Neuroscience for Social Work - Current Research and Practice

Klappentext This clear and accessible guide¿¿written by social workers for social workers¿¿describes the most current developments in neuroscience and their practical applications for social work in education, child welfare, health, mental health, and criminal justice settings. The contributions of social work experts in these key areas of practice make this vast and ever-expanding body of neuroscientific knowledge easily understandable, with specific relevance to understanding the impact of the environment on neural mechanisms and human life course trajectories. The text examines how neuroimaging can be used to examine psychosocial treatment efficacy, discusses cross-system programmatic and policy implications that respond to the way in which toxic environments and early disrupted attachment affect brain and behavior, and addresses the importance of bioethics to inform the integration of neuroscience into social work practice. This is the only text on this topic with chapters organized around five practice settings and embedded with application skills across micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Each chapter includes an overview of the latest scientific research per...

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• Authors: Holly (EDT)/ Strolin-goltzman Matto
• Assisted by: Michelle Ballan (Editor), Holly Matto (Editor), Holly C. Matto (Editor), Jessica Strolin-Goltzman (Editor)
• Publisher: SPRINGER PUBLISHING CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.08.2013
• EAN: 9780826108760
• ISBN: 978-0-8261-0876-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine