num_pages: 448
description:  Praise for the first edition   "Finally, a social work practice text that makes a difference! This is the book that you have wished for but could never find. Although similar to texts that cover a range of practice theories and approaches to clinical practice, this book clearly has a social work frame of reference and a social work identity."Gayla Rogers, Dean of the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary This second edition has been updated and revised to include:  A new chapter on Relational Theory, and newly-rewritten chapters by new authors on Cognitive-Behavioral Theory, Existential Theory, and Wraparound Services    New critique of the Empirically Supported Treatment (EST) movement   Updated information on the movement toward eclecticism in counseling and psychotherapy    A refined conceptualization of the editors' generalist-eclectic approach   This new edition discusses many of the same issues presented in the first, but also provides a framework for integrating the use of each theory with central social work principles and values, as well as with the artistic elements of practice. 
language: English
title: Theoretical Perspectives for Direct Social Work: A Generalist-Eclectic Approach Practice
titlecomplete: Theoretical Perspectives for Direct Social Work: A Generalist-Eclectic Approach Practice
genres: Social Work, Textbooks
ratings_count: 44
publisher: Springer Publishing Company