Antonio Gonzalez-Prendes

• PhD, LMSW
• Associate Professor - Emeritus (retired) at Wayne State University

Technological innovations in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) provide excellent opportunities for mental health clinicians to expand access to mental health treatment among culturally diverse and marginalized populations. This brief report highlights challenges that mental health clinicians encounter as they integrate technological innovations in...

The present study proposes and examines the pathways from exposure to community violence to bullying victimization through the influences of depression, exposure to peer delinquency, and drug use among 638 African American adolescents (aged 12–22) from low-resourced communities in Chicago’s Southside. The study found that African American adolescen...

Adolescent bullying is a concern for adolescents, parents, teachers, school officials, and the general public. The purpose of the study is to apply Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems perspective and explore factors that are correlated with bullying perpetration and victimization among 638 urban African American adolescents in Chicago's Southside....

Purpose: Children and adolescents who are victimized by their peers are at an elevated risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Bullying and suicide are major public health concerns; however, studies have not fully addressed the link between peer victimization and suicidal behavior among urban African American youth. The current study proposed and...

Guided by the social‐ecological perspective, we examined familial, peer, and school‐related predictors of bullying victimization among a large sample of U.S. White, Black, and biracial adolescents. Data were drawn from the Health Behavior in School‐aged Children study, drawn from adolescents who self‐identified as White, Black, or biracial. Of the...

This chapter discusses the contributions of cognitive-behavioural theory to social work practice.

The chapter discusses the application of various treatment models under the cognitive-behavioral therapy umbrella to treat trauma. The chapter presents an overview of the key theoretical assumptions, treatment process, practice strategies, and a review of the research behind each of the models addressed.

The chapter presents an overview of the application of cognitive-behavioral therapy in clinical social work practice with adults.

The purpose of this study is to explore whether talking with parents, siblings, and friends will moderate the association between peer victimization and adverse outcomes (internalizing problems, alcohol/tobacco use, and delinquent friend affiliation). Data were derived from the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children, 2009 to 2010 cohort study in t...

This is an Oxford Bibliographies Online annotated bibliography on cognitive behavioral therapy to direct researchers and other interested scholars and practitioners to the best available scholarship across a wide variety of subjects related to cognitive-behavioral therapy. The bibliography is available at: https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/...

Objective: Perception of need is a key factor that influences decisions to seek help and complete treatment for substance use and mental health problems. In the current study, we examine patterns of perceived treatment needs among women with co-occurring substance use disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and explore how these pattern...

Religion and spirituality (R/S) are important factors in the lives of many individuals. Yet, R/S and their impact on mental health are topics that are often overlooked in clinical practice. We offer a critical perspective on the integration of R/S in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). We discuss factors that have contributed to the relative lack o...

An annotated bibliography for social workers of key cognitive-behavioral therapy works.

Background Despite the growing presence of immigrant families in the US, little is known about physical fighting in school among youth from those families. Objective The present study examines the social-ecological determinants of school physical fighting among youth in immigrant families. Implications for practice are also discussed. Method Using...

This study surveyed 228 women, ages 18-75, to assess their attitudes towards anger expression in themselves and other women. Following exposure to an anger-inducing vignette, the women were asked to complete the STAXI-2 and evaluate five possible responses based on how appropriate the response was and how likely they felt that other women would res...

It has been suggested that cultural norms and display rules dictate culturally-sanctioned forms of emotional expression in general and anger in particular. Therefore, culture-sensitive regulation of anger must consider the complexity of the individual’s socio-cultural background when conducting assessment and treatment of anger problems. The chapte...

It has been suggested that cultural norms and display rules dictate culturally sanctioned forms of emotional expression in general and anger in particular. Therefore, a culture-sensitive approach to effective anger regulation must consider the complexity of the individual's sociocultural background when one is conducting an assessment of and develo...

This online resource provides information and instruction on empirically supported interventions for anger in various clinical contexts, including substance abuse, PTSD, the intellectually disabled, borderline personality disorder, children and adolescents, and others. Ten chapters focus on specific populations, while two additional chapters discus...

Research on women’s anger is relative scarce. In this study the authors examined differences in anger experienceand expression in women across three distinct age groups: 18-30, 31-49, and 50 and above. The authors used theState-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2 (STAXI-2) to survey a sample of 239 women in the United States andCanada. The groups we...

Increasing numbers of clinical social workers use cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in their practice. This article analyzes how CBT fits with social work values and in particular with social justice. We propose that CBT is a good fit with the values of the profession and make suggestions for areas of improvement.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) approaches are rooted in the fundamental principle that an individual’s cognitions play a significant and primary role in the development and maintenance of emotional and behavioral responses to life situations. In CBT models, cognitive processes, in the form of meanings, judgments, appraisals and assumptions asso...

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) encompasses various psychotherapeutic approaches that are rooted in the fundamental principle that a person’s thinking is the prime determinant of emotional and behavioral responses to life situations. The historical influences of CBT can be found in behavioral approaches such as John Watson’s classical conditioni...

Increasing numbers of clinical social workers use cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in their practice. This article analyzes how CBT fits with social work values and in particular with social justice. We propose that CBT is a good fit with the values of the profession and make suggestions for areas of improvement.

Conflict between personal and professional values are common in social work practice. This article highlights a personal narrative of a social worker’s journey to resolve one such ethical dilemma. The author describes the process of personal reflection and confrontation of long-standing beliefs and the implications for social work practice.

This case study describes the integration of cultural values into the cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) of a Latino with depression to illustrate culture-based modifications in the use of CBT treatment with this client. Cultural values of familismo, personalismo, respeto, and machismo are defined and weaved into the case conceptualization and trea...

Objectives: This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness of one-session, exposure-based therapy, to treat social anxiety disorder (SAD) with specific fear of public speaking. Methods: A quasi-experimental pre-posttest design with repeated measures-within-subject Analysis of Variance and paired sample t-tests was used to compare pretest, posttest an...

Objective: This study evaluates a cognitive—behavioral anger treatment approach to reduce anger and paranoid ideation on men (n = 32) in treatment for anger problems and compares levels of paranoid ideation with a sample of men ( n = 27) who sought mental health treatment for non-anger issues. Method: A pre- and posttest design is used to evaluate...

Culturally sensitive clinical practice challenges practitioners to recognize the cultural significance and importance of clients’ behaviors and belief systems.This article reports a case study of the treatment of anger in an African American woman. Presented within a framework of cognitive-behavioral theory, the case illuminates three important iss...

African American women find themselves at a high risk of experiencing feelings of powerlessness associated with socioeconomic disparities rooted in a history of racism and sexism. The authors present a conceptual model that discusses powerlessness as a significant variable that contributes to the experience of anger and stress in African American w...

Two experimental conditions, a manualized cognitive-behavioral anger-control treatment incorporating empowerment strategies and a relapse-prevention treatment without the anger-control component, were compared to assess their impact on levels of trait anger and attributional styles of women recovering from alcohol and drug addiction. Participants w...

The treatment of men with anger problems presents significant challenges for practitioners. This article discusses a cognitive-behavioral, individual therapy, approach within the framework of three single case studies involving men. Treatment challenges and methodology are presented. Key treatment issues included: establishing a therapeutic relatio...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a cognitive-behavioral anger-control group counseling on levels of trait-anger, and attributions of responsibility for the causes of, and solutions to, the problems as experienced by women recovering from alcohol and/or drug addiction. The study used P. Brickman's and others (1982) attribution...