Field Work with an Open Heart: Portraits That Unlock the Door to Your Clients' Secret Lives

Field Work with an Open Heart depicts the trials & tribulations, life-changing situations and gratifying outcomes of cases that were worked on by a social worker who conducts home visits.  The author, a social worker who has been doing field work throughout New York City for years, takes the reader on a rare journey behind closed doors and into her clients’ lives.  Although Field Work with an Open Heart is intended for students and professionals in the social service field, it is good reading for everyone, no matter your profession, because it shows human nature in the raw--at its worst, and at its best. You will also learn how difficult and complex situations are handled by experienced and compassionate social work professionals.