Description: Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Social Work strongly connects Western therapeutic techniques with Eastern philosophy and practices, while also providing a comprehensive and pragmatic agenda for social work, and mental health professionals. The second edition represents a major revision from the original book, featuring numerous case studies and a robust companion website including demonstration videos and reproducible client handouts.
Review Quotes: "I am very enthused about the release of this second edition. It makes a wonderful advancement on the innovative I-BMS approach by sharpening and updating the practice framework and providing many more examples of applications and research support. Western holistic and systemic theories, creative therapies, and social work trends in cultural competence, spiritual sensitivity, and the strengths perspective are smoothly converged with Chinese philosophy and practice contexts. The framework is both practical and profound. The authors present it vividly, approachably, and realistically through clear guidelines for assessment and therapeutic practices, wise clinical vignettes, and empirical evidence. I am certain that this second edition will continue to inspire readers with new insights for social work practice that come from the meeting of East and West."
- From the Foreword by Edward R. Canda, PhD, Professor, The University of Kansas School of Social work"Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Social Work is a thoughtful and mindful book rich in clinical description, philosophical context, and empirical support, written by a team of experienced clinicians and investigators. The integrative way it is written--empathic, knowledgeable, combining heart and head--is a model for the treatments recommended. It is both helpful and wise." - David Spiegel, MD, Willson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University