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The Social Work Dictionary, 6th Edition
Do you know the definitions of “anamnesis,” “eustress,” “sarcopenia,” “redecision therapy”? These and thousands of other terms are defined in the sixth edition of The Social Work Dictionary.This new, updated … 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
How to Screen Adoptive and Foster Parents
Screening potential adoptive and foster parents is an extremely difficult task, yet many social workers who screen applicants and supervise placements have no written guide to aid in their decision … Read more
NASW Law Note: The Juvenile Justice System
The Juvenile Justice System is part of a series of General Counsel Law Notes written with the support of the NASW Legal Defense Fund. This Law Note summarizes the broad … Read more
The Children’s Bureau
This edited book on the Children’s Bureau and child welfare delineates legacies and highlights the ways that the Children’s Bureau has influenced modern-day child welfare practices. As a centennial marker … Read more
Person-in-Environment System Manual, 2nd Edition
PIE was developed as an alternative to the commonly used disease and moral models (e.g. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related … Read more
Single-Case Design for Clinical Social Workers, 2nd Edition
Single-Case Design for Clinical Social Workers incorporates the paradigm shift to single-case design over single-subject or single system design to focus on a single unit of analysis, that is, an … Read more
Skinny Revisited
Skinny Revisited: Rethinking Anorexia Nervosa and Its Treatment offers a thorough overview and etiological explanation of anorexia as an eating disorder. Writing from a feminist sociobehavioral perspective, Maria Baratta forges … Read more
Social Work Practice with Veterans
Earn 7.0 CEUs for reading this title! For more information, visit the Social Work Online CE Institute. In times of crisis, service members answer the call of duty, making the … Read more
