Social welfare and social services

Developmental Coaching explores many of the common transition points we experience throughout life, including teenage transitions, becoming a parent, mid-life and retirement.

Rising exclusion rates indicate the continuing marginalisation of many young people in education in the UK.

Social Purpose Enterprises: Case Studies for Social Change presents case studies of twelve organizations that operate in a growing niche within the Canadian social economy: market-based entities supported by a nonprofit organization and operated for the benefit of a workforce who lives on the margins of society.

Seit seiner Gründung 1880 war der Deutsche Verein maßgeblich an der Ausgestaltung des Fürsorgewesens beteiligt.

Die Fachtage "Familienorientierung im Strafvollzug" an der Hochschule Merseburg 2017 und 2018 hatten zum Ziel, AkteurInnen aus den Bereichen der Justiz, der Freien Straffälligenhilfe, aber auch andere professionell Handelnde, in einen moderierten Prozess des Austauschs über eine stärkere Orientierung des Vollzuges an den Bedarfen von Familien zu bringen.

This volume applies a systems science perspective to complex policy making dynamics, using the case of Indonesia to illustrate the concepts.

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

This textbook elucidates core systemic ideas, methods and skills which are useful and effective in building creative therapeutic relationships with children and young people in family/systemic therapy and practice.

The Routledge Handbook of Phenomenology of Mindfulness brings together two schools of thought and practice that - despite rarely being examined jointly - provide an incredibly fruitful way for exploring thinking, the mind, and the nature and practice of mindfulness.

Sex is bad.

Looking at discretion broadly as the exercise of controlled freedom, this edited volume introduces insights from a range of social sciences perspectives.

This book stages a provocative dialogue between social work, health and social care and contemporary philosophy in order to inform theory and practice in a complex and challenging world.

This sensitive guide for carers and professionals working with children and young people explains the serious issues of sexual content and harm that children face online.

This book is the first full-length treatment of the desirability and feasibility of implementing a citizen's income (also known as a basic income).

Intercultural Variation in Family Research and Theory sets forth 23 critical reviews in a 2-volume set that document the development of family research and theory in various societies around the world.

First published in 1986.

Workforce readiness is an issue that is of great national and societal importance.

This book is aimed at employers, managers and staff in social work agencies.

In a world of ageing populations, and in the midst of a global shift from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) pensions, the onus is increasingly on individuals rather than employers to bear the risks of retirement provision.

The book presents a theoretical and practical approach to international social work.

It's hard to escape the feeling that in Britain today nothing works.

Too many juvenile delinquents persist in their offending into adulthood.

This book draws upon the author's first-hand clinical experience as an Expert Witness in child and family legal proceedings to explore the success of psychotherapy assessments and interventions.

Gefühle beeinflussen unsere Gesundheit und unser Wohlbefinden – ob wir uns dessen bewusst sind oder nicht.

This anthology, selected by Tony Parker shortly before his death in 1996, provides the very essence of his quite distinctive contribution to criminology.

This groundbreaking text makes an intervention on behalf of disability studies into the broad field of qualitative inquiry.

Policing and Public Management takes a new perspective on the challenges and problems facing the governance of police forces across the UK and the developed world.

Managing Trauma in the Workplace looks at the impact of trauma not only from the perspective of the employees but also from that of their organisations.

Natural and human-made disasters appear to be increasing in frequency and scope, commanding extensive media attention.

Bringing together a mix of researchers and practitioners, With the Best of Intentions examines the major goals of recent philanthropic efforts and looks at some of the key lessons--for educators, philanthropists, policymakers, and community leaders--of philanthropic contributions to schools and school systems.

Illustrated with rich case examples, this widely used practitioner resource and text presents a range of play approaches that facilitate healing in a shorter time frame.

Inaccuracies in Children's Testimony combines the literature on obedience to authority with that on suggestibility to create a third literature.

This practical book looks at the experiences of children in need who live in state care and the social worker's role in working with them.

Ecotherapy in Practice reflects the growing interest and research in this field.

The professional practice of counseling and mental health can often be complex and litigious.

This book provides evidence on the relevance of environmental and social factors in decision making.

The politics of old age in the twenty first century is contentious, encompassing ideological debates about the rights and welfare entitlements of individuals in later life.

Sibling Loss Across the Lifespan brings together researchers, clinicians, and bereaved siblings to explore sibling loss.

Though much has been written about twins, very little research has been done into their everyday lives, both postnatal and prenatal.

This manual has been written for a wide range of dynamic practitioners involved in treating patients with narcissistically-infused issues.

Why is the classical social democratic vision of development based on social justice by democratic means losing ground?

The first detailed and systematic study of the social science of poverty as practiced by the Victorian experts who had so much influence on relief policy in this area, and who were among the founders of British social science.

In her new book, The Truth About Obamacare, Sally C.

Depression is second after heart disease as the most damaging health condition in the world.

This guide shows how clinicians can help girls and young women with ASC to reach their full potential, by adopting more relationship-based, individualised approaches.

Michael Balint is above all known for the "e;Balint Groups"e;, which came to be a generic term for groups involved with the training of doctors and caregivers in the patient-caregiver relationship.

Domestic Violence as State Crime presents a provocative challenge to the way that domestic violence is understood and addressed.