Social work

Here is an outstanding reference book of major readings in the field of social work in health care.

This handbook addresses a broad range of topics relating to children's social behaviors and skills.

This important book examines the relationship between religion and mental health throughout the life cycle, with a special emphasis on later life.

It is said that greed fuels capitalism and socialism feeds on envy.

Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns is the first schema-mode focused resource guide aimed at schema therapy patients and self-help readers seeking to understand and overcome negative patterns of thinking and behaviour.

This unique text bridges multiculturalism and humanistic psychology, demonstrating how these areas can be effectively integrated to provide a foundation for engaging youth in the global community.

Many mental health providers are seeking guidance in designing and improving peer support programs for people with mental illnesses.

Several million reported and unreported delinquent acts take place each year.

How do adoptions really turn out?

American Philanthropy at Home and Abroad explores the different ways in which charities, voluntary associations, religious organisations, philanthropic foundations and other non-state actors have engaged with traditions of giving.

Autism Awareness and Crime explores Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the 'school to prison pipeline'.

This innovative and informative new text bridges the fields of gerontology and thanatology.

First published in 1996.

Despite the pivotal role played by parents in the child protection process, little attention has been paid to how social workers perceive them.

This book makes a distinctive contribution to reflections on what child-centred practice means in the complex area of child welfare.

What is life like for women with learning disabilities detained in a secure unit?

Backs Against the Wall: Battered Women's Resistance Strategies tackles several controversial aspects involved with intimate partner violence (IPV)-namely the approaches many victims use when resisting their oppressors.

This powerful reference explores the processes and practices of family systems therapy as conducted in humanitarian situations across the globe.

This crucial volume provides a concise overview of the conceptual foundations and clinical methods underlying the rapidly emerging subspecialty of integrative mental healthcare.

Violence at the Intersection: The Interlocking Impact of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class on Risk and Resilience builds upon and expands recent scholarship on the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, gender/gender identity, and class and their multiplicative effects on violent offending and victimization.

In meinem Buch geht es darum, jedem Menschen einen individuellen Weg zur Trauer zu eroffnen.

The Danish Welfare State analyzes a broad range of areas, such as globalization, labor marked, family life, health and social exclusion, the book demonstrates that life in a modern welfare state is changing rapidly, creating both challenges and possibilities for future management.

Wisdom, Attachment, and Love in Trauma Therapy focuses on the creation of the therapist as healing presence rather than technique administrator-in other words, how to be rather than what to do.

This second edition presents an updated action-based curriculum for high school counselors that will meet the needs of 21st century students, helping to foster their growth and engage them in learning what they need to succeed beyond high school.

Many safeguarding practitioners do not specialise in work with sex offenders, but do find themselves working with them and need professional understanding and expertise to do so.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison has always been a fighter--yet as a young teen, no one knew she was also a victim.

This is the first book to provide a multidisciplinary, critical, and global overview of evidence-based parenting education (PEd) programs.

Adopted children who have suffered trauma and neglect have structural brain change, as well as specific developmental and emotional needs.

Revisiting Juvenile Justice in India analyzes the challenges and issues involved in the study of juvenile justice in India.

Now updated in its second edition, Handbook of Clinical Issues in Couple Therapy provides a comprehensive overview of emerging issues that impact couple therapy.

The Children's Court is one of society's most important social institutions.

How do you keep the whole family in mind when carrying out social work assessment?

Clearly and entertainingly written, this book presents an exciting new technique of self-analysis.

Ohne Praxis kein Fortschritt – nach zehn Jahren praktischer Anwendung, gekennzeichnet durch vielfältige Versuche, gespickt auch mit so manchem Irrtum, begleitet von unzähligen Übungen und auf der Grundlage mannigfaltiger Erfahrungen legen die Fachkräfte der Jugendhilfe nun den Dormagener Qualitätskatalog der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe komplett überarbeitet und fortgeschrieben vor.

In 1998, Hallmark unveiled their new "e;One-Hundredth-Birthday"e; cards, and by 2007 annual sales were at 85,000.

Using a capability approach as an analytical framework, this timely volume examines how access to higher education, enabled through private universities, can transform students' lives and contribute to human development in low-income countries in the Global South.

In this book a group of international experts guide the reader through the clinical features of adults with autism spectrum disorders, describe the care needs of patients and their families, explain the evolution of the disorders into old age, and highlight what can be done to help.

To lead good care, social care managers must have professional and personal authority: a clear understanding of the core task and the emotional challenges of care, and the imagination to create an organisation or team dedicated to meeting people's needs.

Social work has its roots in the struggle of society to deal with poverty and the resultant problems.

Written by and for coaches, this groundbreaking book shows how motivational interviewing (MI) can be infused into health and wellness coaching and life coaching to help clients clarify and achieve their goals.

Learn the who, what, and why of unbecoming a motherIn a society where becoming a mother is naturalized, unbecoming a motherthe process of coming to live apart from biological childrenis regarded as unnatural, improper, or even contemptible.

Autism and Asperger Syndrome reviews what is known about adults with autism in terms of their social functioning, educational and occupational status.

Highly readable and comprehensive, this volume explores the significance of friendship for social, emotional, and cognitive development from early childhood through adolescence.

Das Elterntraining "SHIFT" ist ein standardisiertes Behandlungs- und Präventionsmanual für die Gruppenarbeit mit Eltern, die von illegalen Drogen abhängig sind oder waren.

Service users frequently encounter services at times of personal or family crisis.

Originally published in 1961, when delinquency and its cure constituted one of the gravest problems facing modern society.

This new edition of Counseling Supervision is intended for counselor educators, counselor supervisor practitioners, and supervisors-in-training in a variety of educational and mental health settings.

Ruben Martin is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Kent, where he was previously Director of Studies for the BA (Hons) Social Work programme for seven years.

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