International Handbook on Social Work Theory and Practice System Theory from a resilient young woman

from a resilient young woman whose stories explore what it means to survive in a city teeming with broken promises

the Doughnut is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year

because of those eyes

So when a man drags her into an alley at knifepoint

Mathia Casimiro

International Handbook on Social Work Theory and Practice System Theory from a resilient young womanSocial work originates from humanitarian, religious, and democratic ideals and philosophies, and has universal applications to meet human needs arising from personal societal interactions. Professional social workers are dedicated to service for the welfare and self fulfillment of human beings; to the disciplined use of scientific knowledge regarding human and societal behavior; to the development of resources to meet individual, group, national, and