SOCIAL WORK
The Life Model of Social Work Practice
Advances in Theory and Practice Fourth edition
ALEX GITTERMAN, CAROLYN KNIGHT, AND CAREL B. GERMAIN “This welcome new edition does an excellent job of
Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services
Third edition
FREDERIC G. REAMER “An in-depth and clear presentation of ethics, dual relationships, boundary violations and boundary
assessing and sharing recent advances without losing
crossings, and a risk-management approach to
the integrity of the life model approach.”
avoiding ethical and legal issues for clients and
—Carol S. Cohen, Adelphi University
practitioners.” —Sandra Kopels, editor of School Social Work Journal
The Life Model of Social Work Practice was the first textbook to introduce the ecological perspective into social work practice. This fourth edition brings the text up to date by integrating contemporary theory and research with case illustrations drawn from a wide range of practice contexts. It provides students with an invaluable introduction to the real world of social work practice. ALEX GITTERMAN
is professor of social work at the Univer-
sity of Connecticut. He is editor of Handbook of Social Work Practice with Vulnerable Populations, third edition (Columbia, 2014), among other books. CAROLYN KNIGHT
is professor of social work at the
Frederic G. Reamer offers a frank analysis of a range of boundary issues that humanservice practitioners may confront. Since the publication of the previous edition in 2012, digital technology has transformed how human-service professionals deliver services to clients. 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. FREDERIC G. REAMER
is a professor at the School of Social
Work at Rhode Island College. His Columbia University Press
University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her books include
books include Social Work Values and Ethics, fifth edition
Trauma-Informed Supervision in a Global Context (2019).
(2018).
CAREL B. GERMAIN
(1916–1995) was professor emerita of
social work at the University of Connecticut. $80.00 / £62.00 cloth 978-0-231-18748-0 $79.99 / £62.00 e-book 978-0-231-54729-1
$35.00 / £27.00 paper 978-0-231-19403-7 $140.00 / £108.00 cloth 978-0-231-19402-0 $34.99 / £27.00 e-book 978-0-231-55061-1
D E C E M B E R 744 pages / 6.125" x 9.25" / 4 b&w illustrations
N O V E M B E R 304 pages / 6" x 9"
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