| Feminist Social Work Practice in Clinical Settings Contributor(s): Bricker-Jenkins, Mary (Editor), Hooyman, Nancy R. (Editor), Gottlieb, Naomi (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0803936265 ISBN-13: 9780803936263 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $122.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1991 Annotation: Written by practitioners for practitioners, this intriguing volume examines feminist practice in conventional settings, where most social workers who are feminists struggle to integrate their commitments and analyses into their day-to-day work. Contributors explore a number of issues of concern to feminist social workers, including family violence, mental health, and child abuse. Making this an ideal resource for feminists, the contributors include case studies from a variety of clinical settings, such as health centers, hospitals, and community mental health and counseling centers. Each chapter presents a profile of the practitioner as well as the practice. Also included are chapters that focus on organizational and structural issues within feminist practice. These chapters illustrate and analyze some of the central concepts of feminist practice, such as empowerment with women of color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Work |
| Dewey: 361.320 |
| LCCN: 90027897 |
| Series: Sage Sourcebooks for the Human Services |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.91 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written by practitioners for practitioners, this volume examines feminist practice in conventional settings, where social workers who are feminist struggle to integrate their commitments and analyses into their day-to-day work. Contributors explore issues of concern to feminist social workers, including family violence, social security and child abuse. They include case studies from a variety of clinical settings, such as health centres, hospitals and community health and counselling centres. |
