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Author:   Alex Gitterman, EdD (University of Connecticut) ,  Carolyn Knight ,  Carel Germain
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
Imprint:   Columbia University Press
Edition:   fourth edition
ISBN:  

9780231187480

ISBN 10:   0231187483
Pages:   776
Publication Date:   02 February 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Note to Instructors Acknowledgments Part I. Overview 1. Social Work Practice and Its Historical Traditions 2. The Ecological Perspective 3. The Life Model of Social Work Practice: An Overview 4. Culturally Competent and Diversity-Sensitive Practice and Cultural Humility 5. Assessment, Evidence-Guided Practice, and Practice Evaluation Part II. The Helping Process in Life-Modeled Practice Initial Phase 6. Preparation: Settings, Modalities, Methods, and Skills 7. Beginnings: Settings, Modalities, Methods, and Skills Ongoing Phase 8. Helping Individuals, Families, and Groups with Stressful Life Transitions and Traumatic Events 9. Helping Individuals, Families, and Groups with Environmental Stressors 10. Helping Family Members with Maladaptive Communication and Relationship Patterns 11. Helping Group Members with Maladaptive Communication and Relationship Patterns 12. Helping with Maladaptive Relationship and Communication Patterns between Social Workers and Clients Ending Phase 13. Endings: Settings, Modalities, Methods, and Skills Part III. Life-Modeled Practice at the Community, Organizational, and Political Levels 14. Influencing Community and Neighborhood Life 15. Influencing the Practitioner’s Organization 16. Influencing Legislation, Regulations, and Electoral Politics Appendix A: Individual, Family, and Group Assessments Appendix B: Practice Monitoring—Records of Service Appendix C: Practice Monitoring—Critical Incidents Appendix D: Force Field Analysis Notes References Index

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This thoughtfully updated fourth edition of The Life Model of Social Work Practice provides a transactional bridge between the person and the social environment that honors the profession's commitment to individual change and social reform. The critically relevant integrated practice model in this text will serve as a much-needed compass for social work in unprecedented and complex times. -- Manny John Gonzalez, Florida Atlantic University The fourth edition of The Life Model of Social Work Practice, a towering classic in the field, remains highly relevant for contemporary issues facing society and social workers. This text should be required in all schools of social work as it elegantly integrates the levels of practice that distinguish our profession. -- Marion Bogo, author of <i>Social Work Practice: Integrating Concepts, Processes, and Skills</i> The efficacy of The Life Model of Social Work Practice spans generations. In 1999, as a doctoral student, I used it to examine Black gay men's management of HIV. Today, my MSW students use it to examine oppression, COVID-19, and other impediments to environmental fit. This book is helpful in understanding the human condition. -- Robert Miller, editor of <i>The Qualitative Research in Social Work</i> This welcome new edition of The Life Model of Social Work Practice does an excellent job of assessing and sharing recent advances without losing the integrity of the life model approach. The practice examples, dilemmas, and scenarios are highly engaging, drawing readers into the application of key skills and strategies. -- Carol S. Cohen, board member, Council on Social Work Education

This welcome new edition of The Life Model of Social Work Practice does an excellent job of assessing and sharing recent advances without losing the integrity of the Life Model approach. The practice examples, dilemmas and scenarios are highly engaging, drawing readers into the application of key skills and strategies -- Carol S. Cohen, board member, Council on Social Work Education

Author Information

Alex Gitterman is professor of social work at the University of Connecticut. His Columbia University Press books include Mutual Aid Groups, Vulnerable and Resilient Populations, and the Life Cycle, third edition (2005) and Handbook of Social Work Practice with Vulnerable Populations, third edition (2014). He is also the coeditor of The Encyclopedia of Social Work with Groups (2009) and Mental Health and Social Problems: A Social Work Perspective (2010). Carolyn Knight is professor emerita of social work at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She is coeditor of Trauma-Informed Supervision in a Global Context (2019) and Group Work with Populations at Risk, fourth edition (2016) and the author of Introduction to Working with Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma (2009). Carel B. Germain (1916–1995) was professor emerita of social work at the University of Connecticut. Her books include Human Behavior in the Social Environment: An Ecological View, second edition (Columbia, 1999).

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