Handbook of Social Work Practice with Vulnerable and Resilient Populations:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Preface; 1 Social Work Practice with Vulnerable and Resilient Populations; Part I Life Conditions; 2 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS); 3 Alcoholism and Other Drug Addictions; 4 Borderline Personality; 5 Chronic Physical Illness and Disability; 6 Dep...

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1. Verfasser: Gitterman, Alex (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Columbia University Press 2012
Ausgabe:Online-Ausg.
Schriftenreihe:EBL-Schweitzer
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Zusammenfassung:Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Preface; 1 Social Work Practice with Vulnerable and Resilient Populations; Part I Life Conditions; 2 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS); 3 Alcoholism and Other Drug Addictions; 4 Borderline Personality; 5 Chronic Physical Illness and Disability; 6 Depression; 7 Developmental Disabilities; 8 Eating Problems; 9 Learning Disabilities; 10 Schizophrenia; Part II Life Circumstances and Events; 11 Adolescent Pregnancy; 12 Adult Corrections; 13 Child Abuse and Neglect; 14 Children in Foster Care; 15 Crime Victims and Victim Services
16 Death of a Child17 Death of a Parent; 18 Divorce; 19 Families in Sparsely Populated Areas; 20 Family Caregivers of the Frail Elderly; 21 Gay and Lesbian Persons; 22 Homeless People; 23 Immigrants and Refugees; 24 Intimate Partner Abuse; 25 Older Persons in Need of Long-Term Care; 26 Single Parenthood; 27 Suicide and Suicidal Behavior; 28 Women of Color; 29 Work and Job Jeopardy; Author Index; Subject Index
Why do some people collapse under certain life conditions, while others remain relatively unscathed? What accounts for the marked variations in people's responses to stress and adversity? The second edition of this groundbreaking how-to guide has been extensively updated to reflect the field's growing understanding of the importance of resiliency and protective factors?the positive poles of the human experience?and the importance of their role in forming balanced assessments and responsive interventions.Individual chapters explore such problems as AIDS, chronic physical illness, depression, ad
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Beschreibung:Online-Ressource (1 online resource (931 p.))
ISBN:9780231113960
9780231505024