Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Emotionally Intelligent Social Worker
David Howe · 2008
82/100
👍 Worth It
David Howe brings serious academic weight — attachment theory, neuroscience, decades of research — and connects it to the daily reality of working with vulnerable people, which is exactly what social work students need. Winning a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title award signals that the field itself validated it. The focus is narrow by design, but within that lane it delivers.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety90
substance88
craft80
originality75
accuracy87
hype78
age-fit82
human-eye82
Penny’s verdict82
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