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Falling Through the Cracks
Joan . Ed(S): Berzoff
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Description for Falling Through the Cracks
Editor(s): Berzoff, Joan. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; JMB; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 696.
Psychodynamic theory and practice are often misunderstood as appropriate only for the worried well or for those whose problems are minimal or routine. Nothing could be further from the truth. This book shows how psychodynamically informed, clinically based social care is essential to working with individuals whose problems are both psychological and social. Each chapter addresses populations struggling with structural inequities, such as racism, classism, and discrimination based on immigrant status, language differences, disability, and sexual orientation. The authors explain how to provide psychodynamically informed assessment and practice when working with those suffering from mental illness, addiction, homelessness, and cognitive, ... Read more
Psychodynamic theory and practice are often misunderstood as appropriate only for the worried well or for those whose problems are minimal or routine. Nothing could be further from the truth. This book shows how psychodynamically informed, clinically based social care is essential to working with individuals whose problems are both psychological and social. Each chapter addresses populations struggling with structural inequities, such as racism, classism, and discrimination based on immigrant status, language differences, disability, and sexual orientation. The authors explain how to provide psychodynamically informed assessment and practice when working with those suffering from mental illness, addiction, homelessness, and cognitive, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231151085
SKU
V9780231151085
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99-15
About Joan . Ed(S): Berzoff
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Falling Through the Cracks
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 ... Read more