Handbook of social work practice with vulnerable and resilient populations / Alex Gitterman, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gitterman, Alex, 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service--United States.

Social service.

Social work with people with social disabilities.

United States.

Social work with people with social disabilities--United States.

Physical Description:

xviii, 910 pages ; 26 cm

Edition:

[Second edition].

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2001.

Summary:

Why do some people collapse under certain life conditions, while others remain relatively unscathed? The second edition of this how-to-guide has been updated to reflect the fields growing understanding of resiliency and protective factors and their importance in forming balanced assessments and interventions. Individual chapters explore methods of coping with such problems as physical illness, depression, addiction, homelessness, divorce and abuse. This edition also includes new chapters on crime victims, the death of a parent, gays and lesbians, single parenthood, and women of color.

Contents:

Social work with vulnerable and resilient populations / Alex Gitterman

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) / George S. Getzel and Stephen W. Willroth

Alcoholism and other drug addictions / Meredith Hanson

Borderline personality / Nina Rovinelli Heller and Harriette C. Johnson

Chronic physical illness and disability / Grace H. Christ, Mary Sormanti, and Richard B. Francoeur

Depression / Joy Callahan and Joanne E. Turnbull

Developmental disabilities / Claudia L. Moreno

Eating problems / Barbara van Bulow and Susan Braiman

Learning disabilities / Naomi Pines Gitterman

Schizophrenia / Ellen Lukens

Adolescent pregnancy / Bruce Armstrong

Adult corrections / C. Aaron McNeece and Albert R. Roberts

Child abuse and neglect / Lynn Videka-Sherman and Michael Mancini

Children in foster care / Ernst O. VanBergeijk and Brenda G. McGowan

Crime victims and victim services / Albert R. Roberts and Jacqueline Corcoran

Death of a child / Barbara Oberhofer Dane

Death of a parent / Nancy Boyd Webb

Divorce / Ellen B. Bogolub

Families in sparsely populated areas / Joanne Gumpert and Joan E. Saltman

Family caregivers of the frail elderly / Ronald W. Toseland, Gregory C. Smith, and Philip McCallion

Gay and lesbian persons / Carol T. Tully

Homeless people / Marcia B. Cohen

Immigrants and refugees / Diane Drachman and Angela Shen-Ryan

Intimate partner abuse / Bonnie E. Carlson and Deborah Choi

Older persons in need of long-term care / Toby Berman-Rossi

Single parenthood / Aurora P. Jackson

Suicide and suicidal behavior / André Ivanoff and Prudence Fisher

Women of color / Edith Lewis, Lorraine Gutiérrez and Izumi Sakamoto

Work and job jeopardy / Sheila H. Akabas and Lori Bikson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

023111396X

OCLC:

44712841