Theories for Direct Social Work Practice

Joseph Walsh, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University and currently teaches courses in generalist practice, clinical practice, research, and mental and emotional disorders. He has been a direct services practitioner in the field of mental health since 1974, first in a psychiatric hospital and later in community mental health center settings. Joe has provided services to older adult and general outpatient populations, but he specializes in services to persons with serious mental illness and their families. He is the author of two additional Thomson Brooks/Cole texts, CLINICAL CASE MANAGEMENT WITH PERSONS HAVING MENTAL ILLNESS and the forthcoming THEORIES FOR DIRECT SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE (2006 copyright).Joseph Walsh is the author of 'Theories for Direct Social Work Practice', published 2005 under ISBN 9780534641283 and ISBN 0534641288.