Nancy Boyd-Franklin & Elizabeth N. Cleek 
Therapy in the Real World [EPUB ebook] 
Effective Treatments for Challenging Problems

I. Therapy in the Real World

1. Overview of the Book

2. Evidence-Based Practice

3. Incorporating Multicultural, Racial, and Socioeconomic Diversity

II. Core Mediational Processes

4. Joining and Establishing the Therapeutic Relationship

5. Psychoeducation and Recovery Principles in Mental Health Services

6. Motivational Interviewing

7. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

8. Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Principles and Practices

9. Relapse Prevention, Trigger Management, and the Completion of Treatment

III. Systems Interventions: Family, Multisystems, and Group Treatment

10. Family Therapy

11. The Multisystems Model and Interdisciplinary Coordination of Care

12. Group Therapy

IV. Risk Assessment and Crisis Intervention

13. Risk Assessment and Suicide Prevention

14. Crisis Intervention in Clinics, Schools, and Communities: Responses to Violence, Suicide, and Homicide

V. Challenges of Clinical Work, Clinician Self-Care, Supervision, and Training

15. The Benefits and Challenges of Clinical Work and the Importance of Clinician Self-Care

16. Supervision, Training, and Organizational Support as Antidotes to Burnout

Concluding Statement

Nancy Boyd-Franklin, Ph D, is an African American clinical psychologist and family therapist and is a Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Her outstanding contributions have been recognized with awards from many professional organizations, including the American Family Therapy Academy, the Association of Black Psychologists, the American Psychological Association (Divisions 45 and 43), the Association of Black Social Workers, and the American Psychiatric Association, and she has received an honorary doctorate from the Phillips Graduate Institute. Dr. Boyd-Franklin is the author or coauthor of numerous articles and books, including Adolescents at Risk: Home-Based Family Therapy and School-Based Intervention; Black Families in Therapy, Second Edition: Understanding the African American Experience; and Therapy in the Real World: Effective Treatments for Challenging Problems. Elizabeth N. Cleek, Psy D, is a Vice President at the Institute for Community Living, a large behavioral health care agency in New York City, where she oversees the Program Design, Evaluation, and Systems Implementation Department and the Central Access Department. Dr. Cleek co-led the development of an award-winning agency clinical risk assessment and intervention system, including the development of tools, procedural guidelines, and systemic interventions. She has written and presented on the use of technology to support implementation of best-practice work, the development and implementation of health-related interventions for people with serious mental illness, and multisystems work with families. Matt Wofsy, LCSW, is Director of Evidence-Based Treatment and Practice Innovation at the Institute for Community Living. He has extensive experience in the area of adapting evidence-based practices to diverse clinical settings, and has presented his work at state and national conferences. Mr. Wofsy is a recipient of the Exemplary Mid-Career Social Work Leader Award from the New York City chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. He is Adjunct Professor at New York University Silver School of Social Work and maintains a private practice in New York City. Brian Mundy, LCSW, is a Clinical and Evaluation Specialist at the Institute for Community Living, where he primarily supports clinicians and service providers in implementing evidence-based practices in their work with clients. He is a recipient of the Emerging Social Work Leader Award from the New York City chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Mr. Mundy is Adjunct Professor at Long Island University and maintains a private clinical practice.