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Provides a comprehensive synthesis of qualitative and quantitative approaches to clinical social work practice that includes assessment tools illustrating both perspectives. Two introductory chapters are followed by three chapters covering clinical assessment models. The last five chapters address the development of clinical assessment systems for one's clinical practice. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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• Tables(p. viii)
• Figures(p. viii)
• Appendices(p. ix)
• Preface(p. xi)
• Chapter 1 An Integrative Skills Assessment Approach(p. 1)
• Definition of Social Work Assessment(p. 1)
• The Nature of the Assessment Process(p. 2)
• Box 1.1 Twelve Essential Questions to Be Asked in a Brief Assessment Interview(p. 6)
• Practice Models of the Practitioner(p. 7)
• Box 1.2 Ecobehavioral Assessment(p. 23)
• Box 1.3 Questions Used in a Solution-Focused Assessment(p. 35)
• Common Features of Social Work Assessment Models(p. 37)
• Integrating the Components of Practice Models for Social Work Assessment(p. 38)
• Box 1.4 Integrative Skills Assessment Protocol(p. 39)
• Summary(p. 44)
• Study Questions(p. 44)
• References(p. 45)
• Chapter 2 Linking Assessment and Intervention(p. 53)
• Clinical Decision Making(p. 53)
• Problem Monitoring(p. 57)
• Treatment Planning: Moving from Assessment to Intervention(p. 59)
• Treatment Planning Case Example: Tom and Julie(p. 66)
• Summary(p. 68)
• Study Questions(p. 69)
• References(p. 69)
• Chapter 3 Quantitative Clinical Assessment Methods(p. 71)
• Rationale for Including Quantitative Measures in Assessment(p. 72)
• Quantitative Methods of Measuring Client Behavior(p. 74)
• Box 3.1 Resources for the Review of Standardized Measures(p. 89)
• Guidelines for Developing a Measurement System for Client Assessment(p. 92)
• Summary(p. 93)
• References(p. 94)
• Chapter 4 Standardized Assessment Measures and Computer-Assisted Assessment Technologies(p. 97)
• Determining Reliability(p. 99)
• Determining Validity(p. 101)
• Norms, Scoring, and Interpretation of Measures(p. 107)
• Computer-Assisted Assessment Technologies(p. 110)
• Box 4.1 Computerized Assessment Packages(p. 114)
• Limitations in Standardized Assessment Measures(p. 120)
• Box 4.2 Evaluation of the BERS(p. 123)
• Measurement Error(p. 124)
• Clinical and Ethical Uses of Standardized Measures(p. 127)
• Summary(p. 130)
• Study Questions(p. 132)
• References(p. 132)
• Chapter 5 Qualitative Assessment Methods(p. 139)
• Definitions and Descriptions(p. 139)
• Philosophical Underpinnings(p. 140)
• Qualitative Versus Quantative Assessment Methods: Distinct, but Not Incompatible(p. 141)
• Qualitative Methods(p. 146)
• Box 5.1 Pretherapy Assessment Form(p. 151)
• Data Gathering in Qualitative Assessment(p. 166)
• Case Study: Portfolio Assessment(p. 169)
• Summary(p. 175)
• Study Questions(p. 175)
• References(p. 175)
• Chapter 6 Children and Adolescents(p. 179)
• Diagnosis(p. 179)
• Box 6.1 Child/Adolescents Disorders(p. 180)
• Psychological Theories(p. 182)
• Children of Color(p. 189)
• Assessment Methods(p. 192)
• Case Study(p. 203)
• Box 6.2 Treatment Plan: Anthony Estrada(p. 209)
• Summary(p. 210)
• Study Questions(p. 210)
• References(p. 210)
• Chapter 7 Adults(p. 215)
• Person-In-Environment Rating Scale(p. 216)
• Assessing Clinical Problem Areas in Adult Clients(p. 218)
• Box 7.1 Interviewing Questions(p. 219)
• Assessing Major Mental Disorders in Adults(p. 225)
• Assessing Common Problems in Adult Clients Using Standardized Meaures(p. 227)
• Criteria for Substance Dependence (DSM-IV-TR Criteria)(p. 235)
• Special Issues in Working with Older Adults(p. 238)
• Box 7.2 Geriatric Depression Scale (Long Form)(p. 240)
• Learning to Perform Assessment with the PIE Chart(p. 244)
• Case Study(p. 245)
• Summary(p. 249)
• Study Questions(p. 250)
• References(p. 250)
• Chapter 8 Family Systems(p. 255)
• Key Concepts and Issues of Family Systems(p. 255)
• Box 8.1 The importance of a strengths based assessment(p. 259)
• Developmental Life Cycle Stages of Families(p. 270)
• Assessment Methods(p. 286)
• Box 8.2 Strengths-Based Measures for Families and Children(p. 297)
• Completing a Family Assessment(p. 298)
• Integrated Skills Assessment Report: The Williams Family(p. 299)
• Summary(p. 306)
• Study Questions(p. 307)
• References(p. 307)
• Chapter 9 Assessing Families Who Are Multistressed(p. 313)
• Gay and Lesbian Families(p. 313)
• Child Maltreatment in Families(p. 325)
• Health Problems: Substance Abuse, HIV, and Brain Injury(p. 329)
• Case Example: Integrative Skills Assessment Protocol(p. 335)
• Box 9.1 Treatment Plan: Emily Parker(p. 343)
• Summary(p. 343)
• Study Questions(p. 343)
• References(p. 344)
• Chapter 10 Multicultural Assessment(p. 351)
• Background on Ethnic-Minority Clients(p. 352)
• Considerations in Assessing Ethnic-Minority Clients(p. 356)
• Recommended Alternatives for Multicultural Assessment Practice(p. 360)
• Summary(p. 374)
• Study Questions(p. 377)
• References(p. 378)
• Chapter 11 Linking Assessment to Outcome Evaluation Using Single System and Group Research Designs(p. 385)
• The Design and Conduct of Single System Design(p. 387)
• The Design and Conduct of Group Research Design(p. 394)
• What About External Validity?(p. 401)
• Summary(p. 403)
• Study Questions(p. 403)
• References(p. 404)
• Tables
• 2.1 Eight Categories of Diagnostic and Corresponding Treatment Modalities(p. 64)
• 3.1 Client Self-Recording, Self-Monitoring(p. 75)
• 3.2 Structured Form for Observations(p. 77)
• 3.3 Goal Attainment Scaling(p. 86)
• 3.4 Measurement Method Summary(p. 92)
• 4.1 A Comparison of Five Computerized Quality Assurance Systems and Their Measures(p. 121)
• 5.1 Comparison of Philosophical Underpinnings(p. 142)
• 8.1 Life Cycle Stages for Intact Majority American Families(p. 271)
• 8.2 Dislocations in the Family Life Cycle Requiring Additional Steps to Restabilize and Proceed Developmentally(p. 272)
• 8.3 Remarried Family Formation(p. 273)
• 8.4 FES Raw Scores on Subscales(p. 305)
• 8.5 FES Raw Scores on Subscales(p. 306)
• 9.1 Assessment Tools for Families of Gay and Lesbian Persons(p. 324)
• 9.2 Types of Child Maltreatment(p. 326)
• 9.3 Assessment Tools for Families at Risk of Child Maltreatment(p. 330)
• 9.4 Assessment Measures for Health Problems(p. 335)
• 10.1 Selected List of Measures for Four Ethnic Groups(p. 361)
• Figures
• 1.1 Areas for Assessment Using Biopsychosocial Framework(p. 8)
• 1.2 Ecomap(p. 19)
• 1.3 Review of Family Systems Assessment Methods(p. 26)
• 2.1 Checklist for Brief Assessment with the Integrative Skills Assessment Protocol(p. 55)
• 3.1 Anger Diary(p. 76)
• 3.2 Journal of Obsessive Thoughts of Harm and Compulsive Behaviors(p. 76)
• 3.3 Self-Anchored Scale(p. 78)
• 3.4 Rating Scale for Communication(p. 79)
• 3.5 Rating Scale for Conflict Avoidance(p. 80)
• 3.6 Interval Recording Form(p. 83)
• 3.7 Index of Self-Esteem (ISE)(p. 88)
• 4.1 Standard Scores(p. 109)
• 4.2 Computer-Generated Profile(p. 112)
• 5.1 Repertory Grid(p. 161)
• 5.2 Family SCAMIN(p. 163)
• 6.1 Depression Self-Rating Scale(p. 196)
• 6.2 Impulsivity Scale(p. 198)
• 6.3 Self-Anchored Scale(p. 199)
• 6.4 Problem Checklist(p. 200)
• 6.5 Children's Restrictiveness of Living Environments Instrument(p. 202)
• 7.1 Person-In-Environment (PIE) Rating Scale(p. 216)
• 7.2 Functional Assessment: Self Maintaining and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living(p. 242)
• 8.1 Family Systems(p. 264)
• 8.2 FACES III(p. 275)
• 8.3 3-D Circumplex Model(p. 277)
• 8.4 Beavers Systems Model(p. 280)
• 8.5 Assessing Family Competence and Style Dimensions, Beavers System Model(p. 281)
• 8.6 Description of Characteristics(p. 282)
• 8.7 List of Clinical Guidelines for Using the Family Assessment Measurement (FAM)(p. 287)
• 8.8 FES Scores Graphed(p. 306)
• 11.1 Daily Number of Aggressive Behaviors Displayed By John(p. 390)
• 11.2 Daily Percentages of Observed Safety Belt Use(p. 391)
• 11.3 Frequency of Incidents Recorded During the 20 Min Morning Periods on the Play Group(p. 393)
• Appendices(p. 407)
• 3A Cassata History Questionnaire(p. 407)
• 3B Sample Biofeedback Profile(p. 413)
• 3C Sample Report of Psychological Examination(p. 415)
• 4A Computer-Generated Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory Narrative(p. 419)
• 5A Narrative Assessment Report(p. 423)
• 5B Process Recording(p. 427)
• 5C Case Study on Ethnic Identity(p. 431)
• 6A Hilson Adolescent Profile(p. 437)
• 6B Psychological Testing Instruments for Children & Adolescents(p. 443)
• 7A Multiaxial Assessment with the DSM-IV-TR(p. 447)
• 7B Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders from the DSM-IV-TR(p. 449)
• 7C The Scales of MMPI II Measure(p. 459)
• 8A Examples of Circular Questions(p. 463)
• 8B Family Goal Recording(p. 467)
• 8C Genogram Symbols(p. 473)
• 8D Abusive Behavior Inventory Partner Form(p. 475)
• Index(p. 477)