Reid, W. J. (l992). Task strategies: An empirical approach to social work practice. New York: Columbia University Press.
Task Strategies presents an in-depth examination of intervention strategies suitable for common problems encountered by clinical social workers: difficulties experienced by families and children, depression, alcohol abuse, inadequate resources, and psychosocial problems associated with mental and physical illness. Specific strategies are presented that practitioners can use to treat these problems. The book also provides a synthesis of recent developments in behavioral, cognitive, and family therapies within the framework of the task-centered approach. The chapters of the book are: (1) The task-centered model and empirical practice; (2) Problems and their contexts; (3) Tasks; (4) Planning and implementing tasks; (5) Identifying and resolving obstacles; (6) Family problems; (7) Emotional distress; (8) Problem drinking; (9) Problems of clients with chronic mental illness; (10) Health-related problems; (11) Inadequate resources.
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