Short-Term Treatment and Social Work Practice: An Integrative Perspective Book

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

THEORETICAL CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE PRINCIPLES

1. Short-Term Treatment: An Overview

The Rise of Short-Term Treatment
• Short-Term Treatment Models in Mental Health Practice
• Social Work Practice Models and Short-Term Treatment
• Summary

2. Theoretical Perspectives and Major Characteristics

The View of the Person
• The Social Environment
• The Nature of Problems
• The Practice Setting
• Worker Attitudes
• Major Characteristics of ISTT
• Summary

3. The Beginning Phase: Part I

Component 1: Problem Identification
• Component 2: Biopsychosocial Assessment
• Summary

4. The Beginning Phase: Part II

Component 3: Engagement
• Component 4: Planning Intervention
• Component 5: Contracting
• Summary

5. The Middle Phase: Part I

Component 6: Implementing the Interventive Plan
• Component 7: Maintaining or Altering the Focus
• Component 8: Monitoring Progress
• Summary

6. The Middle Phase: Part II

Component 9: Dealing with Obstacles to Change
• Component 10: Managing the Worker-Client Relationship
• Summary

7. The Ending Phase

Component 11: Addressing Termination and Its Implications
• Component 12: Reviewing Progress and Identifying Unresolved Issues
• Component 13: Resolving the Worker-Client Relationship
• Component 14: Referral and Follow-up
• Summary

SPECIAL PROBLEMS AND POPULATIONS

8. Crisis-Oriented ISTT

The Nature of the Crisis
• Types of Crisis
• Special Emphases
• The Interventive Process
• Summary

9. Clients with Emotional Disorders

Depression
• Anxiety
• Schizophrenia
• Personality Disorders
• Summary

10. Nonvoluntary and Hard-to-Reach Clients

Common Features
• Specific Foci
• The Interventive Process
• Summary

11. Family-Oriented ISTT

Specific Foci
• The Interventive Process
• Summary

12. Group-Oriented ISTT

Indicators for the Use of Groups
• Specific Foci
• The Interventive Process
• Summary

References

Index