Katherine van Wormer, PhD, is Professor of Social Work at the University of Northern Iowa and is the author or coauthor of fifteen books in the fields of women and criminal justice, addictions treatment, social welfare in global perspective, and confronting oppression. Fred H. Besthorn, PhD, is Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Northern Iowa. He has written extensively on the development of a framework for integrating deep ecological awareness with social work policy and strengths-based practice. He is the creator of The Global Alliance for a Deep-Ecological Social Work.