Turner's Social Work Treatment

Francis J. Turner [deceased] was Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. He practiced in the fields of child welfare, family counseling, and mental health, and published a range of written and edited texts. He served as editor of the International Social Work Journal. Cynthia Franklin is the Stiernberg/Spencer Family Professor in Mental Health in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University of Texas in Austin. Franklin also holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the Dell Medical School and faculty fellowships at the Humanities Institute and the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk in the Department of Special Education. She was named one of the 100 most Influential contemporary social work faculty for the overall impact of her more than 200 publications. Franklin was honored with the Gary Lee Shaffer award for academic contributions to the field of school social work and was also inducted into the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. Franklin received the designation “Social Work Pioneer” from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for her unique dedication and commitment to improve social and human conditions. She was also recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Social Work at Oxford University Press and the author or editor of several texts including Clinical Assessment for Social Workers, Fifth Edition and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in Schools. Catheleen Jordan is Professor and 2017 National Association of Social Work Pioneer. She was awarded the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Social Workers-Texas where she was Texas State President from 2007-2009. Before going into academia full time, Dr. Jordan worked with Child Protective Services in Texas and with Court Appointed Special Advocates in California where she received her PhD at the University of California-Berkeley in 1986. Her publications include Clinical Assessment for Social Workers, Fifth Edition and Introduction to Family Social Work, Fourth Edition. She serves as consulting editor on Children and Schools.

PART 1: Social Work Treatment: Interlocking Theoretical Approaches
1. Interlocking Theories with Practice

PART 2: Person in Environment Perspectives
2. Psychoanalytic Theory
3. Relational Social Work: A Psychosocial Perspective
4. Attachment Theory
5. Problem Solving Theory
6. Social Learning Theory
7. The Life Model of Social Work Practice
8. Client-Centered Theory and Humanistic Theories
9. The Strengths Perspective
10. Biopsychosocialspiritual Model
11. Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice and Complex Trauma Theories

PART 3: Critical and Structural Change Perspectives
12. General Systems Theory
13. Oppression Theory and Anti-Oppressive Practice
14. Fourth Wave Feminist Social Work
15. Critical Race Theory
16. Historical Trauma Theory and Social Work
17. Cultural Humility in Social Work Practice
18. Critical Disability Theory
19. Human Rights Approach

PART 4: Specialized Practice and Interventions
20. Macro Social Work Practice
21. Social Work Theory for Crisis, Disaster, and Trauma
22. Mentalization Practice
23. Task-Centered Social Work
24. Cognitive Behavior Theory and Social Work Practice
25. Mindfulness-Based Practice
26. Spirituality and Social Work Practice
27. Dialectical Behavior Therapy
28. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
29. Gestalt Therapy and Other Experiential Interventions
30. Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
31. Motivational Interviewing
32. Family Systems Practice
33. Psychoeducation with Families in Social Work Practice
34. Solution Focused Brief Therapy
35. Narrative Theory and Social Work Treatment

PART 5: Cross-Cutting Practices and Innovations in Practice Delivery
36. The Future of Social Work and Concluding Thoughts