{"product_id":"9780190458515","title":"Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Social Work","description":"Integrative therapy focuses on the mind-body-spirit relationship, recognizes spirituality as a fundamental domain of human existence, acknowledges and utilizes the mind's power as well as the body's, and reaches beyond self-actualization or symptom reduction to broaden a perception of self that connects individuals to a larger sense of themselves and to their communities.When it was published in 2009, Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Social Work was the first book to strongly connect Western therapeutic techniques with Eastern philosophy and practices, while also providing a comprehensive and pragmatic agenda for social work, and mental health professionals. This breakthrough text, written by a cast of highly regarded researchers from both Asia and America, presented a holistic, therapeutic approach that ties Eastern philosophy and practical techniques toWestern forms of therapy in order to help bring about positive, transformative changes in individuals and families. This second features a major reorganization of Part III: Applications and Treatment Effectiveness, renamed to \"Evidence-informed Translational Practice and Evidence.\" Based on systematic reviewsof Integrative body-mind-spirit practices, Part III provides a \"resource guide\" of different types of integrative practices used in diverse health and mental health conditions.  A new companion website includes streaming video clips showing demonstrations of the BMS techniques described in the book and worksheets and client resources\/handouts.Here, the authors provide a pragmatic, step-by-step description of assessment and treatment techniques that employ an integrative, holistic perspective. They begin by establishing the conceptual framework of integrative body-mind-spirit social work, then expertly describe, step-by-step, assessment and treatment techniques that utilize integrative and holistic perspectives. Numerous case studies demonstrate the approach in action, such as one with breast cancer patients who participated inbody-mind-spirit and social support groups and another in which trauma survivors used meditation to get onto a path of healing. These examples provide solid empirical evidence that integrative body-mind-spirit social work is indeed a practical therapeutic approach in bringing about tangible changes inclients. The authors also discuss ethical issues and give tips for learning integrative body-mind-spirit social work. Professionals in social work, psychology, counseling, and nursing, as well as graduate students in courses on integral, alternative, or complementary clinical practice will find this a much-needed resource that complements the growing interest in alternatives to traditional Western psychotherapy.","brand":"Mo Yee Lee, Celia Hoi Yan Chan, Cecilia Lai Wan Chan, Siu-man Ng, Pamela Pui Yu Leung","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45737741123902,"sku":"9780190458515","price":3200.38,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780190458515_b9ada029-c428-469e-9161-e7e2914fbb6a.jpg?v=1707220152","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780190458515","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}