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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.
List of contents
SECTION I: Leading Conversations about Clinical Practice in Human Services1. 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 Services8. 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 Justice18. "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
SECTION IV: Leading Conversations about Human Services and Education25. Creative Means to Address Mental Health in the African American Community: Arts, Advocacy, and Awareness
Denise F. Brown
26. Addressing Empathy Deficits in College-age Students Utilizing Social Work Pedagogy Amid Social Shifts
Sandra R. Williamson-Ashe
27. The New Homeschool Movement: What Human Service Professionals Need to Know
Emilee Prins and Scott Shaw
SECTION V: Leading Conversations about Human Services Trends28. Human Service Transformations and Emergent Trends
James C. Wadley
About the author
James C. Wadley, Ph.D is a professor in the Human Services Department at Lincoln University. He is Editor in Chief of the Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships, and founder and principal of the Association of Black Sexologists and Clinicians.
