Violence and abuse in society

This handbook provides mental health professionals with a thorough understanding of the biopsychosocial nature of disordered gambling and shares current evidence-based theories, interventions and strategies to use in clinical practice.

The Impossible Imperative brings to life the daily efforts of child welfare professionals working on behalf of vulnerable children and families.

The Wiley Handbook on the Psychology of Violence features a collection of original readings, from an international cast of experts, that explore all major issues relating to the psychology of violence and aggressive behaviors.

Die Aufnahme in eine Gruppe der stationären Erziehungshilfe (Heimgruppe) bedeutet eine große Veränderung der Lebenssituation für die Kinder und Jugendlichen und ist häufig zu Beginn mit Ängsten und Unsicherheiten verbunden.

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With sport representing one of the last bastions of binary thinking, trans and nonbinary athletes face formidable hurdles in their struggles for inclusion, acceptance, and freedom.

Why did the Lebanese state, the most open and democratic political system in the Middle East, break down between 1967 and 1976?

Successful social policies for children are critical to America's future.

Supporting Traumatized Children and Teenagers is an accessible, comprehensive book providing an overview of the impact of trauma on children and adolescents and how they can be supported following trauma.

Human trafficking constitutes one of the most serious human rights violations of our time.

In the late 19th century Ohio was reeling from a wave of lynchings and other acts of racially motivated mob violence.

The goal of Riots in the Cities, editors Silvia Marina Arrom and Servando Ortoll contend, is to encourage Latin Americanists to rethink standard notions of urban politics before the populist era.

This ethnographic research investigates how adolescents use writing.

This volume provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary account of the scholarship on religion, conflict, and peacebuilding.

In the consciousness of politicians, professionals and the public, children and young people loom increasingly large as a challenge to be faced.

'We don't just come out once.

A practical guide to state-of-the-art treatments and health care knowledge about gender diverse persons, this second edition of Principles of Transgender Medicine and Surgery presents the foremost international specialists offering their knowledge on the wide spectrum of issues encountered by gender diverse individuals.

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America's foster care system has a noble goal - to care for children that for various reasons can no longer be cared for by their families - but years of inattention and inadequate funding have left many foster youth in a precarious state.

Violence forms a constant backdrop to American history, from the revolutionary overthrow of British rule, to the struggle for civil rights, to the present-day debates over the death penalty.

Mittlerweile ist einiges darüber bekannt, was es in der Vergangenheit bedeutete, in einem Kinderheim aufzuwachsen oder in einer Erziehungsanstalt untergebracht zu sein.

This book integrates the problem of violence into a larger framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked.

In the popular misconception fostered by blockbuster action movies and best-selling thrillers--not to mention conventional explanations by social scientists--violence is easy under certain conditions, like poverty, racial or ideological hatreds, or family pathologies.

Spirituality is increasingly accepted as integral to human psychology, vital for physical and mental health.

Professionals in child welfare and protection are often required to make decisions--fraught with many difficulties and shortcomings--that have crucial implications for children and families.

This widely used clinical reference and text--now significantly updated with 75% new material reflecting therapeutic advances, diagnostic changes, and increased coverage of sexual minority groups--comprehensively addresses sexual problems and their treatment.

Tiger's Child, the deeply-moving sequel to Torey Hayden's Sunday Times bestselling first book, One Child, plus the first of four books from learning disabilities specialist Mary MacCracken, The Lost Children, combined in a single eBook volume.

Steve Biko was an exceptional and inspirational leader, a pivotal figure in South African history.

There are dozens of ways to be emotionally abusive: unwarranted criticism, sighs, a condescending tone of voice, disgusted looks, and "e;the cold shoulder,"e; to name a few.

In diesem Buch werden Forschungsergebnisse über den Stellenwert von Kinderinteressen im Kinderschutz vorgestellt.

Caught in the Crossfire presents a multifaceted explanation of why people participate in something as dangerous and uncertain as a revolutionary movement.

The Western world's responses to genocide have been slow, unwieldly and sometimes unfit for purpose.

This new book from life work expert Joy Rees explains the value of effective and meaningful life work with children who are fostered and adopted, and how best to carry this out.

Child sexual abuse is a global problem that negatively affects many women and girls.

Violence and Personhood in Ancient Israel and Comparative Contexts is the first book-length work on personhood in ancient Israel.

As many as one in four women have suffered severe neglect or abuse in childhood.

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.

Despite changes to laws and policies across most western democracies intended to combat violence to women, intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) remains discouragingly commonplace.

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In Attachments to War Jennifer Terry traces how biomedical logics entangle Americans in a perpetual state of war.

The remarkable story of David Kennedy's crusade to combat America's plague of gang- and drug-related violence - with methods that have been astonishingly effective across the country.

Counselling Skills for Working with Shame helps professionals to understand and identify shame and to build shame resilience in both the client and themselves.

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 clear and practical workbook shows the importance of encouraging resilience in pre-school children who live in challenging circumstances.

With contributions from internationally recognized experts, this edited volume presents original thinking on the theory, research and practice surrounding child neglect.

This book offers a critical overview of established and emerging manifestations of domestic violence across Europe.