Sociological Practice

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIII

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2. The Application of Sociology

   • John G. Bruhn, Howard M. Rebach

   Pages 1-19

3. Approaches to Problem Solving

   • John G. Bruhn, Howard M. Rebach

   Pages 21-69

4. Problem Solving at the Microlevel

   • John G. Bruhn, Howard M. Rebach

   Pages 71-114

5. Problem Solving at the Mesolevel

   • John G. Bruhn, Howard M. Rebach

   Pages 115-145

6. Problem Solving at the Macrolevel

   • John G. Bruhn, Howard M. Rebach

   Pages 147-160

7. Multilevel, Multi-Factor Problem Solving

   • John G. Bruhn, Howard M. Rebach

   Pages 161-175

8. Evaluation Research

   • John G. Bruhn, Howard M. Rebach

   Pages 177-202

9. Ethics and Sociological Practice

   • John G. Bruhn, Howard M. Rebach

   Pages 203-224

10. Back Matter

    Pages 225-240

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Slightly more than a decade ago, our text, Clinical Sociology: An Agenda For Action, was published by Plenum Academic Publishers. Since that time (1996), the Clinical Sociology Association has changed its name to the Sociological Pr- tice Association and has merged with the Society for Applied Sociology. This new organization and its joint journal became effective in 2005. Therefore, as we began planning a second edition to our text, we decided it would be only app- priate to change its original title to Sociological Practice: Intervention and Social Change. Intervention to bring about beneficial social change is the theme of this new edition of our text. We have attempted to write a “how to do it” type of book for students who are interested in careers in sociological practice. We emphasize the importance of establishing a theoretical foundation for planning an intervention for each client, followed by an extensive assessment, fact-finding, and dialogue with the client in selecting an appropriate intervention(s), establishing an ethical practitioner-client relationship, and a timetable of expectations and financial costs detailed in a written contract. Every intervention also involves an evaluation in order to determine its effectiveness and feedback for improvement with future clients. We emphasize how critical it is for practitioners to be ethical in all of their interactions as these impact referrals and the reputations of both the practitioner and the profession.

• Evaluation
• Nation
• ethics
• social change
• social work
• sociology

• Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, USA

  John G. Bruhn

• University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Princess Anne, USA

  Howard M. Rebach

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