{"product_id":"the-field-guide-to-frontline-marcus-greatheart-9780991798957","title":"The Field Guide to Frontline Care: Practical tools for workers in homelessness, substance use, and harm reduction","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrontline work is full of situations where there isn't a perfect answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone refuses help. A conversation starts to escalate. A client returns in crisis. You need to hold a boundary that feels uncomfortable. You leave work wondering whether you helped or made things worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Field Guide to Frontline Care is a practical resource for people working in homelessness, substance use and harm reduction. Written by physician and social worker Marcus Greatheart, it offers practical tools to help frontline workers navigate the situations that rarely have straightforward solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you'll find guidance on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- responding to refusal without increasing resistance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- understanding why help can become a threat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- setting boundaries without becoming punitive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- recognizing and reducing system harm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- navigating emotionally difficult interactions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- staying effective without carrying responsibility for outcomes you cannot control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to be used during the work, each chapter is organized into short, accessible sections with practical language, clear frameworks and quick-reference summaries that readers can return to when they need them most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you work in a shelter, outreach program, hospital, supervised consumption site, primary care clinic or community organization, this book will help you make more thoughtful decisions, strengthen relationships and remain human while doing some of the hardest work there is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcus Greatheart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0991798953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780991798957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ethica Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d","brand":"Marcus Greatheart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997967855871,"sku":"9780991798957","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-field-guide-to-frontline-marcus-greatheart-9780991798957","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}