The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice

This unrivaled collection of essays explains the strengths-based philosophy, demonstrates how it works, and provides clear and practical tools for its application. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field to provide a balanced approach to social work practice that explores the strengths and assets of clients.

• Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
• From Poor Law to Welfare State, 6th Edition: A History of Social Welfare in America
• The Heart & Soul of Change: Delivering What Works in Therapy
• New Directions for Mental Health Services, Using Trauma Theory to Design Service Systems, No. 89 Spring 2001 (J-B MHS Single Issue Mental Health Services)
• American Social Welfare Policy: A Pluralist Approach (7th Edition)
• Empowerment Series: Direct Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills - Standalone Book
• Inside Out and Outside In: Psychodynamic Clinical Theory and Psychopathology in Contemporary Multicultural Contexts
• Direct Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills, 9th Edition (Brooks / Cole Empowerment Series)
• Ego Psychology and Social Work Practice: 2nd Edition
• Direct Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills (with InfoTrac) (Available Titles CengageNOW)