Contemporary Issues in Human Services

Special Topics for Clinical Practice, Public Health, and Social Justice
Herausgeber: Wadley, James C.

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Produktbeschreibung

This text informs human services students and practitioners on complex contemporary issues in the human services, public health, and clinical social work fields, allowing them to be more agile and better-prepared agents and leaders of change.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 390
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 716g
• ISBN-13: 9781032865140
• ISBN-10: 1032865148
• Artikelnr.: 73885138

Autorenporträt

James C. Wadley, PhD, is a professor in the Human Services Department at Lincoln University. He is the Editor¿in¿Chief of the Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships and founder and principal of the Association of Black Sexologists and Clinicians.

Inhaltsangabe

SECTION I: Leading Conversations about Clinical Practice in Human Services
1. Therapists' grief: Creativity as Part of an Essential Ethical Practice
Rebecca Arnold
2. Trauma-Informed Human Service Practices
Deirdre O'Sullivan, Jennifer L. Hanna, Shyrun Karandikar
3. Sense of Belonging in Interprofessional Collaboration
Luanne Shaw & Scott Shaw
4. Partner Abuse in Domestic and Dating Relationships: How Trauma Impacts
the Brain, the Family, and Functioning
Corinne D. Warrener
5. The Power of Play: Exploring the Efficacy of Play Therapy in Child Abuse
Cases Michelle M. Pliske
6. Digital Community Exploration(s): How Can Incel community Insight(s)
Inform Generalist Human Services Practice in the Digital Era
Cayetana Calderon-Smith
7. Connected Recovery(TM): Therapeutic Navigation of Problematic and
Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior
Laney Knowlton
SECTION II: Leading Conversations about Public Health and Human Services
8. The Intersection of Public Health and Human Services
Neil E. Duchac, Jill S. Minor, Jonah N. Duchac
9. One Health and Human Services: A Course in Land Based Care Work
Melina McConatha and Nikki DiGregorio
10. Navigating Parental Challenges in Child Welfare: Strategies for
Enhancing Family Resilience
Devin Wadley
11. Nothing without Us!: Working in Community with Disabled Persons
Mia Ocean, Melissa Hirschi, Meagan Corrado, and Lashirah Warren Glenn
12. Supporting Graduate Students' Mental Health: Addressing Challenges for
Underrepresented Communities
Adrian Rodriguez
13. Shifting the Narrative in Healthcare: From "Limited English
Proficiency" to "Limited Linguistic and Cultural Competence"
Neda Moinolmolki
14. Reframing Adolescent Development Through the Lens of Cascading
Collective Trauma
Daya Patton
15. Treating Adults Living with Perinatally Acquired HIV
Angela M. Wilbon
16. Human Services and Sexuality Consultation: The Need to Move Beyond
Clinical Discomfort in Talking about Sex
Anastasia Gorden
17. The Impact of Loss, Death, and Bereavement Across the Lifespan
Michelle M. Pliske
SECTION III: Leading Conversations: Cultural Considerations and Social
Justice
18. "Edge Dancers: Mixed Heritage Identity Negotiation of
Multi-Racial/Ethnic Students in Higher Education. Are They Welcome in Human
Services Departments?"
Mikel Hogan
19. Health Equity: Addressing a Social Justice imperative for Black,
Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) through a Population Health
Framework
Darrin E. Wright
20. Death Customs: Cross-Cultural Issues of Grief and Bereavement
Rolanda L. Ward, Isiah Marshall Jr., Pedro M. Hernandez, Patrice R. Jenkins
21. A "Real World" Social Work Analysis of Child and Family Welfare:
Implications for Culturally Competent Interventions to Address 21st Century
Issues
Irma J. Gibson
22. Being Still...: Reflections about Professionalism, Friendship, and
Internalized White Supremacy in Human Services
Jasalynne Northcross
23. Access to Artificial Intelligence (AI) Art: Healing Trauma and
Transforming Children and Youth in Marginalized Communities
Treva Gray Jones
24. Creating a Beloved Community: A Radical Approach to Unlearning Racism
Tracy Robinson Whitaker
25. Multiculturalism in Human Services: Challenges and Solutions
Beverly Edwards
SECTION IV: Leading Conversations about Human Services and Education
26. Creative Means to Address Mental Health in the African American
Community: Arts, Advocacy, and Awareness
Denise F. Brown
27. Addressing Empathy Deficits in College-age Students Utilizing Social
Work Pedagogy Amid Social Shifts
Sandra R. Williamson-Ashe
28. The New Homeschool Movement: What human services professionals need to
know
Emilee Prins and Scott Shaw
SECTION V: Leading Conversations about Human Services Trends
29. Human Service Transformations and Emergent Trends
James C. Wadley