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(More customer reviews)I have been teaching graduate social work for fifteen years and have yet to discover a text about psychosocial casework that surpasses this revised classic in its clarity, depth, thouroughness, and wisdom. The basic psychosocial orientation and typology of casework procedures defined by Florence Hollis remains intact, yet the text, as a whole, is substantially updated by Mary Woods, whose fluid prose is rich in clinical detail, articulate, and aimed at what the practitioner yearns to know and needs to know. As an experienced clinician, I still turn frequently to the chapters on couple and family treatment where protocols for navigating these exceptionally tricky modalities are clearly presented. In chapter 16, for example, Mary Woods develops a typology of "relationships and problems" detailing 12 patterns of couple conflict that, in itself, serves as a primer for the novice practitioner. Approaches to nontraditional couples (premarital couples, unmarried pairs, cross-cultural relationships, and gay and lesbian couples) are amply discussed as well with sensitive consideration of social differentials in power experienced by men and women and by couples of color. The text consistently partializes assessment and techniques of intervention so that one can read and assimilate complex clinical procedures in bite size pieces. Heuristics are laced throughout the text, giving one a feeling of personal guidance. The fifth edition of Casework is a treasure chest for students and teachers of social work and the helping professions to dig into time and time again.
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This eminently practical text lays out the psychosocial approach to casework with crystal clarity. It probes the treatment of psychological, interpersonal, and social problems, making it ideal for courses in clinical practice and casework. Chapter 2 discusses the psychosocial approach and the personality theory on which it operates. Treatment procedures and techniques are classified and analyzed in Chapters 4-9. And actual case examples are used throughout to illustrate a variety of client populations. The Fourth Edition has been thoroughly updated with new chapters on couple treatment, crisis intervention, and termination. There is also new material on systems concepts, client-worker relationships, clinical diagnosis, and unconscious phenomena.
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