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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gitterman, Alex, 1938-

Contributor:

Gitterman, Alex, editor.

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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (621 p.)

Edition:

third edition

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When community and family support systems are weak or unavailable, and when internal resources fail, populations that struggle with chronic, persistent, acute, and/or unexpected problems become vulnerable to physical, cognitive, emotional, and social deterioration. Yet despite numerous risk factors, a large number of vulnerable people do live happy and productive lives. 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 accounts for changing economic and political realities, including immigration and health care policy reforms. Contributors have expanded their essays to include practice with individuals, families, and groups, and new chapters consider working with military members and their families, victims and survivors of terrorism and torture, bullied children, and young men of color.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Social Work Practice with Vulnerable and Resilient Populations / Gitterman, Alex / Sideriadis, Lambrine A.

Part I. Life Conditions

Chapter. 2 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) / Patterson, Yvonne O. / Getzel, George S. / Willroth, Stephen W.

Chapter. 3 Alcoholism and Other Drug Addictions / Courtney, Deborah M. / Hanson, Meredith

Chapter 4. Autism Spectrum / Mogro-Wilson, Cristina / Davidson, Kay

Chapter 5. Borderline Personality / Rovinelli Heller, Nina / Garran, Ann Marie

Chapter 6. Depression / González, Manny J. / Colarossi, Lisa G.

Chapter 7. Eating Problems / Barth, F. Diane

Chapter 8. Schizophrenia / Lukens, Ellen P. / Devylder, Jordan E.

Chapter 9. Serious Physical Illness and End-of-Life Care / Sormanti, Mary / Christ, Grace

Part II. Life Circumstances and Events

Chapter 10. Adolescent Pregnancy / Rounds, Kathleen / Sneed, Charity C.

Chapter 11. Bullying / Mishna, Faye / Van Wert, Melissa

Chapter 12. Child Abuse and Neglect / Videka, Lynn / Gopalan, Geetha / Bauta, Besa H.

Chapter 13. Children in Foster Care / Augsberger, Astraea / McGowan, Brenda G.

Chapter 14. Crime Victims / Corcoran, Jacqueline

Chapter 15. Death in the Family / Boyd Webb, Nancy / Openshaw, Linda

Chapter 16. Gay and Lesbian Persons / Tully, Carol T. / Smith, Ellen

Chapter 17. Homeless People / McClendon, Jennifer / Lane, Shannon R.

Chapter 18. Immigrants and Refugees / Drachman, Dianne

Chapter 19. Intimate Partner Abuse / Thaller, Jonel / Theresa, Jill / Carlson, Bonnie E.

Chapter 20. Older Persons in Need of Long-Term Care / Berman-Rossi, Toby / Kelly, Timothy B.

Chapter 21. Returning Servicewomen and Veterans / Basham, Kathryn

Chapter 22. Suicide and Suicidal Behavior / Rovinelli Heller, Nina

Chapter 23. Survivors and Victims of Terrorism / Berthold, S. Megan / Akinsulure-Smith, Adeyinka M.

Chapter 24. Survivors of Torture / Berthold, S. Megan

Chapter 25. Young Men of Color / Armstrong, Bruce J. / Cohall, Alwyn T. / Cohall, Renee Mayer

Chapter 26. Women of Color / Lewis, Edith A. / Sakamoto, Izumi / Gutiérrez, Lorraine

List of Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231537018

0231537018

OCLC:

880451853