Social Justice Books

New and Published Books

1. From Trauma to Healing

   A Social Worker's Guide to Working with Survivors

   By Ann Goelitz, Abigail Stewart-Kahn

   From Trauma to Healing: A Social Worker’s Guide for Working With Survivors is the next significant publication on trauma in the field of social work. Since September 11 and Hurricane Katrina, social workers have come together increasingly to consider how traumatic events impact practice. From...

   Published February 21st 2013 by Routledge
2. Helping Beyond the 50-Minute Hour

   Therapists Involved in Meaningful Social Action

   Edited by Jeffrey A. Kottler, Matt Englar-Carlson, Jon Carlson

   "Slacktivism" is a term that has been coined to cynically describe the token efforts that people devote to some cause, without long-term or meaningful impact. We wear colored wristbands, pins, or ribbons proclaiming support for a particular organization. We might post something on social network...

   Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge
3. Community Mental Health

   Challenges for the 21st Century, Second Edition

   Edited by Jessica Rosenberg, Samuel Rosenberg

   The first edition of Community Mental Health quickly established itself as one of the most comprehensive and timely books about mental health practice in community settings. Readers will find that this new edition is also on the leading edge of the field, providing the most up-to-date research and...

   Published August 24th 2012 by Routledge
4. Culture, Values and Ethics in Social Work

   Embracing Diversity

   By Richard Hugman

   This groundbreaking book examines the ways in which questions of culture and diversity impact on the values and ethics of social work. Using detailed case studies to illustrate key points for practice, Richard Hugman discusses how social workers can develop cross-cultural engagement in practice and...

   Published August 22nd 2012 by Routledge
5. Working for Equality in Health

   Edited by Paul Bywaters, Eileen McLeod

   Unequal social relations are reflected in uneven patterns of health within and between populations. In Working for Equality in Health, health workers and academics distil the results of their efforts to understand, oppose and change health inequalities. Working for Equality in Health brings to bear...

   Published March 27th 1996 by Routledge
6. Working with Men

   Feminism and Social Work

   By Kate Cavanagh, Viviene Cree

   One of feminism's key contributions to improving social work practice has been to expose the gender-blindness which has characterized social work policy and literature. Working with Men extends and diversifies this contribution by presenting a controversial collection of essays written by...

   Published November 22nd 1995 by Routledge