SOCIAL WORK
Narrative in Social Work Practice
Children Affected by Armed Conflict
The Power and Possibility of Story
Theory, Research, and Practice
ANN BURACK-WEISS,
MYRIAM DENOV AND
LYNN SARA LAWRENCE,
BREE AKESSON, EDITORS
AND LYNNE BAMAT MIJANGOS, EDITORS “For social workers and other
“Using a holistic approach that considers children’s diverse cultures and contexts, the authors
helping professionals, this book is
illuminate the complexities of
just the ticket.”
war and postwar realities on the
—Martha Dore, Cambridge Child
everyday lives of children.”
Guidance Center, Harvard University
—Sophie Yohani, University of Alberta
Narrative in Social Work Practice features first-person accounts from social workers who have successfully integrated narrative theory and approaches into their practice. Essays showcase the flexibility and appeal of narrative methods and demonstrates how they can be empowering and fulfilling for clients and social workers alike. It also highlights how the differential use of narrative techniques can fulfill the required core competencies of the social work profession in creative and surprising ways.
Drawing on studies of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Colombia, Uganda, Palestine, Somalia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and South Sudan, this volume captures a range of perspectives on the realities of armed conflict for children. Including children who are victims of, participants in, and witnesses to armed conflict, the contributors highlight methodologies that directly involve war-affected children in the research process and seek to generate more effective policies and intervention strategies.
ANN BURACK-WEISS
is associate fac-
MYRIAM DENOV
holds the Canada
ulty in Columbia University’s Program
Research Chair in Youth, Gender, and
in Narrative Medicine. LYNN SARA
Armed Conflict at McGill University.
LAWRENCE
is a psychotherapist.
LYNNE BAMAT MIJANGOS
is practi-
cum supervisor, Program in Narrative
BREE AKESSON
is an assistant pro-
fessor in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada.
Medicine at Columbia University.
Assessing Empathy ELIZABETH A. SEGAL, KAREN E. GERDES, CYNTHIA A. LIETZ, M. ALEX WAGAMAN, AND JENNIFER M. GEIGER “A significant contribution to the development of the social work profession. This timely book will be relevant to a large audience beyond social work and other helping professions.” —Sarah Garlington, Ohio University
In Assessing Empathy, Elizabeth A. Segal and colleagues marshal years of research to present a definition of empathy that links neuroscientific evidence to human service practice. They introduce three new, validated measures: the Empathy Assessment Index, the Social Empathy Index, and the Interpersonal and Social Empathy Index. ELIZABETH A. SEGAL
is a professor
in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University. KAREN E. GERDES
is professor emerita in the
School of Social Work at Arizona State University. CYNTHIA A. LIETZ is professor at the School of Social Work at Arizona State University. M. ALEX WAGAMAN
is assistant professor at
the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work. JENNIFER M. GEIGER
is an assistant professor at
the Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago.
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