Neurobiology for Clinical Social Work: Theory and Practice

by Jeffrey S. Applegate and Janet R. Shapiro

Book Overview

Current brain research bears on all of the helping professions. This book informs clinical social workers and social work educators about new findings from research on attachment and neurobiology. Topics include brain structure and organization, brain plasticity, normal and abnormal attachment, early trauma, adolescent mothers, parental depression, child abuse and neglect, and assessment and intervention strategies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393704203
• ISBN13: 9780393704204
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"