Integrative Approaches in Social Work
Incorporating Complementary and Alternative Modalities in Developing Culturally Competent Practice
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©2027, 202 pages
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Integrative Approaches in Social Work: Incorporating Complementary and Alternative Modalities in Developing Culturally Competent Practice explores the intersection of social work with complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine (CAIM) modalities. The book demonstrates the practical application of integrative approaches such as yoga, mindfulness, and creative and expressive arts, and examines their impact on mind-body awareness and trauma-informed care for practitioners and clients alike.
The text provides insights into various biofield interventions, manipulative and body-based methods, nature-based practices, and movement-based strategies. While emphasizing the necessity of self-care for social workers, it also addresses the significance of incorporating clients' cultural, religious, and spiritual affiliations into therapeutic engagements. Detailed examinations of techniques like chiropractic, massage therapy, and EFT illustrate the interconnectedness of physical and mental health.
Integrative Approaches in Social Work is ideal for courses centered on social work practice, especially those that emphasize health, wellness, and integrative therapies.
The text provides insights into various biofield interventions, manipulative and body-based methods, nature-based practices, and movement-based strategies. While emphasizing the necessity of self-care for social workers, it also addresses the significance of incorporating clients' cultural, religious, and spiritual affiliations into therapeutic engagements. Detailed examinations of techniques like chiropractic, massage therapy, and EFT illustrate the interconnectedness of physical and mental health.
Integrative Approaches in Social Work is ideal for courses centered on social work practice, especially those that emphasize health, wellness, and integrative therapies.
Michelle D. DiLauro is a professor of social work, the social work field director, and the social work program director at East Stroudsburg University. She has over 35 years in the field and has taught social work, human service, and psychology courses at the associate through master’s degree levels. Her research focuses on integrative practices and wellness. She holds a Ph.D. and an M.S.W. from Fordham University.
Laurene Clossey is a professor of social work at East Stroudsburg University. She has worked in the field of mental health for over 40 years, and her research focuses on the mental health recovery model, effective recovery model implementation and programming, and evidence-based mental health practices. She holds a Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College and an M.S.W. from Columbia University.
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"A thorough, comprehensive work that is highly accessible to students."
Michael Calderon, LCSW, LCADC, DRCC, Health Life Counseling Services
"In Integrative Approaches in Social Work: Incorporating Complementary and Alternative Modalities in Developing Culturally Competent Practice, Michelle DiLauro and Laurene Clossey build on their practice experiences and research by providing an extremely well-organized text filled with clear chapter learning objectives deeply rooted in the bio-psycho-social-cultural-spiritual perspective in social work. Throughout, the authors provide a systematic overview of complementary and alternative modalities and the relevant theoretical frameworks in addition to extensive application to social work practice, including highlighting ethical considerations, strategies for collaborating in multidisciplinary teams, and important factors in maintaining and improving the helping alliance with clients in a culturally competent manner. Numerous meaningful opportunities are also afforded to readers to apply the text material to deepen their understanding through reviewing interesting case studies, engaging in active learning exercises, exploring self-care practices they too might choose to utilize as practitioners, completing thoughtful critical thinking/reflection questions, examining additional resources on the extensive array of approaches and modalities, and reflecting on insights from practitioners in the field. Integrative Approaches in Social Work is not only an excellent resource for BSW and MSW instructors teaching coursework in this domain, but also practitioners seeking to enhance their understanding of holistic approaches."
John Kraybill-Greggo, Ph.D., MSW, LSW, ACSW
Professor of Social Work (Retired)
"Dilauro and Clossey, in Integrative Approaches in Social Work, have brought light and clarity to social work’s understanding of practice as being bio-psycho-social-cultural-spiritual. Social Work is not circumscribed in its approach to dealing with the person but sees the ‘whole’ person, its influences, and recognizes that each of us is a reflection of a multitude of those influences, both intrinsic and extrinsic. Too often focus is placed solely on the ‘being’, the physical presence, not recognizing how the psyche, society, culture, and spiritual beliefs and practices mold that being. It has been said that we are products of our environment; social work, perhaps more than any other discipline, embraces that perspective. Some see focus on factors like the psyche, society, culture, and spiritual practices as somehow theoretical or philosophical, giving them short shrift and missing the extent to which they influence our being, our sense of self, and our behaviors. The authors give practical applications for both how and why to incorporate interventions in all of the relevant areas of human development, including with marginalized populations, often drawing from their own and others’ practice experiences. As comprehensive as the text is, they recognize that it is impossible to cover every aspect of content and practice, so each chapter includes a listing of additional resources for further inquiry. In an ever-shrinking world social workers practice with an increasingly diverse population where people’s ways of being, thinking, and living require increased attention to the complexities of human growth, development, and behavior. Only through attention to the ‘whys’, ‘hows’, and import of individual, cultural, and social growth and change can we as social workers continue to grow and change with them in our understanding and practice. Integrative Approaches in Social Work fills a void in addressing the need to understand, respond to, and intervene with the ‘whole’ person."
Lloyd L. Lyter, Ph.D., MSW, Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work, Marywood University
"This book is exceptionally well organized, with clear outlines, well-defined objectives, direct links to the social work core competencies, practical applications to client work, and helpful references for further learning. It offers engaging and relevant content that thoughtfully integrates a socio-cultural perspective while addressing key ethical considerations and the critical importance of self-care. As a social worker with nearly 40 years of experience in the field, I found this book to be a much-needed contemporary approach to the practice of social work."
Ann O'Malley, MSW, LSW, ACSW, Mental Health Director, Mental Health Consultant, Pocono Services for Families and Children
"Grounded in strong theoretical social work framework, this book weaves together critical thinking prompts, reflective questions, and rich case studies to deepen students’ understanding of integrative and culturally responsive practice. Its active learning approach—complete with practical self-care exercises—makes it an essential resource for developing both professional competence and personal resilience in emerging social workers."
Lynn Steele, MSW, LSW, OSW-C
"Michelle D. DiLauro and Laurene Clossey’s Integrative Approaches in Social Work: Incorporating Complementary and Alternative Modalities in Developing Culturally Competent Practice offers a vibrant, creative perspective for social work education. It does so by addressing two aspects of intervention that have arguably been neglected in prior texts: the question of spirituality and the bio piece of the biopsychosocial perspective that is the cornerstone of this discipline. As the authors rightfully note, practitioners often find themselves working with clients for whom religion is a key part of their lived experience, yet social work education often falls short of equipping students with the knowledge needed for culturally competent practice. This book explains its salience, before proceeding into chapters devoted to a range of practices that could be deployed by clients for healing: forest bathing, yoga, progressive muscle relaxation, reiki and more. They provide sound, scientific justification and intriguing case studies to explore how these methods might be used in practice."
Carol L. Cleaveland, Ph.D., Coauthor (with Michele Waslin) of Private Violence: Latin American Women and the Struggle for Asylum; Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, George Mason University
Michael Calderon, LCSW, LCADC, DRCC, Health Life Counseling Services
"In Integrative Approaches in Social Work: Incorporating Complementary and Alternative Modalities in Developing Culturally Competent Practice, Michelle DiLauro and Laurene Clossey build on their practice experiences and research by providing an extremely well-organized text filled with clear chapter learning objectives deeply rooted in the bio-psycho-social-cultural-spiritual perspective in social work. Throughout, the authors provide a systematic overview of complementary and alternative modalities and the relevant theoretical frameworks in addition to extensive application to social work practice, including highlighting ethical considerations, strategies for collaborating in multidisciplinary teams, and important factors in maintaining and improving the helping alliance with clients in a culturally competent manner. Numerous meaningful opportunities are also afforded to readers to apply the text material to deepen their understanding through reviewing interesting case studies, engaging in active learning exercises, exploring self-care practices they too might choose to utilize as practitioners, completing thoughtful critical thinking/reflection questions, examining additional resources on the extensive array of approaches and modalities, and reflecting on insights from practitioners in the field. Integrative Approaches in Social Work is not only an excellent resource for BSW and MSW instructors teaching coursework in this domain, but also practitioners seeking to enhance their understanding of holistic approaches."
John Kraybill-Greggo, Ph.D., MSW, LSW, ACSW
Professor of Social Work (Retired)
"Dilauro and Clossey, in Integrative Approaches in Social Work, have brought light and clarity to social work’s understanding of practice as being bio-psycho-social-cultural-spiritual. Social Work is not circumscribed in its approach to dealing with the person but sees the ‘whole’ person, its influences, and recognizes that each of us is a reflection of a multitude of those influences, both intrinsic and extrinsic. Too often focus is placed solely on the ‘being’, the physical presence, not recognizing how the psyche, society, culture, and spiritual beliefs and practices mold that being. It has been said that we are products of our environment; social work, perhaps more than any other discipline, embraces that perspective. Some see focus on factors like the psyche, society, culture, and spiritual practices as somehow theoretical or philosophical, giving them short shrift and missing the extent to which they influence our being, our sense of self, and our behaviors. The authors give practical applications for both how and why to incorporate interventions in all of the relevant areas of human development, including with marginalized populations, often drawing from their own and others’ practice experiences. As comprehensive as the text is, they recognize that it is impossible to cover every aspect of content and practice, so each chapter includes a listing of additional resources for further inquiry. In an ever-shrinking world social workers practice with an increasingly diverse population where people’s ways of being, thinking, and living require increased attention to the complexities of human growth, development, and behavior. Only through attention to the ‘whys’, ‘hows’, and import of individual, cultural, and social growth and change can we as social workers continue to grow and change with them in our understanding and practice. Integrative Approaches in Social Work fills a void in addressing the need to understand, respond to, and intervene with the ‘whole’ person."
Lloyd L. Lyter, Ph.D., MSW, Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work, Marywood University
"This book is exceptionally well organized, with clear outlines, well-defined objectives, direct links to the social work core competencies, practical applications to client work, and helpful references for further learning. It offers engaging and relevant content that thoughtfully integrates a socio-cultural perspective while addressing key ethical considerations and the critical importance of self-care. As a social worker with nearly 40 years of experience in the field, I found this book to be a much-needed contemporary approach to the practice of social work."
Ann O'Malley, MSW, LSW, ACSW, Mental Health Director, Mental Health Consultant, Pocono Services for Families and Children
"Grounded in strong theoretical social work framework, this book weaves together critical thinking prompts, reflective questions, and rich case studies to deepen students’ understanding of integrative and culturally responsive practice. Its active learning approach—complete with practical self-care exercises—makes it an essential resource for developing both professional competence and personal resilience in emerging social workers."
Lynn Steele, MSW, LSW, OSW-C
"Michelle D. DiLauro and Laurene Clossey’s Integrative Approaches in Social Work: Incorporating Complementary and Alternative Modalities in Developing Culturally Competent Practice offers a vibrant, creative perspective for social work education. It does so by addressing two aspects of intervention that have arguably been neglected in prior texts: the question of spirituality and the bio piece of the biopsychosocial perspective that is the cornerstone of this discipline. As the authors rightfully note, practitioners often find themselves working with clients for whom religion is a key part of their lived experience, yet social work education often falls short of equipping students with the knowledge needed for culturally competent practice. This book explains its salience, before proceeding into chapters devoted to a range of practices that could be deployed by clients for healing: forest bathing, yoga, progressive muscle relaxation, reiki and more. They provide sound, scientific justification and intriguing case studies to explore how these methods might be used in practice."
Carol L. Cleaveland, Ph.D., Coauthor (with Michele Waslin) of Private Violence: Latin American Women and the Struggle for Asylum; Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, George Mason University
