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1. Social Justice in Group Work: Practical Interventions for Change

   Edited by Anneliese Singh, Carmen Salazar

   This book spotlights the unique contribution of the Journal for Specialists in Group Work to the social justice literature, and of group work to a social justice agenda. Although the term social justice may be relatively new in the counseling and psychology literature, the underlying values -...

   March 2011 | 978-0-415-57681-9 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   Mental Health Social Work in Context

   By Nick Gould

   There has been a re-energising of interest in social work in mental health services in recent years and mental health is now a core part of all qualifying social work students’ training. Grounded in the social models of mental health particularly relevant to qualifying social workers, but also...

   November 2009 | 978-0-415-45203-8 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Principles of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Learning the Essential Domains and Nonlinear Thinking of Master Practitioners

   By Gerald J. Mozdzierz, Paul R. Peluso, Joseph Lisiecki

   While the past two decades have seen considerable research on the processes and efficacy of psychotherapy and counseling, the preparation of new therapists (students) has lagged far behind the advances in understanding what actually works and why. Practitioners-in-training continue to be shown...

   March 2009 | 978-0-415-99752-2 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   People in Crisis: Clinical and Diversity Perspectives, 6th Edition

   By Lee Ann Hoff, Bonnie Joyce Hallisey, Miracle Hoff

   The first edition of People in Crisis, published in 1978, established success as a comprehensive and user-friendly text for health and social service professionals. The book and its following incarnations included critical life events and life cycle transition challenges, clearly pointing out...

   February 2009 | 978-0-415-99075-2 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Behavioral Medicine: A Social Worker's Guide

   By John S. Wodarski

   Health care costs and the effective management of health care are of primary importance and concern to federal, state, and local governments. Consequently, it is necessary to develop innovative, successful, and integrated cost-effective treatments and procedures. Behavioral Medicine presents a new...

   February 2009 | 978-0-7890-2916-4 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Violence Against Women: Vulnerable Populations

   By Douglas A. Brownridge

   Violence Against Women: Vulnerable Populations investigates under-researched and underserved groups of women who are particularly vulnerable to violent victimization from an intimate male partner. In the past, there has been an understandable reluctance to address this issue to avoid stereotyping...

   January 2009 | 978-0-415-99608-2 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   The New Handbook of Administrative Supervision in Counseling

   By Patricia G. Henderson

   Sponsored by the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. To deliver excellent, culturally responsive services to clients, a successful administrative supervisor must provide leadership to professional counselors, manage counseling services, and work effectively within their agency....

   2008 | 978-0-415-99584-9 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Women and Depression: Antecedents, Consequences, and Interventions

   By Peter Horvath

   The purpose of this book is to present a spectrum of women's experiences with depression. The book is unique in presenting both qualitative and quantitative studies on various stages of women's experiences with depression including its psychological and social antecedents, its adverse consequences,...

   2008 | 978-0-7890-3663-6 | Paperback (Informa Healthcare)
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   Hope in Action: Solution-Focused Conversations About Suicide

   By Heather Fiske

   Respectful and effective solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) for suicidal clients Few tasks are more important—and daunting—than to help someone who is suicidal to go beyond the darkness of hopelessness to the light of hope. Hope in Action: Solution-Focused Conversations About Suicide is a unique...

   2008 | 978-0-7890-3394-9 | Paperback (Routledge)
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    Providing Support to Young People: A Guide to Interviewing in Helping Relationships

    By Hazel L. Reid, Alison J. Fielding

    This is an invaluable guide to making the most of helping relationships. It concentrates on the practicalities and explores how to structure the help practitioners give to young people. Including case studies, reflective exercises, and dialogue examples that illustrate the model and use of skills,...

    2007 | 978-0-415-41960-4 | Paperback (Routledge)