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<p>If I could choose just one exemplary book to illustrate best clinical social work practices with clients at-risk, it would surely be Falling through the Cracks: Psychodynamically oriented clinical practice with vulnerable, at risk and oppressed populations. This exceptional book successfully questions the commonly held notion that psychodynamic theory and treatment is outdated, intended for the worried well, and not appropriate for ethnically diverse, indigent clients. Dr. Joan Berzoff has challenged the conventional wisdom again. Berzoff and her contributors share a deep conviction in the efficacy of the contemporary psychodynamic approach and each provides a detailed description of the engagement and treatment process, complete with candid countertransference reactions with which readers can readily identify.--Carol Tosone, Ph.D, Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Social Work Journal; Associate ProfessorNew York University Silver School of Social Work

<p>If I could choose just one exemplary book to illustrate best clinical social work practices with clients at risk, it would surely be Falling Through the Cracks . This exceptional work successfully questions the commonly held notion that psychodynamic theory and treatment is outdated, intended for the worried well, and not appropriate for ethnically diverse, indigent clients. Joan Berzoff has challenged the conventional wisdom again. She and her contributors share a deep conviction in the efficacy of the contemporary psychodynamic approach, and each provides a detailed description of the engagement and treatment process, complete with candid countertransference reactions readers can readily identify.--Carol Tosone, New York University Silver School of Social Work and editor in chief, Clinical Social Work Journal

If I could choose just one exemplary book to illustrate best clinical social work practices with clients at risk, it would surely be Falling Through the Cracks. This exceptional work successfully questions the commonly held notion that psychodynamic theory and treatment is outdated, intended for the worried well, and not appropriate for ethnically diverse, indigent clients. Joan Berzoff has challenged the conventional wisdom again. She and her contributors share a deep conviction in the efficacy of the contemporary psychodynamic approach, and each provides a detailed description of the engagement and treatment process, complete with candid countertransference reactions readers can readily identify. -- Carol Tosone, New York University Silver School of Social Work and editor in chief, Clinical Social Work Journal Joan Berzoff has pulled together a remarkable book that is integrative on many levels. She joins many strands of psychoanalytic theory within a biopsychosocial model that demonstrates the indispensability of psychodynamic theory in work with underserved communities. These chapters, covering a wide range of clinical contexts, are essential reading for anyone wishing to bring the highest quality clinical thinking to those who are generally neglected in society. -- Neil Altman, author of The Analyst in the Inner City: Race, Class, and Culture Through a Psychoanalytic Lens A rich, validating, and educative resource. It offers readers a comprehensive and holistic understanding of complex human challenges.Journal of Teaching in Social Work -- Melissa D. Grady, PhD, LCSW Journal of Teaching in Social Work

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Joan Berzoff is a full professor at the Smith College School for Social Work, where she has twice served as chair of the Human Behavior in the Social Environment Sequence. She has also been codirector of the doctoral program and directs the End of Life Certificate Program. She is the coauthor of three books: Dissociative Identity Disorders: The Controversy and Treatment; Inside Out and Outside In: Psychodynamic Theories and Practice in Multicultural Settings (Editions I, II, and III); and Living with Dying: A Handbook for End of Life Care Practitioners. The author of more than twenty-five articles on psychodynamic theory and practice, women's issues, grief, bereavement and dying, social work education, postmodernism, intersubjectivity, compassion fatigue, and women's friendships, Dr. Berzoff lectures nationally and internationally and has been in private practice for thirty-five years.

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