Social Work Practice With African American Men: The Invisible Presence, Vol. 39 Book

	In Memory	vi
	Dedication	vi
	Foreword	vii
	Preface	viii
	Acknowledgments	xi
Part 1	Conceptual and Theoretical Issues
1.	Introduction: Social Work Practice and African American Men	3
2.	Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks for Understanding African American Men	9
3.	The Adult Life Cycle of African American Men	25
Part 2	Micro Practice Issues and Strategies
4.	Individual Therapy With African American Men	47
5.	Couple Therapy With African American Men	67
6.	Family Therapy With African American Men	89
7.	Group Work With African American Men
Part 3	Macro Practice Issues and Strategies
8.	Policy Issues of Low-Income African American Men	123
9.	Program Development, Implementation, and Evaluation Issues in Programs for African American Men	135
10.	Community Practice Issues: Creating a Village Around African American Men	149
Part 4	Creating Linkages Between Practice, Policy, and Research
11.	Epistemological, Conceptual, Theoretical, and Methodological Issues in Conducting Research on African American Men	165
	References	179
	Index	192
	About the Authors	201