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Transformational Empathy
“They’re not like us.” This divisive phrase has been used for centuries to justify discrimination, persecution, oppression, and other subhuman treatments of different groups of people. Today, those groups include … Read more
Social Work and International Development
Social workers have long worked in the international arena using their clinical and analytical skills to address the needs of people affected by trauma or crisis. This informative brochure examines … Read more
Successful Community Leadership and Organization, 2nd Edition
Successful Community Leadership and Organization: A Skills Guide for Volunteers and Professionals, 2nd Edition updates John E. Tropman’s 1997 edition and adds more detail, including introductory chapters on the idea … Read more
When Their World Falls Apart, 2nd Edition
This title is an indispensable guide to understanding the effects of disasters for social workers and other disaster management professionals who care for survivors in these times of exceptional need. … Read more
Transnational Pacific Islander Americans and Social Work
Transnational Pacific Islander Americans and Social Work: Dancing to the Beat of a Different Drum serves as a voice for Pacific Islander American communities that have long been subdued in … 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
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
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
Social Work Matters
Social justice is the fuel that drives social workers and what sets social work apart from other professions. Social workers form the front line of defense for their clients and … Read more