Direct Practice & Clinical Social Work

Direct Practice & Clinical Social Work.......................3 Issues & Ethics in Social Work ...................................7 Teaching Social Work ..................................................8 Social Work with Children & Families ......................9 Social Work with Older Adults .....................................11 End-of-Life Care ............................................................12 Social Work and Politics ............................................13 Social Work: LBGTQ Issues .....................................15 Ordering Information ................................................17

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Advances in Theory and Practice Fourth edition Alex Gitterman, Carolyn Knight, and Carel B. Germain

The Life Model of Social Work Practice was the first textbook to introduce the ecological perspective into social work practice. This fourth edition brings it up to date by expanding and deepening this perspective, integrating contemporary theory and research findings with numerous case illustrations drawn from a wide range of practice contexts.

$80.00 / £62.00 cloth 978-0-231-18748-0 2021 776 pages 4 illus.

Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services

Third editon

Frederic G. Reamer

Frederic G. Reamer offers a frank analysis of a range of boundary issues that humanservice practitioners may confront. This third edition brings the book up to date, adding discussion of the ways in which practitioners’ online communications and technology-based relationships with clients can violate ethical standards.

$35.00 / £27.00 paper 978-0-231-19403-7 $140.00 / £108.00 cloth 978-0-231-19402-0 2020 288 pages

DIRECT PRACTICE & CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK Measuring the Effects of Racism

Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Race-Based Traumatic Stress Injury Robert T. Carter and Alex L. Pieterse

A large body of research has established a relationship between experiences of racial discrimination and adverse effects on mental and physical health. Robert T. Carter and Alex L. Pieterse offer a manual for mental health professionals on how to understand, assess, and treat the effects of racism as a psychological injury.

$35.00 / £27.00 paper 978-0-231-19307-8 $140.00 / £115.00 cloth 978-0-231-19306-1 2020 432 pages 1 illus. Sex-Positive Social Work

SJ Dodd

This book provides an overview of key sexualityrelated topics for social workers from a sexpositive perspective. Accessible to students as well as professionals at all levels, Sex-Positive Social Work encourages discussions of sexuality with clients and provides an opportunity for selfreflection and professional growth.

$35.00 / £30.00 paper 978-0-231-18811-1 $105.00 / £88.00 cloth 978-0-231-18810-4 2020 288 pages 12 illus.

Trauma

Contemporary Directions in Trauma Theory, Research, and Practice Second editon Edited by Shoshana Ringel and Jerrold R. Brandell

An expanded and revised edition of the first social work text to focus specifically on trauma, this comprehensive anthology incorporates the latest research in trauma theory and clinical applications. It specifically covers the experiences of historically disenfranchised, marginalized, oppressed, and vulnerable groups.

$40.00 / £30.00 paper 978-0-231-18887-6 $120.00 / £100.00 cloth 978-0-231-18886-9 2019 408 pages Strategies for Work with Involuntary Clients

Third editon Edited by Ronald H. Rooney and Rebecca G. Mirick

In an update to this classic text, Ronald H. Rooney and Rebecca G. Mirick explore the best ways to work with unwilling clients. This book provides a framework for understanding the legal, ethical, and practical concerns, offering theory, treatment models, and specific practice strategies to facilitate collaborative, effective working relationships.

$55.00 / £46.00 paper 978-0-231-18267-6 $150.00 / £125.00 cloth 978-0-231-18266-9 2018 640 pages 21 illus.

DIRECT PRACTICE & CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK The Socratic Method of Psychotherapy

James Overholser

James Overholser approaches cognitive therapy through the interactive dialogues of Socrates, aiming to reduce the gap between theory and practice. Clinicians and students will appreciate the flexibility and creativity that underlie effective psychotherapy sessions that are guided by use of the Socratic method as an innovative approach to self-exploration. Social Work Practice with Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Edited by Andrea J. Nichols, Tonya Edmond, and Erin C. Heil

As awareness of sex trafficking and exploitation has grown, so has the need for improved social work responses. In this volume, expert practitioners, survivors, and researchers model the best practices for working with this population, providing a comprehensive guide to the emerging field of practice with sex-trafficking survivors.

$55.00 / £46.00 paper 978-0-231-18093-1

$37.00 / £32.00 paper 978-0-231-18329-1 $120.00 / £100.00 cloth 978-0-231-183284 $150.00 / £125.00 cloth 978-0-231-180924 2018 448 pages 11 illus.

2018 288 pages 6 illus.

Narrative in Social Work Practice

The Power and Possibility of story

Edited by Ann Bur A ck-W E iss, Lynn sA r A L AW r E nc E , and Lynn E B A m A t m ij A ngos

Foreword by r it A c h A ron Narrative in Social Work Practice

The Power and Possibility of Story Edited by Ann BurackWeiss, Lynn Sara Lawrence, and Lynne Bamat Mijangos Foreword by Rita Charon

Narrative in Social Work Practice features firstperson accounts by social workers who have successfully integrated narrative theory and approaches into their practice. Throughout, the book showcases the flexibility and appeal of narrative methods and demonstrates how they can be empowering and fulfilling for clients and social workers alike.

$37.00 / £32.00 paper 978-0-231-17361-2 $120.00 / £100.00 cloth 978-0-231-17360-5 2017 296 pages

SUPERVISION fifth Edition IN SOCIAL WORK

ALfREd KAdUShIN dANIEL hARKNESS Supervision in Social Work

Fifth edition Alfred Kadushin and Daniel Harkness

Supervision in Social Work has become an essential text for social work educators and students, detailing the state of the field and the place, function, and challenges of supervision in social work practice. This fifth edition takes into account changes in public-health and social-welfare policy, issues involving budgetary allocation and staff management, the problems of worker burnout and safety, and more.

$105.00 / £88.00 cloth 978-0-231-15176-4 2014 432 pages 6 illus.

The Social Work Interview

Fifth editon Alfred Kadushin and Goldie Kadushin

For this fifth edition, the authors have updated the text’s research throughout and have organized the chapters more efficiently for teaching. The volume also includes new sections on breaking bad news and interviewing with elderly people, ethnic and racial minorities, and sexual minority populations. Revised vignettes reflect the challenges practitioners now face in the field and represent the interests of diverse students and scholars.

$55.00 / £46.00 paper 978-0-231-13581-8 $150.00 / £125.00 cloth 978-0-231-13580-1 2013 432 pages 2 illus. Social Work Practice

Integrating Concepts, Processes, and Skills Second edition

Marion Bogo

This second edition of Social Work Practice builds on the first edition’s success in synthesizing the latest theories and practice models, helping and change processes, empirical findings, and practice skills, and it demonstrates how these interlinked dimensions contribute to the EPAS 215–endorsed model of holistic competence.

$42.00 / £35.00 paper 978-0-231-18623-0 $135.00 / £112.00 cloth 978-0-231-18622-3 2018 440 pages

Handbook of Social Work Practice with Vulnerable and Resilient Populations

Third edition Edited by Alex Gitterman

This best-selling handbook examines not only risk and vulnerability factors in disadvantaged populations but also resilience and protective strategies for managing and overcoming adversity. This third edition reflects new demographic data, research findings, and theoretical developments, and it accounts for changing economic and political realities, including changes to immigration and healthcare policy.

$110.00 / 85.00 cloth 978-0-231-16362-0 2014 616 pages 7 illus. Social Work

Value-Guided Practice for a Global Society Cynthia Bisman

This innovative textbook reconfigures generalist social work practice for the twenty-first century. Incorporating historical, ethical, and global perspectives, the volume presents new conceptualizations, definitions, and explanations for social work practice and principles in the areas of assessment, relationships, communication, best practices, intervention, and differential use of self.

$65.00 / £50.00 cloth 978-0-231-15982-1 2014 312 pages