Empirically Based Interventions Targeting Social Problems

Description

This unique volume demonstrates the effectiveness of applying an evidence-based practice process to the solution of selected social problems. It focuses on social work interventions addressing family, community, and societal factors. Research indicates that reinforcement for positive behavior at the group, organizational, and community levels, as opposed to interventions focusing on the individual, are more likely to result in meaningful improvement in well-being. Chapters address issues such as child maltreatment, educationally disadvantaged children, violence in schools, adolescent sexuality, substance abuse, crime, urban decline and homelessness, unemployment, marital conflict, and chronic medical problems. Empirically Based Interventions Targeting Social Problems is a relevant resource for practitioners and counseling professionals whose work involves interventions with children and families as well as communities. It also is a useful text for graduate students in social work as well as students preparing for other helping professions including psychology, sociology, marital and family counseling, and child development. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Social Problems: A Cost-Effective Psychosocial Prevention Paradigm (John S. Wodarski)....Pages 1-17 Child Maltreatment (M. Sebrena Jackson, Peter Lyons)....Pages 19-45 Educationally Disadvantaged Children (Catherine N. Dulmus, John S. Wodarski, Fan Yang)....Pages 47-64 Violence in Schools (Lisa A. Rapp, John S. Wodarski)....Pages 65-86 Adolescent Sexuality (John S. Wodarski)....Pages 87-107 Preventing HIV Infection in Adolescents (Charles W. Mueller, Robert Bidwell, Scott Okamoto, Eberhard Mann, Sarah V. Curtis)....Pages 109-125 Helping Families Affected by Substance Abuse: What Works and What Does Not (Jan Ligon)....Pages 127-135 Crime (Lisa A. Rapp, John S. Wodarski)....Pages 137-165 Homelessness (Shanae Shaw, Namkee Choi)....Pages 167-196 Unemployment (Anna Celeste Burke)....Pages 197-226 Marital Conflict, Intimate Partner Violence, and Family Preservation (M. E. Betsy Garrison, Sarah V. Curtis)....Pages 227-245 Practice Approaches with Older Clients (Nancy P. Kropf, Sherry Cummings)....Pages 247-270 Promoting Self-Management of Chronic Medical Problems (Jan Ligon)....Pages 271-287 Back Matter ....Pages 289-296