This timely text draws on interdisciplinary theory and research to examine the multidimensional risk and protective factors for eight challenges of living frequently encountered by social workers. The authors provide a working model for social workers to integrate the most up-to-date evidence about common challenges of living faced by their clients. Using a multidimensional biopsychosocial-spiritual perspective, the book examines the etiology and course of the eight challenges of living along with proper intervention strategies.