Aims to assist and train social workers in the use of cognitive behavior therapies to treat psychological disorders. This reference provides a critical educational tool and synthesizes the foundations of social work, cognitive behavior therapy, and evidence-based developmental characteristics.

Foreword by Aaron T. Beck Introduction Part I. The Basic Foundation: (Social Work, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Evidence-Based Developmental Characteristics) Clinical Social Work and Its Commonalities with Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Tammie Ronen Cognitive Behavior Therapy Model and Techniques, Catherine MacLaren and Arthur Freeman Research in Evidence-Based Social Work, Bruce A. Thyer and Laura L. Myers Critical Thinking, Evidence-Based Practice, and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: Choices Ahead, Eileen Gambrill Developmental Factors for Consideration in Assessment and Treatment: A Review of the Aging Process In the Domains of Cognition and Emotion, Amy Carrigan Part II. Methods of Intervention: Theory and Techniques Cultural Diversity and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Jordana Muroff Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Practice: Client Empowerment, Social Work Values, Susan Dowd Stone The Use of Mindfulness Interventions in Cognitive Behavior Therapies, Cedar R. Koons Part III. Focus on Children Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Children and Adolescents, Tammie Ronen The Use of Metaphorical Fables with Children: Application of Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Prevention Interventions, G. Bert Allain and Catherine M. Lemieux Working with Abused Children and Adolescents, Rene Mason Social Work Practice in the Schools, L. Stuart Barbera, Jr. Problem Solving and Social Skills Training Groups for Children, Craig Winston LeCroy Part IV. Focus on Couples and Families Working with Couples, Donald K. Granvold Family Intervention for Severe Mental Illness, Susan Gingerich and Kim T. Mueser Mature Adults: Working with the Depressed Aging Patient, Marjorie R. Zahn and Bruce S. Zahn Part V. Focus on Adult and Problem Areas Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Anxiety Disorders, Joseph A. Himle Depression and Suicidal Behavior: A Cognitive Behavior Therapy Approach for Social Workers, Lili Daoud and Raymond Chip Tafrate Treatment of Suicidal Behavior, Arthur Freeman, Donna Martin, and Tammie Ronen Comorbidity of Chronic Depression and Personality Disorders: Application of Schema Mode Therapy, Steven K. Bordelon Working with Adult Survivors of Sexual and Physical Abuse, Beverly White Substance Misuse: An Issue of Degree, Assessment and Empathy, Sharon Morgillo Freeman & Donald Osborn Grief and Bereavement, Ruth Malkinson Eating Disorders, Laura L. Myers Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Medical Settings, Vaughn Roche Part VI. Directions for the Future Synthesis and Prospects for the Future, Arthur Freeman and Tammie Ronen Index

"Few volumes on CT are as comprehensive as the volume that [Ronen and Freeman] have edited. It is the first volume of its kind for this important professional discipline and group. With this publication, CT has moved yet another step forward." --From the foreword by Aaron T. Beck (MD), University Professor, University of Pennsylvania