Evidence-Based Practice With Women: Toward Effective Social Work Practice With Low-Income Women (Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work)

Social Work Practice with Women: An Evidence Based Approach is a key text for courses on Social Work Practice and Women in Social Work. Women constitute a large proportion of clients seeking treatment and often present with issues that are unique. This book focuses on the major mental health issues faced by women in social care and it will present empirically validated ways of assessing and treating clients. This is the first book to focus broadly on women in treatment and evidence based approaches in social work. The book will focus on assessing and treating women with the following mental health issues: 1) generalized anxiety disorder 2) PTSD and Trauma (including sexual abuse) 3) Treating depression 4) substance abuse treatment 5) Eating disorders. The first book to focus on evidence-based social work practice with low-income womenThis one-of-a-kind book presents evidence-based coverage of the assessment and treatment of the most common mental health disorders among women, particularly low-income women. For each disorder— depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and trauma (including sexual abuse), generalized anxiety disorder, substance use disorder, and borderline personality disorder—the authors include assessment instruments and detailed case examples that illustrate the assessment and treatment recommendations. Introduction Poor women, trauma, and PTSD Depression in low income women Women and GAD Income and substance use among poor women Borderline personality disorder and low income women: co-morbidity with mood, anxiety, and SU disorders Toward effective practice with low income women. -Key information on each disorder is provided in Chapters 2 through 6, including data on the disorder's prevalence and etiology, screening and rapid assessment approaches that can be used in identifying the disorder, and the clinical practices that have been proven to work A key text for courses on Social Work Practice and Women in Social Work. The book focuses on the major mental health issues faced by women in social care and presents empirically validated ways of assessing and treating clients -Discussion questions, case vignettes, and illustrative readings in every chapter engage readers in assessment and treatment issues -A framework for moving toward more effective treatments for low-income women is advanced in the final chapter. --Book Jacket -Environmental factors that affect the scope and prevalence of mental health disorders among low-income women are reviewed Taking the evidence based approach - this is the first book to fully focus on social work practice with women. -Recommended, empirically validated assessment instruments are provided for each disorder/treatment issue -Cross-cultural and cross-generational information is infused into each chapter