Existential Social Work
Meaning Making in the Face of Distress
Zvi Eisikovits author Eli Buchbinder author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:30th Dec '22
Should be back in stock very soon
This hardback is available in another edition too:
- Paperback£28.99(9781032344232)
This book is a theoretical and practical guide for mental health professionals who wish to utilize existential principles in their social work and clinical practice.
Existential questions concerning life situations, such as anxiety, suffering, choosing, authenticity, are at the heart of the craft of any helping profession. The book aims to confront students and practitioners with the need to be simultaneously philosophical and experiential in their clinical approach. Written in an accessible tone, Eisikovits and Buchbinder bridge existential-philosophical concepts often seen as removed from everyday practice and the practical concerns of therapy. Each chapter presents a concept from existential philosophical tradition, such as anxiety, meaning making, time, and space, and then demonstrates their use by drawing from real-life clinical examples and interventions.
The book illustrates their implementation in social work practice with reference to values such as client participation, self-determination, and free will. The book is intended for courses and advanced training in existential social work and therapy. It is essential reading for training social workers, counselors, therapists, and other helping professionals interested in existentialism.
"Existential Social Work: Making Meaning in the Face of Distress provides an innovative approach to therapeutic practice. Analyzing practice from a philosophical perspective that is accessible to readers, the book offers practitioners and students a creative way for understanding and addressing the problems of their clients."
Stanley L Witkin, expert in social constructivist theory in social work; President, GPTSW; former editor-in-chief of Social Work; Emeritus Professor of Social Work, University of Vermont; Adjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania
"Existential Social Work: Making Meaning in the Face of Distress weaves together existential theory with practice wisdom and a reflective stance, to describe and analyze the therapeutic process of reconstructing meaning. As such this book is bound to become an important resource for both scholars and practitioners interested in the field."
Zahava Solomon, Professor Emerita, Bob Shapell School of Social Work; eminent trauma researcher; Head of The Multidisciplinary Center of Excellence for Mass Trauma Research, Tel Aviv University; holder of the Israel Price for Excellence in Social Sciences
ISBN: 9781032344249
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 320g
132 pages