Full Description
Case Studies for Helping Professionals in Canada is an engaging collection of case studies illustrating the complex realities that helping professionals encounter in practice. Intended as a supporting resource for students in social work, social services, and human services, this text provides case studies that bridge theory and practice.
Each chapter presents a compelling case with elements drawn from the author's more than 20 years of professional experience as a social worker. The cases emphasize client-centered practice and reflect the ethical dilemmas, systemic barriers, and emotional demands that shape the profession.
Spanning the life course from children and youth to adults and seniors, the cases explore a wide range of practice areas, including child protection, family work, youth care, work with unhoused populations, substance dependence, disability, mental health, work with Indigenous people, community practice, 2SLGBTQ populations, and end-of-life care.
Comprehensive, reflective, and distinctly Canadian, this text equips students with the insight and practical skills needed to navigate the complexities of the helping professions with competence, compassion, and confidence.
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Working with Children in Schools: Youth at Risk
Chapter 3: Working with Children in Child Protection: Confronting Ethical Dilemmas
Chapter 4: Working with Indigenous, Pregnant Youth: Harnessing Strength
Chapter 5: Working with Mothers: Mental Health and Child Removal
Chapter 6: Working with Unhoused People: The Intersection of Discrimination, Racism, and Housing
Chapter 7: Working with People who use Substances: Resilience and Motivating Change
Chapter 8: Working with Francophone People: Outreach and Re-Connection
Chapter 9: Working with Asylum Seekers: Ethics and Medical Uncertainty
Chapter 10: Working with People with Disabilities: Inadequate Supports, Limited Options
Chapter 11: Working with People Involved in the Criminal Justice System: Fresh Starts and Stale Stereotypes
Chapter 12: Working with Newcomers to Canada: Crisis Intervention and Systems Navigation
Chapter 13: Working with Indigenous Families: Counselling and Healing
Chapter 14: Working with Refugee Families: Community Challenges and Supports
Chapter 15: Working with Seniors: The Right to Live at Risk
Chapter 16: Working with Indigenous Communities: Environmental Work
Chapter 17: Working with Communities: Temporary Foreign Workers and Disaster Response
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