Integrative Clinical Social Work Practice A Contemporary Perspective
In recent history the practice of medicine and mental health has been increasingly eclectic, as more and more practitioners harness seemingly disparate therapies and techniques to arrive at clinical breakthroughs. But while social work profess
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F. Diane Barth
Integrative Clinical Social Work Practice A Contemporary Perspective
Integrative Clinical Social Work Practice
Essential Clinical Social Work Series Series Editor: Carol Tosone
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F. Diane Barth
Integrative Clinical Social Work Practice A Contemporary Perspective
F. Diane Barth New York, NY USA
ISBN 978-1-4939-0350-4 ISBN 978-1-4939-0351-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-0351-1 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014931106 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
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Preface
In recent years integrative practices have become part of the political and professional landscapes. Not only in medicine and mental health, but also in business, politics, international diplomacy, education, and many other aspects of modern life (e.g., see Fawcett & Hurrell, 2000), the idea of integration, that is, of bringing together parts that may not appear to be connected in order to make a more complete and complex whole, has become part of contemporary thought. In my years as a clinical social worker and psychoanalyst, I have found that many—perhaps most— of
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