Clinical Social Work Practice: An Integrated Approach (2nd Edition) - Hardcover

The NEW EDITION of this primary text for advanced clinical practice courses at the core of the MSW curriculum teaches students how to integrate theory and practice on multiple levels.

Highlights of the New Edition:

• Chapters 6-12 present clinical illustrations through the lenses of specific theoretical models, beginning with a detailed discussion of a theory and moving to assessment and treatment within that conceptual framework. Dialogue illustrates how theory guides practice.
• Models of intervention are covered in seven chapters (Chapters 7-13). Each chapter presents a clinical illustration of an individual, family, or group and examines them using a specific theoretical model.

Reviewer reactions to Clinical Social Work Practice:

“I feel the authors do a fine job in the presentation of the material. The book is interesting, well written, and engaging. The authors succeeded in keeping my attention throughout the text.”
Robert H. Keefe, Syracuse University

“The core of the various psychologies and their application to clients is presented quite well.”
Carole A. Winston, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Marlene G. Cooper, Ph.D. received her degree in Clinical Social Work from New York University in 1988 .  She served as associate director of Admissions and Student Affairs at NYU from 1986 to 1990, and joined the faculty of Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, where she’s presently an Associate Professor in the Clinical Area.  Cooper has published numerous scholarly articles and presented many conference papers on all aspects of clinical practice.   She teaches courses in clinical practice with adults, children and families, cognitive/behavioral social work practice, and advanced clinical assessment and diagnosis. Among her many publications are articles on Trauma, Integrative Psychotherapy, Depression and Suicide, Multi-C ultural/ Cross Racial T herapies, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Addictive Disorders .   She has taught and participated in research in China, and is a member of the Advisory Committee of Sun Yat Sen University Research Institute for Migrant Health Policy in Guangzhou, China, and a consultant on suicide risk management to South China Agricultural University School of Social Work. She received grant funding for research on depression in Chinese elders and violence against children and families in Jamaica, West Indies. In 2008 Cooper was elected President of the New Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, the third largest chapter in the country, with 7,800 members. 

Joan Granucci Lesser, PhD is founder and practicing clinician with the Pioneer Valley Professionals, a psychotherapy practice in Holyoke, Ma.  She is also Adjunct Associate Professor at Smith College School for Social Work where she was formerly full time faculty and Chair of Social Work Practice.  Her most recent books include Human Behavior and the Social Environment: THeory and Practice (2nd Ed with D. S. Pope) and Clinical Social Work Practice An Integrated Approach (4th Ed with M. Cooper).  Dr. Lesser has also published several book chapters and articles and presented her work nationally and internationally.  Her interests include multicultural clinical practice, research and education; neurobiological disorders in children and adolescents; and the treatment of trauma.