This volume of ecumenical documents, key texts, and critical essays is the first collection of its kind exclusively dedicated to Pentecostalism and its contributions to Christian unity.
In April 2008 a conference was convened at Rice University that brought together experts in the three monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Thinking beyond the absolutes Christians and other religious persons increasingly find "e;deabsolutized"e; in our modern thought world, Swidler reflects on the ways we humans think about the world and its meaning now that increasingly we notice that there are other ways of understanding the world than the way we grew up in.
In the Middle Ages, as Christian sources on the Islamic world show, Muslim culture was perceived as extremely threatening: there were many defenses of Christianity, like the treatise on the "e;mistakes"e; of the followers of Allah.
Collage of Seoul is a book of poetry tracing the spiritual journey of a man who, unnamed at birth, looks to both Eastern and Western cultures to form an identity through a love story that culminates with the decisive act of naming his two daughters.
The first book about Guided Participation written for nursesThis authoritative publication delivers an in-depth examination of Guided Participation (GP), a dynamic process of teaching and learning that parents and guardians have used for generations to help their charges become self-reliant.
Thirty percent of foreign development aid is channeled through NGOs or community-based organizations to improve service delivery to the poor, build social capital, and establish democracy in developing nations.
Fully revised to reflect changes in the field, this collection of essays by psychotherapists who specialize in the treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia explains in accessible and humane terms how the treatment process works and demonstrates strategies that lead to recovery.
This book discusses approaches used by NGOs in formulating and implementing mental health care in the community in the context of high treatment gap, insufficient public expenditure on health, human resource shortages, heterogeneity of communities as well as cultural beliefs in India.
Die „Fallsammlung und Arbeitshilfen für Soziale Arbeit und Recht“, nunmehr ebenfalls in zweiter Auflage erhältlich, sind die sinnvolle Ergänzung zum Lehrbuch „Soziale Arbeit und Recht“.
Modern Architecture and an International Sensibility: A Curious Cross-Atlantic Constellation presents an alternative history of internationalism and modernism, with a focus on the role of architecture and spatial practices.
Die „Fallsammlung und Arbeitshilfen für Soziale Arbeit und Recht“, nunmehr ebenfalls in dritter Auflage erhältlich, sind die sinnvolle Ergänzung zum Lehrbuch „Soziale Arbeit und Recht“.
Die nun zweite, aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage des Lehrbuchs begründet zunächst die Bedeutung von Theorie für die Forschung und Praxis Sozialer Arbeit.
Das Buch bietet einen komprimierten und zugleich ausführlichen Überblick über Suchtprobleme aus einer sozialarbeiterischen und sozialwissenschaftlichen Perspektive.
Originally published in 1967, Social Policy and the Young Delinquent is an account of a process: of the way in which the treatment of the child delinquent has developed from the days when a boy of nine could be sentenced to be hanged for stealing two penny worth of paint (though the sentence, imposed in 1833, was not actually carried out) to the controversies of the time concerning the desirability of replacing the legalistic and penal framework of the services for young offenders by a service more appropriate to their educational and social needs.
Die nun dritte, aktualisierte und erweiterte Neuauflage des Einführungswerks soll Studierenden der Sozialen Arbeit als Kompendium dienen und gleichzeitig ihre ersten Schritte in den Beruf begleiten.
This book examines the typical pattern of communication development in children and adolescents to enable primary care physicians as well as other clinicians, therapists, and practitioners to assist parents in making informed decisions based on current research.
In diesem Ratgeber macht Rainer Sachse Ihnen – auf Basis der klärungsorientierten Psychotherapie – Mut, bei Konflikt und Streit privat wie beruflich zu gegenseitigem Verstehen und tragfähigen Kompromissen beizutragen.
This timely book serves as an overview of the challenges in global health leadership from multiple perspectives, bringing together an interdisciplinary group of academics, researchers, and leaders from around the world who are conducting innovative and high-quality research in the field of global health (GH).
What Therapists Need to Know About Perinatal and Early Relational Health is a vital and timely text that will strengthen any clinician's awareness and competence when working with children, infants, and caregivers.
In ihrem Grundlagenwerk «Kompetenzorientierte Methodiken» hat Kitty Cassée einen innovativen und wegweisenden Ansatz zum Umgang mit problembelasteten Kindern, Jugendlichen und deren Eltern in verschiedenen Handlungsfeldern der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe umfassend dargestellt.
This edited collection is a follow-up to Algoma University's inaugural conference on mental health and addiction held at the Brampton campus in Ontario, Canada.
Assessing and Treating Suicidal Thinking and Behaviors in Children and Adolescents is a guide to working with children and young people who present with either obvious or hidden suicidal thoughts, preoccupations, or plans.
This book examines the eight-year development of the Reading Orienteering Club after-school program, showing how to develop, test, change, and adapt an after-school program to fit the needs of the children who attend.
Having the knowledge and capacity to deliver therapy to a diverse population is recognized as benefiting client-therapist relationships and producing positive clinical outcomes.
This volume provides a serious examination of substance use prevention research and practice as components of the continuum from health promotion through to prevention and health care in sub-groups and in the general population.
The third edition of Grieving Beyond Gender explores the different ways that individuals grieve, noting that gender is only one factor that affects an individual's style or pattern of grief.
Travelling et questionnements sur 24 années d’une pratique de direction d’établissements en Protection de l’Enfance dans un contexte politique, social, économique et familial en plein bouleversement… « Ce livre souligne la force et la qualité de l’engagement de son auteur, mais c'est aussi et surtout un témoignage vivant qui parle avec humour à tous les professionnels qui s'investissent dans ce genre de travail difficile.
Philanthropic gifts and corporate social responsibility programmes are admirable, but they fall short of driving the change at scale that we desperately need today.
