Child welfare and youth services Books
Oneworld Publications The Woman Who Saved the Children: A Biography of
Book SynopsisAn unconventional biography of an unconventional woman. Eglantyne Jebb, not particularly fond of children herself, nevertheless dedicated her life to establishing Save the Children and promoting her revolutionary concept of human rights. In this award-winning book, Clare Mulley brings to life this brilliant, charismatic, and passionate woman, whose work took her between drawing rooms and war zones, defying convention and breaking the law. Eglantyne Jebb not only helped save millions of lives, she also permanently changed the way the world treats children.Trade Review"Here is the story of one of the great women of the world who made a real difference to the lives of the most needy children. Told with Clare Mulley’s sure instinct for the lives of others, this is an extraordinary book about a unique woman, a woman for our times." * Michael Morpurgo *“An insightful biography of a truly remarkable woman. This portrait is especially poignant 100 years on when Eglantyne’s mission remains as relevant and urgent as ever. We must not forget this woman’s determination, and what she set out to achieve. Her vision serves as an inspiration as we each do our bit for children less fortunate than our own”. * Natasha Kaplinsky *"A pleasure to read...a combination of Jebb's own mischievous attitude and Mulley's lively style." * The Times Literary Supplement *"A very good read, telling an extraordinary story." * The Guardian *"Unusual and perceptive...all credit to Clare Mulley, a past winner of the Daily Mail Biographers' Club prize." * Daily Mail *“This centenary edition celebrates the life of an indomitable woman. Compellingly written and meticulously researched, this biography is a monument to extraordinary perseverance. Eglantyne Jebb, without any children herself, actually gave her life to stop children being the innocent victims of adult war. I wish she were here today!” * Joely Richardson *"Brings to life the world of clever and conscientious upper-middle-class women... A valuable account of a forgotten life." * The Sunday Times *"Eglantyne Jebb completely revolutionised public perceptions of charity and our collective responsibility towards children. This excellent book makes plain that Eglantyne's vision is just as powerful - and relevant - today as it was then... Those who read this book will be inspired - as I am - by a woman who dared to think the impossible and turn it into reality. Her example lays down a challenge to us all." * Jasmine Whitbread , former CEO of Save the Children UK *"Wonderful, clever and funny, Clare Mulley's lively and intimate biography brings out the humour, inconsistency, willfullness and just excellent energy of Eglantyne." * Alexander Masters, author of Stuart: A Life Backwards *“This is a truly brilliant book, about a woman who changed the world for the better and forever." * Gordon Brown *"Kept me up half the night - really fascinating and moving - beautifully written and paced…wonderful." * Richard Holmes, prize-winning biographer and author of The Age of Wonder *"A wonderful biography... All of us who continue to build on Eglantyne’s vision are in your debt for giving us the real human being who inspires our work." * Charlie MacCormack, former CEO of Save the Children USA *"This book tells the tale of one of the twentieth century's most inspirational women... I'd urge anyone to pick up this book and be inspired." * Paul O'Grady *"Beautifully constructed and passionately written...evocative, funny and poignant." * Big Issue *"A crisp, masterly biography." * The Good Book Guide *"An interesting biography of a fascinating person who deserves to be better known and appreciated for her work." * Oxford Times *"This biography of Eglantyne Jebb, who established the charity to look after children in the chaos that followed the end of the First World War, brings to life a charismatic woman who changed the way the world treats children." * Waterstone's Books Quarterly *"Sensitive, entertaining and beautifully written, The Woman Who Saved the Children is an absorbing exploration of a life filled with achievement... A sparkling biography of a fascinating woman." * Kate Williams, author of England’s Mistress and Becoming Queen *"Meticulously researched...a testimony to Jebb's remarkable humanitarianism." * Oxford Today *"A very readable story which will strike a chord for many." * The Times *"A fascinating new book." * Western Mail Series *"A most interesting account of a life full of colour and curiosity." * Bury Free Press series *"Admirably researched... Clare Mulley has done Eglantyne proud. Her informative and sensitively written biography will put SCF's founder, and through her SCF itself, well and truly on the global map." * Church Times *
£11.69
HarperCollins Publishers I Miss Mummy
Book SynopsisIn her new book, Cathy Glass, the no.1 bestselling author of Damaged, tells the story of the Alice, a young and vulnerable girl who is desperate to return home to her mother.Alice, aged four, is snatched by her mother the day she is due to arrive at Cathy''s house. Drug-dependent and mentally ill, but desperate to keep hold of her daughter, Alice''s mother snatches her from her parents'' house and disappears.Cathy spends three anxious days worrying about her whereabouts before Alice is found safe, but traumatised. Alice is like a little doll, so young and vulnerable, and she immediately finds her place in the heart of Cathy''s family. She talks openly about her mummy, who she dearly loves, and how happy she was living with her maternal grandparents before she was put into care. Alice has clearly been very well looked after and Cathy can''t understand why she couldn''t stay with her grandparents.It emerges that Alice''s grandparents are considered too old (they are in their early sixtieTrade ReviewReviews for ‘Damaged’: 'Cannot fail to move those who read it.' Adoption-net ‘Heartbreaking.' The Mirror ‘A truly harrowing read that made me cry.’ The Sun 'A true tale of hope.' OK! ‘Foster carers rarely get the praise they deserve, but Cathy Glass’s book should change all that’ First Magazine ‘A hugely touching and emotional true tale.’ Star Magazine
£9.49
Future Horizons Incorporated Explorando Sentimientos: Ira - Terapia cognitivo
Book Synopsis¡Ganador de un premio 2008 Teachers' Choice Award! Muchos niños, especialmente aquellos con retrasos en el desarrollo, tienen problemas para comprender o expresar sus sentimientos. Esto puede resultar en dificultades con el manejo de la ira. Listar las posibles respuestas a las situaciones, y el resultado probable de cada una, le permite al niño tomar decisiones informadas sobre qué respuestas elegir (por ejemplo, alejarse frente a golpear). Este libro proporciona una guía para los cuidadores junto con una parte del libro de trabajo que les pide a los niños que identifiquen situaciones que desencadenan su enojo y les ayuda a encontrar formas apropiadas de responder.Los temas útiles incluyen: Descripción general del programa Explorando sentimientos Introducción a la terapia cognitiva conductual La caja de herramientas emocional Historias sociales Evidencia de investigación sobre la efectividad de explorar sentimientos ¡Y más! Winner of a 2008 Teachers' Choice Award!Many children, especially those with developmental delays, have trouble understanding or expressing their feelings. This can result in difficulty with anger management. Listing possible responses to situations—and the likely outcome of each one—allows the child to make informed decisions about which responses to choose (e.g., walking away vs. hitting). This book provides a guide for caregivers along with a workbook portion that asks children to identify situations that trigger their anger, and helps them find appropriate ways to respond. Helpful topics include: Overview of the Exploring Feelings Program Introduction to Cognitive Behavior Therapy The Emotional Toolbox Social Stories Research Evidence on the Effectiveness of Exploring Feelings and more!
£17.95
Jessica Kingsley Publishers The Trauma Treasure Deck: A Creative Tool for
Book SynopsisDr Karen Treisman has designed this versatile and colourful card deck of 110 cards enabling practitioners to support children, teens or adults who have experienced trauma, stress or adversity.The cards are organized into four different types: sentence completion cards, survival response cards, signals/signs cards and different types of trauma cards. In combination, the cards provide you with a rich resource which enables you to:· Increase understanding of the multi-layered impact of trauma, stress, and adversity - including common sensory, physical, emotional, cognitive and relational aspects.· Deepen assessment and information-gathering· Reflect on progress and the journey· Inform goals and focus interventions· Identify survival responses, feelings and experiences· Use metaphors, analogies and symbols to support Find new ways to name, label or describe experiences or feelings· Increase empathy, understanding and compassion· Support reflection and curiosity· Explore the wider lens of trauma - including cultural, intergenerational, medical, war trauma etc.And much more!Developed to be inclusive of a variety of learning styles, abilities and language skills, the pack can be used with individuals, groups, teams and organizations. Accompanied by a comprehensive explanatory booklet, they will enable you to create assessments, psychoeducation and interventions which are playful, enriching and creative.
£31.85
Future Horizons Incorporated Explorando Sentimientos: Ansiedad: Terapia
Book Synopsis¡Ganador de un premio 2008 Teachers' Choice Award! La ansiedad puede ser debilitante para cualquiera, pero puede ser especialmente confusa para un niño. Aprender sobre las emociones ayuda a los niños a reconocer las conexiones entre pensar y sentir, y los efectos fisiológicos de la ansiedad en el cuerpo (sudoración, aumento del ritmo cardíaco, llanto, etc.). Este libro proporciona una guía para cuidadores junto con una sección de libro de trabajo que permite a los niños identificar situaciones que provocan ansiedad y les enseña cómo percibirlos de manera diferente.Los temas útiles incluyen:Descripción general del programa Explorando sentimientosIntroducción a la terapia cognitiva conductualLa caja de herramientas emocionalHistorias socialesEvidencia de investigación sobre la efectividad de explorar sentimientos ¡Y mucho más!Winner of a 2008 Teachers' Choice Award! Anxiety can be debilitating for anyone, but it can be especially confusing for a child. Learning about emotions helps children recognize connections between thinking and feeling, and the physiological effects of anxiety on the body (sweating, increased heart rate, crying, etc.). This book provides a guide for caregivers along with a workbook section that allows children to identify anxiety-provoking situations, and teaches them how to perceive them differently. Helpful topics include: Overview of the Exploring Feelings Program Introduction to Cognitive Behavior Therapy The Emotional Toolbox Social Stories Research Evidence on the Effectiveness of Exploring Feelings and more!
£17.95
Hogrefe Publishing Reunification Family Therapy: A Treatment Manual: 2018
Book SynopsisA unique, succinct treatment manual based on evidence-based approaches to repairing parent-child relationshipsTrade ReviewAlthough written primarily for the mental health professional, this is an excellent primer for family law attorneys seeking to gain a real command of the subtleties and nuances of this highly sensitive subject matter. Written in plain, easily digestible language, Dr. Faust provides a thorough and thoughtful road map to first understanding the nature of the breakdown in the parent-child relationship, the spectrum of its root causes, and methodologies for the most accurate assessment before arming the reader with detailed, step-by-step approaches to remedying this painful and heart-wrenching schism in the nuclear family. As an attorney practicing exclusively in the area of marital and family law for nearly 30 years, I am thrilled to finally have an authoritative resource that I can rely on when counseling clients and educating the courts on issues involving fragmented families."; Peter L. Gladstone, Esq, President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Florida Chapter; Former Chair of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar ;"This book is an extremely helpful addition to the small body of literature that addresses a very difficult family therapy issue - repairing ruptures in parent-child relationships. Dr. Faust offers a road map for reunification therapy in multiple contexts, applying developmental psychology and evidence-based practices to this vexing issue, and sharing practical tools to help clinicians apply treatment protocols. This is a must-read for any clinician providing reunification therapy." ; Robin M. Deutsch, PhD, ABPP, Director of the Center of Excellence for Children, Families and the Law, William James College, Newton, MA, USA; "A powerful resource for those professionals assisting in the process of reunifying parents with their children. Dr. Faust writes with clarity and common sense."; Alfred J. Horowitz, Circuit Court Judge in the Family Division, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.; Jan Faust’s book … is a well‐organized, evidence‐based resource for clinicians who intervene in one of the most challenging and complex problems in high conflict shared custody‐parent‐child contact problems. She provides a comprehensive conceptual framework for this work, which is grounded in Family Systems, and details more specific interventions that address individual, relationship and larger system issues. The addenda contain useful tools and resources to structure treatment, including a 14‐session Fundamental Treatment Plan. I now recommend this manual in all of my professional trainings.; Reviewed by Matthew J. Sullivan, PhD, in Family Court Review, 57, 118-120 (2019)- The full review is available at https://doi.org/10.1111/fcre.12399Table of ContentsTable of Contents 1: Introduction to Family Structure and Fragmentation of the Family 2: Bases and Elements of Reunification Therapy Mechanisms Responsible for Breaches in the Parent-Child Relationship Why Does the Need Exist for Reunification Therapy? Why Not Let the Child Decide? Application of Developmental Psychology Spontaneous Reunification Treatment Selection Guided by Empirical Evidence and Specific Characteristics of Family Reunification Therapy: Terms and Related Concepts 3: Reunification Therapy as a Specific Form of Empirically Based Family Therapy What Reunification Therapy Is NOT Reunification Therapy: A Composite Treatment Cognitive and Behavioral Domains Humanistic (Client-Centered) Domain Systemic Family Therapy Domain 4: Pretreatment Decisions and Process Appropriateness for Reunification Therapy in Military Deployment and Institutionalization Cases Appropriateness for Reunification Therapy in Family Law and Guardianship Cases Ethical and Legal Considerations Informed Consent: Statement of Understanding The Contract, Court Order, or Agreed Order Do No Harm Avoiding Multiple Relationships Avoiding Making Custodial and Time-Sharing Recommendations Practicing Within the Scope Communicating With Attorneys and Allied Professionals Prior to Treatment When Reunification Therapy Is Inappropriate Necessary Therapist Characteristics 5: Working With the Child Explanation of the Reunification Process to the Child or Adolescent Establishing Effective Working Relationships: The Buy In, The Child Capitalizing on Children's Natural Curiosity "Are You My Mother?"; "Are you My Father?" Assessing and Addressing Resistance: The Child Siblings: A Double-Edged Sword Developing an In-Session and Out-of-Session Safety Plan Assessing Resistance of Others and Determining Outside Influences Critical Collaboration With Other Case-Specific Professionals Children's Individual Differences and Special Abilities 6: Working With the Non-Time-Sharing Parent Initial Therapy Considerations Anger and Blame Parents Who Have Been " Victimized" and/or Maintain Their Victim Role Parents Without Parenting Leverage Temporary Abdication of Parenting Parents Without Adequate Parenting Competencies and Self-Confidences Fear of Rage, Retaliation, and Rejection of the Child and the Alternate Parent Ground Rules for Non-Time-Sharing Parents 7: Working With the Time-Sharing Parent Resistance Versus Intentional Interference Enhancement of Time-Sharing Parents' Engagement in Reunification Therapy Time-Sharing Parents Require Empathy and Support Too Closing Parenting Loopholes The Buy-In Subterfuge Therapist At Risk of Being Thrown Under the Bus 8: Conjoint Sessions and Effecting Change Initial Non-Time-Sharing Parent-Child Contact Staying Present-Focused Instructing Parents Not to "Take the Bait": Children's Attempts at Triangulating Parents Presenting a Unified Front "More Is More" Homework: A Necessary Tool Utilizing Interparental Electronic Communications to Effectuate Change Obstacles During Family Treatment Including Other Professionals in the Process to Effectuate Change Children Who Cannot Separate From Time-Sharing Parent for Reunification Therapy Use of Ancillary Strategies to Enhance Contact Developing New Traditions Enhancing Attachment: Photography and Videotaping Planned Termination of Reunification Therapy 9: Legal Processes During and After Treatment Translucent Legal Agendas (AKA Not-So-Transparent Agendas) "Less Is More" 10: Special Topics Preparing Children When Reunification Is Not Possible Reunification Therapy With Other Primary Caretakers Reunification Therapy When Physical Distance Is a Factor Immersion Interventions: Workshops and Retreats Reunification of Infants and Very Young Children With Their Parents 11: Fundamental Treatment Plan Reunification Therapy for Dissolved Parental Relationships Important Notes Appendices A: Reunification Therapy: Motivational Interviewing Questions B: Reunification Therapy: Behavioral Activation C: Empathy Training for Parents
£36.10
HarperCollins Publishers Hidden
Book SynopsisFrom the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author comes the poignant and shocking memoir of Cathy's recent relationship with Tayo, a young boy she fosters whose good behaviour and polite manners hide a terrible past.Tayo arrives at Cathy's with only the clothes he stands up in. He has been brought to her by the police, but he is calm, polite, and very well spoken, and not at all like the children she normally fosters. The social worker gives Cathy the forms which should contain Tayo's history, but apart from his name and age, it is blank. Tayo has no past.Tayo is an ''invisible'' child, kidnapped from his loving father in Nigeria and brought illegally to the UK by his drink and drugs dependent prostitute mother, where he is put to work in a sweat shop in Central London. When he sustains an injury and is no longer earning, he is cast out.When Cathy takes Tayo to school he points out a dozen different addresses where he has stayed in the last six months, often being left alone.Trade Review‘Plays out like a juicy ITV1 drama…at times heartbreaking. But Hidden is also a life -affirming read which proves that, despite the bad press, Social Services do have their successes - and ultimately, sometimes a little hope is all you need.’ Heat Reviews for ‘Damaged’: 'Cannot fail to move those who read it.' Adoption-net ‘Heartbreaking.' The Mirror ‘A truly harrowing read that made me cry.’ The Sun 'A true tale of hope. ****.' OK! ‘Foster carers rarely get the praise they deserve, but Cathy Glass’s book should change all that.****’ First Magazine ‘A hugely touching and emotional true tale.’ Star Magazine
£9.49
Brookes Publishing Co Routines-Based Early Intervention: Supporting
Book SynopsisA proven model for family-centred intervention in natural environments, routines-based intervention is the approach thousands of professionals trust to improve the lives of young children and families. Now there's a definitive guide to this highly respected, theoretically sound model -- straight from the leading authority on routines-based intervention. Putting the wisdom and strategies from his popular workshops into book form for the first time, Robin McWilliam gives professionals a detailed framework for early intervention that addresses families' individual needs and helps children participate in daily routines. With the step-by-step guidance on each part of the routines-based intervention model, professionals in Part C programs will reach their key goals during visits to homes and child care settings.
£33.96
Bristol University Press Safeguarding Children and Young People Online
Book SynopsisThe first book to provide practitioners with an evidence-based, practical guide to safeguarding children and young people from abuse in a world of sexting, selfies and snap chat.Trade Review“Claudia Megele’s argument is well made and comprehensive, it is hard not to agree with what she asserts and she has research to back up her assertions… Overall, it is a book that I would highly recommend to any practitioner working with young people, whether that is in the field of social work, psychotherapy, psychology or teaching.” Journal of Social Work PracticeTable of ContentsPreface Foreword Chapter 1. Digital Lives and Cyborg Childhood Chapter 2. Online Identity and Digital Citizenship and Boundaries Chapter 3. The 10 C’s Psycho-Socio-Ecological model for holistic safeguarding Chapter 4. Play and Online Video Games Chapter 5. “Internet Addiction”, Problematic Use of Online Media and Online Gambling Chapter 6. Sexting Chapter 7. Online Grooming and Sexual Abuse Chapter 8. Cyberbullying Chapter 9. Cybercrime, online offending and Youth Justice Chapter 10. Online Radicalisation Chapter 11. Future of Technology and its Safeguarding Challenges
£18.04
Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd Therapeutic Parenting: An Attachment and Trauma
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive resource is designed for training those who work with, parent and care for children and young people who have experienced the damaging effects of abuse, neglect and disruption to the primary caregiver relationship. Presented as an 11-session group programme, the pack offers an accessible overview of the core concepts of developmental trauma, trauma-informed therapeutic care, and self-care for carers. Reading materials, video clips and skills exercises support and reinforce each area covered. The underpinning model is Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), an approach which allows carers to get beyond the defences and blocked trust of children in their care using Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy (pACE). By helping participants understand and respond to the impact of developmental trauma on children, the resource aims to help reduce the spiral of failed relationships suffered by many young people who have been removed from their birth families.Table of ContentsSESSION 1: Attachment is a survival strategy; It's a marathon not a sprint SESSION 2: Non-verbal communication; Connecting to calm SESSION 3: Name it to tame it SESSION 4: Acting not re-acting SESSION 5: Finding your balance SESSION 6: PACE SESSION 7: SpACE - pACE for the Self SESSION 8: Be the thermostat not the thermometer SESSION 9: Structure and pACE to create a secure basis of safety SESSION 10: What you pay attention to with your heart and mind grows; Supporting not solving; Listening not lecturing SESSION 11: TRUST - Creating safety to help reduce stealing and lying SESSION 12: The places you'll go!
£118.75
Jessica Kingsley Publishers Child to Parent Violence and Abuse: Family
Book SynopsisProviding an authoritative overview of the growing phenomena of child to parent violence - a feature in the daily life of increasing numbers of families - this book outlines what we know about it, what is effective in addressing it, and outlines a proven model for intervention. Based on non-violent resistance (NVR), the model is founded on a number of key elements: parental commitment to non-violence, de-escalation skills, increased parental presence, engaging the support network and acts of reconciliation. The book outlines the theory and principles, and provides pragmatic guidance for implementing these elements, accompanied by case studies to bring the theory to life.Trade ReviewAn excellent strengths-based practitioner guide to dealing with child-parent violence that is both theoretical coherent and easily applicable to practice. -- Dr John Sharry, Co-founder Parents Plus CharityThis book is based upon the author's extensive experience of practising and researching an area that is increasingly recognised as having very serious implications for families. Accessibly written, it provides a wealth of insights and guidance and should be required reading on all qualifying and post-qualifying courses in social work and related disciplines. -- Professor Brid Featherstone, Head of Department (Behavioural and Social Sciences), University of HuddersfieldI am delighted to recommend this book to the IASW readership and believe that it should be an essential book present in the offices of those in the helping professions, as well as being a core text within social work/allied healthcare programmes. * Irish Association of Social Workers Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I: Theory and Good Practice; 1. Coming to terms with child to parent violence and abuse;2. What do we know about child to parent violence and abuse: where and why?; 3. Gender, domestic violence and child to parent violence and abuse; 4. Responses to child to parent violence and abuse; 5. Facilitating change: solution focused therapy and child to parent violence and abuse; 6. Messages from research about Non Violent Resistance; Part II: The Non Violent Resistance Model; 7. Introducing Non Violent Resistance;8. Implementing Non Violent Resistance - Foundations and Scaffolding;9. Non Violent Resistance in Action;10. Supporting practice, supporting families; References
£29.11
Bristol University Press What Matters and Who Matters to Young People
Book SynopsisEPDF and EPUB are available open access under CC BY NC ND licence. This publication was supported by University of Essex's open access fund.Peter Appleton builds on research interviews with care-experienced young adults, and on cross-disciplinary theories of planning and of emotions, to develop a model of planning for young people leaving care.
£16.14
Canadian Scholars Reflective Practice in Child and Youth Care: A
Book SynopsisA unique manual to the discipline, Reflective Practice in Child and Youth Care addresses the need for distinct models of reflective practice across all Child and Youth Care (CYC) sectors. This seminal work contextualizes the history of reflective practice and provides readers with the necessary tools to develop their own approach to reflective practice. Special topics and key concepts include reflective practice theory, the mindfulness-reflection connection, and transformative learning techniques. Aligned with the CYC Code of Ethics and the CYC Competencies of Professionalism, this book promotes selfawareness and critical self-reflection through case studies, end-of chapter discussion questions, reflective writing templates, and selfassessment exercises. Fostering reflective methods and self-care strategies that can be used in practicums and professional settings, this unique workbook is an essential resource for students at any stage of a college or university program in child and youth care.Features allows instructor flexibility with chapters that can be taught in any preferred order connects to concepts that are covered across child and youth care program courses, strengthening student comprehension provides exercises that range in content and depth to ensure student engagement throughout the completion of the textbook
£48.00
HarperCollins Publishers SKIN DEEP All she wanted was a mummy but was she
Book SynopsisRejected by her mother and excluded by her school, Flip is a little girl desperate to be loved.Am I ugly, Mummy?' are the first words that little Phillipa says to Mike and Casey as she stomps into their lives on a hot August afternoon. She has a Barbie doll in one hand and a pink vanity case in the other and the bemused Watsons can only stare in amazement at this tiny eight year old girl who is being guided into the room by her social worker.Phillipa, known as Flip has Foetal Alcohol Syndrome and life with her single mother has come to an abrupt end after a fire burned the house down. When Casey meets Flip, the child seems remarkably unfazed by what has happened and the thing that seems to worry her is that Casey might find her ugly.Casey has come across children with FAS in her previous job in a high school behaviour unit, but is now realising that fostering Flip is going to be full of challenges which will test her and Mike's skills to the limit.
£9.99
HarperCollins Publishers The Shed That Fed 2 Million Children
Book SynopsisAn updated edition of The Shed That Fed A Million Children first published in 2015.The original book tells the incredible story of how Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, a quiet, unassuming fish farmer from Argyll, Scotland, became the international CEO of a global school-feeding charity.At that time, Mary's Meals was feeding a million children every school day in some of the poorest countries of the world.Fast forward six years and that figure has now doubled to more than 2 million children who now receive Mary's Meals daily in their place of education.In this edition, which features an additional chapter as well as a new preface and epilogue, Magnus brings the story right up-to-date, recounting how the continued growth of the international movement has been made possible, thanks to a global legion of staff, volunteers and supporters. Their unwavering commitment, dedication and continued little acts of love' have created an organisation that now holds the key to eradicating child hunger altogeTrade Review‘MacFarlane-Barrow … writes simply, modestly andmovingly. It is a book full of kindness that stirs you, on everypage, to want to be better.’ Independent ‘It is a remarkably straightforward aim, but one that changeslives.’ Telegraph ‘The power of the message lay in its simplicity and the no-frills ethos … inscribed on Magnus’ heart.’ Daily Record ‘Mary’s Meals has come of age by holding firm to its governing values, negotiating corrupt regimes, poor infrastructure,natural disasters and even Ebola to keep on feeding some ofthe world’s poorest people.’ Scotsman
£10.44
HarperCollins Publishers LEARNING TO LOVE AMY The foster carer who saved a mother and a daughter HarperTrue Life A Short Read
Book SynopsisThe second in a series of true short stories from foster carer Mia Marconi.
£6.99
HarperCollins Publishers The Silent Cry There is little Kim can do as her
Book SynopsisThe heartbreaking true story of a young, troubled mother who needed help.The sixteenth fostering memoir by Cathy Glass.It is the first time Laura has been out since the birth of her baby when Cathy sees her in the school playground. A joyful occasion but Cathy has the feeling something is wrong. By the time she discovers what it is, it is too late. This is the true story of Laura whose life touches Cathy's in a way she could never have foreseen. It is also the true stories of little Darrel, Samson and Hayley who she fosters when their parents need help. Some stories can have a happy ending and others cannot, but as a foster carer Cathy can only do her best.
£8.99
HarperCollins Publishers Mummy Please Dont Leave
Book SynopsisA heartbreaking true story of a broken family and the foster carer who wants to keep them togetherThe Watsons are no strangers to sibling placements but when Casey takes the call from her supervising social worker one frosty January morning, she can instantly tell from the tone of her colleague's voice that there's a complicated case ahead.And she's right. A four-day-old baby boy called Tommy born in prison plus his four-year-old half-brother, the lively Seth. A month later, the very moment she gets out of prison, the boys' mother a 19-year-old called Jenna also follows.For Casey, it would it be a difficult scenario on several levels. Caring for a new born in her fifties with a pre-schooler who has spent most of his young life without boundaries tearing around her ankles, while also looking out for his drug-addicted mum who is ill-equipped to parent.It's an unusual situation but one that has arisen in a bid to keep the family together. Can Casey find the energy and strength needed
£10.44
Emerald Publishing Limited Child in the World of Tomorrow
Book SynopsisProvides an interdisciplinary projection of the factors affecting the lives of Europe's children. This book brings together professionals and researchers from a range of disciplines, to present challenges, for the healthy development of Europe's children and their passage into a satisfying and productive adulthood.Table of ContentsSection headings: Foreword (S. Nakou, S. Pantelakis). Preface (S. Pantelakis). Child and Family. Child and Environment. Child and Education. Child and Health. Child and State. Implications for the Future of Europe's Children. Index.
£75.99
OUP USA Forgotten Citizens
Book SynopsisThe Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1868, declares that all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. Citizen-children of mixed-status families grow up living almost-average American lives; however, The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that more than four-million citizen-children are forgotten in the discordant immigration debate, forcing these children to live under the constant threat of their family suddenly being deported, leaving parents to face the impossible decision: make their child an exile or an orphan. In Forgotten Citizens, Luis Zayas holds a mirror to a nation in crisis, providing invaluable perspectives for practitioners, decision makers, and those brave enough to look. Zayas draws on his as extensive work as a psychological evaluator to present the most complete picture yet of the mental health and lasting tTrade ReviewHonorable mention for the 2016 Society for Social Work and Research Book Award First runner-up for 2016 Hamilton Book Award given by University of Texas AustinTable of ContentsPreface ; Chapter One Keeping Silent ; Chapter Two Migrating for Life's Sake ; Chapter Three Immigration Wars ; Chapter Four The Lives of Citizen-Children ; Chapter Five Rules and Responsibility, Guilt and Shame ; Chapter Six Arrest and Detention, and the Aftermath ; Chapter Seven Fighting to Preserve a Life ; Chapter Eight Losing the Challenge ; Chapter Nine Exiles and the Limits of Citizenship ; Chapter Ten Human Loss and Becoming Deportation Orphans ; Chapter Eleven Our Common Future ; Appendix A Research Project: Exploring the Effects of Parental Deportation on U.S. Citizen Children ; Appendix B Cancellation of Removal Cases: Practical Information for Mental Health Clinicians (with Mollie Bradlee)
£25.17
Oxford University Press Effective Investigation of Child Homicide and
Book SynopsisCrimes against children are some of the most serious, demanding investigations that the police and their partner agencies can be involved with. It is an extremely specialized crime area, constantly evolving with updated guidance, legislation, and working practices. This book offers an up-to-date practical approach to managing the investigation of child death, setting the protocols and procedures relating to these deaths, from sudden and unexpected deaths in infancy (SUDI) to suspicious cases and homicide.Drawing on the author''s extensive experience, this new edition of Effective Investigation of Child Homicide and Suspicious Deaths is an indispensable resource for those tasked with this challenging but essential work. Contributions from key medical professionals frame the complex and technical role of medical evidence and forensic procedures within a more practical setting. This new edition now also offers valuable psychological insight into how personality types, offending behavioursTable of Contents1: History of and Background to Child Death Investigation 2: The Investigative Focus and Mindset in Childhood Death 3: Guidance and Legislation 4: Non-suspicious Child Deaths 5: Suspicious Child Deaths and Related Child Death Offences 6: Homicide 7: Case Management and Reviews
£42.74
Oxford University Press, USA The Psychology of Adoption
Book SynopsisIn this book, theoretical, empirical, clinical, and social policy issues offer new insights into the problems facing parents of adopted children, and especially the children themselves.Trade ReviewBrodzinsky and Schechter's valuable collection of papers help provide a more reliable base to our understanding of adoption, and our interventions with adoptees and their families. It is good to have this in paperback. * Brian Minty, Psychological Medicine, Vol. 27, 1997 *Table of ContentsPART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE ON ADOPTION ADJUSTMENT: David M. Brodzinsky: A stress and coping model of adoption adjustment; Remi J. Cadoret: Biologic perspectives of adoptee adjustment; Paul M. Brinich: Adoption from the inside out: a psychoanalytic perspective; Marshall E. Schechter & Doris Bertocci: The meaning of the search; PART II: RESEARCH ON ADOPTION: Michael Bohman & Soren Sigvardsson: Outcomes in adoption: lessons from longitudinal studies; John Triseliotis & Malcolm Hill: Contrasting adoption, foster care and residential rearing; Kenneth Kaye: Acknowledgment or rejection of differences?; Janet L. Hoo pes: Adoption and identity formation; Harold D. Grotevant & Ruth G. McRoy: Adopted adolescents in residential treatment: the role of the family; Arnold R. Silverman & William Feigelman: Adjustment in interracial adoptees: an overview; Trudy Festinger: Adoption disruption: rates and correlates; PART III: CLINICAL ISSUES IN ADOPTION: Ann Hartman & Joan Laird: Family treatment after adoption: common themes; Christina Lindstrom & Judith Schaffer: Solution-focused therapy with adoptive families; Wells Goodrich, Carol S. Fullerton, Brian T. Yates, & Linda Beth Berman: The residential treatment of severely disturbed adolescent adoptees; PART IV: SOCIAL POLICY AND CASEBOOK ISSUES IN ADOPTION: Elizabeth S. Cole & Kathryn S. Donley: History, values, and placement policy issues in adoption; Anne B. Brodzinsky: Surrendering an infant for adoption: the birthmother experience; Anne Baran & Reuben Pannor: Open adoption; Andre P. Derdeyn: Foster parent adoption: the legal framework; References; Author index; Subject index.
£47.70
Oxford University Press Never Too Young to Know
Book SynopsisIn spite of society''s wish to protect and insulate children from death, the experience of loss is unavoidable and there is surprisingly little guidance on how to help children cope with grief and bereavement. Never Too Young to Know: Death in Children''s Lives is the first book to bring together diverse fields of study, offering a practical as well as multifaceted theoretical approach to how children cope with death. Using stories of children''s own experiences supported by data from a large research study, Silverman explains the wide range of effects of loss upon children and the challenges they face as they grieve. Silverman presents grief as a normal part of the life cycle which results not only in pain and sadness but also in change and growth. She further explains that children can and do cope effectively with loss and the changes it brings as long as they are taught to understand that death is a part of life and that they will be included appropriately in the family drama. NeverTrade Review"It will be of great value to those who work with children ... I am very glad to add it to my bookshelf"Bereavement CareTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; PREFACE ; INTRODUCTION ; PART I: MAKING MEANING OF DEATH & GRIEF ; Introduction ; 1. Historical and Theoretical Perspectives ; 2. Bereavement: A Time of Changing Relationships and Transition ; 3. Grieving and Psychological Development ; 4. Children in the Family Context ; Concluding Thoughts to Part I ; PART II: STORIES PEOPLE TELL ; Introduction ; 5. The Death of a Parent: Dealing with Bad News, My World Is Turned Upside Down ; 6. The Death of a Parent: Making an Accommodation ; 7. My Child is Dying ; 8. After a Child's Death: Nothing is the Same ; 9. When a Sibling Dies ; 10. Invisible Mourners: The Death of a Friend ; PART III: ON HELPING ; Introduction ; 11. Help Over Time: Meeting Changing Needs ; 12. Finding Help: Services for the Bereaved ; 13. Teachable Moments: Promoting Competence ; AFTERWORD ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; APPENDIX: RESOURCES FOR THE BEREAVED
£35.27
Oxford University Press Inc Born Innocent Protecting the Dependents of
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBorn Innocent offers readers a comprehensive treatment of family separation, vicarious punishment, and other diverse practices that exploit and abuse the children of parents states seek to punish. Sullivan carefully draws together evidence from philosophies of punishment, policies of the carceral and social welfare state, indigenous erasure, and immigration enforcement. What emerges is a deeply persuasive normative case against allowing states to use children as a tool in their massive and expanding punitive arsenal. * Elizabeth F. Cohen, Professor of Political Science, Syracuse University *Born Innocent takes a deeply held belief, that wrongdoers—and only wrongdoers—should be punished for their misdeeds, and skillfully demonstrates that states persistently violate this principle by imposing punishments that harm the innocent dependents of wrongdoers. Sullivan's masterful blend of political theory and policy analysis across multiple policy spaces, including immigration, terrorism, and criminal justice, convincingly demonstrates the urgency with which states must rethink their ways of punishing to better protect innocent dependents from the long-term harm of family separation that too often travels with contemporary forms of punishment. * Patti Tamara Lenard, Associate Professor of Ethics, University of Ottawa *A seminal, ground-breaking, timely thoughtful and thought-provoking study, Born Innocent: Protecting the Dependents of Accused Caregivers provides one of the first unified treatments of state-sponsored family separation and its impact on disadvantaged citizens and immigrants. Especially given its relevance to the current social/political issues with respect to DACA juveniles and young adults, and the continuing escalating numbers of incarcerated parents, Born Innocent is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library collections. Informatively enhanced with the inclusion of a fifty page bibliography of References, fourteen pages of Notes, and an eight page Index, Born Innocent is also available in a digital book format. * Helen Dumont, MBR Bookwatch *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: The Vicarious Punishment of Dependents Chapter 2: A Broader View of Punishment Chapter 3: In Defense of Birthright Citizenship Chapter 4: Restoring Offenders as Citizens and Caregivers Chapter 5: The Collateral Consequences of Banishment Chapter 6: Collective Intergenerational Responsibilities Chapter 7: Conclusion: Addressing State-Mandated Family Separation in the 2020s Acknowledgements Notes References Index
£54.00
Oxford University Press The Child Protection Practice Manual Training
Book SynopsisAround 85 children die each year in the UK due to abuse or neglect. A number of these deaths are later deemed preventable because the child involved was known to either social services or to a health professional. Cases such as those of Baby P and Victoria Climbie highlighted the failings of these organisations, ones set up to safeguard children. It is the responsibility of every health professional worldwide to identify and respond to child abuse and yet that very responsibility is both emotionally and strategically challenging. The Child Protection Practice Manual: Training practitioners how to safeguard children equips professionals with the ability to recognise a child at risk and the knowledge of how to work with a child already suffering abuse. Practical advice is offered on how to navigate the multi-disciplinary processes. Fictional case studies and exercises immerse the reader in scenarios. Building on this, the authors lead readers through learning points, recommendations, and legislation. With new definitions in child protection ranging from child sexual exploitation, gang violence, radicalisation and internet bullying through to female genital mutilation, witchcraft and spirit possession, honour based violence and forced marriage, this book will be a valuable resource for qualified paediatricians and those in training, as well as professionals who have contact with children such as GPs, nurses, health visitors, social workers, midwives, teachers, lawyers, and community workers.Table of Contents1. The History of child protection and child abuse in the UK: How did we get here? ; 2. Child protection and the law ; 3. The consequences of child maltreatment and the public health perspective ; 4. Challenges to professionals working in child protection ; 5. Definitions and types of abuse ; 6. Physical abuse ; 7. Sexual abuse ; 8. Emotional abuse ; 9. Neglect ; 10. Other types of abuse ; 11. New challenges in child protection ; 12. Child maltreatment and cultural competence ; 13. Child protection in primary care ; 14. Acute presentations: child protection in the emergency department ; 15. Child protection medicals (assessing children in whom there are concerns about child maltreatment) ; 16. The safeguarding process: putting the jigsaw together ; 17. Medical record keeping ; 18. Communicating concerns to parents ; 19. Appearing in court ; 20. Child protection training ; 21. Child protection: when things go wrong - Serious Case Reviews ; 22. Child protection in low resource settings ; Appendix 1: Social Care Referral Guidance and Example ; Appendix 2: Child Protection Medical Assessment ; Appendix 3: Format for a statement to court ; Appendix 4: Guidance on Completing a Police Statement and Sample Police Statement ; Appendix 5: Brief guidelines on Chain of Evidence ; Appendix 6: Body Maps ; Appendix 7: Discharge Planning Meeting Proforma
£52.00
The University of Chicago Press Threatened Children Rhetoric and Concern about
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£28.50
The University of Chicago Press The Kindness of Strangers
Book SynopsisThis study argues that child abandonment was common among all classes and morally acceptable from antiquity until the Renaissance. Using a variety of sources, Boswell examines the evidence, presenting a history of the abandoned child and illustrating the changing meaning of family.
£28.50
The University of Chicago Press The Problems of Disadvantaged Youth An Economic
Book SynopsisIncludes a broad range of research examining various aspects of disadvantage and ways of increasing the ability of low-income youths to improve their circumstances later in life. This volume assesses the causal impacts of disadvantage on youth outcomes, and how policy interventions can alleviate those effects.
£110.00
The University of Chicago Press A City for Children
Book SynopsisFocuses on the use and adaptive reuse of everyday buildings in Oakland, California, to make the city a better place for children. She introduces us to the women who were determined to mitigate the burdens placed on working-class families by an indifferent industrial capitalist economy.
£37.05
The University of Chicago Press For the Sake of the Children The Social
Book SynopsisExamines the organization of social responsibility in the USA, in particular of critically ill newborn children. Drawing on medical records and interviews with parents and medical staff, the book investigates two neonatal intensive care units, showing the traumas of extreme medical measures.
£28.50
The University of Chicago Press Screwing the System and Making it Work Juvenile
Book SynopsisWho is responsible for juvenile delinquency? Mark D. Jacobs uses ethnographic, statistical, and literary methods to uncover the many levels of disorganization in American juvenile justice. By analyzing the continuities betwen normal casework and exceptional cases, he reveals that probation officers must commonly contrive informal measures to circumvent a system which routinely obstructs the delivery of services to their clients. Jacobs defines the concept of the no-fault society to describe the larger context of societal disorder and interpersonal manipulation that the juvenile justice system at once reflects and exacerbates.
£24.70
The University of Chicago Press Making an Issue of Child Abuse
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£21.85
The University of Chicago Press The Rights of the Defenseless Protecting Animals
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Deftly weaving together analysis and example, The Rights of the Defenseless is an insightful study that will make a significant contribution to our understanding of nineteenth-century reform, the relationship between politics and literature, and the changing meaning of rights in American political discourse. This is a persuasive and compelling work of scholarship.” -- Michael Grossberg, Indiana University“Rights of the Defenseless is an original and insightful work that richly explores rights talk, sentimental culture, and law enforcement in postbellum America. Susan Pearson considers these crucial themes through a most novel topic: how humane societies linked the suffering of animals and children in order to claim the mantle of antislavery reform. Extensive research grounds the vivid elucidation of the relationship between public power and private reform. Rights of the Defenseless is a powerful intervention into scholarly analysis of rights beliefs.” -- Amy Dru Stanley, University of Chicago“The Rights of the Defenseless is much more than an examination of the development of specific policies by humane societies, more than a case study of the emergence of Progressive era reform as it applied to the protection of children and animals. Rather, Susan Pearson uses the very specific concern with these two forms of dependency to explore the definition of rights in liberal discourse; the boundary between person and animal in modern thought and practice; the symbolic configuration of self and society in nineteenth-century political culture; the emergence of a modern mode of linking feeling to reason to action. I do not think it is too much to say that this book will redefine the understanding of the humanitarian sensibility and its place in modern American culture. This is history as an act of the moral imagination in the very best sense.” -- Daniel Wickberg, University of Texas, Dallas“This insightful examination of private charities being endowed with public power brings a new dimension to the relationship between agencies and governmental protections. . . . This work provides a unique perspective of animal rescue and child saving by linking them to the larger ideas of pet keeping, childhood sacredness, and domestic ideology.” * Choice *“Much more than a case study of humane reform, it should be required reading for anyone seeking to understand the humanitarian sensibility and the trajectory of reform responses in modern America.” * American Historical Review *"Surveying an impressive range of texts, from children's literature to political science, from philosphy to animal training and parenting manuals, Susan J. Pearson provides a dense history of the culture that allowed animals and children to be linked conceptually and politically in the public mind. . . . Pearson's well-supported argument demonstrates clear lines of connection between animal and child protection without reducing the complexity of either. . . ." -- Monica Flegel * Journal of American Studies * “Susan J. Pearson’s The Rights of the Defenseless provides an excellent look at the efforts to protect animals and children from cruelty in the United States between the antebellum and progressive eras. . . . An important contribution to the growing historiography of animals and society.” * American Nineteenth Century History *“The Rights of the Defenseless is a beautifully crafted, intellectual-cultural history of law and society in the Gilded Age. It provides a novel and persuasive answer to a question that has puzzled scholars of American social welfare since the early twentieth century: why were societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals established before similar child protection associations were created?” * Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era *“In her elegant book, Susan Pearson examines the many contact points between campaigns to protect children and animals from harm in the nineteenth century. The result is a subtle, illuminating reconsideration of both humanitarianism and liberalism in which anticruelty advocates and organizations intercede between nineteenth- and twentieth-century conceptions of government and citizenship.” * Historian *“This book is an intellectual and cultural explanation of the forces and ideas propelling Americans toward that more activist and interventionist state. It is compelling and important.” * Journal of American History *“The Rights of the Defenseless is a thought-provoking and fascinating book, and it is one that deserves a wide readership. Historian of reform, cruelty, rights, and liberalism will find much to like in this book. Fortunately, it is also beautifully written, and readers will find it a pleasure to read.” * Reviews in American History *“Susan J. Pearson’s remarkable intellectual history of animal and child protection in the Gilded Age . . . illuminates a wider historical sea change in the ways that Americans conceived of the state. In doing so, Pearson links animal and child protection to an astonishing array of social and cultural transformations without recasting the rise of the humane movement in the same teleological language that the protectionists themselves used. . . . Fascinating.” * H-Net *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Legend of Mary Ellen Wilson1. “The Child Is an Animal”: Domesticity, Discipline, and the Logic of Joint Protection2. “A Relic of Barbarism”: Cruelty, Civilization, and Social Order3. “The Rights of Whatever Can Suffer”:Reconciling Liberalism and Dependence4. “The Dove Has Claws”: Sympathy and State PowerConclusion: From Cruelty to Child WelfareNotesIndex
£26.60
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Social Work with Children and Families
Book SynopsisMartin Davies is Professor Emeritus at the University of East Anglia, UK, where he was the founding Director of the Graduate Programme in Social Work. He is the author of seven books and more than a hundred scholarly papers. He is editor of The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Work and The Blackwell Companion to Social Work, now in its third edition. His text, The Essential Social Worker, also in its third edition, was based on the UEA course on social work in society, which he taught for twenty years. His most recent authored text, Doing a Successful Research Project, has sold over 8,500 copies since publication in 2007.Trade Review'Where social work should be going.' - Trish Hafford-Letchfield, Senior Lecturer, Middlesex University, UK 'A thoughtful overview both for qualifying students and those with more expertise.' - Rachel Balen, Principal Lecturer in Social Work, University of Huddersfield, UK 'With its emphasis on the current, the critical and the creative, this book takes a fresh and often fascinating look at social work with children and families.' - Rona Woodward, Lecturer in Social Work, University of Stirling, UK '...the book is an easy, accessible read and will be an invaluable introductory text for social work students, as well as newly-qualified and more experienced practitioners.' - Professional Social WorkTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: SOCIAL WORK AND THE PROVISION OF FAMILY SUPPORT Introduction; N.Frost Family Support: Policies for Practice; K.Morris The Legal Foundations of Family Support Work; L.Jordan The Theoretical Foundations of Family Support Work; N.Frost & P.Dolan What Research Findings Tell Social Workers about Family Support; A.McLeod Family Support Work in Practice; J.McCormack PART II: SOCIAL WORK AND CHILD PROTECTION Introduction; J.Smeeton Social Policy and Child Protection: Using the Heart and the Head: M.Little; D.Jodrell & S.Karakurt Legal Perspectives on Social Work in Child Protection; C.Ball The Place that Theory Plays in Child Protection Social Work; S.Hackett The Challenging Nature of Research in Child Protection; H.Sneddon Child Protection Social Work in Practice; J.Smeeton PART III: SOCIAL WORK IN THE FIELD OF ADOPTION AND FOSTERING Introduction; C.Jones Adoption: From the Preservation of the Moral Order to the Needs of the Child; J.Simmonds Legal Perspectives on Social Work in Adoption and Fostering; C.Ball Two Theoretical Fields Relevant to the Practice of Social Work in Adoption and Fostering; C.Jones Milestones in Adoption and Fostering Research; G.Clapton Adoption and Fostering in Practice; S.Holland & C.Love PART IV: RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE Introduction; A.Kendrick Residential Child Care Policy; J.Stanley Residential Child Care: The Legal Foundations and Requirements; R.Sen Theory in Residential Child Care; M.Smith What Research Tells Us about Residential Child Care Practice; A.Kendrick Residential Child Care in Practice; J.Bolger & J.Millar Index.
£37.99
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Health and Wellbeing for Young People Building
Book SynopsisColin Goble is Senior Lecturer in Childhood, Youth and Community Studies at the University of Winchester, UK. His main areas of expertise include disability studies across the lifespan, health and wellbeing and health promotion for children and young people. Natasha Bye-Brooks is Senior Lecturer in Childhood, Youth and Community Studies at the University of Winchester, UK. Her main areas of expertise include sex and relationships education, health promotion and supporting schools to develop Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE).Trade ReviewThis book deals uniquely with the subject of well-being in this age range. It is a very effective tool for students and lecturers, both in this field and in related disciplines. - Dr Stephen Gethin-Jones, Senior Lecturer, University of Central Lancashire The authors should pride themselves on a great introduction to the field of young people's health and wellbeing. The book is a very good read, and one I will recommend for its clarity and ability to introduce a wide range of complex content. Students will feel well supported and confident exploring this text. - Jessica Clark, Senior Lecturer, Department of Children, Young People and Education, University Campus Suffolk, UKTable of Contents1. What are the Issues 2. Adolescent Development and Health 3. Historical Overview 4. Health and Wellbeing and the Environment 5. Mental Health and Wellbeing 6. Disability and Health 7. The Sexual Health of Young People 8. Nutrition and Young People 9. Substance Use and Misuse 10. Conclusion.
£31.34
Palgrave Macmillan The Palgrave Handbook of Childhood Studies
Book SynopsisList of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction: Why Social Studies of Childhood?; J.Qvortrup, W.A.Corsaro & M-S.Honig PART I: CONCEPTS OF CHILDHOOD STUDIES Childhood as Structural Form; J.Qvortrup Agency; A.James Child Development and Development of Childhood; M.Woodhead How is the Child Constituted in Childhood Studies?; M-S.Honig Method and Methodology in Childhood Research; A.Lange & J.Mierendorff PART II: HISTORICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTEXTS OF CHILDHOOD The Evolution of Childhood in Western Europe c. 1400-1750; H.Hendrick Transitions to Modernity; J.Gillis Institutionalization as a Secular Trend; H.Zeiher Pluralization of Family Forms; A-M.Jensen PART III: GENERATIONAL RELATIONS Generational Order; L.Alanen Generational Relations at Family Level; B.Mayall Children, Generational Relations and Intergenerational Justice; T.Olk Collective Identities; H.Hengst PART IV: CHILDREN'S EVERYDAY LIVES/THE LOCAL FRAMEWORK Children's Bodies; L.Fingerson Policies in Early ChildhTrade ReviewA Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2010 'a very impressive collection that covers a breathtaking amount of ground" - Social Sciences Review 'The Palgrave Handbook of Childhood Studies is...an excellent book...an indispensable working tool for (the next generation of) childhood researchers.' - Childhood 'a rich compendium of current research a journey through the highways and alleyways of a burgeoning area It is the kind of book I want handy as a reference for both teaching and research. An attractive anthology for use in a course on childhood at the advanced undergraduate or graduate levels, it provides multiple tools for navigating theoretical, methodological, and epistemological terrains of research in 'new' childhood studies.' - Sara Dorow, Canadian Journal of Sociology 'for everyone involved in child research this is a must' - Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association 'a very impressive collection that covers a breathtaking amount of ground' - Tom Cockburn, Sozialwissenschaftliche Literatur Rundschau 'The Handbook of Childhood Studies is an excellent resource: comprehensive in scope, interdisciplinary in content, well-chosen topics, with thoughtful essays by major figures in the field. It's a treasure!' -Barrie Thorne, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, USA; co-editor of Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research 'This collection of essays covers an enormous range of topics on children and childhood and both reviews and extends the thinking within these sub-fiields.The Handbook of Childhood Studies is brimming full of insights and will help to shape theoretical and empirical agendas for researchers within the ever-broadening field of childhood studies.' - Michael Wyness, Associate Professor in Childhood Studies, University of Warwick, UK 'The Handbook of Childhood Studies orchestrates the arrival, staying power, and significance of Childhood Studies as a field. With a proliferation of creative ideas, a provocative and thoughtful organization ... the Handbook is deliciously kaleidoscopic - turn one way for rigorous yet consistently fresh views on a broad array of topics that shape the social studies of childhood, turn again and it sparks all kinds of questions and themes for future research'. - Cindi Katz, Professor of Geography, Graduate Center, The City University of New York, USA 'This is a very significant book which assembles the work of many of the leading interdisciplinary figures in the field of childhood studies. The contents are well organised and the arguments both coherent and compelling. It will be difficult for any future scholar in this area of research to sidestep this major contribution to our understanding' -Professor Chris Jenks, Vice Chancellor Brunel University, UKTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction: Why Social Studies of Childhood?; J.Qvortrup, W.A.Corsaro & M-S.Honig PART I: CONCEPTS OF CHILDHOOD STUDIES Childhood as Structural Form; J.Qvortrup Agency; A.James Child Development and Development of Childhood; M.Woodhead How is the Child Constituted in Childhood Studies?; M-S.Honig Method and Methodology in Childhood Research; A.Lange & J.Mierendorff PART II: HISTORICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTEXTS OF CHILDHOOD The Evolution of Childhood in Western Europe c. 1400-1750; H.Hendrick Transitions to Modernity; J.Gillis Institutionalization as a Secular Trend; H.Zeiher Pluralization of Family Forms; A-M.Jensen PART III: GENERATIONAL RELATIONS Generational Order; L.Alanen Generational Relations at Family Level; B.Mayall Children, Generational Relations and Intergenerational Justice; T.Olk Collective Identities; H.Hengst PART IV: CHILDREN'S EVERYDAY LIVES/THE LOCAL FRAMEWORK Children's Bodies; L.Fingerson Policies in Early Childhood Education and Care: Potentialities for Agency, Play and Learning; G.Dahlberg Localities: A Holistic Frame of Reference for Appraising Social Justice in Children's Lives; J.McKendrick Children as Problems, Problems of Children; K.Rosier Childhood: Leisure, Culture, and Peers; I.Frønes PART V: CHILDREN'S PRACTICE - CHILDREN AS PARTICIPANTS From Child Labour to Working Children's Movement; O.Nieuwenhuys Peer Cultures; W.A.Corsaro Play and Games; A-C.Evaldsson Leisure Time and Cultural Activities; I.Frønes Children as Consumers; D.Cook Children and Television; D.Buckingham Children and Digital Media: Online, On Site, On the Go; K.Drotner PART VI: CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND PLACE IN THE WORLD Children's Rights as Human Rights: Reading the UNCRC; M.Freeman Interests in and Responsibility for Children and their Life Worlds; D.Bühler-Niederberger & H.Sünker Transnational Mobilities and Childhoods; A.Bailey Closing the Gap between Rights and the Realities of Children's Lives; N.H.Kaufman & I.Rizzini Author Index Subject Index
£123.49
Palgrave Macmillan The Palgrave Handbook of Childhood Studies
Book SynopsisList of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction: Why Social Studies of Childhood?; J.Qvortrup, W.A.Corsaro & M-S.Honig PART I: CONCEPTS OF CHILDHOOD STUDIES Childhood as Structural Form; J.Qvortrup Agency; A.James Child Development and Development of Childhood; M.Woodhead How is the Child Constituted in Childhood Studies?; M-S.Honig Method and Methodology in Childhood Research; A.Lange & J.Mierendorff PART II: HISTORICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTEXTS OF CHILDHOOD The Evolution of Childhood in Western Europe c. 1400-1750; H.Hendrick Transitions to Modernity; J.Gillis Institutionalization as a Secular Trend; H.Zeiher Pluralization of Family Forms; A-M.Jensen PART III: GENERATIONAL RELATIONS Generational Order; L.Alanen Generational Relations at Family Level; B.Mayall Children, Generational Relations and Intergenerational Justice; T.Olk Collective Identities; H.Hengst PART IV: CHILDREN'S EVERYDAY LIVES/THE LOCAL FRAMEWORK Children's Bodies; L.Fingerson Policies in Early ChildhTrade ReviewA Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2010 'a very impressive collection that covers a breathtaking amount of ground" - Social Sciences Review 'The Palgrave Handbook of Childhood Studies is...an excellent book...an indispensable working tool for (the next generation of) childhood researchers.' - Childhood 'a rich compendium of current research a journey through the highways and alleyways of a burgeoning area It is the kind of book I want handy as a reference for both teaching and research. An attractive anthology for use in a course on childhood at the advanced undergraduate or graduate levels, it provides multiple tools for navigating theoretical, methodological, and epistemological terrains of research in 'new' childhood studies.' - Sara Dorow, Canadian Journal of Sociology 'for everyone involved in child research this is a must' - Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association 'a very impressive collection that covers a breathtaking amount of ground' - Tom Cockburn, Sozialwissenschaftliche Literatur Rundschau 'The Handbook of Childhood Studies is an excellent resource: comprehensive in scope, interdisciplinary in content, well-chosen topics, with thoughtful essays by major figures in the field. It's a treasure!' -Barrie Thorne, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, USA; co-editor of Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research 'This collection of essays covers an enormous range of topics on children and childhood and both reviews and extends the thinking within these sub-fiields.The Handbook of Childhood Studies is brimming full of insights and will help to shape theoretical and empirical agendas for researchers within the ever-broadening field of childhood studies.' - Michael Wyness, Associate Professor in Childhood Studies, University of Warwick, UK 'The Handbook of Childhood Studies orchestrates the arrival, staying power, and significance of Childhood Studies as a field. With a proliferation of creative ideas, a provocative and thoughtful organization ... the Handbook is deliciously kaleidoscopic - turn one way for rigorous yet consistently fresh views on a broad array of topics that shape the social studies of childhood, turn again and it sparks all kinds of questions and themes for future research'. - Cindi Katz, Professor of Geography, Graduate Center, The City University of New York, USA 'This is a very significant book which assembles the work of many of the leading interdisciplinary figures in the field of childhood studies. The contents are well organised and the arguments both coherent and compelling. It will be difficult for any future scholar in this area of research to sidestep this major contribution to our understanding' -Professor Chris Jenks, Vice Chancellor Brunel University, UKTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction: Why Social Studies of Childhood?; J.Qvortrup, W.A.Corsaro & M-S.Honig PART I: CONCEPTS OF CHILDHOOD STUDIES Childhood as Structural Form; J.Qvortrup Agency; A.James Child Development and Development of Childhood; M.Woodhead How is the Child Constituted in Childhood Studies?; M-S.Honig Method and Methodology in Childhood Research; A.Lange & J.Mierendorff PART II: HISTORICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTEXTS OF CHILDHOOD The Evolution of Childhood in Western Europe c. 1400-1750; H.Hendrick Transitions to Modernity; J.Gillis Institutionalization as a Secular Trend; H.Zeiher Pluralization of Family Forms; A-M.Jensen PART III: GENERATIONAL RELATIONS Generational Order; L.Alanen Generational Relations at Family Level; B.Mayall Children, Generational Relations and Intergenerational Justice; T.Olk Collective Identities; H.Hengst PART IV: CHILDREN'S EVERYDAY LIVES/THE LOCAL FRAMEWORK Children's Bodies; L.Fingerson Policies in Early Childhood Education and Care: Potentialities for Agency, Play and Learning; G.Dahlberg Localities: A Holistic Frame of Reference for Appraising Social Justice in Children's Lives; J.McKendrick Children as Problems, Problems of Children; K.Rosier Childhood: Leisure, Culture, and Peers; I.Frønes PART V: CHILDREN'S PRACTICE - CHILDREN AS PARTICIPANTS From Child Labour to Working Children's Movement; O.Nieuwenhuys Peer Cultures; W.A.Corsaro Play and Games; A-C.Evaldsson Leisure Time and Cultural Activities; I.Frønes Children as Consumers; D.Cook Children and Television; D.Buckingham Children and Digital Media: Online, On Site, On the Go; K.Drotner PART VI: CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND PLACE IN THE WORLD Children's Rights as Human Rights: Reading the UNCRC; M.Freeman Interests in and Responsibility for Children and their Life Worlds; D.Bühler-Niederberger & H.Sünker Transnational Mobilities and Childhoods; A.Bailey Closing the Gap between Rights and the Realities of Children's Lives; N.H.Kaufman & I.Rizzini Author Index Subject Index
£123.49
Columbia University Press Group Counseling and Psychotherapy with
Book SynopsisThis handbook offers an overview of group dynamic theory and the essentials for adolescent group work in a variety of locations, including schools, clinics and family violence programmes. The text has been revised and updated to emphasize the social problems that teenagers face today.
£49.60
Columbia University Press Championing Child Care
Book SynopsisLooks at the politics behind child care legislation. Identifying junctures at which child care bills were introduced and debated, this book examines the politics surrounding each of these events and identifies the political structures and negotiations that evolved. It also looks at how child care legislation became part of other issues.Trade ReviewA comprehensive history and analysis of the politics that have shaped U.S. federal child care policy throughout the past 30 years. Journal of Marriage and Family Championing Child Care will undoubtedly stand as the definitive account of late twentieth-century federal child care policy making. -- Sonya Michel Political Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsForeword by Senator Christopher Dodd 1. Introduction Why Study Child Care Politics? Context of the Book 2. Politics of Child Care Legislation, 1971 Overview of the Book 3. From Political Stalemate to Welfare Entitlement, 1972-1988 Prelude to Child Care Legislation of 1971 4. Politics of Child Care Legislation, 1987-1990 Child Care Lands on the Legislative Agenda 5. Regulations, Implementation, and High Expectations, 1991-1993 Moving Child Care Through Congress 6. Child Care and Welfare Reform, 1994--1996 Nixon and Child Care: A Battle Among the President's Men 7. High Hopes, 1997-2000 The Demise of Child Care Legislation 8. A View from the States, 1996--2000 Federal Interagency Day Care Regulations 9. Looking Back and to the Future The Early 1980s: Retrenchment and Regrouping Welfare Reform Features the First Federal Child Care Entitlement Launching a Child Care Initiative The Other Side of the Story: Conservatives Offer Competing Proposals 1989: Senate Success 1989: The House Imbroglio over Child Care Legislation 1990: The Last Chance Placing Child Care Regulations in Context CCDBG Regulations Spark Feuds over Standards and Other Concerns At-Risk Child Care Regulations Add More Fuel to the Fire Implementing the 1990 Child Care Package 1993: A New Political Era 1994: Elections Set a New Stage for Child Care Child Care and Welfare Reform Legislation The Changed Face of Political Action for Child Care and Children 1997: New Opportunities for Child Care 1998: New Twists for Child Care Legislation Ushering Federal Child Care Policy into the Twenty-first Century Child Care and American Federalism Federal Child Care Regulations Revisited Impact of Welfare Reform on Child Care Linking Child Care with Other Early Education Initiatives It's Not Just Women's Participation in the Labor Force What's Institutional Structure Got to Do with It? The Influence of Organized Interests Looking Ahead State Child Care Policies Assume a New Look
£87.20
Columbia University Press Championing Child Care
Book SynopsisLooks at the politics behind child care legislation. Identifying junctures at which child care bills were introduced and debated, this book examines the politics surrounding each of these events and identifies the political structures and negotiations that evolved. It also looks at how child care legislation became part of other issues.Trade ReviewA comprehensive history and analysis of the politics that have shaped U.S. federal child care policy throughout the past 30 years. Journal of Marriage and Family Championing Child Care will undoubtedly stand as the definitive account of late twentieth-century federal child care policy making. -- Sonya Michel Political Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsForeword by Senator Christopher Dodd 1. Introduction Why Study Child Care Politics? Context of the Book 2. Politics of Child Care Legislation, 1971 Overview of the Book 3. From Political Stalemate to Welfare Entitlement, 1972-1988 Prelude to Child Care Legislation of 1971 4. Politics of Child Care Legislation, 1987-1990 Child Care Lands on the Legislative Agenda 5. Regulations, Implementation, and High Expectations, 1991-1993 Moving Child Care Through Congress 6. Child Care and Welfare Reform, 1994--1996 Nixon and Child Care: A Battle Among the President's Men 7. High Hopes, 1997-2000 The Demise of Child Care Legislation 8. A View from the States, 1996--2000 Federal Interagency Day Care Regulations 9. Looking Back and to the Future The Early 1980s: Retrenchment and Regrouping Welfare Reform Features the First Federal Child Care Entitlement Launching a Child Care Initiative The Other Side of the Story: Conservatives Offer Competing Proposals 1989: Senate Success 1989: The House Imbroglio over Child Care Legislation 1990: The Last Chance Placing Child Care Regulations in Context CCDBG Regulations Spark Feuds over Standards and Other Concerns At-Risk Child Care Regulations Add More Fuel to the Fire Implementing the 1990 Child Care Package 1993: A New Political Era 1994: Elections Set a New Stage for Child Care Child Care and Welfare Reform Legislation The Changed Face of Political Action for Child Care and Children 1997: New Opportunities for Child Care 1998: New Twists for Child Care Legislation Ushering Federal Child Care Policy into the Twenty-first Century Child Care and American Federalism Federal Child Care Regulations Revisited Impact of Welfare Reform on Child Care Linking Child Care with Other Early Education Initiatives It's Not Just Women's Participation in the Labor Force What's Institutional Structure Got to Do with It? The Influence of Organized Interests Looking Ahead State Child Care Policies Assume a New Look
£29.75
Columbia University Press Runaways How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped
Book SynopsisDuring the 1960s And 1970s, the issue of runaways became a source of national concern. This book examines the programs and policies that took shape during this period. It also discusses the effects of legislation, including the federal Runaway Youth Act of 1974, which endorsed the alternative service community's model.Trade ReviewRunaways offers an informative description of the history of service development and media construction of runaway youth in America. -- Emilie Smeaton Child and Family Social WorkTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword: A Personal Journey to Some Research Questions 1. Testing Freedom: On the Road to a Runaway Problem Part I: Constructing Runaway Youth 2. Media Myth Spinning: From Runaway Adventurers to Street Survivors (1960-1978) 3. Spinning Myths from Runaway Lives: A Hip Beat Version of Dropping Out Part II: Psychedelic Social Workers and Alternative Services 4. Digger Free: Power in Autonomy, Independence in a Free City Network (1966-1968) 5. The Grassroots Rise of Alternative Runaway Services (1967-1974) Part III: Policy and "Runaway" Youth 6. Shifting Institutional Structures: From Moral Guidance to Autonomous Denizens (1960-1978) 7. Legitimization Through Legislation-The Runaway Youth Act: National Attention to the Runaway Problem (1971-1974) Part IV: Conclusions: Where We've Been, Where We're Going, What We've Learned 8. National Extensions-Problem, Services, and Policy (1974-) 9. Closing Note: Lessons Learned and Conveyed Appendix 1: Runaway Youth Act (Senate Version, S. 2829: the Bayh/Cook Bill) Appendix 2: Runaway Youth Act (House Version, H. 9298) Appendix 3: The Runaway Youth Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-415) Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£36.00
Columbia University Press African American Children and Families in Child
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis text proposes corrective action to improve the institutional care of African American children and their families, calling attention to the specific needs of this population and the historical, social, and political factors that have shaped its experience within the child welfare system. Ramona W. Denby and Carla M. Curtis critique policy and research and suggest culturally targeted program and policy responses for more positive outcomes. The book is a must-read, well conceived and scholarly, yet contains many practical strategies for social reform. The authors succeed admirably in illustrating a framework of cultural adaptation that can be used to enhance the delivery of services to African American children and their families. Outstanding features are the articulation of relevant history and child welfare laws, and a masterful integration of policy, practice, and research. -- Tony Tripodi, series editor of Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods Denby and Curtis offer an evidence-based, user-friendly blueprint for persons interested in bringing immediate and effective change to the quality of services provided to African American children and their families in the child welfare system. Engagingly written, the book highlights the integration of practice, policy, and research; provides study tools and resources such as discussion questions, recommended projects or assignments, and a glossary; makes recommendations for policy, practice, and research that can guide interventions with African American children and their families; and offers a brilliantly conceptualized and creatively executed cultural adaptation approach for serving the needs of African American families and children in the child welfare system. -- Sadye L. M. Logan, University of South Carolina College of Social Work This is an extremely informative 'how to' book that provides a very comprehensive analysis of child welfare service delivery to African American children and families from historical, cultural, policy, research, and practice perspectives. Calling for the utilization of culturally adapted interventions, the authors convincingly provide the justification, challenges, and specific examples of this approach in successfully achieving the outcomes of safety, permanency, and well-being. -- Ruth G. McRoy, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work This timely book offers new insights by systematically analyzing historical antecedents, policies, case studies, and the cultural influences that have shaped the current context in which child welfare services are delivered to African American families. Both students and experienced practitioners will find this book indispensable. -- Denise Bronson, The Ohio State University College of Social Work A detailed examination of actions and policies that can improve the outcomes of minority children and their families in the child welfare field. Youth TodayTable of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Cultural Adaptation in Effective Child Welfare Practice with African Americans A Cultural Adaptation Framework The New Adaptation Perspective Reforming Child Welfare Through Cultural Adaptation Cultural Adaptation and Policy Cultural Adaptation and Practice Cultural Adaptation and Research Summary and Conclusion Discussion Questions Activities for Ongoing Learning References 2. Child Welfare in Perspective: Historical Factors Influencing African American Families and Policy Formulation Sociopolitical Factors The Effect of Social and Political Factors on Policy National Child Welfare Reform Movement Summary and Conclusion Discussion Questions Activities for Ongoing Learning References 3. Child Welfare Policy and the African American Family Child Welfare Policy in Context Child Welfare Policy Framework Overview of Major Child Welfare Policy Laws Cultural Adaptations for African American Children in Child Welfare Summary and Conclusion Discussion Questions Activities for Ongoing Learning References A Case Study: Cultural Adaptation and Services-The Davis Family 4. Safety and Protection Child Abuse and Neglect Child Welfare System Components Cultural Adaptations in Support Services for African American Families Summary and Conclusion Discussion Questions Activities for Ongoing Learning References 5. Permanence for Children Defining Permanence Values Associated with Permanence The Continuum of Permanence Options Permanency Options Summary and Conclusion Discussion Questions Activities for Ongoing Learning References 6. Child and Parent Well-Being Health and Mental Health Disparities Affecting African American Children Behavioral Health Care and the Foster Care System Vulnerabilities Faced by African American Children Education Crime and Juvenile Justice Involvement The Well-Being of Parents and Caregivers Practice Considerations and Cultural Adaptations for Increasing Child and Family Well-Being Summary and Conclusion Discussion Questions Activities for Ongoing Learning References A Case Study: Cultural Adaptations and Research Initiatives-From Kinship Research to Kinship Programming 7. Cultural Adaptation and Research Evidence-Based Practice Determining Effective Interventions for African American Children and Families Advocacy Research Performance-Based Research Summary and Conclusion Discussion Questions Activities for Ongoing Learning References 8. Meeting the Challenges to Bring About Change The Importance of a Cultural Adaptation Perspective in Improving Child Welfare Conditions The Challenge to Social Work Educators The Role of Social Work Education in Implementing Planned Change The Challenge to Child Welfare Advocates and Policy Practitioners The Challenge to Social Work Practitioners The Challenge to Students of Social Work References Glossary Index
£90.40
Columbia University Press African American Children and Families in Child
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis text proposes corrective action to improve the institutional care of African American children and their families, calling attention to the specific needs of this population and the historical, social, and political factors that have shaped its experience within the child welfare system. Ramona W. Denby and Carla M. Curtis critique policy and research and suggest culturally targeted program and policy responses for more positive outcomes. The book is a must-read, well conceived and scholarly, yet contains many practical strategies for social reform. The authors succeed admirably in illustrating a framework of cultural adaptation that can be used to enhance the delivery of services to African American children and their families. Outstanding features are the articulation of relevant history and child welfare laws, and a masterful integration of policy, practice, and research. -- Tony Tripodi, series editor of Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods Denby and Curtis offer an evidence-based, user-friendly blueprint for persons interested in bringing immediate and effective change to the quality of services provided to African American children and their families in the child welfare system. Engagingly written, the book highlights the integration of practice, policy, and research; provides study tools and resources such as discussion questions, recommended projects or assignments, and a glossary; makes recommendations for policy, practice, and research that can guide interventions with African American children and their families; and offers a brilliantly conceptualized and creatively executed cultural adaptation approach for serving the needs of African American families and children in the child welfare system. -- Sadye L. M. Logan, University of South Carolina College of Social Work This is an extremely informative 'how to' book that provides a very comprehensive analysis of child welfare service delivery to African American children and families from historical, cultural, policy, research, and practice perspectives. Calling for the utilization of culturally adapted interventions, the authors convincingly provide the justification, challenges, and specific examples of this approach in successfully achieving the outcomes of safety, permanency, and well-being. -- Ruth G. McRoy, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work This timely book offers new insights by systematically analyzing historical antecedents, policies, case studies, and the cultural influences that have shaped the current context in which child welfare services are delivered to African American families. Both students and experienced practitioners will find this book indispensable. -- Denise Bronson, The Ohio State University College of Social Work A detailed examination of actions and policies that can improve the outcomes of minority children and their families in the child welfare field. Youth TodayTable of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Cultural Adaptation in Effective Child Welfare Practice with African Americans A Cultural Adaptation Framework The New Adaptation Perspective Reforming Child Welfare Through Cultural Adaptation Cultural Adaptation and Policy Cultural Adaptation and Practice Cultural Adaptation and Research Summary and Conclusion Discussion Questions Activities for Ongoing Learning References 2. Child Welfare in Perspective: Historical Factors Influencing African American Families and Policy Formulation Sociopolitical Factors The Effect of Social and Political Factors on Policy National Child Welfare Reform Movement Summary and Conclusion Discussion Questions Activities for Ongoing Learning References 3. Child Welfare Policy and the African American Family Child Welfare Policy in Context Child Welfare Policy Framework Overview of Major Child Welfare Policy Laws Cultural Adaptations for African American Children in Child Welfare Summary and Conclusion Discussion Questions Activities for Ongoing Learning References A Case Study: Cultural Adaptation and Services-The Davis Family 4. Safety and Protection Child Abuse and Neglect Child Welfare System Components Cultural Adaptations in Support Services for African American Families Summary and Conclusion Discussion Questions Activities for Ongoing Learning References 5. Permanence for Children Defining Permanence Values Associated with Permanence The Continuum of Permanence Options Permanency Options Summary and Conclusion Discussion Questions Activities for Ongoing Learning References 6. Child and Parent Well-Being Health and Mental Health Disparities Affecting African American Children Behavioral Health Care and the Foster Care System Vulnerabilities Faced by African American Children Education Crime and Juvenile Justice Involvement The Well-Being of Parents and Caregivers Practice Considerations and Cultural Adaptations for Increasing Child and Family Well-Being Summary and Conclusion Discussion Questions Activities for Ongoing Learning References A Case Study: Cultural Adaptations and Research Initiatives-From Kinship Research to Kinship Programming 7. Cultural Adaptation and Research Evidence-Based Practice Determining Effective Interventions for African American Children and Families Advocacy Research Performance-Based Research Summary and Conclusion Discussion Questions Activities for Ongoing Learning References 8. Meeting the Challenges to Bring About Change The Importance of a Cultural Adaptation Perspective in Improving Child Welfare Conditions The Challenge to Social Work Educators The Role of Social Work Education in Implementing Planned Change The Challenge to Child Welfare Advocates and Policy Practitioners The Challenge to Social Work Practitioners The Challenge to Students of Social Work References Glossary Index
£29.75
Columbia University Press Child Welfare for the Twentyfirst Century
Book SynopsisThis second edition highlights the continuously changing child welfare climate in the U.S., including content on the Fostering Connections Act of 2008.Trade ReviewThe child welfare system in the United States is a complex one-in and of itself and in its intricate association with a number of other systems that directly impact children and families. This text does an excellent job of covering child welfare system national policies, the family and social issues they give rise to, and their implications for services to involved children, adolescents, and families. -- Leslie Hollingsworth, University of Michigan Gerald P. Mallon and Peg McCartt Hess have put together a comprehensive handbook that contains crucial material for individuals and organizations seeking information on the most contemporary child welfare issues in the United States. It provides hands-on, practice-oriented material while staying connected to the most relevant, legislatively driven policy issues and the associated front-line realities faced by those intimately connected to the field of child welfare. -- Lorraine R. Tempel, Hunter College School of Social Work Mallon and Hess offer an extraordinarily comprehensive account of child welfare practice, policy, and programming in this updated version of their 2005 classic... Highly recommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction: An Overview of Children, Youth, and Family Services, Policies, and Programs in the United States, by Gerald P. Mallon and Peg McCartt Hess Historical Evolution of Child Welfare Services, by Brenda McGowan Part 1. Child and Adolescent Well-Being Family Support Services, by Susan P. Kemp, Tracey K. Burke, Kara Allen-Eckard, Melissa F. Becker, and Amy Ackroyd Meaningful Family Engagement, by Nicole Bossard, Angela Braxton, and Debra Conway Engaging Latino Families, by Hilda Rivera-Rodriguez Health Care for Children and Youth, by Jan McCarthy and Maria Woolverton Mental Health Care for Children and Youth, by Martha Morrison Dore Educational Issues for Children and Youth, by Kristin Kelly, Kathleen McNaught, and Janet Stotland LGBT Youth and Their Families, by Diane Elze Runaway and Homeless Youth, by Karen M. Staller Part 2. Child and Adolescent Safety Child Abuse and Neglect, by Neil B. Guterman, Kristin L. Berg, and Catherine A. Taylor Child Protective Services, by Diane DePanfilis and Theresa Costello Risk Assessment, by Aron Shlonsky and Eileen Gambrill Family Preservation, by Marianne Berry and Sara McLean Sexual Abuse Issues, by Kathleen Coulborn Faller Substance Abuse Issues, by Joseph P. Ryan and Hui Huang Domestic Violence Issues, by Judy Postmus Part 3. Permanency for Children and Adolescents Reunification, by Barbara A. Pine, Robin Spath, and Stephanie Gosteli Guardianship, by Mark Testa and Jennifer Miller Customary Adoption for American Indian and Alaskan Native Children, by Terry Cross Kinship Care, by Rebecca L. Hegar and Maria Scannapieco Adoption, by Gerald P. Mallon Birthmothers, by Leslie Doty Hollingsworth Adoption Disruption, by Trudy Festinger Unpacking Permanency for Youth: Overuse/Misuse of Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement (APPLA) as a Permanency Goal, by Jennifer Renne and Gerald P. Mallon Youth Development and Transitional Living Services, by Mary Elizabeth Collins Family Foster Care, by Madelyn Freundlich Residential Services, by Lloyd Bullard, Katherine Gaughan, and Larry W. Owens Sibling Issues, by Rebecca L. Hegar Visits: Critical to the Well-Being and Permanency of Children and Youth in Care, by Peg McCartt Hess Postpermanency Services, by Madelyn Freundlich and Lois Wright Part 4. Systemic Issues in Children, Youth, and Family Services, Policies, and Programs The Child and Family Services Reviews, by Linda Mitchell, Miranda Lynch Thomas, and Bonita Parker Placement Stability, by Amy C. D'Andrade and Sigrid James Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention, by Eileen Mayers Pasztor and Myrna L. McNitt Legal and Judicial Engagement, by Marvin Ventrell Child Welfare Workforce Issues, by Sara Munson, Mary McCarthy, and Nancy Dickinson Child Welfare Supervision, by Cathryn C. Potter, Michele Hanna, and Charmaine Brittain Research and Evaluation, by Crystal Collins-Camargo Disproportionate Representation of Children and Youth, by Ruth G. McRoy Fatherhood, by Tanya M. Coakley Immigrant Children, Youth, and Families, by Ilze Earner, Rowena Fong, and Carol Smolenski Contributors Index
£76.00
Columbia University Press Critical Issues in Child Welfare
Book SynopsisBegins with the issues facing at-risk children and families and then describes the intricacies of the child-welfare system and the role of protective services, family preservation, out-of-home care, foster care, adoption, and services for adolescentsTrade ReviewCritical Issues in Child Welfare is substantive, historically and contemporarily. The book will serve as a solid go-to introductory text that will likely appeal to many social work programs. -- Jennifer Bellamy, University of Houston Joan Shireman's second edition is an excellent comprehensive resource on policies and practices impacting child welfare service delivery today, such as family preservation, permanency planning, child protective services decision making, open adoptions, transracial adoptions, kinship care, international adoptions, and service delivery to youth in transition and youth with disabilities. Shireman highlights the need for workers to know the communities from which families come; social justice issues, such as the disproportionate representation of children of color in the child welfare system; and the potential impact of subtle, sometimes unrecognized racial biases. This book should be required reading for child welfare courses and for training child welfare practitioners and other service providers working with children and families, as it provides a unique contextual look at the intersection between systems (juvenile justice, mental health, and child welfare) and social issues (poverty, substance abuse, and violence in the community). -- Ruth McRoy, Boston College Graduate School of Social WorkTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Acronyms Introduction: Social Work and Child Welfare 1. The Context of Child Welfare Services 2. The Child Welfare Services System, with Katharine Cahn 3. Child Protective Services 4. Family Support and Child Well-being, with Karen Tvedt 5. Crisis Intervention: Preservation of Families for Children 6. Investment in Foster Care 7. Out-of-Home Care for Children with Special Needs 8. Adoption 9. Youth in Transition, with Miranda Cunningham 10. Concluding Thoughts Appendix: Internet Resources About the Contributors Index
£56.00
Columbia University Press The Future of Us
Book SynopsisIn this memoir, the renowned pediatrician and children’s advocate Irwin Redlener draws on poignant personal experiences to investigate the nation’s healthcare safety net and the programs that too often fail to protect and nurture our most vulnerable kids. Redlener argues that we must drastically change our approach to meeting the needs of children.Trade ReviewExcellently done, and will be an inspiration to those who read it. It particularly addresses the need to form collaborations with others involved in caring for children in their communities. I cannot name another individual who could have written this book, considering Redlener's vast experience. -- Michael Kappy, University of Colorado School of MedicineTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Urgency of Childhood 1. Kids Who Dream, Kids Who Can't 2. Roots 3. Going Forward: Government, Moonshots & Parents Epilogue
£23.80
Columbia University Press Narrating Practice with Children and Adolescents
Book SynopsisIn Narrating Practice with Children and Adolescents, social workers, sociologists, researchers, and helping professionals share engaging and evocative stories of practice meant to center the young client's story. The book considers the narratives we tell about children and adolescents and proposes counternarratives that challenge dominant ideas.Trade ReviewExploring children’s lives through narrative lenses illuminates aspects of their lived experience that are often invisible or overlooked in conventional research studies. Such information enriches our understanding of children’s lives, enabling a more holistic context from which new and relevant practices can be developed. As such, the book is an important addition to social work curricula and a useful resource for practitioners. -- Stanley Witkin, author of Transforming Social Work: Social Constructionist Reflections on Contemporary and Enduring IssuesWith respect and without condescension, Diaz and Shepard remind us how resilient children are —their stories defying deficit-based clinical categorization. We have much to learn from these narratives of coping and adaptation. Combining case studies and auto-ethnography with a narrative focus, this is social work research at its most acute and innovative. -- Irwin Epstein, Hunter College, City University of New YorkThrough brave story-telling, this volume reveals the lived experiences, creativity, and agency of children and youth. Whether concerned with the child welfare system, schools, incarceration, or mental health, the authors bring a critical lens to the role that systems play in oppression and liberation. Using reflexivity, auto-ethnography, and case reflections, the authors also reveal their whole selves as they negotiate their realities as social workers and reflect on their own experiences as vulnerable children. -- Loretta Pyles, University at AlbanyA groundbreaking text that deftly and subtly explores the lived experience of children and youth, providing us with a profound exploration of their strengths and challenges. This creative, evocative, and deeply engaging book is a must read for all human service workers seeking to empower children and adolescents. -- Rich Furman, University of Washington TacomaTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: On Narrating Practice with Children and Adolescents, by Mery F. Diaz and Benjamin Heim ShepardPart I. Ethnographies, Narrative Inquiries, and Life Stories1. From Disempowerment to Self-Belief: A Center of Hope for Vulnerable Youth in Cape Town, by Sharon Johnson2. Aging Out and On My Own: Stories of Youth Transitions Out of Foster Care, by Sabrina Gonzalez3. Dreaming Despite Status: Immigrant Youths in Contingent Migration Contexts, by Stephen Ruszczyk 4. “Hear Me”: Collaborating with Youth to Address Sexual Exploitation, by Margot K. Jackson, Vera Caine, Janice Huber, and Muneerah Amin Vastani5. In Between Worlds: Narrating Ecological Heritage Practices for Teenage Wellness, by Kristina Baines6. Neighborhood Surveillance and the Prison Assembly Line, by Trevor B. Milton7. Considering Inequalities: Experiences in Part-Time Youth Work Experiences, by Yasemin Besen-CassinoPart II. Autoethnography and Storytelling8. Finding Justice: Transforming Schools with the Children We Serve, by Mery F. Diaz9. Fitting In, Letting Go, and Other Common Concerns for Children with Disabilities, by Sherri L. Rings10. Between Life Stories and the Struggle for Homeless Youth, Benjamin Heim Shepard11. Childhood and the Politics of Care, by Elizabeth Palley12. Living on the Frontline: Reality-Based Drug Education in the Era of Black Lives Matter, by Jerry Otero13. Poor Mothers, Poor Children: The Feminization of Poverty in Rural India, by Gretta M. FernandesPart III. Practice Reflections and Case Narratives14. Understand the Brain, Understand Our Children, by Deborah Courtney 15. Beyond Deficits: Shifting Perspectives in Child and Youth Mental Health, by Margot K. Jackson16. Shifting Identities, Shifting Meanings: Adolescent Siblings and Grief, by Erica Goldblatt Hyatt17. Creating Spaces for Sam: A Story of Healing Trauma Through Narrative Means and Art Therapy, by Susan Macdonald and Stephanie Wise18. Stories of Youth and Family Navigating a New Frontier of Social Media, by Rebecca G. Judd and Benjamin T. MayContributorsIndex
£29.75
Columbia University Press Raising Chinas Revolutionaries
Book SynopsisMargaret Mih Tillman offers a novel perspective on the political and scientific dimensions of experiments with early childhood education. Raising China’s Revolutionaries is an important work of institutional and transnational history that illuminates the evolution of modern concepts of childhood in twentieth-century China.Trade ReviewMargaret Tillman has written an excellent book. Raising China's Revolutionaries demonstrates how policies regarding childcare and child welfare were central to the formation of the modern Chinese state, and suggests how the mobilization and deployment of aid and care facilitated elite professionalization and formation of a range of social institutions that had lasting relevance. The book promises to intervene with great impact in a number of different historiographical debates in the China field and global history more broadly. -- Robert Culp, Bard CollegeInformative, instructive, inspiring. Margaret Mih Tillman's book is an important contribution to the research of childhood socialization in modern China. -- Thomas O. Höllmann, Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichSince the late Qing there had been a general belief among Chinese revolutionaries and reformers that China’s modernization must begin with the construction of a modern childhood. As a result, a great variety of ideas and institutions were proposed and developed in the realm of child education from the 1930s to the 1950s. This book, Raising China’s Revolutionaries, is a rigorous and vivid account of this important historical development based on the author’s comprehensive and penetrating study of the numerous archival and other primary sources as well as her personal experiences as a visiting preschooler in the Chinese system. -- Ying-shih Yu, Professor Emeritus, Princeton University, co-winner of the John W. Kluge Prize and the inaugural winner of the Tang PrizeTillman writes for her peers, and she displays incredible command of the historiography on which she draws. Her rich and deft incorporation of insights from the wider field shows that research on childhood is intimately connected to all the other concerns within the field of Chinese history. -- Melissa A. Brzycki * Journal of Asian Studies *Based on solid archival research, this book models careful historical analysis and argumentation. It is highly accessible and will be useful to readers who are interested in understanding the modern development of early childhood education in China, but also to those who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of state-society relations during China's modern trajectory. * Historian *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations in TextIntroductionPart I: The Science of Sentiment1. Child Study in Chinese Kindergartens: Chen Heqin’s Approach to “Family Education”2. Cherishing Children: The National Child Welfare Association in the Nanjing Decade, 1928–19373. The Calculus of Child Welfare: The Democratization of Fundraising for Shanghai, 1937–1942Part II: Child Experts and the Chinese State4. Wartime Paternalisms: Mobilizing Child Advocacy for the State5. Contested Service: Building a National Social Welfare Program in the Civil War, 1945–19496. The Reeducation of Child Experts: Chen Heqin as a Model of Self-Criticism7. Women’s Mobilization and Childcare for the Masses: Collective Childcare in the 1950sConclusionCharacter ListNotesReferencesIndex
£49.60
