Ideal for Social Workers and Social Work Educators, these stories explore the sometimes heart-wrenching struggles and dilemmas of everyday lives. How do social workers and other professionals respond? The insightful questions that accompany the stories will prompt conversations about values, choices and the way society cares.

Author: Jennifer Lehmann. Published by Innovative Resources 2003.Softcover, 140 x 210mm, 126pp.

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Grief and Loss Counsellors, Social Work Educators, Teachers and anyone in need of a reality check: here is a brave, insightful and–believe it or not–lively opportunity to enter the experiences of seven people who know they are dying. This inspiring collection is based on interviews with seven Australians who are facing death and who have had the courage to talk about what death means to them personally–and what it could mean to us.

Edited by Professors Allan Kellehear and David Ritchie. Published by Innovative Resources. Softcover, 140 x 215mm, 136pp.

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Primary and Pre-School Teachers, Early Childhood Workers, Psychologists and Parents: here are solution-focused approaches adapted especially for children. This radical book is based on the notion that practically all problems can be seen as skills that need to be developed. The book is buzzing with ideas, stories and suggestions to inspire adults and invite children to become active participants in skill-building and solution-finding.

Author: Ben Furman. First published by Innovative Resources in Australia 2004. Softcover, 165 x 245mm, 144pp.

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Social Workers, Community Leaders, Mental Health Professionals: here is a step-by-step blue-print for a ’strengths-based’ approach to community capacity building as developed by St Luke’s Anglicare (Bendigo, Australia). Contains a three-day workshop and 39 handouts to guide people as they create resilient, flexible, well-connected communities. Author: Wayne McCashen

Published by Innovative Resources 2004. Softcover, 214 x 278mm, 208pp.

Includes three-day workshop template and 39 handout masters to photocopy.

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Carers, Social Workers and Social Work Educators, Counsellors and Chaplains; There are hundreds of thousands of people across Australia who care for someone with a mental illness. Caring is a delicate balancing act like no other. But how many of us really know the carers’ stories and understand their particular challenges?

Compiled and edited by John Holton, Innovative Resources, 2007, softcover, 100pp.

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Author: Molly Carlile. Published by Innovative Resources 2004. Softcover, 130 x 200mm, 72pp.

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A practical guide to the Strengths Approach for Social Workers, Psychologists, Counsellors and anyone who works with people. The Strengths Approach as a model shifts focus from power-over to power-with; from deficits to capacities; from expert-focussed to the-client-as-expert. Author, Wayne McCashen, clearly and comprehensively describes the ideas, values, beliefs, and frameworks that help create respectful and socially-just ways of working with people.

Published by Innovative Resources 2005, softcover, 240 x 170mm, 208pp, includes annotated bibliography.

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