Binding: Paperback
Description: 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.
Title: Existential Social Work Meaning Making In The Face Of Distress
Author(s): Buchbinder Eli
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032344232
Pages: 132 Pages
Publication Date: 12/30/2022
Category: Health & Personal Development