Improving the Effectiveness of the Helping Professions

Dr. Morley D. Glicken is the former Dean of the Worden School of Social Service in San Antonio; the founding director of the Master of Social Work Department at California State University, San Bernardino; the past Director of the Master of Social Work Program at the University of Alabama; and the former Executive Director of Jewish Family Service of Greater Tucson. He has also held faculty positions in social work at the University of Kansas and Arizona State University. He currently teaches in the Department of Social Work at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.Dr. Glicken received his BA degree in social work with a minor in psychology from the University of North Dakota and holds an Master of Social Work degree from the University of Washington and the Master of Public Administration and Doctor of Social Work degrees from the University of Utah. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Fraternity.In 2010, Praeger Press published his books on workaholism and retirement and another on mature love. In 2009, Praeger Press published his book A Simple Guide to Retirement (with Brian Haas). Elsevier, Inc. published his books Evidence-Based Practice with Troubled Children and Adolescents: A Psychosocial Perspective and, Evidence Based Counseling and Psychotherapy with an Aging Population, also in 2009. In 2008 he published A Guide to Writing for Human Service Professionals for Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. In 2006 he published Life Lessons from Resilient People, published by Sage Publications. He published Working with Troubled Men: A Practitioner’s Guide for Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers in 2005 and Improving the Effectiveness of the Helping Professions: An Evidence-Based Approach to Practice in 2004 for Sage Publications. In 2003 he published Violent Young Children, and Understanding and Using the Strengths Perspective for Allyn and Bacon/Longman Publishers. Dr. Glicken published two books for Allyn and Bacon/Longman Publishers in 2002: The Role of the Helping Professions in the Treatment of Victims and Perpetrators of Crime (with Dale Sechrest) and, A Simple Guide to Social Research.Dr Glicken has published over 50 articles in professional journals and has written extensively on personnel issues for Dow Jones, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal. He has held clinical social work licenses in Alabama and Kansas and is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers. He is currently Professor Emeritus in Social Work at California State University, San Bernardino and Executive Director of the Institute for Personal Growth: A Research, Treatment, and Training Institute in Prescott, Arizona offering consulting services in counseling, research, and management. More information about Dr. Glicken may be obtained on his website: www.morleyglicken.com. A listing of all of his books may be found on Amazon.com at: https://authorcentral.amazon.com/v/1973805540 and he can be contacted by email at: mglicken@msn.com.

• Acknowledgments & PrefacePart 1: THE CORE BELIEFS OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE Chapter 1: An Explanation of Evidence-Based Practice Definitions of EBPConcerns About EBP From the Practice CommunityAdditional Criticisms of EBP With ResponsesIs Evidence-Based Practice Applicable to the Helping Professions?SummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesChapter 2: A Simple Guide to Reading and Understanding Practice Research Understanding the Scientific MethodA Few Important Issues to Consider When Reading ResearchThe Types of Research StudiesQuantitative (Empirical) DesignsControlling for False Findings: Internal and External ValidityInternal Validity: Threats to Finding Cause-Effect RelationshipsExternal Validity: Problems in Research That Limit Our Ability to Generalize Our Findings to Other Similar People, Situations, or Events Sampling: A General DiscussionSampling a Population Whose Members Are Known: Probability SamplingSampling a Population Whose Members Are Not Known: Nonprobability SamplingIncorrect ConclusionsReviews of Research That Yield Best EvidenceApplying Best Evidence to PracticeSummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesChapter 3: The Importance of Critical Thinking in Evidence-Based PracticeWays of KnowingMythologized KnowledgeUnderstanding the Logical Progressions in Research Ideas SummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesChapter 4: Locating Relevant Clinical Research Useful and Not-So-Useful SourcesEvaluating the Quality of Articles ReviewedLocating Relevant ResearchLocating Evidence-Based Material on the InternetCommon Internet SourcesSummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesPart 2: HOW EBP VIEWS DIAGNOSIS, ASSESSMENT, AND WORKER- CLIENT RELATIONSHIPSChapter 5: Using Evidence-Based Practice in DiagnosisConcerns About the Diagnostic Process Reducing Errors in DiagnosisThe Adverse Impact of LabelingCase Study: A Culturally Sensitive DiagnosisExamples of EBP Diagnostic DataCase Study: A MisdiagnosisHighly Aggressive and Violent Young ChildrenSummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesChapter 6: Evidence-Based Practice and Psychosocial AssessmentsCase Study: Evidence-Based Practice and the Assessment ProcessThe Psychosocial Assessment Outline and the Relevant Information Pertaining to the CaseSummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesChapter 7: Evidence-Based Practice and the Client-Worker Relationship: The Significance of the Therapeutic Relationship Defining the Therapeutic RelationshipEvidence of the Importance of the Therapeutic Relationship to Treatment OutcomesGender and the Therapeutic RelationshipsRacial and Ethnic Variables in Therapeutic EffectivenessCase Study: A Positive Therapeutic RelationshipSummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesPart 3: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE WITH SPECIAL CLIENT POPULATIONSChapter 8: Evidence-Based Practice Wth Cluster B Personality DisordersThe Four Types of Cluster B Personality DisordersDevelopmental Theories Explaining Cluster B Personality DisordersTreating Cluster B Personality Disorders: An Evidence-Based Practice PerspectiveCase Study: EBP With a Borderline Personality-Disordered ClientSummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesChapter 9: Evidence-Based Practice With Victims of Violence and Terrorism Understanding the Link Between Trauma and the Development of Posttraumatic Stress DisorderThe Potential for Developing PTSDThe Prevalence of PTSDThe Impact of Recent Acts of TerrorismCase Study: Adapting to a Terrorist AttackBest Evidence of Effective Treatment for PTSD The Recovery ProcessSummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesChapter 10: Evidence-Based Practice With Substance AbusersDiagnostic Markers of Substance AbuseBest Evidence for the Treatment of Substance AbuseCase Study: A Brief Intervention After an Alcohol-Related Car AccidentResearch Problems and Best EvidenceSummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesChapter 11: Evidence-Based Practice With Mental Illness and Mood DisordersThe Extent and Impact of Mental IllnessDefinitions of Mental Illness and Mood DisordersTreatment Effectiveness ResearchCase Study: Spontaneous Remission From Mental IllnessSummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesChapter 12: Evidence-Based Practice With Terminal Illness and BereavementTerminal IllnessA Case Study: EBP With Terminal IllnessBereavementCase Study: EBP With Prolonged GriefSummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesChapter 13: Evidence-Based Practice With Anxiety and Depression in Older AdultsAnxiety in Older AdultsBest Evidence for the Treatment of Anxiety With an Older Adult PopulationCase Study: Anxiety in an Older ClientDepression in Older AdultsBest Evidence for Treating Depression in Older ClientsCase Study: Depression in an Older AdultSingle-Subject Approaches to Evaluate Depression in Older AdultsA Goal Attainment Scale Measuring Improvement in DepressionHow to Calculate the Overall Gain Made on a Goal Attainment ScaleSummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesPart 4: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO HELPINGChapter 14: Evidence-Based Practice and the Significance of Religion and SpiritualityDefinitions of Spirituality and Religious Involvement The Impact of Spirituality and Religious Involvement on Physical and Mental HealthCase Study: A Client Using Religion to Cope With a Traumatic ChildhoodWhy Does Religious and Spiritual Involvement Impact Physical and Mental Health?Should Issues of Religion and Spirituality Be Included in the Work of the Helping Professions?Case Study: Religious Issues Discussed in TreatmentProblematic Research IssuesSummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesChapter 15: Evidence-Based Practice and the Effectiveness of Indigenous Helpers and Self-Help Groups Self-Help GroupsThe Indigenous Leaders of Self-Help GroupsCase Study: An Indigenous Helper Starts a Self-Help GroupBest Evidence of the Effectiveness of Self-Help GroupsQ and A With the Author About the Meaning of These StudiesCase Study: Referral of a Client to a Self-Help Group for Severe DepressionSummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesPart 5: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND FUTURE TRENDS, SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT, AND FINAL WORDSChapter 16: The Future of PsychotherapyThe Need for Practice ResearchAlternative Ideas for Research on Treatment EfficacyThe Future of the Helping ProfessionsA Case Study: An Incompetent Worker Treats Chronic DepressionA Different Kind of Future: Workers Share Their ThoughtsSummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesChapter 17: Some Final WordsSocial InvolvementAvoiding Serious Practice IssuesFinal WordsSummaryIntegrative QuestionsReferencesAbout the AuthorIndex