Category: Council on Social Work Education

November 4, 2022

Announcing our 2022-2023 Social Work Catalog

Letter from the editor: I am pleased to share the 2022-2023 Columbia University Press social work catalog. At what we hope is the tail end of a long pandemic, this fall semester marks a return to some kind of normality. It...

November 5, 2021

Book Excerpt! Politics for Social Workers

By Stephen Pimpare

Policy historians write about the two “big bangs” of U.S. welfare state development—the New Deal programs of the 1930s and the Great Society programs of the 1960s. You might encounter others describing these moments as “critical junctures.” Could March 2020...

November 18, 2020

Aging People in Prison and Caring Justice

By Tina Maschi

“Aging Behind Prison Walls fills a gap in the research literature by providing both quantitative and qualitative data not available elsewhere. Enriched by extensive data and compelling personal narratives, it offers a portrait of prison life that is comprehensive and...

November 17, 2020

Why Should Social Workers Care About Sex Positivity?

By SJ Dodd

“In Sex-Positive Social Work, SJ Dodd shows how to translate social work’s strengths- and justice-based commitments into practice related to sexuality. Such knowledge and skills are vital to social workers’ ability to promote the sexual rights, well-being, and dignity of all...

November 16, 2020

Take a Tour of Our CSWE Virtual Booth with Stephen Wesley

Welcome to the virtual book exhibit for the 2020 annual program meeting of the Council on Social Work Education. Over the next few days, we’ll be sharing a few posts that highlight new and forthcoming titles. If I were to...

June 21, 2020

Our Parents’ Things—A Father’s Day Reflection

By David Ekerdt

“Downsizing is a must-read; chock-full of wisdom gleaned from interviews with hundreds of older adults who have gifted, donated, or sold their “stuff” before relocating to a smaller home. Ekerdt’s masterful writing poignantly reveals why parting with cherished possessions is...

June 18, 2020

What is Race-Based Traumatic Stress Injury? In a Time of Racial Unrest

By Robert T. Carter and Alex L. Pieterse

“Carter and Pieterse increase our understanding of and the treatability of traumatic stress that results from racism. The proposals proffered in Measuring the Effects of Racism will lead to better treatment methods of race-based trauma and increase the evidence base...