Social Work: New Resources in Social Work

This reference work addresses the ideas that shape social work. Much of the social work literature addresses questions of theory and ethics separately, so that the body of thought that is represented in social work scholarship and research creates a distinction between them.

The authors address the unique dynamics of each form of interpersonal violence, how they co-occur, and how they intersect. The book encourages a three-pronged approach, one that is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and survivor-centered.

Family is the indispensable foundation of society; at its best, it performs tasks that no other entity can hope to duplicate.' All members of an immediate and extended family are important, but parents are especially essential as they bear the primary responsibility for children's physical, emotional, psychological, and social development.

The authors take a justice approach to ecosocial work practice, with a focus on the impact of climate change and environmental degradation that dramatically affect the quality of life on Earth as well as the social, political, cultural, and economic systems on which human communities depend.

Going beyond online mental health service, which is largely individually focused and synchronously delivered, the authors offer a map of digital social work practice that can be expanded to include support, identity, community action, education, and psychoeducation.

With real-life case stories and analysis by the author, a veteran clinician, this book exposes the intensive and extensive distress of children from the loss of the parent as well as from the parental discord and separation that leads to that outcome.

Authors share stories that shaped their journey into, around and even out of social work.

This book provides an overview of risk and protective factors for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth and emerging adults to inform the clinical practice of mental health professionals who work with this population.

A groundbreaking approach to transforming traumatic legacies passed down in families over generations, by an acclaimed expert in the field Depression. Anxiety. Chronic Pain. Phobias. Obsessive thoughts. The evidence is compelling: the roots of these difficulties may not reside in our immediate life experience or in chemical imbalances in our brains--but in the lives of our parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents.

The Wellness Recovery Action Plan or WRAP is a self-designed prevention and wellness process that anyone can use to get well, stay well, and make their life the way they want it to be.

The Four Agreements' offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.

With decades of experience, Dr. Martz helps guide the reader to understand the process of addiction and make a change.

This book offers guidance and practice development strategies for social workers on the causes of, and effective responses to, the many types of conflicts that they may experience from the classroom to the workplace.

This text reflects the changing contexts of cognitive rehabilitation practice, increased recognition of the multitude of psychological and somatic factors that affect cognitive function, and the emergence of novel theories that inform and guide clinical practice.

Explores a range of topics associated with the countermovement to digital device over-usage and addiction that began to surface in Europe, and soon, thereafter, globally. In various forms, the countermovement became known as including individuals who vociferously advocated for a regular 'digital detox' regimen in order to preserve one's mental and physical well-being.

Drawing on research in sociology, criminology, psychology, and communication studies, Del Rosso develops a new vocabulary for describing denial and its consequences

Examines how attitudes and beliefs about gender profoundly shape all aspects of daily life. From the schoolyard to the workplace to dating, sex, and marriage, men and women alike are pressured to conform to gender roles that limit their choices and impede equality.

With cross-cultural perspectives from eight European countries, this book provides much-needed research on migration and social work. Focusing on the experiences and integration of refugees and asylum seekers, the text considers the impact of EU policies on borders and integration, and the rise of racism across European societies.

Michelle Smirnova argues that the ongoing opioid drug epidemic is the result of an endless cycle in which suffering is medicalized and drug use is criminalized.