Theoretical perspectives for direct social work practice : a generalist-eclectic approach /
editors, Nick Coady, PhD, Peter Lehmann, PhD, LCSW.
- Third Edition.
- xv, 477 pages ; 26 cm
Includes index (pages 469-477).
This expanded third edition of a popular textbook provides a completely revised and updated overview of the theories, models,and therapies that inform direct social work practice. The text promotes a problem-solving model of social work practice as a framework for integrating the ecleric use of theory with the artistic, reflective elements of practice. It provides in-depth coverage of select psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, critical, and postmordern theories, while remaining grounded in generalist social work principles and values. -- from back cover