Modern society is beset by a vast range of problems such as poverty, homelessness and terrorism that cause immense suffering for a significant number of people.
Whilst the number of people currently experiencing homelessness cannot be precisely estimated due to varying definitions across countries and cultures, the link between homelessness and mental health disorders is undeniable.
Right-wing nationalist populism poses direct attacks on social tolerance, human rights discourse, political debates, the survival of the welfare state and its universal services, impacting on the roles of social work.
Students change schools for a variety of reasons, and some students change more often than others -- a reality that can leave them feeling emotionally disconnected and often academically at risk.
Moonki Hong vergleicht in seiner Studie Formen von Gewalt gegen Kinder und die Hilfesysteme in institutionellen Arrangements in Deutschland und Südkorea.
The Collaborative for Palliative Care ("e;Collaborative"e;) is a grassroots consortium of public and private organizations that came together in 2005 for the purposes of studying the increasing need for palliative care and the methods for such care.
Policy-makers tend to view the residential segregation of minority ethnic groups in a negative light as it is seen as an obstacle to their integration.
Student Affairs in Urban-Serving Institutions: Voices from Senior Leaders addresses a critical gap in literature concerning the unique structure, students, and missions of urban-serving institutions (USIs).
High-profile legal cases involving individuals with mental health challenges often address complex issues that confront previous decisions of the courts, influence or change existing social policies, and ultimately have a profound impact on the daily practice of mental health professionals and the lives of their patients.
Burn-out, excessive hours, office politics, handling complaints, isolated remote working, complex and inefficient processes - this book addresses the full complexities of chronic stress at work.
This book analyzes the process of leaving school, commonly referred to as 'transition' for young adults with severe, complex, and multiple disabilities.
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has facilitated the understanding that disability is both a human rights and development issue.
Over the course of 20 years, this text has approached case management as both an art and a science by providing students and practitioners with the basics of case management theory, skills, and applications.
Expert authors from a wide range of backgrounds bring together the fundamentals of counselling practice with children and young people in this landmark handbook.
Der Band stellt die Träger der Sozialen Arbeit vor und informiert systematisch und umfassend über alle wichtigen Arbeitsfelder und Zielgruppen in den Bereichen Kindheit, Jugend und Familie, Arbeitsmarktintegration, Wohnen, Migration, Alter, Pflegebedürftigkeit und Gesundheit sowie abweichendes Verhalten.
Social work has its roots in the social and economic upheaval wrought by the Industrial Revolution, in particular the struggle of society to deal with poverty and its resultant problems.
Trauma, Shame, and Secret Making provides a descriptive, qualitative inquiry into a family's unsuccessful attempts across generations to repress the memories of an early life trauma.
This beautifully illustrated and sensitive storybook is designed to be used therapeutically by professionals and caregivers supporting children whose parents are going through a separation.
The seventh edition of Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation provides an authoritative and accessible overview of the knowledge, skills, and values that are essential for future social workers across various practice settings in an ever-evolving world.
»Wachsame Sorge« ist ein zentrales Konzept von Haim Omer für den Umgang mit verhaltensauffälligen Kindern und Jugendlichen, das den Ansatz des gewaltlosen Widerstands und die Prinzipien der elterlichen Präsenz verbindet.
This helpful and practical book examines the uses of innovative activities in social groupwork with a number of different populations, such as adolescents, school-age parents and their children, the elderly, and Hispanics.
This comprehensive text focuses on the social contexts of ageing, looking at the diversity of ageing and older people, and at different factors that are important to experiences of old age and ageing.
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.
Third Wave CBT Integration for Individuals and Teams: Comprehend, Cope and Connect introduces a therapy that starts from the perspective of the immediate experience of the individual.
This trusted bestseller provides all the information needed to understand binge eating and bring it under control, whether you are working with a therapist or on your own.
Assessment in Educational Therapy offers essential grounding, skills, and ethical approaches for understanding and conducting assessments in the context of educational therapy.
High ability individuals - gifted students, prodigies, geniuses and twice exceptional students - are a group with enormous potential to have an impact on the advancement of different occupational fields, as well as the lives of others in society.
An engaging way to cover ethical choices in counseling settings This guide will take readers on a wide-ranging tour of ethics covering both the theoretical and practical aspects of providing sound, ethical care.
Understanding Bereaved Parents and Siblings is based on lived experiences and provides insight, ideas, and inspiration on how to support the bereaved, how to talk to them about their experience, and how to help people manage their own shock or grief.
Drawing on the leading voices of international researchers and practitioners, Outdoor Therapies provides readers with an overview of practices for the helping professions.
