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A collection of research articles, culled from major social work journals, each illustrating a particular method or technique of social work research. Designed to be used as a supplement to any one of a number of suggested social work textbooks on research methods for undergraduate and MSW students.

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• Acknowledgments(p. xi)
• Introduction(p. xiii)
• Part 1 Summarizing What We Already Know(p. 1)
• Chapter 1 Stress, Coping, and Resilience in Children and Youth(p. 5)
• Chapter 2 Effectiveness of Family Preservation Services(p. 30)
• Chapter 3 Evaluating the Dodo's Verdict: Do All Interventions Have Equivalent Outcomes?(p. 54)
• Part 2A Structures of Inquiry(p. 71)
• Part 2B Experiments: In Search of Effectiveness(p. 73)
• Chapter 4 Establishing School-Based, Collaborative Teams to Coordinate Resources: A Case Study(p. 77)
• Chapter 5 Social Skills Training in Groups with Developmentally Disabled Adults(p. 88)
• Chapter 6 A Support Group Intervention to Facilitate Young Adults' Adjustment to Cancer(p. 100)
• Chapter 7 Site-Based Services for Residents of Single-Room Occupancy Hotels(p. 112)
• Chapter 8 Family Support as an Intervention with Female Long-Term AFDC Recipients(p. 121)
• Chapter 9 Cognitive-Behavioral Group Counseling to Prevent HIV Transmission in Gay and Bisexual Men: Factors Contributing to Successful Risk Reduction(p. 141)
• Chapter 10 Comparing the Effectiveness of Gender-Specific and Couples Groups in a Court-Mandated Spouse Abuse Treatment Program(p. 159)
• Chapter 11 Differential Effects of Racial Composition on Male and Female Groups: Implications for Group Work Practice(p. 175)
• Part 2C Surveys: In Search of Generalizability(p. 191)
• Chapter 12 Social Support and Depression among Older Adults Living Alone: The Importance of Friends within and outside of a Retirement Community(p. 194)
• Chapter 13 Factors Associated with Early Sexual Activity among Urban Adolescents(p. 213)
• Chapter 14 Childhood Welfare Receipt and the Implications of Welfare Reform(p. 229)
• Chapter 15 The Use of Social Science Sources in Social Work Practice Journals: An Application of Citation Analysis(p. 242)
• Part 2D Qualitative Studies: In Search of Meaning(p. 259)
• Chapter 16 Psychological and Spiritual Growth in Women Living with HIV(p. 262)
• Chapter 17 The Labor Force Participation of Young Black Men: A Qualitative Examination(p. 276)
• Chapter 18 Concepts of Health and National Health Care Policy: A View from American History(p. 290)
• Chapter 19 Quick Attachments to the Workforce: An Ethnographic Analysis of a Transition from Welfare to Low-Wage Jobs(p. 305)
• Chapter 20 Game Plans, Buzzes, and Sheer Luck: Doing Well in Social Work(p. 316)
• Part 3A Gathering Data: What Information?(p. 333)
• Chapter 21 Agreeing to Disagree: A Study of the Reliability of Manuscript Reviews(p. 336)
• Chapter 22 The Index of Drug Involvement: A Partial Validation(p. 344)
• Chapter 23 Measuring Quality of Life: A New and Practical Survey Instrument(p. 354)
• Part 3B Gathering Data: From Whom?(p. 367)
• Chapter 24 Advanced Practitioners in Clinical Social Work: A Profile(p. 370)
• Chapter 25 Caregiving and Social Support in Two Illness Groups(p. 384)
• Part 3C Gathering Data: How?(p. 397)
• Chapter 26 Social Work Professional Standards: An Exploratory Study(p. 400)
• Chapter 27 Gender Differences in Attitudes toward Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs(p. 416)
• Chapter 28 Case Management Practices, Participants' Responses, and Compliance in Welfare-to-Work Programs(p. 429)
• Chapter 29 Two-Year Placement Outcomes of Children Removed at Birth from Drug-Using and Non-Drug-Using Mothers in Los Angeles(p. 442)
• Chapter 30 Methodological Considerations in Surveying Latina AIDS Caregivers: Issues in Sampling and Measurement(p. 456)
• Part 4 Analyzing Information(p. 477)
• Index(p. 479)
• About the Editor(p. 501)
• About the Contributors(p. 502)