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Addiction Treatment : a Strengths Perspective
Katherine Van Wormer and Diane Rae Davis
This book presents the strengths perspective as the unifying framework of the text to bridge the gap between 12-step approaches and harm reduction in addictions treatment. This perspective is applied to the treatment of alcoholism, eating disorders, compulsive gambling, and other addictions. The biopsychosocial framework is the organizing framework for this text. Divided into four parts, ADDICTION TREATMENT is comprised of three core sections that cover the biology, psychology, and social aspects of addiction respectively.-- Provided by publisher
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Counseling Female Offenders And Victims: A Strengths-restorative Approach
Katherine S. Van Wormer
Establishes a link between the crimes of female offenders and environmental factors such as substance abuse and sexual abuse. Combines strategies from the fields of criminal justice and social work to show how to empower female offenders and rehabilitate them. Uses a 'strengths-restorative' approach. For counselors and students. -- Provided by publisher
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Teaching Forensic Social Work: Course Outlines on Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Victimology
Katherine S. Van Wormer, Albert R. Roberts, and Council on Social Work
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Social Work with Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals: A Strengths Perspective
Katherine S. Van Wormer, Joel Wells, and Mary Boes
This book joins the strengths approach with an overview of social work practice with an oppressed population. A strengths approach provides a skills framework that can be used with any vulnerable or oppressed group. The book speaks directly to the reader through illustrations and boxes written by undergraduate students, as well as a wealth of case examples provided by experienced family counselors. -- Provided by publisher
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Social Welfare: A World View
Katherine S. Van Wormer
Dedicated to the world's marginalized people, this exhaustively documented text studies that United States' social welfare system in comparison to international approaches with extensive coverage of the systems in Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Mexico, and Norway. This timely offering coincides with social work's growing international commitment, and explores how this concern affects the profession on both individual and policy-making levels. Initially van Wormer describes social work's historical beginnings and then establishes the groundwork for contemporary practice. The text meets CSWE's requirement that the social work curriculum provide content on discrimination, economic deprivation, and oppression and their effects on people of color, women, and gay and lesbian persons. Knowledge of these dynamics will prompt social work students to accept their role as citizens of not just their own countries, but also of the world. -- Provided by publisher
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Alcoholism Treatment: A Social Work Perspective
Katherine S. Van Wormer
This book provides an ecosystems approach to alcoholism and its treatment. It bridges the gap between the twelve-step approach and the scientifically based Responsibility model. Van Wormer views the individual behavior. Biological and psychological factors in alcoholism are covered. The text draws upon literature from several cultures to discuss the role of alcohol in society. Gender, minority, and gay-lesbian issues are integrated throughout. -- Provided by publisher
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