Category: Social Work

December 11, 2018

Q&A: Patrick Corrigan on The Stigma Effect

“How do we, as a society, reduce stigmatization of the seriously mentally ill? As Patrick Corrigan persuasively argues in this thorough inquiry into the subject, we should listen to their stories, for then we will discover fellow human beings, and...

November 8, 2018

Fifty Years of Publishing in Social Work

Columbia University Press’s social work program — begun in the 1960s in collaboration with faculty at the Columbia School of Social work — consists of works that focus on social problems, give voice to marginalized populations, and further social justice....

July 17, 2016

Writing "Social Work Science"

Read an interview with Ian Shaw, author of SOCIAL WORK SCIENCE.

March 17, 2016

We Are All Cannibals — Claude Levi-Strauss

“So varied are the modalities of cannibalism, so diverse its real or supposed functions, that we may come to doubt whether the notion of cannibalism as it is currently employed can be defined in a relatively precise manner. It dissolves...

February 3, 2016

Living Bone on Bone

Ann Burack-Weiss, author of THE LIONESS IN WINTER: WRITING AN OLD WOMAN’S LIFE, discusses the pains and joys of aging.

January 22, 2016

Alexandra Lutnick on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: Beyond Victims and Villains

Read excerpts from a Twitter Chat interview with Alexandra Lutnick, author of DOMESTIC MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING: BEYOND VICTIMS AND VILLAINS, hosted by @DontSellBodies.

December 23, 2015

It's OK to be Ambivalent about Your Siblings During the Holidays

Geoffrey L. Greif and Michael E. Woolley, authors of “Adult Sibling Relationships,” on the occasional emotional difficulties of getting together with brothers and sisters during the holidays.

June 11, 2014

The Myth of the Missing Black Father

“The black male. A demographic. A sociological construct. A media car­icature. A crime statistic…. Rarely a father. Indeed, if one judged by popular and academic coverage, one might think the term ‘black fatherhood’ an oxymoron.” With Father’s Day coming up,...

May 7, 2014

Video: Marian Harris on Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare

In the following video, Marian S. Harris discusses her new book Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare. In the book, Harris identifies the practice and policy changes required to successfully address the unequal treatment of children of color in the child...

March 27, 2014

Alfred Kadushin, 1916-2014

Recently, longtime Columbia University Press author Alfred Kadushin passed away. We will mourn his loss and his contribution both to the press and to the field of social work. The following is his obituary: Professor Alfred Kadushin, professor emeritus at...

June 5, 2013

Q&A with Goldie Kadushin on the new 5th edition of The Social Work Interview

Read an interview with one of the coauthors of the fifth edition of The Social Work Interview, Goldie Kadushin.

May 15, 2013

Stephanie Hepburn Discusses Her New Book Human Trafficking Around the World

The following video is from Stephanie Hepburn’s recent talk at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Ethics to discuss her book, co-authored with Rita Simon, Human Trafficking Around the World: Hidden in Plain Sight :