Going beyond clichéd self-help advice, Self-Care in Social Work, 2nd Edition applies a cognitive coping framework to social work activities to
support practitioners in preventing or reducing burnout, secondary trauma, and vicarious trauma. This framework is woven into chapters devoted to self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-efficacy, applying social work skills to the practitioners themselves.
Further, the authors, Kathleen Cox and Sue Steiner, posit that it is the responsibility of supervisors and organizations to ensure social workers’ well-being and emotional safety. Whereas most self-care strategies encourage individuals to engage in activities that enhance their health and well-being, such as exercising, eating well, sleeping more, getting massages, meditating, or taking bubble baths, this book also recognizes the importance of the person-in-environment framework in shifting our thinking about self-care.
In times of crisis, service members answer the call of duty, making the ultimate sacrifice for their country. When our military service members are called to defend our nation, the entire family system is affected. The families of deployed service members are also called on to serve and sacrifice for their country as they continually accept, adapt, and adjust to the changes that accompany the various stages of the deployment cycle. Social Work Practice with Veterans, edited by Gary L. Dick, is a comprehensive, evidence-based social work book that addresses the multiple issues related to working with service members, veterans, and their families.
Social workers serving military service members and veterans need to be competent and knowledgeable about the military culture and informed about the best practices. Social Work Practice with Veterans incorporates all of the 10 Council on Social Work Education Core Competencies and is divided into three major sections. Earn CEUs by reading this book.
Using firsthand accounts from 200 Black adolescents, Black Male Youth Raised in Public Systems: Engagement, Healing, Hope validates
the fears, anxieties, and complexities of these youth. Editors Sheryl Brissett Chapman, Ralph Belk, Jasilyn Morgan, and Krystal Holland, with Bruce Tyson and Omore Okhomina, point to the need for adults to “get out of the way” so they are better positioned to obtain access to understanding how these youth consider their life journeys and under what terms they allow a relationship with an adult, which is critical and necessary for their healing.
Specifically, this book presents alternative frameworks that invite practitioners to reconsider their approach and encourage academics to explore new avenues of inquiry. Earn CEUs by reading this book.
Working through the clinical vignettes in 80 Clinical Vignettes for Test Taking, Licensing, Exam Prep, and Practical Applications by Liz B. Johnson, you will build your familiarity with the major DSM-5-TR diagnoses and the wide variety of cases that may be found in exam questions, licensing tests, or your social work practice.
For each case, the answer key provides possible risk factors, diversity considerations, ethical and legal concerns, treatment issues, and possible diagnoses. Using the SHADE acronym (suicide, homicide, abuse, drugs or alcohol, eating disorder, and elder abuse) as a foundation for remembering risk factors, the dynamic answer key provides answers where appropriate and guidance to navigate the gray areas.
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NASW Press offers continuing education credits on a wide array of books via the NASW Social Work Online CE Institute. Titles range from burnout, self-care, and meditation to ethical standards in social work, digital practice, economic well-being, social entrepreneurship, and mentoring women for leadership, to name a few. Visit the NASW Press website to learn more about the full list of books offered and how to participate.
