Responds to criticism by Levy, Wong, Benbenisty, and Mattaini (1996) of Rubin and Knox's (1996) article (CG 548 550) concerning data analysis in single-case evaluations. Asserts that the intention of the article is to project concerns about current perspectives and teaching modalities related to single-system research designs, and to emphasize the…

Reviews approaches and themes in the social work activities of the Centre for Evaluation Studies at the University of Huddersfield in England. Although adhering to methodological pluralism, the Centre's emphasis is on practitioner evaluation using single-case evaluation in combination with other methods. Presents some key findings. (JPS)

Well-controlled clinical trials have established the efficacy of a number of family-based psychosocial interventions for the treatment of schizophrenia. Reviews seven studies with long term follow-up. (Author)

Discusses a social work practice research model by introducing a preliminary model for training research practitioners in social work. Begins with a summary of the Boulder model from clinical psychology, moves to related practice research models that can contribute to social work. Practice research models are highlighted. Applications for the…

Describes the development and testing of a telephone support group project for persons with HIV. Examined five outcomes: self-efficacy, social isolation, social support, coping with HIV, and evaluation of the group experience. Found significant positive changes only in some aspects of self-efficacy and in social isolation. Participants rated the…

Presents a content analysis of prevention definitions in prevention literature. Examines the pros and cons of the traditional trilogy (primary, secondary, and tertiary) of prevention definitions, along with a description of key concepts, such as end-states, timing, targets, and eligibility criteria. Proposes a conceptual alternative to the…

Describes a series of replications of an analog experiment, focusing on the short-term affective impact of two types of active listening, one neutral or interpretive and the other a paraphrase that assumes the client's accuracy of interpretation. The results suggest that differently worded active-listening responses may lead to different…

Presents a list of gopher-accessible resources that may have utility for social workers. Gopher is an information tool that allows access to information residing on gopher servers throughout the world. (JPS)