Part I. The Context of Practice --

The Context of Social Work Practice / Robert Fisher and Howard Karger --

Legal Issues in Practice / Robert G. Madden --

The Role of Critical Thinking in Evidence-Based Social Work / Eileen Gambrill --

The Concepts of Levels and Systems in Social Work / John E. Tropman and Katherine E. Richards-Schuster --

Part II. Frameworks for Practice --

Prevention / Mark Fraser, Karen Randolph and M. Daniel Bennett --

A Risk and Resilience Perspective : Empowerment-Oriented Practice / Enid O. Cox and Ruth J. Parsons --

From Practice Value to Practice Model : Multicultural Perspectives on Direct Practice in Social Work / Michael Spencer, Edith Lewis and Lorraine Gutierrez --

Feminist Social Work Practice / Mary Bricker-Jenkins --

Womanly Warrior or Damsel in Distress? --

Part III. Approaches to Change --

Thinking Differently / Sharon B. Berlin and Jane E. Barden --

The Cognitive/ Integrative Approach to Changing a Mind : Approaches to Behavioral Change / Bruce A. Thyer and Laura L. Myers --

Affective Change / Joseph A. Himle --

Depression and Anxiety Disorders : Adult Change / William J. Reid and Elizabeth Misener --

Individual Change in Children and Direct Social Work Practice / Kathleen Coulborn Faller --

Change in Groups / David E. Pollio, Aaron M. Brower and Maeda J. Galinsky --

Advances in Family Therapy / Froma Walsh and Carmen Crosser --

Theory and Practice : Crisis Intervention Practices in Social Work Settings / Albert R. Roberts and Jacqui Corcoran --

Coping / Paula S. Nurius --

Social Work Practice in the Social Environment / Marie Weil --

Integrated Practice : An Empowerment/Structural Approach --

Part IV. Fields of Practice --

Direct Practice in Fields Related to Development Tasks / Edith M. Freeman --

A Life-Span Perspective : The New World of Practice in Physical and Mental Health / Lonnie R. Snowden --

Comorbidity, Cultural Competence and Managed Care : The Juvenile Justice System in Crises / Rosemary C. Sarri --

Challenges and Opportunities for Social Workers : Social Work Practice with Lesbians and Gay Men / John F. Longres and Karen I. Fredriksen --

Practice in the World of Work / Sheila H. Akabas --

Promise Unrealized : Social Work Practice Issues Related to Poverty and Homelessness / Elizabeth A. Segal and Layne K. Stromwall --

Part V. Research and Empirical Issues --

Pragmatic Applications of Single Case and Group Designs in Social Work Practice Evaluation and Research / Neil Abell and Walter H. Hudson --

Assessment and Measurement Issues in Direct Practice in Social Work / Betty Blythe and Anita Reithoffer --

Computer-Mediated Communications in Direct Social Work Practice / Marilyn Flynn --

Part VI. Professional Issues --

Ethical Issues in Direct Practice / Frederic G. Reamer --

Supervision Standards of Practice in an Era of Societal Restructuring / Carlton E. Munson --

International Perspectives on Social Work Practice / Doreen Elliott and Nazneen S. Mayadas --

Fundraising for the Direct Services / Armand Lauffer --

Conclusion.