{"product_id":"existential-social-work-9781032344232","title":"Existential Social Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a theoretical and practical guide for mental health professionals who wish to utilize existential principles in their social work and clinical practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExistential 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book illustrates their implementation in social work practice with reference to values such\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eExistential Social Work: Making Meaning in the Face of Distress\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanley L Witkin, \u003cem\u003eexpert 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\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eExistential Social Work: Making Meaning in the Face of Distress\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZahava Solomon, \u003cem\u003eProfessor 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\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Anxiety 2. Choosing, Acting, and Responsibility 3. The Meaning of Meaning 4. Being With and Among Others 5. Being in Time 6. Being in space 7. Intervention in Existential Social Work 8. Toward an Integrative Implementation Model 9. Relationships in Existential Intervention\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018990649687,"sku":"9781032344232","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032344232.jpg?v=1750778938","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/existential-social-work-9781032344232","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}