Challenges of living : a multidimensional working model for social workers / Elizabeth D. Hutchison ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hutchison, Elizabeth D.

George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service.

Social problems.

Physical Description:

viii, 420 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2007]

Summary:

This timely text draws on interdisciplinary theory and research to examine the multidimensional risk and protective factors for eight challenges of living frequently encountered by social workers. The authors provide a working model for social workers to integrate the most up-to-date evidence about common challenges of living faced by their clients. Using a multidimensional biopsychosocial-spiritual perspective, the book examines the etiology and course of the eight challenges of living along with proper intervention strategies.

Key Features: Examines exemplar challenges of living: The working model is applied to eight major problems commonly encountered by social workers-financial impoverishment, community violence, child maltreatment, traumatic stress disorders, substance abuse, obesity, HIV/AIDS, and major depression. Presents a range of theories of causation: The book provides up-to-date and accessible coverage of biopsychosocial-spiritual risk and protective factors and emphasizes how each challenge of living is experienced across diverse identity groups. Makes the material come alive: Four life studies are woven throughout chapters to illustrate theory and research. Promotes critical thinking: Learning Activities help students integrate knowledge about the case, knowledge about the self, and values and ethics with general knowledge from the behavioral sciences.

Contents:

A working model / Elizabeth D. Hutchison

Elements of knowing and doing in social work / Elizabeth D. Hutchison, Leanne Wood Charlesworth, Holly C. Matto, Marcia P. Harrigan, Pamela Viggiani

Financial impoverishment / Pamela Viggiani

Community violence / Elizabeth D. Hutchison

Child maltreatment / Leanne Wood Charlesworth

Traumatic stress / Holly C. Matto

Substance abuse / Holly C. Matto

Obesity / Marcia P. Harrigan

HIV/AIDS / Elizabeth D. Hutchison, Pamela J. Kovacs

Major depression / Marcia P. Harrigan

Afterword / Elizabeth D. Hutchison.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-404) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781412908993

141290899X

OCLC:

72353374