Theoretical Perspectives for Direct Social Work Practice, 3rd edition

A Generalist-Eclectic Approach

Nick Coady, Peter Lehmann
Springer
496 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0826119476
May 2016

This expanded third edition of a popular textbook provides a completely revised and updated overview of the theories, models, and therapies that informdirect social work practice. The text is grounded in generalist social work principles and values and promotes a problem-solving model of social workpractice as a framework for the eclectic use of theory, as well as for integrating the artistic, reflective elements of practice. It provides in-depth coverage of select psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, critical, and postmodern theories.