Mindfulness and Social Work
both mindfulness interventions and the development of mindfulness within the practitioner, this book contains exercises for use by social workers themselves or with clients.
Publisher Name | Oxford University Press USA |
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Author Name | Hagendorf, Col |
Format | Audio |
Bisac Subject Major | SOC |
Language | NG |
Isbn 10 | 0190616245 |
Isbn 13 | 9780190616243 |
Target Age Group | min:NA, max:NA |
Dimensions | 00.89" H x 00.05" L x 90.00" W |
Page Count | 256 |
Steven S. Hick (PhD, University of Toronto; MA, Carleton University) is associate professor at the School of Social Work, Carleton University, in Ottawa, Canada. He is a writer, teacher, human rights advocate, and researcher. He teaches in the area of mindfulness, human rights practice, social
worker formation, and community development. He offers mindfulness-based stress reduction courses and social worker training in interpersonal mindfulness. He is co-founder of War Child Canada, an organization that educates Canadian youths about war and helps children in war zones. He is widely
published in peer-reviewed journals and is the author of Mindfulness and the Therapeutic Relationship (2008); Social Work in Canada (2nd ed., 2005); Social Work: A Critical Turn (2005); Social Welfare in Canada: Understanding Income Security (2nd ed., 2007); Advocacy, Activism, and the Internet
(2002); Children's Rights and the Internet (2001); and Human Rights and the Internet (2000).