Description
Clinical Assessment for Social Workers provides a wide range of standardized assessment tools, derived from different perspectives, to give readers greater flexibility in information gathering and intervention planning. Incorporating both quantitative and qualitative methods, the authors encourage readers to approach assessment as both an art and a science. They advocate for discovering the balance between scientific, evidence-based approaches and the development of personal practice wisdom.
Table of Contents
ContentsList of AppendixesList of Tables, Figures, and BoxesPrefacePART I: INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL ASSESSMENTChapter 1: Assessment Process and MethodsCatheleen Jordan and Cynthia FranklinPART II: CLINICAL ASSESSMENT METHODSChapter 2: Quantitative Clinical Assessment MethodsAnao Zhang and Cynthia FranklinChapter 3: Standardized Assessment Measures and Computer-Assisted AssessmentDanielle E. Parrish, David W. Springer, Aynsley Scheffert, and Cynthia FranklinChapter 4: Qualitative Clinical Assessment MethodsMichelle S. Ballan and Molly FreyerPART III: CLINICAL ASSESSMENT WITH POPULATIONSChapter 5: Children and AdolescentsCatheleen Jordan Chapter 6: AdultsElizabeth C. Pomeroy and Kathleen Hill AndersonChapter 7: Family SystemsAnao Zhang, Cynthia Franklin, Laura Hopson Chapter 8: Trauma and ACEs Tara M. Powell, Wendy Hsieh, and OeJin ShinChapter 9: Multicultural AssessmentDorie J. Gilbert and Katarzyna OlcoChapter 10: Assessment for Suicide Risk Regina T. PraetoriusPART IV: ASSESSING OUTCOMESChapter 11: Linking Assessment to Outcome Evaluation Using Single-System and Group Research DesignsBruce A. Thyer Appendices2A Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)2B Sample Clinician Report for the Youth Outcome Questionnaire 2.0 (YOQ)4A Use of Qualitative Methods to Determine the Ecological Validity of Neuropsychological Testing5A Psychological Testing Instruments for Children and Adolescents6A Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST Revised)7A Examples of Circular Questions7B Mediator's Assessment of Safety Issues and Concerns (MASIC)10A Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSR-S).10B Linehan Risk Assessment and Mdanagement Protocol (LRAMP)Index
