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Books for Social Workers

This is a list for all of those who want to learn more about the social work mindset. The things that invigorate us, expand or outright change our believes, and push us to make a difference in our respective communities.

I hope this a helpful list and would love any feedback or suggestions!

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Abolition and Social Work

Abolition and Social Work: Possibilities, Paradoxes, and the Practice of Community Care
    51 read
    Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America
    Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America
    • John Lewis
    45 reads
    Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor
    Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor
    • Virginia Eubanks
    3.8318 reads
    Born for Love
    Born for Love
    • Bruce D. Perry
    • Maia Szalavitz
    52 reads
    CliftonStrengths for Students
    CliftonStrengths for Students
    • Gallup
    2.51 read
    Educated: A Memoir
    Educated: A Memoir
    • Tara Westover
    4.431,098 reads
    Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
    Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
    • Matthew Desmond
    4.6188 reads
    How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind
    How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind
    • Clancy Martin
    4.135 reads
    How to Be an Antiracist
    How to Be an Antiracist
    • Ibram X. Kendi
    • Heike Schlatterer (Translator)
    4.31269 reads
    In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
    In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
    • Gabor Maté
    4.2923 reads
    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
    • Mark Wolynn
    2.6332 reads
    King: A Life
    King: A Life
    • Jonathan Eig
    4.512 reads
    Long Walk To Freedom
    Long Walk To Freedom
    • Nelson Mandela
    4.3673 reads
    Long Way Down
    Long Way Down
    • Jason Reynolds
    4.2641 reads
    Man's Search for Meaning
    Man's Search for Meaning
    • Viktor E. Frankl
    4.23887 reads
    Medical Apartheid
    Medical Apartheid
    • Harriet A. Washington
    4.3816 reads
    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
    • Resmaa Menakem
    4.2515 reads
    Pedagogy of the Oppressed
    Pedagogy of the Oppressed
    • Paulo Freire
    4.2145 reads
    Poverty, by America
    Poverty, by America
    • Matthew Desmond
    4.08100 reads
    Prison by Any Other Name
    Prison by Any Other Name
    • Maya Schenwar
    • Victoria Law
    4.337 reads
    Ryan White: My Own Story
    Ryan White: My Own Story
    • Ryan White
    • Ann Marie Cunningham
    43 reads
    Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
    Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
    • Anne Fadiman
    4.165 reads
    The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
    The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
    • Bruce D. Perry
    • Maia Szalavitz
    4.1726 reads
    The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
    The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
    • Elyn R. Saks
    4.1224 reads
    The Five Ls
    The Five Ls
    • Shawn William Banzhaf
    01 read
    The Man in the Dog Park: Coming Up Close to Homelessness
    The Man in the Dog Park: Coming Up Close to Homelessness
    • Cathy Small
    00 reads
    Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past
    Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past
    • Peter A. Levine
    3.173 reads
    We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America
    We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America
    • Roxanna Asgarian
    4.2712 reads
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    • Bruce D. Perry
    • Oprah Winfrey
    4.3877 reads