Designed to mirror how social work theory and practice is taught, Paradigms of Clinical Social Work: Emphasis on Diversity presents new therapeutic models through an imaginary family, "the Shores, " experiencing problems with mental illness, child abuse, unemployment and marital dysfunction. The case of this family is used to demonstrate essential treatment techniques and concepts, exploring a number of therapeutic approaches ranging from the classic to the cutting-edge. One of the major additions to this volume is its focus on diversity in social work practice. For part of the book, details are added so that "the Shores" are transformed from a lower-middle class family into another ethnic group. Their case is then re-evaluated and adaptions to the therapeutic paradigms already outlined are discussed.

Table of Contents:

Foreword by Nancy Boyd Webb
Acknowledgements
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Introduction
Part I: The Case
1. The Case - Rachelle Dorfman
Part II: Paradigms of Clinical Social Work: Emphasis on Diversity
2. Diversity Perspectives for Social Work Practice - JosephAnderson and,
Robin Wiggins-Carter
3. Jungian Thinking and Practice: Emphasis on an Adolescent's Search for Her Guatemalan Cultural Roots - Marga Speicher
4. Cognitive Behavioral-Therapy with Children and Families: Emphasis on a Russian Immigrant Family's Entry Into a New Society - Tammie Ronen,
5. Behavioral Child Therapy: Emphasis on an African American Family Living in a High Risk Community - Joseph A. Himle, Daniel J. Fischer, Jordana R. Muroff
6. Play Therapy Across the Lifespan: Emphasis on a Second-Generation, Middle-Class Japanese American Family - Daniel S. Sweeny
7. Crisis Intervention and Diversity: Emphasis on a Mexican Immigrant Family's Acculturation Conflicts - Elaine P.Congress
8. Group Work: Emphasis on the Role of Gender - Charles Garvin,
9. Constructual Marital Therapy: Emphasis on a Chinese Immigrant Family - Marshall Jung,
10. Integrative Family Therapy: Emphasis on a Middle-Class African American Family in Suburbia - Marlene F. Watson
11. Narrative Therapy and the Practice of Advocacy: Emphasis on Affirming Difference When Working With Diverse Clients - Kevin J. Fitzsimmons and Larry M. Zucker
12. Clinical Social Work and Psychopharmacology: Emphasis on Indigenous Medicine in a Latino Community
Melinda L. Morgan and Ian A.Cook
13. Spiritually-Centered Therapy: Emphasis on an African American Family in a Changing Multicultural Community - Carolyn Jacob
Part III: Epilogues
1 year later
10 years later
15 years later
Author Index
Subject Index