Direct Practice & Clinical Social Work

Direct Practice & Clinical Social Work.......................3 Issues & Ethics in Social Work ...................................6 Teaching Social Work ..................................................7 Social Work with Children & Families ......................8 Social Work with Older Adults ......................................9 End-of-Life Care ...........................................................10 Social Work and Politics .............................................11 Social Work: LBGTQ Issues .....................................13 Ordering Information ................................................15

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Advances in Theory and Practice Fourth edition Alex Gitterman, Carolyn Knight, and Carel B. Germain

The Life Model of Social Work Practice was the first textbook to introduce the ecological perspective into social work practice. This fourth edition updates and expands this perspective, integrating contemporary theory and research findings with numerous case illustrations drawn from a wide range of practice contexts.

$80.00 / £62.00 cloth 978-0-231-54729-1 2021 776 pages 4 illus.

Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services

Third editon

Frederic G. Reamer

Frederic G. Reamer offers a frank analysis of a range of boundary issues that humanservice practitioners may confront. This third edition adds discussion of the ways in which practitioners’ online communications and technology-based relationships with clients can violate ethical standards.

$35.00 / £27.00 paper 978-0-231-19403-7 $140.00 / £108.00 cloth 978-0-231-19402-0 2020 288 pages

DIRECT PRACTICE & CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK Measuring the Effects of Racism

Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Race-Based Traumatic Stress Injury Robert T. Carter and Alex L. Pieterse

A large body of research has established a relationship between experiences of racial discrimination and adverse effects on mental and physical health. Robert T. Carter and Alex L. Pieterse offer a manual to help mental health professionals better understand, assess, and treat the effects of racism as a psychological injury.

$35.00 / £27.00 paper 978-0-231-19307-8 $140.00 / £115.00 cloth 978-0-231-19306-1 2020 432 pages 1 illus. Sex-Positive Social Work

SJ Dodd

This book provides an overview of key sexualityrelated topics for social workers from a sexpositive perspective. Accessible to students as well as professionals at all levels, Sex-Positive Social Work encourages discussions of sexuality with clients and provides an opportunity for selfreflection and professional growth.

$35.00 / £30.00 paper 978-0-231-18811-1 $105.00 / £88.00 cloth 978-0-231-18810-4 2020 288 pages 12 illus.

Trauma

Contemporary Directions in Trauma Theory, Research, and Practice Second editon Edited by Shoshana Ringel and Jerrold R. Brandell

An expanded and revised edition of the first social work text to focus specifically on trauma, this comprehensive anthology incorporates the latest research in trauma theory and clinical applications. It specifically covers the experiences of historically disenfranchised, marginalized, oppressed, and vulnerable groups.

$40.00 / £30.00 paper 978-0-231-18887-6 $120.00 / £100.00 cloth 978-0-231-18886-9 2019 408 pages Strategies for Work with Involuntary Clients

Third editon Edited by Ronald H. Rooney and Rebecca G. Mirick

In an update to this classic text, Ronald H. Rooney and Rebecca G. Mirick explore the best ways to work with unwilling clients. This book provides a framework for understanding the legal, ethical, and practical concerns associated with involuntary clients, offering theory, treatment models, and specific practice strategies to facilitate collaborative, effective working relationships.

$55.00 / £46.00 paper 978-0-231-18267-6 $150.00 / £125.00 cloth 978-0-231-18266-9 2018 640 pages 21 illus.

DIRECT PRACTICE & CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK Social Work Practice with Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Edited by Andrea J. Nichols, Tonya Edmond, and Erin C. Heil

As awareness of sex trafficking and exploitation has grown, so has the need for improved social work responses. In this volume, expert practitioners, survivors, and researchers model the best practices for working with this population, providing a comprehensive guide to the emerging field of practice with sex-trafficking survivors.

$55.00 / £46.00 paper 978-0-231-18093-1 Narrative in Social Work Practice

The Power and Possibility of Story Edited by Ann BurackWeiss, Lynn Sara Lawrence, and Lynne Bamat Mijangos Foreword by Rita Charon

Narrative in Social Work Practice features firstperson accounts by social workers who have successfully integrated narrative theory and approaches into their practice. Throughout, the book showcases the flexibility and appeal of narrative methods and demonstrates how they can be empowering and fulfilling for clients and social workers alike.

$150.00 / £125.00 cloth 978-0-231-18092-4 2018 448 pages 11 illus. $37.00 / £32.00 paper 978-0-231-17361-2 $120.00 / £100.00 cloth 978-0-231-17360-5 2017 296 pages

Social Work Practice

Integrating Concepts, Processes, and Skills Second edition

Marion Bogo

This second edition of Social Work Practice builds on the first edition’s success in synthesizing the latest theories and practice models, helping and change processes, empirical findings, and practice skills, and it demonstrates how these interlinked dimensions contribute to the EPAS 2015 endorsed model of holistic competence.

$42.00 / £35.00 paper 978-0-231-18623-0 $135.00 / £112.00 cloth 978-0-231-18622-3 2018 440 pages Handbook of Social Work Practice with Vulnerable and Resilient Populations

Third edition Edited by Alex Gitterman

This best-selling handbook examines not only risk and vulnerability factors in disadvantaged populations but also resilience and protective strategies for managing and overcoming adversity. This third edition reflects new demographic data, research findings, and theoretical developments, and it accounts for changing economic and political realities, including changes to immigration and healthcare policy.

$110.00 / 85.00 cloth 978-0-231-16362-0 2014 616 pages 7 illus.