Russo - Serving and Surviving as a Human-Service Worker

Home / Back to disciplines / Request exam/desk copy / Purchase / View cart / Checkout

Serving and Surviving as a Human-Service Worker

Second Edition

J. Robert Russo

This edition of Russo’s highly regarded work gives prospective human-service workers a practical, straightforward look at the realities of serving in a help-giving organization. It is written for social workers, teachers, nurses, and other help-givers—those who work the longest hours and have the most contact with clients, students, patients, and residents. Writing in an informal, conversational style, Russo weaves years of practical experience into a balanced, realistic discussion of the challenges of human-service careers, including abundant examples from newly hired workers who share the frustrations and rewards of doing their job. Highlights of the Second Edition include new chapters on community-based programs and prevention. The former touches on such current issues as deinstitutionalization, homelessness, AIDS, and outreach programs. The latter provides a positive counterpoint by discussing early intervention as well as medical and lifelong preventive strategies.

$23.95 list, 182 pages

10-digit ISBN: 0-88133-691-2

13-digit ISBN: 978-0-88133-691-7

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. The People
3. The Organization
4. Your Coworkers
5. Community Based Programs
6. The Other Establishments
7. Helplessness and Hope
8. Prevention
9. Odds and Ends From the Present and a Look at the Future