Preface
Tribute to Florence Hollis

PART ONE THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
    Casework: Then and Now
    The Psychosocial Frame of Reference: An Overview
    Examples of Clinical Social Work Practice
    The Hollis Classification of Casework Treatment

PART TWO TREATMENT: AN ANALYSIS OF PROCEDURES
    Sustainment, Direct Influence, and Exploration-Description-Ventilation
    Reflective Discussion of the Person-Situation Configuration
    Reflective Consideration of Pattern-Dynamic and Developmental Factors
    Psychosocial Therapy and the Environment
    The Client-Worker Relationship

PART THREE DIAGNOSTIC UNDERSTANDING AND THE TREATMENT PROCESS
    Initial Interviews and the Psychosocial Study
    Assessment and Diagnostic Understanding
    Choice of Treatment Objectives
    Choice of Treatment Procedures
    Family Therapy and Psychosocial Casework: A Theoretical Synthesis
    The Clinical Practice of Family Therapy
    Couple Treatment: Problems in Relationships
    Couple Treatment: Clinical Issues and Techniques
    Crisis Intervention and Brief Treatment
    Termination
    The Psychosocial Approach: Clinical Case Examples
    Studying and Working With the Hollis Typology

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

25 oct.  2000