BOOK REVIEWS

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DISABILITY: A DIVERSITY MODEL APPROACH IN HUMAN SERVICE PRACTICE. Romel W. Mackelprang and Richard O. Salsgiver. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing, 1999, 267 pp. Reviewed by Jean A. Musick.

POLICY, PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH IN DISABILITY: COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR ALL. Julie Ann Racino. New York: The Haworth Press Inc., 1999, 475 pp., Paperback and hardback editions available. Reviewed by Jean A. Musick.

SOCIAL WORK AFTER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS. John T. Pardeck. Westport, CT: Auburn House, 1998, 152 pp., Paperback and hardback editions available. Reviewed by Jean A. Musick.

SMART BUT STUCK: WHAT EVERY THERAPIST NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT LEARNING DISABILITIES AND IMPRISONED INTELLIGENCE. Myrna Orenstein. New York: The Haworth Press, Inc., 1999, 242 pp., Paperback and hardback editions available. Reviewed by Jean A. Musick.

WHAT PSYCHOTHERAPISTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DISABILITY. Rhoda Olkin. New York: The Guilford Press, 2001, 368 pp., Paperback and hardback editions available. Reviewed by Jean A. Musick.     

BOOK REVIEWS

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Social Work As Art: Making Sense For Good Practice

Hugh England. Allen and Unwin, 1986. £5.95 (Reviewed by Elizabeth E. Irvine

“Special Needs In Ordinary Classrooms”

Gerda Hanko. Blackwell, 1985. pp 153. £15 hardback, £6.50 paperback. (Reviewed by Elizabeth E. Irvine.)

Psychology For Social Workers

Herbert, Martin (Ed.) British Psychological Society/Macmillan, 1986. £7.95 paperback. (Reviewed by Pauline Cummings)

Growing Out Of Crime: Society and Young People In Trouble

Rutherford, Andrew. Penguin, 1986. £3.95 (Reviewed by Elizabeth Smith)

Basic Psychotherapy

Parry, Richard. Churchill Livingstone, 1986. £4.95 (Reviewed by Elizabeth Smith)

Christian Ministry To The Sick

Coyle, Tom (Ed.) Geoffrey Chapman, London. £5.95. (Reviewed by George Bright)

International Journal Of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 66, 1985, Part 3

Symington, N. Phantasy effects that which it represents. (Abstracted by Monica Lanman)

International Review Of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 12, 1985, Part 2.

Steinder, J. Turning a blind eye: the cover up for Oedipus. (Abstracted by Monica Lanman)     

Book reviews

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Working With Families Gill Gore11 Barnes. Macmillan, BASW Practical Social Work series, 1984. (Reviewed by Elizabeth E. Irvine)

Working With Self-Help Groups

Ann Richardson. Bedford Square Press. £2.50. (Reviewed by Philip Dundon)

Education For Clinical Social Work Practice: Continuity and Change

Louise Bandler Ed. Oxford, Pergamon Press, 1983. Price not stated. (Reviewed by Kenneth K. Smith)

Growing Together: Innovatory Work With A Whole Family.

Smith Joan, Family Service Units, 1985. £3.00. (Reviewed by Elizabeth Smith)     

BOOK REVIEWS

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BOWLING ALONE: THE COLLAPSE AND REVIVAL OF AMERICAN COMMUNITY. By Robert D. Putnam. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 2000. $26.00 Hardback., by Robert D. Putnam Reviewed by Kristin M. Ferguson.

THE MISSING MIDDLE: WORKING FAMILIES AND THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN SOCIAL POLICY. By Theda Skocpol. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000. $15.95 Papercover. Reviewed by Kristin M. Ferguson.     

BOOK AND MEDIA REVIEWS

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GENERATIONS IN TOUCH: LINKING THE OLD AND THE YOUNG IN A TOKYO NEIGHBORHOOD. By Leng Leng Thang. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2001, 209pp., pbk £10.95 ISBN 0 8014 8732 3., by Leng Leng Thang Reviewed by Stephen W. Ellis.

LEGACY:INSPIRINGSOCIALCHANGEINTHEU.S.ANDABROAD.A Film by Tod Lending. Reviewed by Jaia Peterson     

Book reviews: Desire: The politics of sexuality

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Snitow, Ann and Stansell, Christine and Thompson, Sharon. Virago, 1984. £6.50. (Reviewed by Elizabeth A. Smith)

Research Highlights: No.6 Working with Children

Department of Social Work, Aberdeen. £4.50. (Reviewed by Elizabeth A. Smith)

An Introduction to Therapeutic Communities

Kennard, David and Roberts, Jeff. Routledge and Kegan Paul. £5.95 Paperback. (Reviewed by Pauline Cunningham)     

BOOK REVIEWS

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SPIRITUALITY AND THE BLACK HELPING TRADITION IN SOCIAL WORK. By Elmer P. Martin and Joanne M. Martin.Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Press, 2002. 296 pp. $39.99 (paper). Reviewed by Sandra Edmonds Crewe.

THE DHARMA OF JESUS: GEORGE M. SOARES-PRABHU. Edited by Francis Xavier D'Sa, Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2003. 296 pp. $30.00 (paper). Reviewed by Edward R. Canda.

UNDERSTANDING POVERTY. Edited by Sheldon H. Danziger and Robert H. Haveman, New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001. 566 pp. $55.00 (hard), $24.95 (paper). Reviewed by Edward J. Ryle

MODERN PSYCHOLOGY AND ANCIENT WISDOM: PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALING PRACTICES FROM THE WORLD'S RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS. By Sharon G. Mijares. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, Inc. 2003. 259 pp., $49.95(hard), 29.95(paper). Reviewed by David Derezotes     

MEDIA REVIEWS

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DADDY AND PAPA (a Film by Johnny Symons). Reviewed by Ron Gregg.

REWEAVING THE SOCIAL TAPESTRY: TOWARD A PUBLIC PHILOSOPHY AND POLICY FOR FAMILIES. Don, S.B.,&Rodri-guez, G. G. New York: W.W. Norton&Co, 2002, ISBN 0-393-32272-6 (paperback), 218 pages. Reviewed by Betty G. Farrell.     

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CONFRONTING OPPRESSION, RESTORING JUSTICE: FROM POLICY ANALYSIS TO SOCIAL ACTION By Katherine van Wormer. Alexandria, VA: CSWEPress, 2004. 254pp. $36.95 (paper). Reviewed by Linda Plitt Donaldson.

GEORGE G. HIGGINS AND THE QUEST FOR WORKER JUSTICE: THE EVOLUTION OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT IN AMERICA. By John J. O'Brien. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005. 396pp. $32.95 (paper). Reviewed by William J. Hutchison.

BUT THEY ALL COME BACK: FACING THE CHALLENGES OF PRISONER REENTRY. By Jeremy Travis. Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press, 2005. 391 pp. $32.50 (paper). Reviewed by Frederick G. Reamer.     

BOOK AND MEDIA REVIEWS

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A CITY OF ALL AGES. AN INTERGENERATIONAL LOOK AT LOCAL SOCIAL POLICY (EEN STAD VAN ALLE LEEFTIJDEN EEN INTERGENERATIONELE KIJK OP LOKAAL SOCIAAL BELEID). By Kees Penninx. Utrecht: NIZW, 2003, 212 pp., ε18,75, ISBN 9059570340. Reviewed by Christina Mercken

LIFELONG LEARNING, INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING AND SOCIAL CAPITAL: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE. By Ann-Kristin, Boström. Stockholm: Institute of International Education, 2003. Reviewed by Harvey L. Sterns     

BOOK REVIEWS

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GENDER AND ADDICTIONS: MEN AND WOMEN IN TREATMENT. Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner and Elizabeth Zelvin (Eds.) Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson Inc., 1997. Reviewed by Michael Beechem.

COUNSELING FEMALE OFFENDERS AND VICTIMS: A STRENGTHS-RESTORATIVE APPROACH, van Wormer, Katherine. New York: Springer Publishing Co., 2001, 390pp., ISBN 0-8261-11395-1, Hardcover. Reviewed by Ted R. Watkins.     

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ADOPTION WISDOM: A GUIDE TO THE ISSUES AND FEELINGS OF ADOPTION. Russell, Marlou. Santa Monica, CA: Broken Branch Productions, 1996, 204 pp., ISBN 1-888511-12-5, $14.95 paper. Reviewed by Tracy Simonson.

CHILDREN IN LONG-TERM FOSTER CARE: EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. McAuley, Colette. Aldershot: Avebury, 1996, 196 pp., ISBN 1-85972-252-0, $59.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Karen Schmid.     

BOOK REVIEWS

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THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL WORK. Marie D. Hoff and John G. McNutt, editors. Brookfield, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing Company, 1994. Reviewed by Jonathan M. Scherch.

REINVENTING HUMAN SERVICES: COMMUNITY- AND FAMILY-CENTERED PRACTICE. Paul Adams and Kristine Nelson, editors. New York: Aldine De Gruyter, 1995. Reviewed by Myron E. Weiner.

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: THE DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE IN SOCIAL WELFARE. James Midgley. London: Sage Publications, 1995. Reviewed by Mitchell Kahn.     

BOOK REVIEWS

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PSYCHE, SYNAPSE, AND SUBSTANCE: THE ROLE OF NEUROBIOLOGY IN EMOTIONS, BEHAVIOR, THINKING, AND ADDICTION FOR NON-SCIENmm Harriette C. Johnson. Greenfield, MA: Deerfield Valley Publishing, 1999, it + 74pp., $29.50. Reviewed by Elizabeth A. D. Amico Joseph S. D. Amico.

DRUGS, THE BRAIN, AND BEHAVIOR: THE PHARMACOLOGY OF ABUSE AND DEPENDENCY. John Brick, PhD and Carlton Erickson, PhD. New York: The Haworth Press, Inc., 1998, 165pp. + notes, bibliography and index. Reviewed by Ted R. Watkins.     

BOOKS AND MAGAZINE REVIEW

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MAKE THEM GO AWAY: CLINT EASTWOOD, CHRISTOPHER REEVE AND THE CASE AGAINST DISABILITY RIGHTS. Mary Johnson. Louisville, KY: Avocado Press, 2003, pp. 296. Reviewed by Jean A. Musick.

INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN THE ADDICTIONS. Edited by S. Lala Ashenberg Straussner and Larry Harrison. New York: The Haworth Press, Inc., 2003, pp. 161. Reviewed by Jean A. Musick.

A MATTER OF DIGNITY: CHANGING THE WORLD OF THE DISABLED. Andrew Potok. Danvers, MA: Bantam Books, 2003, pp. 320. Reviewed by Jean A. Musick.

THE RAGGED EDGE MAGAZINE. Edited by Mary Johnson. Louisville, KY: Avocado Press. Reviewed by Jean A. Musick.     

BOOK REVIEWS

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RECLAIMING THE BODY IN CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY. By Thomas Ryan (Ed.). New York: Paulist Press, 2004, 179 pp., $16.95 (paper). Reviewed by David Derezotes.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH CHILDREN'S RIGHTS. By Martin Guggenheim. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2005. 306 pp., $27.95. Reviewed by Anne E. Schneiders.

COMPENDIUM OF THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH. By Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2005. 446pp., $24.95 (paper). Reviewed by Reverend Eugene Cahouet.     

BRIEF REVIEWS

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VIOLENCE IN GOD'S NAME: RELIGION IN AN AGE OF CONFLICT. By Oliver McTernan. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2003. 192pp., $20.00 (paper).

RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY, AND AGING: A SOCIAL WORK PERSPECTIVE. By Harry R. Moody (Ed.). Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, Inc. 2005. 350pp., $39.95 (paper).

A LITTLE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. By E. H. Gombrich. New Haven, CT: Yale University press, 2005. 284 pp., $25.00 Reviewed by Eleanor Hannon Judah.

THE CATHOLIC WORKER MOVEMENT: INTELLECTUAL AND SPIRITUAL ORIGINS. By Mark and Louise Zwick. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2005. 358pp., $29.95 (paper).     

MEDIA REVIEWS

EMPOWERING WOMEN OF COLOR. Lorraine M. Gutierrez and Edith A. Lewis. New York: Columbia University Press, 1999, 272 pages. Reviewed by Marcia B. Cohen.

SOCIAL WELFARE: A WORLD VIEW Kathenne van Wormer. Wadsworth: Belmont, CA, 1997, 678pages. Reviewed by Marilynn Moch.

TALES OF WAYWARD GIRLS AND IMMORAL WOMEN: CASE RECORDS AND THE PROFESSIONALS ATION OF SOCIAL WORK. Karen W Tice. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. Reviewed by Robert Fisher.

POVERTY, WELFARE AND THE DISCIPLINARY STATE. Chris Jones and Tony Novak. Routledge: London and New York, 1999, paperback, 216 pp. Reviewed by Betty Reid Mandell.     

BOOK REVIEWS

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TANGLED RELATIONSHIPS: MANAGING BOUNDARY ISSUES IN THE HUMAN SERVICES. By Frederic G. Reamer. New York: Columbia University Press 2001. 214 pp. $45.00 (hard), $22.50 (paper). Reviewed by Patricia O'Donnell, DSW

SPIRITUALITY WITHIN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. Edited by Mary Van Hook, Beryl Hugen, and Marian Aguilar. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Press, 2001. 300 pp. $43.95. Reviewed by Chris Stewart, PhD

SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE: DECISION CASES WITH TEACHING NOTES. Edited by T. Laine Scales, Terry A. Wolfer, David A. Sherwood, Diana R. Garland, Beryl Hugen, and Sharon Pitman. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education, 2002. 219 pp. $29.95 (paper). Reviewed by Michael J. Sheridan

THEINVISIBLECARINGHAND:AMERICANCONGREGATIONS AND THE PROVISION OF WELFARE. By Ram A. Cnaan, with Stephanie C. Boddie, Femida Handy, Gaynor Yancey, and Richard Schneider. New York: New York University Press, 2002. 328 pp. $60 (hard), $19.50 (paper)., Reviewed by Bruce D. Friedman

UNDERSTANDING POVERTY Edited by Sheldon H. Danziger and Robert H. Haveman. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001. 566 pp. $55.00 (hard), $24.95 (paper). Reviewed by Edward J. Ryle     

BOOK AND MEDIA REVIEWS

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PEDAGOGIA SOCIAL Y PROGRAMAS INTERGENERACIONALES: EDUCACIÓN DE PERSONAS MAYORES. By Juan Saez (Coordinator). Malaga: Aljibe, 2002. Reviewed by Francisco Maños.

ELDER CARE AND SERVICE LEARNING: A HANDBOOK. By S. B. Seperson and C. Hegeman (Editors). Westport, CT: Auburn House (division of Greenwood Publishing Group), pp. 1–332, 2002. Reviewed by Paul Roodin.