Clinical Assessment for Social Workers Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

Clinical Assessment for Social Workers provides a wide range of standardized assessment tools, derived from different perspectives, to give readers greater flexibility in information gathering and intervention planning. Incorporating both quantitative and qualitative methods, the authors encourage readers to approach assessment as both an art and a science. They advocate for discovering the balance between scientific, evidence-based approaches and the development of personal practice wisdom.

Catheleen Jordan, PhD, MSW, is Professor of Social Work at the University of Texas, Arlington and an NASW Pioneer (2017). She is on the editorial board of Health and Social Work. Jordan is the author or editor of ten books including Introduction to Family Social Work (2013).

Cynthia Franklin, PhD, LCSW, is the Stiernberg/Spencer Family Professor in Mental Health and Associate Dean for Doctoral Education in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University of Texas, Austin. Recognized as one of the top 100 contemporary social work faculty, Franklin is the author of over 200 publications.

Contents
List of Appendixes
List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes
Preface

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL ASSESSMENT
Chapter 1: Assessment Process and Methods
Catheleen Jordan and Cynthia Franklin

PART II: CLINICAL ASSESSMENT METHODS
Chapter 2: Quantitative Clinical Assessment Methods
Anao Zhang and Cynthia Franklin

Chapter 3: Standardized Assessment Measures and Computer-Assisted Assessment
Danielle E. Parrish, David W. Springer, Aynsley Scheffert, and Cynthia Franklin

Chapter 4: Qualitative Clinical Assessment Methods
Michelle S. Ballan and Molly Freyer

PART III: CLINICAL ASSESSMENT WITH POPULATIONS
Chapter 5: Children and Adolescents
Catheleen Jordan

Chapter 6: Adults
Elizabeth C. Pomeroy and Kathleen Hill Anderson

Chapter 7: Family Systems
Anao Zhang, Cynthia Franklin, Laura Hopson

Chapter 8: Trauma and ACEs
Tara M. Powell, Wendy Hsieh, and OeJin Shin

Chapter 9: Multicultural Assessment
Dorie J. Gilbert and Katarzyna Olco

Chapter 10: Assessment for Suicide Risk
Regina T. Praetorius

PART IV: ASSESSING OUTCOMES
Chapter 11: Linking Assessment to Outcome Evaluation Using Single-System and Group Research Designs
Bruce A. Thyer

Appendices
2A Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
2B Sample Clinician Report for the Youth Outcome Questionnaire 2.0 (YOQ)
4A Use of Qualitative Methods to Determine the Ecological Validity of Neuropsychological Testing
5A Psychological Testing Instruments for Children and Adolescents
6A Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST Revised)
7A Examples of Circular Questions
7B Mediator's Assessment of Safety Issues and Concerns (MASIC)
10A Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSR-S).
10B Linehan Risk Assessment and Mdanagement Protocol (LRAMP)
Index