Social workers who work from a strengths-based perspective take advantage of a client's
innate capacity to rebound and recover. It is this person-centered practice approach that …

Sexuality is not an invisible dimension within social work. Social workers are constantly
engaged with aspects of sexuality across virtually all practice domains. Indeed, some of the …

1. SJ Dodd and D. Tolman,“Reviving a Positive Discourse on Sexuality Within Social Work,”
Social Work 62, no. 3 (2017): 227–234; P. Dunk,“Everyday Sexuality and Social Work …

Sexuality remains a neglected and largely taboo area within practice, but it can be a
demanding aspect of social work. Social workers may be familiar with the importance of …

Using a participatory action research (PAR) paradigm, this study investigated how 35
individuals involved in the sex work industry exemplified aspects of agency and intentional …

The strengths perspective in social work practice has called for a shift away from a focus on
client problems to a focus on client capacities and possibilities for last decades. The …

Social workers and social care practitioners are increasingly required to engage directly with
matters relating to sex and sexuality in their everyday work. Policies and guidance on how to …

Human sexuality is of vital importance to social work practitioners, educators, and scholars.
Yet historically, the profession's leadership around it has waxed and waned, impacting …

Social work, in addition to many other professions, remains very concerned with resolving
and preventing various problems associated with sexuality. Social workers commonly may …

One of the few books on this topic, The Family, Spirituality, and Social Work offers mental
health professionals new information and research for creating more positive, effective, and …