Book description
A lifespan approach presenting evidence-informed interventions for
working with individuals and families
Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families covers
assessment of and intervention with children, adolescents, adults, the
elderly, and families. It offers an array of pedagogical features
within each chapter, as well as online resources and review questions
at the conclusion of each chapter to help guide critical thinking
about topics.
Reflecting the current state of evidence-informed social work
practice, each chapter's contributors emphasize the incorporation of
wider forms of systematically collected data such as case studies,
best or promising practices, and consumer-focused data. Reading this
book will not only give readers the tools to work effectively with
individuals and families, but also develop their skills in evidence
informed practice.
Comprehensive and insightful, Social Work Practice with
Individuals and Families is a student- and practitioner-friendly
text identifying the best assessment tools and strategies available
for social workers to successfully serve individuals and families
facing a broad range of challenges.
MICHAEL J. HOLOSKO, PhD, MSW, is the Pauline M. Berger
Professor of Family and Child Welfare at the University of Georgia,
School of Social Work. He has taught across the undergraduate and
graduate curriculum in schools of social work, nursing, public
administration, and applied social science in Canada, the United
States, Hong Kong, Sweden, Australia, and the U. S. Virgin Islands.
CATHERINE N. DULMUS, PhD, LCSW, is Professor, Associate Dean
for Research, and Director of the Buffalo Center for Social Research
in the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, and
Research Director at Hillside Family of Agencies in Rochester, New York.
KAREN M. SOWERS, PhD, is Dean and Beaman Professor in the
College of Social Work at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her
research interests include juvenile justice, sexuality, social work
education, child welfare, evidenceÂ-based practice, and international
social work practice.
