Books by Jacqueline (Professor Corcoran

Motivational interviewing is a person-centered, collaborative method for exploring client ambivalence and enhancing change that is compatible with social work values and ethics. In this student and instructor-friendly book, the reader is presented with numerous examples and exercises to apply the skills needed to be effective at building people's capacity to change.

A sweeping synthesis of the research on treatment of DSM-defined mental disorders in youth, appraising the state of the available evidence and examining how evidence-based treatments address the biological, psychological, and social variables that contribute to the development of disorders and the potential for recovery.

From the first meeting with clients, to assessment, goal-setting, evaluation, and the ethics that guide the process throughout, this is the nuts-and-bolts student skill-building guide to helping clients using a strengths-based perspective process.