Social work

Powerful conversations facilitate powerful thinking.

Perspectives in Social Work was originally published in 1977 and provides a text for social workers in training to use.

Providing an overview of essential topics in multicultural psychology, Humanistic Approaches to Multiculturalism and Diversity focuses on the intersection of humanistic psychology and multiculturalism, including history, theory, research, and practice.

Providing an overview of the future research challenges for economists and social scientists concerning population ageing, pensions, health and social care in Europe, this book examines how scientific research can provide cutting-edge evidence on income security and well-being of the elderly, and labour markets and older workers.

The Practitioner's Handbook to the Social Services contains practical help for social welfare officer on patient's social problems.

Do we judge the poor?

How does coaching differ from my current work as a therapist?

One in seven of the world's population live in poverty in urban areas, and the vast majority of these live in the Global South - mostly in overcrowded informal settlements with inadequate water, sanitation, health care and schools provision.

The importance of play in children's health and care services, both as a form of therapy and as a distraction, is often overlooked.

This book provides an alternative perspective on community resilience, drawing on critical sociological and social policy insights about how people individually and collectively cope with different kinds of adversity.

This book integrates Ego State Therapy with body-based therapies to present a multidimensional approach to working with clients who have experienced trauma.

"e;This book will help you understand what is happening to your mom or dad who goes to jail.

The first section of the book contains an overview of the charitable sector in Canada, a sociological review of altruism in different societies, a discussion of altruism in various philosophical and religious traditions, an economic analysis of "e;rational voluntarism,"e; and an assessment of the relationship between the charitable sector and the welfare state.

In 2000, the first social agenda in the history of the European Union was launched, and the endeavor to combat poverty came increasingly to the forefront as a specific area for EU policy cooperation and coordination.

The second edition of the handbook examines advances in therapeutic approaches for behavioral, developmental, and emotional problems in children.

Gain a fuller understanding of substance addiction and treatment options!

Written by a team of nationally recognized African American social work professionals with extensive and distinguished backgrounds of HIV/AIDS service, the book examines the crisis facing African American communities.

Art Therapy Through the Lifespan: A Collection of Case Studies introduces theories and models of human development highlighted by case studies written by art therapists and broken down by developmental age ranges.

Today stakeholders demand accountability from government and nongovernmental human service organizations.

"Spielsucht überwinden: Mentale Stärke aufbauen und ein suchtfreies Leben führen"von Ferdinand ThomaDie Spielsucht zu besiegen ist eine enorme Herausforderung – aber sie ist bewältigbar.

This comprehensive handbook provides a solid foundation in helping skills related to successful funeral service practice.

This book presents the main concepts and tools for the adoption of a biopsychosocial approach to psychotropic substances use and abuse management, prevention and treatment.

Originally published in 1978, Philosophy in Social Work is a collection of papers that invites reflective consideration of the philosophical issues arising out of social work.

The most current information--in the words of the top men in their fields!

Das überarbeitete Hand- und Lehrbuch bietet in zwei Bänden einen breiten empirischen Überblick über die Arbeits- und Lebensverhältnisse in Deutschland und die zentralen sozialen Problemlagen.

This book introduces readers to the world of ideal types within the readings of Max Weber by giving a theoretical understanding of ideal types, as well as applying the development of ideal types to an array of social policy arenas.

Usually conceived in opposition to each other - birth as a hopeful beginning, death as an ending - this book brings them into dialogue with each other to argue that both are central to our experiences of being in the world and part of living.

Der Band vermittelt praxisorientierte Fertigkeiten zur schematherapeutischen Behandlung von depressiven Störungen.

This book will equip social work students with the knowledge, skills and confidence to produce first-rate written assignments.

This book familiarises readers with a new way to treat the subject of gender, foregrounding the real voices of women, their experiences doing ethnographic work, and their courage in sharing their stories publicly for the first time in the context of India.

What does the law require of social workers when deciding how to intervene to protect children and adults at risk?

In Einrichtungen, wie Kindertagesstätten oder Familienzentren werden Eltern zusehends mit eingebunden.

Children and Young People's Mental Health equips nurses and healthcare professionals with the essential skills and competencies needed to deliver effective assessment, treatment and support to children and young people with mental health problems and disorders, and their families.

What are the critical success factors in effective executive coaching?

To be unforgiving is harmful.

Offering an historical perspective on the development of mental health consultation and community mental health, this book's intent is twofold.

Current play therapy resources offer details on how to conduct play therapy, but are limited in addressing the challenges that develop when therapists conduct play therapy with real-life clients.

This book is devoted to offering a new concept of non-employment caused by social exclusion.

Caring for the ill, disabled, very old, or very young requires a labor-intensive commitment that is not only essential to the well-being of individuals and to society as a whole, but also fraught with physical, financial, and psychological risks.

African American Grief is a unique contribution to the field, both as a professional resource for counselors, therapists, social workers, clergy, and nurses, and as a reference volume for thanatologists, academics, and researchers.

What does it mean to grow older as a lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans (LGBT) person?

Offender-focused prosecution concentrates attention to the actions, decisions, choices, and motivations of the offender.

Humanitarian aid workers are trying to make a difference in an increasingly dangerous world.

Disorganized attachment is the most extreme form of insecure attachment.

Alter Mann, was nun?

Fachkräfte der Sozialen Arbeit haben eine Machtposition gegenüber besonders vulnerablen Personen.

Research skills are as critical to social work practitioners as skills in individual and group counselling, policy analysis, and community development.

Admission and Emergency Assessments: A Handbook for Clinicians provides a conceptual framework and concrete practice examples to conduct effective assessments for mental health crises and psychiatric admissions.