Handbook of Social Work Practice with Vulnerable and Resilient Populations

by Alex Gitterman

Book Overview

Why do some people collapse under certain life conditions, while others remain relatively unscathed? What accounts for the marked variations in people's responses to stress and adversity? The second edition of this groundbreaking how-to guide has been extensively updated to reflect the field's growing understanding of the importance of resiliency and protective factors--the positive poles of the human experience--and the importance of their role in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023111396X
• ISBN13: 9780231113960
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 4.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 7.3" x 10.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

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