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Sustaining Our Spirits
Sustaining our Spirits: Women Leaders Thriving for Today and Tomorrow delivers an unconventional exploration of women in leadership. The premise of the book is based on a five-year examination of … Read more
Finding Help for Struggling Teens
Struggling teen. Troubled teen. Problem child. Rebellious one. These terms are all too familiar in coping with or addressing youths who show signs of distress. Social relationships are strained and … Read more
Developing a Sense of Self
A unique and useful guide for adolescent girls to learn about self and how to make a positive difference in today’s society. Developing a Sense of Self focuses on communication, … Read more
Widening the Circle
Widening the Circle is about developing family leadership, cultural safety, and community partnerships to safeguard children, young people, and other family members. This volume describes family group conferencing and critically … Read more
What Social Workers Do, 2nd Edition
A much-awaited sequel to Gibelman’s best-selling book, this second edition provides a panoramic look at social work and offers practical information about the current status of various service areas. It … Read more
Perspectives on Productive Aging
This ground-breaking book in the field of aging and gerontological social work fills a major gap in social work literature by debunking the myth that older people are less productive … Read more
Risk and Resilience in Childhood, 2nd Edition
Literature is replete with stories of children who recover against impossible odds. No less dramatic are real-life accounts in social work case files. But why are some children so resilient … Read more
Affirmative Practice
Today, social work and human services professionals must be prepared to deliver knowledgeable and unbiased services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons. For the first time, an unprecedented new … Read more
Spirituality and the Black Helping Tradition in Social Work
In the black helping tradition, spirituality is the sense of the sacred and divine. It is a critical value deeply rooted in the African worldview and used by African Americans … Read more
Security Risk
Social work is not immune to our increasingly violent society. New research indicates that at least a quarter of professional social workers will confront a violent situation on the job. … Read more
African American Leadership
For far too long, the huge contribution of African Americans to the social work profession has been relegated to little more than a footnote. The truth is, these forward-thinking individuals … Read more
Multisystem Skills and Interventions in School Social Work Practice
This book covers new multisystem interventions that work on all levels, from school to family to community agencies to the policy level. Five sections and 45 chapters explore strategies for … Read more
The Helping Tradition in the Black Family and Community
Readers will learn the evolution of the helping tradition from traditional Africa to slavery in the United States, among free blacks, through Reconstruction, and into rural and urban states. Spread … Read more
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