About the Author: ALLEN RUBIN, PHD, is the Bert Kruger Smith Centennial Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin, where he has been a faculty member since 1979. He is the author of a number of bestselling titles in social work research and the past president of the Society for Social Work and Research. DAVID W. SPRINGER, PHD, is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin. KATHI TRAWVER, LMSW, is the BSW Program Director and an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Alaska at Anchorage.