Social work

Damit ein Kind sich gut entwickeln kann, braucht es ein ganzes Dorf, sagt man.

This key text covers the knowledge and skills that social workers need to get into practice with children and families.

Practicing Social Workprovides a systematic exploratiuon of ar ange of social work approaches.

This book employs Markov models and propensity score matching methods to analyze the demand for elderly care labor, utilizing data from the China Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) and World Population Prospects 2022 (United Nations, 2022).

Social work agencies want newly-qualified workers who can practice as highly motivated and self-flourishing professionals.

This book sets out a clear theoretical framework for Gestalt Play Therapy, giving examples of questions the therapists might ask the child at certain stages, and offering the whole gamut of play therapy and travelling through the therapeutic journey.

How and why does restorative practice (RP) work?

Before You See Your First Client begins where courses, workshops, training seminars, and textbooks leave off, providing a candid behind-the-scenes look at the fields of therapy, counseling and human services.

Die Wohnung und der Sozialraum sind für die Soziale Arbeit mit älteren und alten Menschen zentral.

In a single volume, Bringing Systems Thinking to Life: Expanding the Horizons for Bowen Family Systems Theory presents the extraordinary diversity and breadth of Bowen theory applications that address human functioning in various relationship systems across a broad spectrum of professions, disciplines, cultures, and nations.

There is a healthy development in the human service professions these days.

Written by a well-respected author and practitioner in the field of art therapy, A Guide to Art Therapy Materials, Methods, and Applications is an innovative, comprehensive text that guides readers in how to use basic to advanced art materials and methods in a wide range of clinical settings.

In the decades following the collapse of state socialism at the end of 1980s, disabled people in Central and Eastern Europe endured economic marginalisation, cultural devaluation and political disempowerment.

The control-mastery theory, developed by Dr.

This insightful work answers essential questions in family therapy by exploring the ethical use of religion and spirituality in the clinical context.

A Casebook of Mental Capacity in US Legislation: Assessment and Legal Commentary employs an applied and accessible approach to the assessment of mental capacity.

Students change schools for a variety of reasons, and some students change more often than others -- a reality that can leave them feeling emotionally disconnected and often academically at risk.

Glenn Hirsch offers professionals a user-friendly, comprehensive resource book of theories and specific techniques that can be used to enhance college student success.

A healthy marriage is the result of much more than a stroke of good fortune, the accidental meeting of two "e;soul mates,"e; or a conscious commitment to stay together no matter what.

Empirical research that describes ways to best handle social problems concerning familiesLeading authorities' studies show that from the effects of globalization many social and family problems and their solutions tend to be similar in nations world-wide.

E-learning is a new, exciting and increasingly popular way of learning for health and social care professionals, both in the pre- and post-qualification stages.

This is an essential text for students at all levels studying social work, nursing and allied health and social care, focusing on the need for professional curiosity and partnership work in safeguarding adults.

Racism and Anti-Racism in Probation analyses the complex processes by which black people are treated differentially by the probation service.

Health services practice or working with clients facing health issues requires diverse approaches and wide-ranging knowledge.

Sexuality remains a neglected and largely taboo area within practice, but it can be a demanding aspect of social work.

This book describes the origin, development and current state of volunteerism in Asia and Hong Kong.

The 1996 U.

This book guides the reader through the process of creating evidence-based therapy groups for children.

Decision Making near the End of Life provides a comprehensive overview of the recent developments that have impacted decision-making processes within the field of end-of-life care.

This book offers a practical introduction to the areas of leadership, management and supervision for line managers, supervisors and senior practitioners working in health and social care settings.

This book outlines how therapists and families who have a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can use an ecological systems approach, which offers a holistic and nuanced model that treats the entire family system rather than just the individual.

This book comprehensively applies social gender theory, life course theory, and spatiotemporal sociology theory to explore social work actions for poverty alleviation among women based on empirical investigations and social work practice.

This book outlines the methods and practice of Islamically Modified Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (IMCBT), a modified version of CBT adapted to the Muslim client's preferences, culture, and religion.

This book identifies and analyzes the forms, causes, and potential treatments of religious abuse.

This book provides an evidence-based approach to sustainable self-care, anchoring these strategies in individual academic workers' core personal values.

This revised and updated edition of Care of the Mentally Disordered Offender in the Community provides a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to theory and practice.

Choice Highly Recommended ReadAddiction is a complex problem that requires more nuanced responses.

Developmental projects have long been displacing people in large numbers every year, but it is only in recent years that the fate of those adversely affected has become an issue of widespread concern requiring urgent action.

This is at once a playful text with a serious purpose: to provide the reader with the theoretical lenses to analyze the dynamics of social class.

Societies and states are at a crossroad in how children are treated and how their rights are respected and protected.

Updated, reorganized, and streamlined to focus squarely on ethical decision making in counseling and psychotherapy and in the practice of specialties in counseling.

Counseling Children and Adolescents focuses on relationship building and creating a deep level of understanding of developmental, attachment, and brain-based information.

Providing insights, ideas, strategies and compassion, this book offers a new way of looking at self-care for educators experiencing exhaustion and stress, or who may simply be feeling more tired than they should be.

This textbook provides the reader with an insight into the needs of children with both physical and learning disabilities, particularly within an acute care setting.

Student affairs organizations are at a crossroads.

With neo-liberal resource rationing, and the onus of cost shifting from the state to individuals, families, and communities, migration issues can add a further layer of complexity to the question of caring for the elderly.

This is a refreshing and thought provoking book, presenting the views of female and male counselling clients about their experience of therapy after domestic violence.

This series of six picture books guides children through a range of issues relating to fostering and adoption by focusing on the experiences of a five-year-old girl called Kirsty and her magic doll Billy.