Description |
xviii, 910 pages ; 26 cm |
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 |
Summary |
Why do some people collapse under certain life conditions, while others remain relatively unscathed? This text discusses this and other questions and aims to reflect the field's understanding of the importance of resiliency and protective factors and their |
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role in forming balanced assessments |
Analysis |
Social issues & services |
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Social work |
Notes |
Previous ed.: 1991 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
Subject |
Social case work.
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Social service -- United States.
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Social work with people with social disabilities -- United States.
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Author |
Gitterman, Alex, 1938-
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LC no. |
00060144 |
ISBN |
023111396X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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