Social Work Practice with Families: A Resiliency-Based Approach
Mary Patricia Van Hook (PhD, Rutgers University; MS, Columbia University) is professor emerita of social work at the University of Central Florida and a research associate with the Center for Community Partnerships of the University of Central Florida. She was formerly director of the University of Central Florida School of Social Work and taught research and practice social work courses at the University of Central Florida, the University of Michigan, Grand Valley State University, and Northwestern College. She was also a clinical social worker and administrator for mental health and family agencies in New York, Maryland, and Iowa. She has written extensively in the areas of families, rural mental health, spirituality, and women's issues both domestically and internationally. In 2000, she received the Howery Award for outstanding contributions to rural mental health.