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Theoretical Perspectives for
Direct Social Work Practice
Kristin W. Bolton, PhD, MSW, is an associate professor and graduate program coordinator in
the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She received her
PhD in social work from the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Bolton’s research includes
violence prevention, solution-focused brief therapy, and resilience across the life span.
J. Christopher Hall, PhD, LCSW, is a professor of social work at the University of North
Carolina Wilmington, where he teaches graduate social work clinical practice, field, and
postmodern electives. In addition to his teaching Dr. Hall has practiced for 20 years in the
community assisting individuals, couples, families, and groups from a postmodern perspective.
Peter Lehmann, PhD, MSW, LCSW, is a retired professor from the University of Texas at
Arlington. His primary areas of research are in solution-focused brief therapy and batterer inter-
vention programs.
Theoretical Perspectives
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A Generalist-Eclectic Approach
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Contents
Contributors ix
Preface xv
Abbreviations xvii
PART I. INTRODUCTION
1. An Overview of and Rationale for a Generalist-Eclectic Approach to
Direct Social Work Practice 3
Kristin W. Bolton, J. Christopher Hall, and Peter Lehmann
2. The Problem-Solving Model: A Framework for Integrating
the Science and Art of Practice 29
Kristin W. Bolton and Peter Lehmann
PART II. METATHEORIES FOR DIRECT SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
3. Ecological Systems Theory 47
Barbra Teater
4. Individual and Family Development Theory 61
Elaine P. Congress
5. Couples Theory and Interventions 81
Clay Gruber and J. Christopher Hall
6. Strengths-Based Practice: A Metatheory to Guide the Social
Work Profession 99
Catherine A. Simmons, Valerie B. Shapiro, Sarah Accomazzo, and Trevor J. Manthey
PART III. THEORIES FOR DIRECT SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
Section A: Psychodynamic
7. The Psychodynamic Approach 119
Arthur Frankel
Section B: Cognitive Behavioral Theory
8. Cognitive Behavioral Theory and Treatment 137
Norman H. Cobb
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9. The Crisis Intervention Model 163
Karen S. Knox and Albert R. Roberts
10. Dialectical Behavior Therapy for the Treatment of Borderline
Personality Disorder 179
Michael A. Mancini and Shannon Cooper-Sadlo
11. Trauma-Informed Care for Social Workers: Theory and Practice 191
Jill Levenson
Section C: Humanistic
12. Client-Centered Theory 207
Amy Van de Motter
13. Emotion-Focused Therapy 223
Jeannette Bischkopf
14. Motivational Interviewing 241
Allison Salisbury, Doug Smith, and Corey Campbell
Section D: Critical Theories
15. Feminist Theories 259
Sarah Todd and Katherine Occhiuto
16. Empowerment Theory 275
Tina Maschi, Sandra Turner, and Adriana Kaye
17. Anti-Oppressive Theory and Practice 299
Alicia M. Sellon and Heather Lassman
Section E: Postmodern Theories and Holistic Approaches
18. Narrative Therapy 313
J. Christopher Hall
19. Collaborative-Dialogic Therapy 333
Adriana Gil-Wilkerson and Susan B. Levin
20. Solution-Focused Therapy 349
Jacqueline Corcoran
21. Mindfulness-Based Approaches 361
James Beauchemin
22. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing 377
Anka Roberto and Ashley Swinson
PART IV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
23. Revisiting the Generalist-Eclectic Approach 401
Kristin W. Bolton and Kim Stansbury
Index 413
Contributors
Sarah Accomazzo, PhD, MSW, is a community behavioral health services practitioner and
researcher. Her practice experience includes evaluation, program improvement,
administration, and consulting roles in mental health and prevention organizations and
public systems throughout the California Bay Area. Her research interests include mental
health assessment and service delivery in public systems and agencies serving youth and
families, strengths-based practice, data-driven decision-making, and implementation and
evaluation of evidence-informed interventions in real-world settings.
James Beauchemin, PhD, MSW, received his PhD from Ohio State University and MSW from
the University of Vermont. Dr. Beauchemin’s research interests include wellness promotion,
integrated mind-body-spirit interventions, solution-focused brief therapy, and the mental
health of college students.
Jeannette Bischkopf, PhD, is a professor in the faculty of social work and health at Kiel
University of Applied Sciences (Germany), where she teaches psychology and counseling
skills. Her research has focused on service user perspectives, mental illness and family
caregivers, and the role of emotions in counseling and therapy. Her authored books in
German include a self-help manual for families with a depressed family member and she is
co-editor of a handbook on health social work and a book on psychiatric social work for
students and practitioners.
Kristin W. Bolton, PhD, MSW, (pronouns: she/her/hers) is an associate professor and
graduate program coordinator in the School of Social Work at the University of North
Carolina Wilmington. She received her PhD in social work from the University of Texas at
Arlington. Dr. Bolton’s research includes violence prevention, solution-focused brief
therapy, and resilience across the life span.
Corey Campbell, LCSW, is a PhD student at the University of Illinois, School of Social Work.
He has been active in social work as a clinician since 2008. He has worked in the past in
integrated care, medication-assisted treatment, and e-therapy interventions for substance
use treatment. His research interests are in brief interventions for substance use and
specifically motivational interviewing.
Norman H. Cobb, PhD, MSW, LCSW, is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work,
University of Texas at Arlington. He received a PhD from the University of California at
Berkeley and utilizes CBT interventions in his clinical practice.
Elaine P. Congress, DSW, LCSW, is a professor and associate dean at Fordham University
Graduate School of Social Service. Dr. Congress has extensive practice, administrative, and
academic experience with many national and international presentations on clinical
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practice, assessment, social work education, cultural diversity, immigrants, and social work
ethics. In addition to her many journal articles and book chapters, her recent books have
included Multicultural Perspectives in Working With Families, Social Work With Immigrants and
Refugees, and Teaching Social Work Values and Ethics. Dr. Congress developed the
culturagram, a family assessment tool to promote engagement, understanding, and
treatment planning with families from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Shannon Cooper-Sadlo, PhD, MSW, LCSW, (pronouns: she/her/hers) is a graduate of the
University of Denver MSW program, and obtained her PhD in family therapy from Saint
Louis University. She is an associate clinical professor of social work at Saint Louis
University. Her area of study is with women and families who have experienced
incarceration and other family separation. She teaches clinical courses in both the BSSW
and the MSW program. She has been in clinical practice with various populations for over
20 years and specializes in areas of couples/family therapy, substance use, co-occurring
disorders, anxiety, and depression.
Jacqueline Corcoran, PhD, LCSW, is a professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Social Work, where she has been on the faculty since 2000. She also served on the
faculty at the University of Texas at Arlington from 1996 to 2000. Dr. Corcoran has written
over 50 journal articles and 14 textbooks that are used in schools of social work throughout
the United States.
Arthur Frankel, PhD, MSW, LCSW, attended the University of Michigan Ann Arbor from
1968 to 1972, after serving 2 years in the Peace Corps in India. He received his MSW,
specializing in groupwork in 1970, and his PhDs in social work and psychology in 1972,
with a focus on behavior therapy. In addition, Dr. Frankel has engaged in intensive post-
graduate training in ego psychology and psychoanalysis, transactional analysis, and gestalt
therapy. Dr. Frankel was a member of the faculty for the social work and psychology at the
University of Louisville (1972–1987); social work and psychology at Rutgers University
(1989–1995); social work at Yeshiva University in New York City (1995–2001); and has been
a member of the faculty at the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina
Wilmington since 2001. He has many publications in a variety of areas including drugs and
alcohol, behavioral techniques, and early childhood education. In addition, he has authored
four books, the most recent a book on case management, in its fourth edition, and a book
on psychotherapy.
Adriana Gil-Wilkerson, MSc, is a marriage and family therapist and supervisor in Houston,
Texas. She began her relationship with Houston Galveston Institute (HGI) as a master level
learner/intern in 2004 and has held various roles since. Adriana received her Master of
Science in Psychology with a focus on Marriage and Family Therapy from Our Lady of the
Lake University in 2005. She is currently a faculty member at HGI and is the Walk-In
Counseling program coordinator. Adriana’s research and practice are focused on providing
training in collaborative practices for therapists of all backgrounds and, as a bilingual
therapist, she has a passion for research about the training needs of bilingual counselors.
Adriana is also a doctoral candidate at Sam Houston State University and is currently
working on her dissertation.
Clay Gruber, MSW, studied social work at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington
where he earned his MSW. Mr. Gruber currently works in school-based therapy, providing
services for adolescents. His interests include adverse childhood experiences (ACEs),
relationship therapy, and intersectionality. He is currently contributing toward research
involving ACEs and their effects on sexual and gender minorities.
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J. Christopher Hall, PhD, MSSW, LCSW, is a professor of social work at the University of
North Carolina Wilmington where he teaches graduate social work clinical practice, field,
and postmodern electives. In addition to his teaching Dr. Hall has practiced for 20 years in
the community, assisting individuals, couples, families, and groups from a postmodern
perspective.
Adriana Kaye, LMSW, is a doctoral student at Tulane University, emerging researcher, and
scholar.
Karen S. Knox, PhD, taught social work at several universities since 1988 and was a social
work practitioner for over 30 years. She is a Professor Emerita at the School of Social Work
at Texas State University and retired from academia in 2018. Her areas of scholarly
publications and research interests include child welfare, victim services, criminal justice,
family violence, sexual abuse survivors, adolescent and adult sex offenders, and
gerontology. Her clinical and direct practice experience includes working for child
protective services, Austin Police Department Victim Services Division, Travis County
District Attorney’s Office, Travis County Juvenile Probation Adolescent Sex Offender
Program, Hays and Williamson County Probation/Parole, and as a private practitioner.
Heather Lassman, PhD Candidate, MSW, is an assistant professor in the social work
department at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Her research focuses on exploring
the factors that affect children with disabilities in the foster care system and she has
presented her work at national conferences. The use of case studies, team-based learning,
and critical thinking exercises are an integral part of her pedagogy.
Peter Lehmann, PhD, MSW, LCSW, is a retired professor from the University of Texas at
Arlington. His primary areas of research are in solution-focused brief therapy and batterer
intervention programs.
Jill Levenson, PhD, LCSW, is professor of social work at Barry University in Miami and is a
SAMHSA-trained internationally recognized expert in trauma-informed care. She studies
treatments and policies to prevent sexual assault, and has published over 100 articles,
including projects funded by the National Institutes of Justice and the National Sexual
Violence Resource Center. Her groundbreaking research on the link between childhood
adversity and sexually abusive behavior has paved the way for innovations in treatment
programs that now utilize a trauma-informed approach. She has also been a clinician for
over 30 years, using a scientist practitioner model to inform both her research and her work
with survivors, offenders, and families impacted by interpersonal violence. She has been
invited to speak about trauma-informed care in clinical, correctional, and forensic settings
in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Dr. Levenson has co-authored
five books about the treatment of sexual abuse, trauma-informed care, and restorative
justice.
Susan B. Levin, PhD, is the executive director of the Houston Galveston Institute (HGI).
Having been with HGI for more than 25 years, she has been mentored by the creators of
Collaborative Therapy, Harry Goolishian and Harlene Anderson. In addition to clinical
practice, training, and administration for HGI, Sue is on the faculty of Our Lady of the Lake
University’s Master’s psychology program, is an associate of the Taos Institute, and is a
past-president of the board of directors of the Texas Association for Marriage & Family
Therapy. Sue’s special interests include disaster mental health, domestic violence,
alternatives to traditional and medical model approaches to mental health, and supervision
and consultation.
