Casework: A Psychosocial Therapy - Hardcover

Hollis, Florence; Woods, Mary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 007557294X ISBN 13: 9780075572947

Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 1990

Synopsis

This new book is for clinical practice, and social work practice courses in departments of social work, and gives a clear presentation of the psychosocial approach to casework. It deals with the "hows" and "whys" of clinical social work practice in the treatment of psychological, interpersonal, and social problems.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary E. Woods received her MSW from the Columbia University School of Social Work. She recently retired after ten years as Adjunct Associate Professor at Hunter College School of Social Work in New York City and over twenty years as an independent clinical practitioner with individuals, couples, families, and groups. In addition to her private practice, Ms. Woods had an extensive practice of consultation to other clinicians and with several social agencies. She has served as a field instructor, training director, and program developer during her seven year tenure in a family service agency, and she planned and directed a store-front counseling service to clients who had difficulty traveling to the agency’s main facility. She is the author or co-author of several articles and chapters, including “Psychosocial Theory and Social Work Treatment” in Francis J. Turner’s Social Work Treatment, and “Personality Disorders” in Francis J. Turner’s Adult Psychopathology II (due in 1999).

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 007557294X
• ISBN 13: 9780075572947
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 550