Publisher's Synopsis
The Socail Workers' Desk Reference is modeled on the successful Psychologists' Desk Reference, which has sold over 7,000 copies to date. Like the
sychologists' Desk Reference, this volume provides a user-friendly guide to busy professionals and graduaate students. With its accessible format and highly readable prose, theocial Workers' Desk Referenceprovides the type of handy, easy-to-use resource needed by the field. Each of the highly focused 145 cahpters provides key tools and resiurces, such as best practices, program evaluations, paradigms, and validated assessment scales. Written by expert contributors and guided by a
prestigious editorial board, the Socail Workers' Desk Reference is not only relevant to, but a vital resource for practitioners in multiple fields - including child and family, health, mental health, occupational, alcohol and other drugs, forensic, and gerontological settings.
