Research Guides: Behavioral Health: Books

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Browse the books on this page or use OneSearch to locate a book on your topic in the library's online catalog by selecting the "Books" tab and then searching.

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Books & eBooks at OC Libraries

Addicted to Rehab: Race, Gender, and Drugs in the Era of Mass Incarceration by Allison McKim
Call Number: eBook
. In Addicted to Rehab, Bard College sociologist Allison McKim gives an in-depth and innovative ethnographic account of two such rehab programs for women, one located in the criminal justice system and one located in the private healthcare system—two very different ways of defining and treating addiction.
Counseling Strategies for Children and Families Impacted by Incarceration by Kenya Johns (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2022
Counseling Strategies for Children and Families Impacted by Incarceration sets out to bridge the gap between community and school counseling, mental health counseling, social work, and social and cultural issues and can be used for skills development and social justice reasons.
Deconstructing Group Work for Human Service Professionals by Dominique Moyse Steinberg; Eileen C. Lyons
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2022
Spotlighting the skills of social group work, this handbook offers practical guidance and theoretical knowledge, enabling the reader to facilitate groups of varying types with increased clarity, purpose, and confidence.
Intersectionality for Social Workers : A Practical Introduction to Theory and Practic by Claudia Bernard
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2022
Providing an introduction to an intersectional theoretical framework for understanding the lives and experiences of socially disadvantaged service users, Intersectionality for Social Workers will be required reading on all modules on anti-oppressive and anti-discriminatory practice, sociology, and ethics and values in social work.
An Introduction to Human Services by Marianne R. Woodside; Tricia McClam
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor ; 361 Wo868i
Publication Date: 2019
Human services defined, historical development of advocacy reviewed, and service delivery models and processes examined. Gain a solid grounding in such fundamental concepts as serving the whole person, using an interdisciplinary approach, interacting with helper and client, preparing generalists, understanding multicultural influences, and empowering clients.
Social Work and Human Services Responsibilities in a Time of Climate Change by Amanda Howard; Margot Rawsthorne; Pam Joseph; Mareese Terare; Dara Sampson; Meaghan Katrak-Harris
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2023
An accessible, research-informed text for students, social workers and other social service workers and community development workers focused on practically linking climate change to social justice.