Book Review: The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice, 6th edition

Author: Dennis Saleebey Publisher: Pearson – 332 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar This book was first published in 1992, so the fact that it’s been around for more than two decades and has been renewed and updated five times with new information and insight gained, speaks well for Dennis Saleeby of course, and also because it has aroused a lot of people’s interest in the strengths perspective, as a new way to help clients of social workers and others, in allied fields. What is the strengths perspective? It is a way of looking at people based on their...

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