It was over a decade ago that experimental psychologists and media-effects researchers declared the debate on the effects of violent video gaming as "e;essentially over,"e; referring to the way violence in videogames increases aggressive thoughts, feelings and behaviors in players.
An extensively revised version of the first edition, this text focuses on the practical foundational knowledge required to practice social work effectively in the complex and fast-changing world of services to children and their families.
Profound meditations on life, death, freedom, family, and faith, written by radical Black journalist, Mumia Abu-Jamal, while he was awaiting his execution.
The Shield of Silence compellingly argues that sexual harassment and other negative behaviors will not be stopped unless the condition that drives victims and bystanders into silence - the overriding fear that reporting misconduct will result in retaliation - is eliminated.
An in-depth treatment in two volumes of the historical and cultural contexts of rape and rape culture, this set discusses both victims and perpetrators internationally during war and peace times and examines the treatment of survivors.
All too often in conflict situations, rape is referred to as a 'weapon of war', a term presented as self-explanatory through its implied storyline of gender and warring.
Designed for use with clients recovering from sex addiction, this book guides readers through discovering the essential skills for their sober journey and find meaning and purpose in life through character development and emotional maturity, while improving their relationship with healthy intimacy.
In the past 20 years, the progressive uncovering of child sexual abuse in institutional settings has reverberated across the globe with simultaneous investigations across Europe and the English-speaking world.
Vegas Concierge tells the tale of domestic sex trafficking in America through the riveting inside story of a decade-long investigation into sex trafficking, police corruption, and hip-hop music in Sin City.
Drawing on the latest research, theory and practice, this is the first book to provide social workers with an evidence-based, practical guide to safeguarding children and young people from abuse, in a world of sexting, selfies and snap chat.
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.
Significant amounts of money and resources are spent on child and family services, so successful evaluation of whether or not they are achieving the best outcomes is therefore essential.
People living with eating disorders find it hard to take the step of choosing recovery, often because the disorder has developed as a way of `coping' with problems or stresses in the their life.
Some children face traumatic or difficult events in their lives, and it's essential that they are helped to understand such events and given permission to talk.
Revised and updated in light of the reissued Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance and the Children's Act (2004), this concise guide will help health and allied professionals negotiate the complexities of child protection practice, with the aim of preventing abuse and neglect and protecting children from further harm once it has occurred.
In unserer modernen Rechtsordnung erkennt der Staat das vorrangige Recht der Eltern auf Pflege und Erziehung an, wacht gleichzeitig aber über das kindliche Wohl.
Wounded Angels: Inspiration From Children in Crisis uses vignettes of children in crisis situations to portray how troubling behaviors can act as clues for ways children can grow stronger after traumatic stress.
This timely text examines the experiences of women working with the effects of male violence in a range of key areas: with rape survivors, with battered wives, with women whose children have been sexually abused, with prostitutes, and with male abusers.
Provides the most up-to-date information on transgender science and its applications, for gender-diverse people, their supporters, and the professionals who assist them to lead healthy, happy, and successful lives.
198 pages, 601 images, 9 contributorsSkin injuries are among the most common, and, certainly, the most visible, symptoms of physical abuse in children.
This illuminating work on one of today's most provocative issues provides all the necessary information for careful, critical thinking about the concept of sexual harassment.
From a leading expert on interpersonal violence, this book explains what mental health clinicians need to know about the legal system and their role in it, particularly when working with victims of child abuse, neglect, or domestic violence.
The question of what constitutes sexual harassmentfrom suggestive remarks to outright threats, from off-color jokes to lewd posters on office wallsis contentious, as is the question of how to address sexual harassment.
This book provides a review of how child maltreatment has been socially constructed, ignored, and formally responded to as it tells the story of how America's system of child protection has evolved.
Je stärker die Frauen, desto größer der Hass auf sieDer US Supreme Court verbietet das Recht auf Abtreibung, die Polizei verzeichnet einen starken Anstieg häuslicher Gewalt, auf TikTok werden Tötungsfantasien an Frauen zum Trend.
Clinical Management of Sex Addiction's newest edition updates many of the original chapters from 28 leaders in the field with new findings and treatment methods in the field of sex addiction.
