“This book makes an outstanding contribution to clinical social work.”

– Barry Ackerson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT FOR SOCIAL WORKERS
Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

Third Edition

Edited by
Catheleen Jordan, University of Texas at Arlington
Cynthia Franklin, University of Texas at Austin

Lyceum's best-selling assessment book is now even better. Jordan and Franklin combine two approaches–qualitative and quantitative–that are often considered at odds. The authors' unique synthesis creates a new approach that encourages the use of multiple methods in formulating client assessments. Clinical Assessment provides a variety of tools for performing assessments derived from different perspectives, giving readers greater flexibility in their own data collection.

The research base for the third edition has been updated, and the revised chapters adhere to the latest standards for evidence-based practice. The editors provide explicit information, tools, and case studies to illustrate these new methods. The authors combine traditional and recent methods to offer a flexible, mixed-methods approach to assessment.

Useful learning tools include sample forms, examples of standardized measures, samples of integrative skills assessment, review questions, chapter summaries, and extensive references.

Features

• Reorganized to include new contributions from specialists in their fields
• Makes the link between assessment and practice clear by integrating important documentation formerly in appendices into the text
• Includes extensive references, sample forms, samples of integrative skills assessments, and examples of standardized measures

Contents

Part I Introduction to Clinical Assessment
1		An Integrative Skills Assessment Approach
Part II Clinical Assessment Methods
2		Quantitative Clinical Assessment Methods
3		Standardized Assessment Measures and Computer-Assisted Assessment
4		Qualitative Assessment Methods
5		Pseudoscience in Clinical Assessment
Part III Developing Clinical Assessment Methods for Practice
6		Children and Adolescents
7		Adults
8		Family Systems
9		Assessing Families Who Are Multistressed
Part IV Assessing Special Populations in Social Work Practice
10		Multicultural Assessment
11		Linking Assessment to Outcome Evaluation Using Single-System and Group Research Designs

Catheleen Jordan (PhD, University of California at Berkeley; MSSW, University of Texas at Arlington) is professor of social work at University of Texas at Arlington. Her areas of expertise include clinical research and program evaluation.

Cynthia Franklin (PhD, MSSW, University of Texas at Arlington) is professor and holder of the Stiernberg/Spencer Family Professorship in Mental Health at the University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work, where she is also coordinator of the clinical concentration.

2011 paperback, 504 pages, ISBN 978-1-933478-80-7, $78.95