Social work

This volume, which brings together chapters and journal articles published by renowned academic Ian Shaw, focusses on the practice/research relationship within social work - a theme that has preoccupied much of his writing over the last 40 or more years.

This book gives readers an understanding of the theoretical foundations of social support communication along with practical tools to ethically and justly connect with and support others in daily life.

Das gesprochene, vor allem aber das geschriebene Wort sind die wichtigsten Werkzeuge professioneller Sozialarbeit.

What is counselling and how can it help?

This much-needed volume examines the process and practice of supervision in family therapy, with special emphasis on systemic practice.

In recent years child protection issues have dominated media and public discourse in the UK.

This comprehensive volume provides the knowledge and skills that mental health professionals need for more effective, informed work with clients with disabilities.

This textbook offers a foundation for understanding adolescents' rights by articulating the complexity, breadth, and challenging nature of laws regulating adolescents.

While there is much agreement about the scope of sexual violence, how to go about preventing it before it occurs is the subject of much debate.

At a time of change and review within social care, it is relevant to explore traditional skills, knowledge and values associated with assessment in the context of changing practice.

'Essential reading' DIVA MAGAZINE'Highly accessible and important' EUGENCE ELLIS'A deeply helpful and engaging read' MEG-JOHN BARKERProviding an accessible and authoritative introduction to issues around People of Colour (POC) trans inclusion, this book uses case studies, tips, checklists and anonymous survey results to set out best practice for any professionals working with trans people to create safer spaces, support and awareness.

Therapists intuitively know that the families, partnerships, and individuals they treat have strengths, but may not know how to identify or utilize them.

Anja Reinecke-Terner untersucht ethnografisch im Rahmen der Grounded Theory das Handlungsfeld Schulsozialarbeit.

With a rapidly aging population throughout the world, the issue of larger percentages of older adults has repercussions for both policy and the job market.

Exploring both principles and best practice of the spiritual care of sick children and young people, this remarkable and inspiring book equips the reader to think critically and creatively about how to provide care in hospitals, hospices and other care contexts for ill and disabled children.

Der Band leistet eine theoretisch fundierte und praxisnahe Perspektivierung sozio-technischer Transformationsprozesse im Bereich Sozialer Arbeit.

There will always be a need for professionals to work collaboratively if they are to provide the highest standard of care.

This book studies poverty issues by using social work theories and methods.

The rapid trend of globalization has brought with it a variety of sustainability challenges, including global climate change, biodiversity loss, poverty, and social inequalities, which are problems with unclear boundaries, complicated interrelated components, undefined parameters, contradictory values, and no single solution.

Why We Shouldn't Forgive invites you to understand how the practice of political forgiveness and sovereignty has changed, evolved, and developed over time.

Understanding the Psychological Soul of Spirituality is a comprehensive exploration of spiritual constructs based on an empirical, evidence-based paradigm for understanding and addressing spirituality.

Multi-generational Family Therapy reveals the limits of the medical model in treating mental and relational problems.

Why Love Matters explains why loving relationships are essential to brain development in the early years, and how these early interactions can have lasting consequences for future emotional and physical health.

Africa has a long experience with reducing poverty and vulnerability.

The Ethics of Group Psychotherapy provides group psychotherapists with the ethical and legal foundation needed to engage in effective decision-making in their everyday group practices.

There are a bewildering number of counselling and psychotherapy courses on offer: yet often trainees are not fully aware of the implications of their choice of course for their time, finances and future career until they have already begun training.

Helping children, disabled people, the unemployed, the elderly or homeless people can be inspiring work.

Después de un instructivo recorrido por las teorías psicoanalíticas, estructuralistas y sistémicas sobre la función de la palabra y del lenguaje, el autor presenta una gran variedad de casos clínicos de su práctica, que muestran la eficacia del diálogo en la terapia familiar breve.

This book explores how public organizations and not-for-profit organizations (NPO) can be more collaborative, innovative and effective in solving social issues in both developing and developed countries.

In this timely and much-needed book, Linda Goldman addresses the many frightening events that impact our children by providing the reader with a seamless mixture of theory and practice garnered from her extensive experience in the field.

Museums may not seem at first glance to be engaged in social work.

The global population is ageing rapidly yet there is a shortage of skilled professionals able to support the wellbeing of older people in care.

The troubling ethics and politics of philanthropyIs philanthropy, by its very nature, a threat to today's democracy?

Practice in safeguarding adults is changing, with a shift in approach to ensure it is person-centred and outcome-focused.

The image we have of ourselves is shaped during our childhood and is often influenced by various emotional wounds.

This book examines the process of population aging in China and its unique features, considers the social progress implied in China becoming a society with an aging population, and assesses the tremendous risks and challenges involved.

Burnout ist unter Fachkräften der Sozialen Arbeit und allen anderen sozialen Berufen weit verbreitet - das zeigen die Statistiken der Krankenversicherungen deutlich.

Despite the widely held belief that the social services were allocated solely on the basis of client need, and could therefore be directly contrasted with the operation of the private market, in the 1970s there remained a wide range of services for which the consumer had to pay directly at the time of consumption.

This book introduces the Recovery Cycle, the only relatable model for positive change in sobriety and a simple roadmap for sober living.

This book is an earnest effort in understanding the slums and their needs by taking a case study of Kalaburagi, India.

Unequal social relations are reflected in uneven patterns of health within and between populations.

Family Poverty in Diverse Contexts addresses the context of poverty in the United States and focuses on poverty issues that family members must confront as they move through the life course.

In this hugely accessible new book, Mark Doel guides the reader through a proper consideration of these questions by examining the typical ethical dilemmas that challenge social workers on a daily basis.

Praise for the First Edition:`An interesting overview of medical and psychiatric issues that may arise for counsellors.

There is a growing need for research within practice settings.

This is the first comprehensive two-volume collection on anhedonia, a disorder that played an important role in psychopathology theories at the beginning of the twentieth century.