Jeffrey S. Applegate; Janet R. Shapiro

Neurobiology for Clinical Social Work

Explaining the insights of basic brain research for social workers.

Current brain research bears on all of the helping professions. This book informs clinical social workers and social work educators about new findings from research on attachment and neurobiology. Topics include brain structure and organization, brain plasticity, normal and abnormal attachment, early trauma, adolescent mothers, parental depression, child abuse and neglect, and assessment and intervention strategies.