. Evaluating our Effectiveness in Carrying Out Evidence-based Practice.