Acsw: 27 books
Resilient Widowers
Older Men Speak For Themselves
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2001
ìThis is a most impressive work on a much needed and neglected area of older men who lost their spouses. Moore and Stratton listened to what these men had to say and presented us with such a rich mosaic of feelings, experiences, and hypotheses for future research.î
- Leonard Poon, PhD, Dr Phil hc
Professor...
Health Insurance Resources
A Guide for People with Chronic Disease and Disability:Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2006
The second edition of Health Insurance Resources: A Guide for People with Chronic Disease and Disability continues to be a uniquely helpful reference for those who need and use health insurance most often but have the least access to it. The book was developed to assist individuals living with disability...
Social Work ASWB Clinical Exam Guide and Practice Test Set
A Comprehensive Study Guide for Success
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
Includes a free mobile & web app!
“Dawn gave us the tools we needed to take the exam, and let me tell you—she was on point! Not only did she cover the content areas we needed to focus in on, but she also showed us how to read and interpret the questions on the exam.”
—Ammu D....
Social Work ASWB Masters Exam Guide
A Comprehensive Study Guide for Success
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
“Dawn gave us the tools we needed to take the exam, and let me tell you - she was on point! Not only did she cover the content areas we needed to focus in on, but she also showed us how to read and interpret the questions on the exam.”
—Ammu D. Kowolik, LMSW, McSilver Institute for Poverty...
Social Work ASWB Bachelors Exam Guide
A Comprehensive Study Guide for Success
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
“Dawn gave us the tools we needed to take the exam, and let me tell you—she was on point! Not only did she cover the content areas we needed to focus in on, but she also showed us how to read and interpret the questions on the exam.”
—Ammu D. Kowolik, LMSW, McSilver Institute for Poverty...
by Dr. Robert G. Blundo, PhD, LCSW
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Solution-focused practice is a paradigm that stresses client abilities, strengths, and individual goals rather than disability. Written by a team of educator/practitioners noted for their expertise in solution-focused therapy, this “how-to” text for social work, counseling, and psychology students...
Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Help Your Child Regulate Emotional Outbursts and Aggressive B
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2009
Temper tantrums in the supermarket. Tears that seem to come out of nowhere. Battles over homework that are more like wars. When your child has problems regulating his or her emotions, there's no hiding it. Children with intense emotions go from 0 to 100 in seconds and are prone to frequent emotional...
Kinship Care
Increasing Child Well-Being Through Practice, Policy, and Research
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2015
Kinship care is one of the most prevalent forms of placement used for maltreated children and youths. This book is the first to provide a systematic and theory-informed approach to preparing caregivers for the vital role they play in the lives of abused and neglected children. It presents a relationship-building...
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for At-Risk Adolescents
A Practitioner's Guide to Treating Challenging Behavior Problems
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Adolescents are more likely than any other age groups to engage in behaviors that contribute to injuries, violence, unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, and reckless alcohol, tobacco, and drug use. At-risk adolescents may also exhibit signs of moodiness, aggression, and even self-injury,...
Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions
DBT Skills to Help Your Teen Navigate Emotional and Behavioral Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
P****arenting a teen with intense emotions can be extremely difficult. This much-needed book will give you the tools needed to help your teen regulate his or her emotions. In addition, you’ll learn the skills for managing your own reactions so you can survive these difficult years and help your...
by William E. Rabior, ACSW
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2011
Getting behind the wheel of a car for the first time can bring about a multitude of emotions. Thoughts of excitement, paired with anxiety set in while newfound freedoms await with the click of a seat belt. In Prayers for New Drivers, William Rabior provides a glove-box companion for young drivers...
The Joy of You
Your Life After Divorce
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Hope is on the horizon, and it's time to take back your life. More than two million couples divorce each year, and the experience can be devastating--creating a sense of loss, loneliness, mistrust, and failure. The effects of divorce are often felt heaviest by Catholics.
But there is life after...
by Joel Simon, MSW, ACSW
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2009
"Although I have been a hospice nurse for almost 19 years, I am not a counselor. However, I will be able to use some of the information I learned here to assist my patients and my colleagues with issues encountered during the difficult time when patients are dying and families are struggling...
by Matthew D. Jones Jr. LMSW ACSW
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
A must-read, it is clear and complete for those contemplating marriage for the first time. It is very informative and discusses the important factors of having a blessed and meaningful marriage. It challenges ones thinking in a blunt way.
Tracy Taylor
I have been married since April,...
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