Social work

This is an essential handbook for youth workers, teachers, social workers and youth justice practitioners working with young people to raise awareness about the risks and realities of gangs and gang-related crime.

What is the best way to work with fathers who have a history of abusive behavior?

`This book makes a significant contribution to the literature.

This book explores the journey of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) as it is interpreted and translated from International Human Rights Law into domestic law and policy in different cultural contexts.

Modern Psychology and Ancient Wisdom, 2nd edition, brings together experts who explore the use of ancient healing techniques from Buddhism, Christianity, Goddess, Shamanism, Taoism, and Yogic traditions as well as the mystical practices of Judaism and Islam and their application to modern counseling and therapy professions.

This book represents an important contribution by the School of Social Work at the University of Toronto.

Boot camps-what are their effects on criminal behavior?

There has been a rebirth of interest in bringing community back into social work, but what does community social work mean when applied to practice?

This revised text describes the theory substantiating adventure therapy, demonstrates best practices in the field, and presents research validating the immediate and long-term effects of adventure therapy.

Das Buch unterstützt sozialpädagogische Fachkräfte in Ausbildung und Beruf sowie in Fortbildung oder Coaching Tätige in der Arbeit mit Gruppen.

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This ambitious resource describes innovative intervention programs for treating substance abuse and other mental health problems in the Middle East in the context of larger issues in the region.

This gateway text lays the foundations for a thorough knowledge of the theory and methods that social workers need.

This book looks at the operation of indigenous charities at a regional, localised and global level.

Having gone through 30 years of development, the new edition of this highly-regarded classic is the most trusted companion for understanding and promoting the potential for social work with disabled people.

Increasingly, it is being recognized that spirituality, defined here as "e;a multiform search for a transcendent meaning of life that connects them to all living beings and brings them in touch with God or 'Ultimate Reality,'"e; is an aspect of almost every sphere and aspect of social life.

In a society where a blemish or bad hair can ruin an otherwise perfect day and airbrushed abs dominate the magazine rack, many of us feel ashamed of our bodies.

Published in 1996, The Impact Of Managed Care On The Practice Of Psychotherapy is a valuable contribution to the field of Psychotherapy.

Systemic Interventions for Collective and National Trauma explains the theoretical basis for understanding collective and national trauma through the concept of systems theory, and gives ways of implementing systems theory in interventions at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.

This book provides an in-depth understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on the psychological health of people and communities in India.

Communicating Social Change: Structure, Culture, and Agency explores the use of communication to transform global, national, and local structures of power that create and sustain oppressive conditions.

Every Child Matters represents the most radical change to education and welfare provision in almost two decades.

The first resource of its kind, this authoritative handbook holistically addresses the multidimensional aspects of perinatal and neonatal palliative care.

Responding to a growing understanding surrounding the unique knowledge and skill set of individuals with lived experience of mental health conditions, this book responds to a gap in current literature by exploring the role of peer support work through the four realms of theory, research, policy and practice with a particular focus on mental health discourses.

For many vulnerable children, the idea of talking to an adult about their experiences and feelings can be a daunting prospect.

Read this book to gain an understanding of the knowledge, values and skills required for effective practice in the field of intellectual disability and the opportunities which this work offers for multidisciplinary collaboration for social change.

Die Integration von Jugendlichen in die Arbeitswelt ist in den letzten Jahrzehnten zunehmend problematischer geworden.

A lively indictment of American culture's pervasive use of the psychotherapeutic metaphor to explain behaviours, a habit that has crossed the Atlantic in recent years, arguing that psychotherapy and excessive individualism has only ensured the continuance of social problems.

Creative Ways to Learn Ethics is an accessible, easy-to-read guide that compiles a variety of ethics trainings to help professionals stimulate their minds, relieve stress, and increase engagement and memory retention.

The Psychological Impact of Boarding School is a collection of research-based essays answering a range of questions about boarding school and its long-term impact.

This very practical book helps professionals and students to engage critically with their practice by addressing mental capacity and adult safeguarding.

Integrative, research-based, multisystemic: these words reflect not only the state of family therapy, but the nature of this comprehensive handbook as well.

Drawing on original empirical research from Singapore and Hong Kong, Gendered Labour, Everyday Security and Migration interrogates women migrant domestic workers' experiences of work and workplace exploitation.

Worldwide, there has been a growth in service user involvement in education and research in recent years.

While much is known about the critical importance of educative experiences outside of school, little is known about the social systems, community programs, and everyday practices that can facilitate learning outside of the classroom.

Queer Sites in Global Contexts showcases a variety of cross-cultural perspectives that foreground the physical and online experiences of LGBTQ+ people living in the Caribbean, South and North America, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia.

Migration sowie der Umgang mit Vielfalt und Ausgrenzung sind nicht nur in migrationsspezifischen Sozialen Diensten Thema, sondern in allen Bereichen Sozialer Arbeit.

Numerous challenges exist in respect to integrating work and family institutions and there is remarkable cross-national variation in the ways that societies respond to these concerns with policy.

This fully updated second edition provides evidence-based, solution focused techniques for applying coaching in family business settings.

This highly practical text surveys the myriad legal and ethical issues that social workers encounter both in daily practice and under special circumstances.

Die Autorin untersucht deutsche und österreichische (junge) Erwachsene, die an einer europäischen KZ-Gedenkstätte ihren Zivil- bzw.

What is emotional neglect?

Research has long substantiated the fact that living with a disability creates significant and complex challenges to identity negotiation, the practice of communication, and the development of interpersonal relationships.

This book explores the diverse ways in which disability activism and advocacy are experienced and practised by people with disabilities and their allies.

Dealing with Different Types of Losses Using Hypnotherapy Scripts is a unique practical resource for hypnotherapists which considers many aspects of loss rather than focusing solely on dying, death and bereavement.

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Offering an historical perspective on the development of mental health consultation and community mental health, this book's intent is twofold.

Der Wandel in den Lebenswelten der Menschen und die gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen erfordern neue, kreative und effiziente Antworten der Sozialen Arbeit.