Social welfare and social services

The book examines issues of disabilities in Nigeria focusing on attitudes and reactions to people with disabilities within the context of practices perpetuating the treatment of people with disabilities.

Death is a much avoided topic.

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

Forensic psychiatrist Emanuel Tanay has testified in thousands of court cases as an expert witness, including such notorious cases as those of Jack Ruby, Sam Sheppard, and Theodore 'Ted' Bundy.

The scope of this research focuses on a sample of undergraduate university students who attended the Westchester campuses of Pace University in New York to determine the relative significance of ethnicity in the educational and professional options perceived by Italian-American vs.

Coming Out Asperger explores the complexity of diagnosis for Asperger Syndrome, the drawbacks and benefits of disclosing a diagnosis of a 'hidden disability,' and how this impinges on self-esteem.

To many of the people who live or work with an individual with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the processes by which those with autism make sense of the world around them may seem mysterious.

How can we promote the enduring well-being of those who are moving into the 'fourth' age of life?

Written by an experienced adoptive parent, this clear, sensitive and practical handbook is designed to encourage and support adoptive and long-term foster parents, their children and adolescents.

As a probation officer and social worker, Anne Bannister has successfully used creative therapies with abused children for 25 years.

This fully updated edition of the essential reference Understanding Drugs provides a complete overview of the key facts and core issues surrounding substance misuse.

This innovative book explores social work, therapy and counselling as a series of encounters - between clients and human services professionals, social workers, their colleagues and other professionals, and more widely between citizens and the state.

This text is a guide to good practice within adult mental health care, providing a comprehensive introduction to mental health and illness.

Improving the well-being of children is more effective when social care professionals work with the children's parents, families and communities.

Rebels with a Cause is a comprehensive guide to working with adolescents using action techniques and drama therapy.

Empowering Children through Art and Expression examines the successful use of arts and expressive therapies with children, and in particular those whose lives have been disrupted by forced relocation with their families to a different culture or community.

This fully updated Reader provides a comprehensive review of recent research and legislation relating to domestic violence and its consequences for children, and identifies the implications for practice.

Stories and storytelling help children to develop emotional literacy, make sense of their world and appreciate different points of view.

Providing services that are culturally relevant is an ongoing challenge for practitioners, managers, and policy-makers within the social services.

This book explores the ways in which pupils with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties can be effectively engaged in schooling - either in school or at home.

The Third World cities have been reinvented by the forces of globalization as the destinations of new investments, causing the migration of a teeming million to the major urban centers without any corresponding increase in the creation of new jobs and other basic amenities required for decent living.

Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) benefit from a positive, affirming support of their individuality.

Research indicates that at least one in ten new mothers experience post-natal depression, yet there is little help available to sufferers.

Therapy is a critical element of work with abused children, offering them the opportunity to explore past experiences in a safe environment with the emotional support of a therapist.

Society holds a popular perception that links children in public care with criminal activity, but this connection is largely assumed.

Written by key figures in the field of social care training and management this much-needed book provides practice guidance for front line managers in social care.

This important text shows how child development theory applies to professionals' working practice.

Family support is an increasingly important strategic approach to welfare services for children and families.

This book is a guide to understanding the important issue of stigma - `associated disadvantage' - which affects not only those who are excluded from society, but also family members and friends.

Experiential Unity Theory and Model was devised to address the current concerns dominating the field of group therapy and individual counseling.

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How do you respond simultaneously to the needs of adults experiencing domestic violence and the specific needs of their children?

Conventional parenting is not adequate to address the needs of children whose emotional development has been frozen, distorted or interrupted as a result of trauma.

In this thought-provoking book, Jan Walmsley and Kelley Johnson discuss participative approaches to research and provide an up-to-date account of inclusive practice with individuals with learning disabilities.

This reader consists of diverse writings about Gould Farm, considered the nation's oldest residential rehabilitation community.

A welcome read for the lay person who has been bereaved and is now experiencing the difficulties of loving again.

Fostered and adopted children can present major challenges resulting from unresolved attachment issues and early traumatic experiences.

Cutting it Out is a largely autobiographical account of a young woman's battle with self-harm.

Following a life shattering experience, a child enters upon a confusing emotional journey that can be likened to a prism of many colors of dark feelings like sadness and fear, but also warm feelings of love and courage.

This book examines the risk factors surrounding children at risk of experiencing and perpetrating violence, and looks at the positive role that children's rights can play in their protection.

This is a re-issue of Blue Nights and Long Nights ISBN 9780552158527.

Trauma can have a significant impact on the stability of a child's development and can put additional pressures on the education staff working with them.

Creating dementia-friendly communities can give people with dementia the chance to continue meaningful lives with reciprocal personal relationships.

This flexible, early-intervention programme utilises hands-on activities and worksheets to address behaviour issues and teach core resilience skills in children aged 5-9.

Ayelet spent six years of her adolescence in and out of hospital, having been diagnosed as suffering from a severe anorexia disorder.

* What is shame?

Good counselling skills are often not taught to the professionals who need them most.

Asperger syndrome (AS) has often been considered to be incompatible with love and relationships, but as the number of people who are diagnosed with the disorder increases, it is becoming apparent that people with AS can and do have full and intimate relationships.

Bradford Dementia Group Good Practice GuidesThere are always difficult day to day decisions to be faced when caring for a person with dementia - from knowing how to deal with wandering to end of life decisions.

Although currently many people with dementia are not given the opportunity to receive professional counselling, this book explores the value of counselling for men and women living with this condition and how it enables them to make sense of their lives and their notions of themselves.