Social work

At a time when Europe is witnessing major cultural, social, economic and political challenges and transformations, this book brings together leading researchers and experts to consider a range of pressing questions relating to the historical origins, contemporary manifestations and future prospects for juvenile justice.

While social work practice with child abuse is a well-documented topic, this revised edition of Social Work and Child Abuse actually challenges and changes the focus of existing literature.

A surprising and fascinating look at how Black culture has been leveraged by corporate America.

This book illuminates the process of child psychological assessment in community psychology through discussion, theory, and case studies of collaborative, systemic treatment of children and their parents.

Motivational interviewing is a person-centered, collaborative method for exploring ambivalence and enhancing motivation to change.

Highly Commended, BMA Medical Book Awards 2013Sensitively updated and revised for modern practice, Anthony Storr's legendary work continues to be an indispensible introductory text for aspiring psychotherapists.

Presenting Values Education as a solution to major challenges in education such as student disengagement and teacher burnout, this book provides a wealth of practical advice about how to implement the Education in Human Values approach in schools, promoting wellness and improved educational outcomes.

Treating Trauma in Trans People brings together key concepts from both gender-affirming treatment and trauma-focused care, with interventions focused on resolving physiological, intrapsychic, and interpersonal disruptions.

Social exclusion is a subject of major importance in contemporary social work and has been a core feature of social policy developments in the UK and Europe in the past decade.

Supervision is currently a "e;hot topic"e; in social work.

This book provides an understanding of behavioural and substance disorders from an Islamic psychology perspective.

Praise for Becoming a Therapist "e;This resource is filled with practical and personal advice, relevant stories, and examples, and reads more like help from a friend than a typical textbook.

An essential overview of the core skills needed by every social work practitioner Developing Evidence-Based Generalist Practice Skills features contributions from top scholars in social work practice, presenting essential information for the ethical and effective practice of social work.

The past twenty years have seen an increased interest in the impact of traumatic stress on development.

This book fills the widening gap in multicultural literature by providing specific culture-centered interventions.

In recent years, resilience has become a near ubiquitous cultural phenomenon whose influence extends into many fields of academic enquiry.

Mindfulness for Young Adults: Tools to Thrive in School and Life is an interactive experience designed to enhance mindful awareness and to aid in teaching and learning the principles and practice of mindfulness.

Accessible and unbiased, Careers in Mental Health introduces upper-level high school students and beginning undergraduates to the different aspects of various mental health professions.

This indispensable course text and practitioner resource, now fully revised, has helped tens of thousands of readers implement evidence-based interventions to improve students academic achievement and behavior in PreK12.

This book describes how parents lose, find, or relocate spiritual anchors after the death of their child.

Focusing on the lives of first- and second-generation British Pakistani young adult men and those approaching middle age who offend or have offended and the experiences of their fathers bringing them up in a de-industrialised city, this book examines the influence of social relations on their moves toward and away from crime, particularly the impact of father-son relationships.

All social work students must undertake Practice Placements in the second and final years of their programme and the placement is a crucial area of assessment for passing the degree course.

This important volume brings together findings in the psychological and medical treatment of sex offenders.

The field of human services is filled with clinicians turned managers.

Anxiety and depression are the most prevalent mental health problems for children and adolescents, with nearly 1 in 5 youths suffering from a significant episode before adulthood.

This book describes relevant theories, such as task-centered and strength-perspective interventions for the practice of social group work, within contemporary India.

Schools often resort to ineffective, punitive interventions for the 10% of K-8 students whose challenging behavior interferes with their own and their classmates learning.

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a chronic, neurobehavioral disorder of childhood that has traditionally been treated with medication.

Adolescent Violence in the Home examines a form of violence that has a profound impact on families but is often overlooked and frequently misunderstood: teen aggression and violence toward members of their family-especially parents.

This is the first book to show how digitalisation and the better provision of information and communication technologies (ICTs) can improve access to a wide-range of social services, as well as make them more inclusive.

We live in a time of uncertainty about relationships.

For effective use, this book should be purchased alongside the storybook.

Take an in-depth look at what worksand what doesn'tin research with GLBT populations!

Drawing on the legacy of Paulo Freire and the insights of Antonio Gramsci, this book provides new ways of working with communities which put people at the heart of the development agenda.

Since the inception of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, mental health law, policy, practice and ethos have changed dramatically in Scotland.

"e;This book is an optimal tool for instructors and students of graduate classes in social work and related disciplines.

The Handbook of Medical Play Therapy and Child Life brings together the voices and clinical experiences of dedicated clinical practitioners in the fields of play therapy and child life.

The social fund has been a controversial instrument of social policy in the UK since its introduction in 1988.

Changes in family structures, demographics, social attitudes and economic policies over the last 60 years have had a large impact on family lives and correspondingly on family law.

It can be hard to know what to talk about with a bereaved person over a period of time once you have offered your condolences.

Finding Our Way Home: Women's Accounts of Being Sent to Boarding School shares the personal stories of sixteen women, all of whom were sent away to board at an early age.

Therapists sometimes ask: What supports you in life?

Social Welfare Policy and Advocacy presents a multi-level framework to show students how micro, mezzo, and macro policy advocacy can be used effectively by social workers in eight policy sectors: healthcare, gerontology, safety-net, child and family, mental health, education, immigration, and criminal justice.

This book provides an accessible and clear description of key theories of systemic coaching and how they can be applied to coaching practice.

The focus on Latinos in the United States has generally overlooked key social-economic-political dimensions that are not only growing in importance, but may ultimately hold an important key to how well this group does in the immediate and distant future in the country.

Mental health social workers work within multidisciplinary teams, often based in health settings.

This book provides an alternative, complementary approach to the existing conventional approaches to religious and spiritually oriented coping.

Counseling psychologists have always been vitally involved in promoting good health and preventing mental, physical, and social disorders.