Social work

This book examines issues across the lifespan of transgender and nonbinary individuals whilst synthesizing conceptual work, empirical evidence, pedagogical content, educational experiences, and the voices of transgender and nonbinary individuals.

This book, as the first exploration of suicide in Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS), illustrates the scarcity of suicide research in the discipline and argues that the leading cause of violent death worldwide is a multifaceted phenomenon that needs to be fully comprehended as a significant and often preventable form of world-wide violence.

Counselling Skills for Working with Shame helps professionals to understand and identify shame and to build shame resilience in both the client and themselves.

Heutige Sozialraumdiskurse in den Sozialwissenschaften sind in der Regel auf der Suche nach einem Kern von gültiger Theorie und guter Praxis der Sozialraumorientierung.

Jana Katharina Molle untersucht das gesetzliche und das konzeptionelle Beratungsverständnis im SGB II aus einer beratungstheoretischen Perspektive der Sozialen Arbeit und zeigt Möglichkeiten der Weiterentwicklung für die Beratung von langzeitarbeitslosen Personen auf.

Men's Accounts of Boarding School is a collection of writings by men about their childhood experiences of being sent away to boarding school.

Vulnerabilität als existenzielles Grunddatum menschlichen Daseins wird von Hanna Braun mit einem inklusiven Verständnis von Gottebenbildlichkeit in einer Weise zusammengedacht, dass freiheitstheoretisch und im Rahmen einer relationalen Ontologie die Rede vom vulnerablen Menschen als Ebenbild Gottes fundamentaltheologisch plausibel wird.

This international volume provides a comprehensive account of contemporary research, new perspectives and cutting-edge issues surrounding religion and spirituality in social work.

Sexual Misconduct in any environment is a gross abuse of trust and this is no different within the sport world.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy is highly effective in the treatment of anxiety disorders, regardless of the specific type of fear that is causing difficulties.

For Stuart Shanker, the possibility of a truly just and free society begins with how we see and nurture our children.

If you want to help, but aren’t sure how, these words of wisdom from leaders in charity and philanthropy can get you started .

If you are in search of a concise yet authoritative overview of mediation as a process of dispute resolution, then you need look no further.

Juvenile Justice and Expressive Arts: Creative Disruptions through Art Programs for and with Teens in a Correctional Institution explores art programming as a sustainable educational initiative to support incarcerated teens' successful reintegration to society.

This book explores a wide range of theoretical perspectives that guide the practice of community and youth work and related occupational fields.

The Si, Yo Puedo (SYP) program manual is a step-by-step, culturally specific, 11-week curriculum for Spanish-English graduate level licensed mental health professionals (e.

This book equips readers with the essential knowledge and skills to undertake effective assessments and appropriate interventions with confidence.

Sexuality is an important area of clients' lives yet it is often neglected, both in the consulting room and in training.

Practical Approaches to Applied Research and Program Evaluation for Helping Professionals is a comprehensive textbook that presents master's-level counseling students with the skills and knowledge they need to successfully evaluate the effectiveness of mental health services and programs.

Attachment: Expanding the Cultural Connections is an exciting exploration of the latest trends in the theory and application of attachment within cross-cultural settings.

This book is a quick and accessible reference guide to the key concepts that social work students and professionals need to understand to be effective.

Many students and qualified workers in all areas of social work feel apprehension at the prospect of writing a formal report for a court or tribunal.

Aims to help policy makers, stakeholders, practitioners and teachers in psychology and education provide more effective interventions in educational contexts.

This accessible book provides an overview of trauma-informed care and related neuroscience research across populations.

Providing a new perspective on ADHD in adults, this compelling book analyzes findings from two major studies directed by leading authority Russell A.

There is a growing awareness of the need to address the psychological distress associated with physical ill health; however, current resources are limited and difficult to access.

Unsettling Welfare addresses the changing relationship between social welfare, its 'recipients' and the state.

This collection is focused on the provision of community-based programs and activities in health and related long-term care services that have contributed, or may in the future contribute, to social policy development.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Christian Clients: A Faith-Based Workbook, Second Edition, is an indispensable companion for mental health professionals and their clients.

Providing a nuanced and authoritative understanding of the fields of gender variance, gender identity and gender dysphoria, this book provides the ideal starting point for the knowledge and skills that you need.

This research monograph provides a comparative analysis of juvenile court outcomes, exploring the influence of contextual factors on juvenile punishment across systems and communities.

Geschlecht wird in den wissenschaftlichen Studien häufig als eine unabhängige Kategorie behandelt.

Finding Your Way with Your Baby explores the emotional experience of the baby in the first year and that of the mother, father and other significant adults.

This important reference work maps the terrain of disability across the world by providing an overview of issues, concerns and developments in the domains of society, culture, medicine, law, policy, justice, education, economics, and science and technology.

What do you do when you run into a patient in a public place?

African Son is a record of the author's many trips to Africa-as a Peace Corps volunteer, Fulbright scholar, teacher, and traveler-over the course of thirty years.

This collection aims to fill in the deep gaps of vital contributions that have been erased from the sexuality field, illuminating the historical and current work, strategies, solutions, and thoughts from sexologists that have been excluded until now.

Rund die Hälfte aller Partnerschaften geht heute wieder auseinander.

In answer to popular demand from students and practitioners alike, Braye and Preston-Shoot have produced a guide to understanding the complex area of community care.

Less of an orientation and more a way of understanding the challenges of being human, existential therapy draws on rich and diverse philosophical traditions and ways of viewing the world.

';He's so smart, but he's no longer interested in school--or any offline activities.

Offering a much-needed update of Rogerian theory and practice, and based on insights from cultural studies and ecopsychology, this book breaks new ground by questioning the relevance of certain ways of thinking about counselling and psychotherapy not least in the current planetary emergency.

This widely adopted text and practical guidebook presents the fundamentals of family-based intervention with clients struggling with chronic poverty-related crises and life stressors.

Blending material from social work with religious and spiritual sources, this book makes explicit that engaging with spirituality in its broadest sense is an essential aspect of socially just social work practice.

Originally published in 1969, Sallie Trotter was the first woman social worker ever appointed in Britain to work inside an all-male prison - Wandsworth, in fact - with more freedom than had hitherto been offered to anyone not strictly of the prison staff.

Hilfe für belastete Frauen in Schwangerschaft und Postpartalzeit- Angesprochen sind: Alle, die eine Gruppe für Schwangere und Mütter anbieten wollen - von der ÄrztIn und PsychotherapeutIn bis zur Hebamme und BeraterIn- In die Zukunft gedacht: Psychoedukation von Müttern ebnet den Weg für eine sichere Bindung und eine bessere psychische Gesundheit für Mutter und Kind sowie die gesamte Familie- Niederschwellig: Einmal die Woche à 90 Minuten am besten in der Gruppe, um fehlende soziale Kontakte auszugleichen- Hilfe durch: Stabilisierung, Wissensvermittlung und EntlastungBevorzugt im Gruppensetting, aber auch in Einzelsitzungen, lernen Frauen Bewältigungsstrategien sowie mögliche Hilfen im Alltag kennen.

Honoring the centennial of Sigmund Freud's seminal paper Mourning and Melancholia, New Models of Bereavement Theory and Treatment: New Mourning is a major contribution to our culture's changing view of bereavement and mourning, identifying flaws in old models and offering a new, valid and effective approach.