Author: John Hamel Lcsw
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Keywords: springer, approach, series, family, violence, comprehensive, abuse, inclusive, treatment, intimate, partner, gender
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2005-02-08
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0826118739
ISBN-13: 9780826118738

This breakthrough handbook for mental health professionals and educators offers practical, hands-on information for conducting assessments and providing treatments that take the entire family system into account. Rich with research that shows women are abusive within relationships at rates comparable to men, the book echews the field’s reliance on traditional domestic violence theory and treatment, which favors violence interventions for men and victim services for women and ignores the dynamics of the majority of violent relationships. Thus, the author identifies and measures protocols

Author: MSW, LCSW, Judy FordMSW, LCSW, Rachel Greene Bald
Publisher: Alpha
Keywords: sexual, desire, enhancing, guide, idiot, complete
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2007-12-04
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1592576788
ISBN-13: 9781592576784

Staying focused on one of life’s greatest pleasures ... From setting the stage and setting aside “sex time” to natural and chemical stimulants and enchancers to a wide variety of mechanical and visual erotic aids, this guide offers expert advice from two noted sex therapists. It helps couples overcome busy schedules, fatigue, and distractions—and keep sexual desire not only alive and well but charged with total satisfaction.

Author: Robert Taibbi LCSW
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Keywords: therapy, partners, guilford, family, intimate, series, work, couple, craft, creativity, doing
Number of Pages: 276
Published: 2009-04-17
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 1606232444
ISBN-13: 9781606232446

Wise, compassionate, and highly practical, this engaging text covers the entire process of therapeutic work with couples, from opening sessions and assessment through skills building, core issues, and termination. Students and novice couple therapists learn effective strategies for intervening with couples of any age who are struggling with acute crises or longstanding conflicts and power struggles. Rich with sensitive, detailed case material, the book features numerous exercises that help readers identify and develop their own strengths as practitioners. Self-care strategies and tips for gett

Author: Lucia McBee LCSW MPH
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Keywords: frail, elders, caregivers, model, cam, based, elder, care, mindfulness
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2008-03-21
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 082611511X
ISBN-13: 9780826115119

"She shares with us her gold - the conception, trial and error implementation, and initial scientific investigation of a new, educationally-oriented treatment approach that she has named mindfulness-based elder care (MBEC)." -from the Foreword by Saki Santorelli, EdD, MA , Associate Professor of Medicine, Society University of Massachusetts Medical School Features of this groundbreaking volume include: " Valuable tips for establishing programs in each population " Detailed experiential exercises " Case studies " Clear instructions for elders and caregivers at all levels This boo

Author: Sophia Dziegielewski PhD LCSW
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Keywords: social, work, second, series, approach, springer, person, practice, psychopharmacology, environment
Number of Pages: 552
Published: 2009-12-07
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 0826102174
ISBN-13: 9780826102171

Why do social workers need to know about mental health medications? How can social workers best assist clients who are taking medications? What is the social worker’s role as part of the interdisciplinary health care team? Answering these questions and more, this comprehensive text discusses the major medications used to treat common mental health conditions and offers guidelines on how to best serve clients who are using them. This new edition provides guidance on many issues that social workers will encounter in practice, including identifying potentially dangerous drug interac

Authors:Rory C. Reid MSW, Dan Gray LCSW,
Publisher: Silverleaf Press
Keywords: problem, pornography, spouse, confronting
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2006-06-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1933317434
ISBN-13: 9781933317434

Addressing the modern issue of addiction to Internet pornography, this evaluation guides spouses struggling to find ways to confront this problem in their married lives. Calling on years of counseling experience and clinical study, the authors cover the most concerning issues of this addiction, from understanding the importance of disclosure to reestablishing trust for the success of a long-term marriage. Containing valuable information gathered from experience, research, and the testimonies of clients struggling to overcome these issues, this guide helps couples confront and overcome the hurd

Authors:Monica McGoldrick LCSW PhD, Joe Giordano, Nydia Gar
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Keywords: third, therapy, family, ethnicity
Number of Pages: 796
Published: 2005-08-18
List price: $90.00
ISBN-10: 1593850204
ISBN-13: 9781593850203

This widely used clinical reference and text has now been fully revised and expanded, providing the latest knowledge on culturally sensitive practice with families and individuals from over 40 different ethnic groups. Each chapter demonstrates how ethnocultural factors may influence the assumptions of both clients and therapists, the issues people bring to the clinical context, and their resources for coping and problem solving. Updated throughout with essential new material, the third edition includes chapters on several additional groups. An indispensable new appendix offers a concise guide