Social support is the everyday assistance offered by family, friends, neighbours and colleagues, as well as the foundations of support in a range of non-clinical settings, and plays a vital role in a person's mental health and wellbeing.
The experiences of African Americans in urban communities are distinct from those of other ethnic groups, and to be truly understood require an in-depth appreciation of the interface between micro- and macro-level factors.
Andy Pithouse and Alyson Rees use original research to identify key ingredients needed to help create successful foster placements and help prevent placement breakdown.
Written by a social worker for social work students, this is a nuts and bolts guide to statistics that presents complex calculations and concepts in clear, easy-to-understand language.
Relationship-based practice is founded on the idea that human relationships are of paramount importance and should be at the heart of all good social work practice.
In Missing Us: Re-Visioning Psychoanalysis from the Perspective of Community, Ryan LaMothe questions the ways in which psychoanalytic and psychodynamic theorists and clinicians have historically relied principally on a two-person psychology to understand psychosocial development and practice.
Print version of the book includes free access to the app (web, iOS, and Android), which offers interactive Q&A review plus the entire text of the print book!
Person-Centred Teams provides much-needed guidance on person-centred working following the roll out of personalisation and personal budgets across health and social care.
No One Dreams of Being a Fundraiser is an inspirational, one-of-a-kind memoir that tells the story of Mitchell Linker's harrowing and hilarious journey from aspiring rock star to nonprofit major gifts fundraiser.
"e;Reading the book Spiritual Competency in Psychotherapy was like having a series of extended conversations with a good friend about what really matters in psychotherapy and life.
This state-of-the-art textbook illustrates paradigms for professional practice, provides an overview of current knowledge and future trends in rehabilitation counseling, and aims to stimulate thinking that will lead to new research initiatives.
This timely resource is the first handbook to give nurse practitioners guidance to prescribe, monitor, assess, educate, and advocate for patients taking psychiatric medications and promote safe practice outcomes.
In second edition, social work and mental health students and practitioners across the full spectrum of social service settings gain essential knowledge into cutting edge issues in the assessment and treatment of families from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Updated, reorganized, and streamlined to focus squarely on ethical decision making in counseling and psychotherapy and in the practice of specialties in counseling.
This book should be read by research students, early career researchers, social work practitioners as well as doctoral supervisors new to IPA, who will all find it helpful and insightful.
This book features eleven first-person stories of men from diverse class and racial backgrounds who have made a long-term commitment to end their physical and emotional abuse and controlling behaviors.
This international and thought-provoking volume addresses both theoretical and conceptual issues of resilience in modern organizations, looking at areas of concern and providing suggestions for future preventative measures.
Addressing the fact that under-representation has been a concern for medical educators, medical councils, and the government for some time, this book presents the first evidence-based monograph for pedagogies that can be applied to all aspects of widening participation, tackling chronic under-representation in medical settings.
This book synthesizes the nascent but growing body of literature and research emerging on risk management and treatment of persons who sexually offend against children.
Study faster, learn better, and get top gradesModified to conform to the current curriculum, Schaum's Outline of Pediatric Nursing complements these courses in scope and sequence to help you understand its basic concepts.
Un nombre toujours croissant d'actifs de tous âges n'ont pas accès à une vie financière, professionnelle, sociale, culturelle, qui soit digne et décente.
This comprehensive overview of research and clinical practice in PTSD includes new insights into assessment with regard to DSM-5 and ICD-11, discussion of ongoing controversies in the field as to what constitutes safe and effective care, and new research as to assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of PTSD.
Professionnels dans un service d'éducation et de soin situé au coeur d'un territoire dit "sensible", les auteurs témoignent d'une vie de quartier conjuguant richesses et vulnérabilités.
Up-to-the-minute data on more than 1,400 of the most commonly prescribed medications--with an emphasis on patient safety and nursing implicationsUPDATED ANNUALLYIncludes branded, generic, and over-the-countermedicationsOrganized alphabetically by generic drug nameProvides the details you need on:Mechanisms of actionCommon usage and dosageSide effectsDrug interactionsNursing implicationsNew drugsPatient educationMore than 150 new drugs and herbs
Cross-Cultural Family Research and Practice broadens the theoretical and clinical perspectives on couple and family cross-cultural research with insights from a diverse set of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, communications, economics, and more.
The quick and easy way to learn the concepts and major theories of pediatric nursing - and how to apply them to real-world situationsIf you re looking for a fun, fast review that boils pediatric nursing down to its most essential, must-know points your search ends here!
