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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 230 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.34 — 298,533 ratings — published 2014
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 143 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.58 — 43,351 ratings — published 2007
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Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others (Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.27 — 7,452 ratings — published 2007
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The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.32 — 30,408 ratings — published 2002
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Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror (Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.40 — 16,016 ratings — published 1992
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What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.41 — 113,164 ratings — published 2021
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.37 — 417,230 ratings — published 2019
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My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.38 — 12,145 ratings — published 2017
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 70 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.29 — 247,160 ratings — published 2012
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It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as social-work)
avg rating 3.55 — 40,656 ratings — published 2016
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.48 — 24,863 ratings — published 2007
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.52 — 119,359 ratings — published 2010
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Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People for Change Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People for Change (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.27 — 4,321 ratings — published 1991
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No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.09 — 21,821 ratings — published 2021
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.47 — 116,758 ratings — published 2016
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The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.42 — 11,908 ratings — published 2018
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The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.26 — 62,253 ratings — published 2011
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.30 — 40,283 ratings — published 1968
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Audiobook)
by (shelved 48 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.16 — 173,631 ratings — published 2018
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What My Bones Know What My Bones Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.49 — 81,966 ratings — published 2022
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Days in the Lives of Social Workers: 58 Professionals Tell Real-Life Stories From Social Work Practice Days in the Lives of Social Workers: 58 Professionals Tell Real-Life Stories From Social Work Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as social-work)
avg rating 3.96 — 270 ratings — published 1999
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.21 — 90,343 ratings — published 1997
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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.35 — 98,766 ratings — published 2015
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The Gifts of Imperfection The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.24 — 227,548 ratings — published 2010
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.37 — 914,538 ratings — published 1946
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Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.13 — 129,201 ratings — published 2010
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On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.16 — 18,976 ratings — published 1961
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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.14 — 465,049 ratings — published 1995
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Direct Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills [with InfoTrac] Direct Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills [with InfoTrac] (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as social-work)
avg rating 3.73 — 410 ratings — published 2015
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Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.32 — 100,745 ratings — published 2021
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Modern Social Work Theory Modern Social Work Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as social-work)
avg rating 3.84 — 243 ratings — published
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.62 — 268,471 ratings — published 2014
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Where to Start and What to Ask: An Assessment Handbook Where to Start and What to Ask: An Assessment Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.05 — 482 ratings — published 1993
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Three Little Words Three Little Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.20 — 17,754 ratings — published 2008
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Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.22 — 3,515 ratings — published 1995
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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.30 — 38,033 ratings — published 2022
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Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,639 ratings — published 1997
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I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.19 — 26,977 ratings — published 2007
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Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as social-work)
avg rating 3.91 — 67,138 ratings — published 2019
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ACT Made Simple: An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ACT Made Simple: An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.44 — 2,133 ratings — published 2009
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Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 28 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.54 — 14,633 ratings — published 2013
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The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.20 — 9,567 ratings — published 1967
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Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.25 — 89,807 ratings — published 2015
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by (shelved 27 times as social-work)
avg rating 3.66 — 196,391 ratings — published 2001
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The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.13 — 21,650 ratings — published 2007
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Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,309 ratings — published
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Letters to a Young Therapist Letters to a Young Therapist (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as social-work)
avg rating 3.96 — 5,724 ratings — published 2003
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Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.25 — 42,716 ratings — published 1989
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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.30 — 206,809 ratings — published 2024
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as social-work)
avg rating 4.36 — 120,473 ratings — published 2019
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Abhijit Naskar
“Access to essentials must be the first commandment of every single field and discipline, when it's the last instead, and an expendable one at that, every single field and discipline, along with its proud practitioners and proponents, are war criminals.”
Abhijit Naskar, Sonnets From The Mountaintop

Abhijit Naskar
“When The Dervish Burns (Excerpt)

You cannot have a brain,
and complacent too.
You cannot have backbone,
and conformist too.

You cannot have heart,
and host prejudice too.
You cannot be human,
and popular too.

You cannot have a self,
and not burn it.
You cannot have a life,
and not sacrifice it.

You cannot have eyes,
and not see through lies.
You cannot have ears,
and not hear the tears.

You cannot aim for the stars,
while failing life on earth.
You have zero right to luxury,
while children suffer and starve.

You cannot have faith,
and fail tolerance.
You cannot have science,
and fail at service.”
Abhijit Naskar, Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

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