Health, Relationships and Personal development Books

Book SynopsisThis work explores the interplay of complexity and values in nurse education from a variety of vantages. Contributors, who come from a range of international and disciplinary backgrounds, critically engage important and problematic topics that are under-investigated elsewhere. Taking an innovative approach each chapter is followed by one or more responses and, on occasion, a reply to responses. This novel dialogic feature of the work tests, animates, and enriches the arguments being presented. Thought-provoking, challenging and occasionally rumbustious in tone, this volume has something to say to both nurse educators (who may find cherished practices questioned) and students. Given the breadth and nature of subjects covered, the book will also appeal to anyone concerned about and interested in nursingâs professional development/trajectory.

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Book SynopsisThe overturning of Roe v Wade makes the ethical consideration of abortion more important than ever. Appealing to reason rather than religious belief, this book is the most comprehensive case against the choice of abortion yet published. This third edition of The Ethics of Abortion critically evaluates all the major grounds for denying basic rights to fetal human beings, including the views of those who defend not only abortion but also post-birth abortion. It also provides several (non-theological) justifications for the conclusion that all human beings, including those in utero, should be respected as persons. This book also critiques the view that abortion is not wrong even if the human fetus is a person. The Ethics of Abortion examines hard cases for those who are prolife, such as abortion in cases of rape or in order to save the woman's life, as well as hard cases for defenders of abortion, such as sex selection abortion and the rationale for being personally opposed but publicly supportive of abortion. It concludes with a discussion of whether artificial wombs might end the abortion debate. Answering the arguments of defenders of abortion, this book provides reasoned justification for the view that all intentional abortions are ethically wrong and that doctors and nurses who object to abortion should not be forced to act against their consciences.Updates and Revisions to the Third Edition Include: Discusses Achas Burinâs 2014 essay, Beyond Pragmatism: Defending the âBright Lineâ of Birth in chapter 3 Incorporates into chapter 8 David Booninâs cogently argued 2019 book, Beyond Roe: Why Abortion Should be Legal â Even if the Fetus is a Person Expands chapter 9 to examine tragic cases in which prenatal diagnosis determines with certainty that a fetus will die shortly after birth Includes an updated and expanded section in chapter 11 on recent debates about conscience protections Considers in chapter 12 recent arguments that parents have a right to kill if the product of conception is in an artificial womb Updates statistics on numbers of abortions in the United States, including corrections to statistics that were once thought true but are now known as erroneous Updated bibliography Trade ReviewPraise for Previous Editions:“I spent years finding and learning what this book holds in one place. It is an excellent ‘first stop,’ and a necessary reference book for those who wish to engage fully the most vexing moral question of our day.”"Helen M. Alvaré, George Mason University School of Law“This is one of the very best book-length defenses of the claim that abortion is morally impermissible."David Boonin, University of Colorado Boulder (author of A Defense of Abortion)“It is required reading for anyone seriously interested in the abortion issue”Notre Dame Philosophical ReviewsTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Is after-birth abortion ethically permissible? 3. Does personhood begin at birth? 4. Does personhood begin during pregnancy? 5. Is fetal moral status linked to fetal development? 6. Does personhood begin at conception? 7. Objections to the basic moral status of human embryos 8. Is it wrong to abort a person? 9. Hard cases for critics of abortion 10. Hard cases for defenders of abortion 11. Abortion and conscience protections 12. Could artifical wombs end the abortion debate?

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Social Work and Addictive Behaviors is a definitive resource about addictive behaviors, emphasizing substance misuse, gambling, and problematic technology use. Contents address their prevalence in various communities and populations globally, theories related to their origins and etiology, and what is currently known about effective intervention strategies, education, and research. Social workâs biopsychosocial, lifespan, and person-in-environment perspectives underpin the book contents which are applicable to a wide range of professional and social science disciplines. Contents are divided into five sections: The scope and nature of addictive behavior and related problems Addictive behavior across the lifespan and specific populations Interventions to prevent and address addictive behavior and related problems Issues frequently co-occurring with addictive behavior Moving forward This handbook proTable of ContentsList of contributors; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction to The Routledge Handbook of Social Work and Addictive Behaviors; INTRODUCTION TO SECTION I The scope and nature of addictive behaviors and related problems; 2 Introduction to psychoactive substances; 3 Global alcohol epidemiology: focus on women of childbearing age; 4 Overview of addiction and the brain; 5 The role of genes and environments in shaping substance misuse; 6 Psychological models of addictive behavior; 7 Social environmental contexts of addictive behavior; 8 Gambling disorder: the first behavioral addiction; 9 Internet Gaming Disorder and problematic technology use; INTRODUCTION TO SECTION II Addictive behavior across the lifespan and specific populations; 10 Neonatal abstinence syndrome: recognition, management, and prevention; 11 Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: evidence, theory, and current insights; 12 The lay of the land: fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) as a whole-body diagnosis; 13 The adolescent brain: predictors and consequences of substance use; 14 Addictive behaviors during emerging adulthood; 15 Older adults and substance misuse; 16 Understanding addictive behavior from a human diversity perspective; 17 Substance use across the lifespan of the LGBTQ+ population; INTRODUCTION TO SECTION III Interventions to prevent and address addictive behavior and related problems; 18 Intervening around addictive behaviors; 19 Current and emerging pharmacotherapies for addiction treatment; Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in the substance use system of care; 21 Mindfulness practices in addictive behavior prevention, treatment, and recovery; 22 Working with children whose parents engage in substance misuse; 23 All drugs aren’t created equal: exploring the general and specific effects of psychoactive substances to understand child maltreatment risk by drug type; 24 Working with families affected by a member’s addictive behavior; 25 The impact of addictive behavior on grandfamilies; 26 Planning health promotion programs to prevent substance use disorders and their consequences; 27 Integrated care: identifying and intervening with substance misuse in primary healthcare; 28 Drug treatment courts; 29 Roles for social work and other professions in support of recovery-oriented addiction policies and services; 30 Policy reforms to reduce harms associated with substance misuse; 31 Decriminalization and medicalization of cannabis: implications of the Caribbean experience for global social work practice; 32 Emerging policy and practice responses to substance use with currently and formerly incarcerated women; INTRODUCTION TO SECTION IV Issues frequently co-occurring with addictive behaviors; 33 Understanding addictive behaviors and co-occurring disorders; 34 Substance misuse and intimate partner violence; 35 Substance-involved sexual assault; INTRODUCTION TO SECTION V Moving forward; 36 Implementation of evidence-based substance misuse prevention and treatment interventions; 37 Core health professional education curriculum for risky substance use and substance use disorder; 38 Using GIS and spatial analysis to better integrate context into our understanding of addictive behaviors; 39 Emerging priorities for practice and research; Appendix A: diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorder (AUD) and substance use disorders (SUD) in DSM-5® and ICD-11 protocols 625; Index

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Book SynopsisJustice, Crime, and Ethics, a leading textbook in criminal justice programs, examines ethical dilemmas pertaining to the administration of criminal justice and professional activities in the field. This 11th edition continues to deliver a broad scope of topics, focusing on law enforcement, legal practice, sentencing, corrections, research, crime control policy, and philosophical issues. The bookâs robust coverage encompasses contentious issues such as capital punishment, prison corruption, and the use of deception in police interrogation.The 11th edition includes new material on the impact of social media on crime myths and political misconduct. Law enforcement issues including the George Floyd case and responding to domestic as well as foreign terrorism, including the January 6th insurrection in Washington, DC, are examined. The potential ethical implications of Roe v. Wade being overturned by the Supreme Court are also explored. Emerging issues in corporatTable of ContentsA Note about the Eleventh Edition Section 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Ethics, Crime, and Justice: An Introductory Note to Students Michael C. BraswellChapter 2 Utilitarian, Deontological, and Virtue Ethics Michael DeValve and Jeffrey GoldChapter 3 Justice, Ethics, and Peacemaking Michael C. Braswell, Michael DeValve, and Lana A. McDowellExercise 3.1 Your Personal Philosophy Case Study 3.1 To Help or Not to Help? Exercise 3.2 The Ethics of Drug Control Policy Section II Ethical Issues in Policing Chapter 4 Learning Police Ethics: Sources, Content, and Implications Steven J. Ellwanger and Doris M. HallChapter 5 Using Ethical Dilemmas in Training Police Joycelyn M. Pollock, Glen A. Ishoy and Howard E. WilliamsChapter 6 Deception in Police Interrogations: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas Steven J. EllwangerChapter 7 Police Ethics, Legal Proselytism, and the Social Order: Paving the Path to Misconduct Victor E. Kappeler, Gary W. Potter and Edward GreenSection III Ethics and the Courts Chapter 8 Whatever Happened to Atticus Finch? Lawyers as Legal Advocates and Moral Agents Joycelyn M. PollockCase study 8.1 Statutory Rapist Chapter 9 Prosecutors and Ethics: What Should We Expect? Richard R. E. KaniaCase study 9.1 It’s a Rat Race, and the Best Rat Wins Chapter 10 Balancing the Harms: The Ethics of Sentencing and Punishment Laurie A. Gould and Daniel J. LytleChapter 11 To Die or Not to Die: Morality, Ethics, and the Death Penalty John T. Whitehead, Kyle A. Burgason and Michael C. BraswellCase study 11.1 Politics or Ethics? A Governor’s Prerogative Section IV Ethical Issues in Corrections Chapter 12 Ethical Issues in Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections John T. Whitehead and Vanessa WoodwardChapter 13 Restorative Justice and Ethics: Real-World Applications Lana A. McDowell, Michael C. Braswell, and Bradley D. EdwardsChapter 14 Prison Corruption Bernard J. McCarthyChapter 15 Ethics and Prison: Selected Issues John T. Whitehead, Bradley D. Edwards, and Hayden GriffinCase study 15.1 Who’s Running the Prison? Section V Ethical Issues in Crime Control Policy and Research Chapter 16 Crime and Justice Myths Egan Green and Michael BushExercise 16.1 How Television Affects Our Perceptions of Crime Chapter 17 Juvenile Justice: Creating a More Ethical System for Youth Kimberly D. Dodson and John T. WhiteheadChapter 18 Corporate Misconduct and Ethics Bradley D. Edwards and Michael C. BraswellChapter 19 Ethics and Criminal Justice Research Belinda R. McCarthy, Bernard J. McCarthy, and Jennifer A. PealerChapter 20 Ethical Issues in Confronting Terrorism Bernard J. McCarthySection VI Ethics and the Future Chapter 21 Criminal Justice: An Ethic for the Future Michael C. Braswell, Kyle A. Burgason, and Robert C. England

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Book SynopsisDrawing on experiences from other jurisdictions within the UK, Criminalising Coercive Control explores the challenges and potential successes which may be faced in implementing Northern Irelandâs new domestic abuse offence.A specific offence of domestic abuse was introduced in Northern Ireland in March 2021. This represents a crucial development in Northern Irelandâs response to domestic abuse. The new legislation has the effect of criminalising coercive and controlling behaviour, thereby bringing Northern Ireland into line with other jurisdictions within the UK, and also with relevant human rights standards in this regard. The book begins with a discussion regarding the offence itself and the underpinning domestic abuse policy in Northern Ireland. Subsequent chapters explore further measures which may be needed to respond effectively to domestic abuse in Northern Ireland, by drawing upon the experiences of other jurisdictions of criminalising coercive control. These rTable of Contents1. IntroductionVanessa Bettinson and Ronagh McQuigg2. Introducing a Criminal Offence of Domestic Abuse in Northern Ireland: Comparative Insights into Criminalising Coercive ControlVanessa Bettinson and Ronagh McQuigg3. Understanding and Responding to Coercive Control: Lessons Learned from England and Wales Charlotte Barlow4. The Justice Challenge for Policing Northern Ireland: Training Police Officers in the Law of Control.Rob Ewin5. Prosecuting Domestic Abuse in Northern Ireland: The Challenges of the Trial ProcessJeremy Robson6. What Might ‘Successful’ Coercive Control Prosecutions Look Like?Antonia Porter7. Taking Learnings from Other Jurisdictions on Supporting Victims and Survivors of Coercive ControlSonya McMullan

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Book SynopsisDo you have clients who do not want to be helped? Clients who don't trust you, your profession, or your service? Clients who don't want to change despite your best efforts?Then No Bullshit Therapy (NBT) is for you! Most simply, NBT is about being authentic.Many people are cajoled, pressured, or mandated to see therapists, counsellors, and other helpers. Hence, they are reluctant, suspicious, and resistant to being helped. This puts professionals in the difficult position of trying to help someone who does not want to be helped. To make things worse, there are few practice models designed to engage people who don't want to be engaged.NBT creates a context for mutual honesty and directness in working relationships. Creating a context for mutual honesty and directness can be refreshingly effective, especially with people who are suspicious of counselling or distrustful of the counsellor. When combined with warmth and care, honesty and directness can enhance co-operTrade Review"No Bullshit Therapy: How To Engage People Who Don’t Want to Work with You is excellent. Enjoyable to read, full of good ideas and compelling examples, it is a book our profession and clients need. It will help you to connect and be effective with a range of clients, especially those who are often described as ‘resistant' and difficult to work with. Highly recommended!" Michael F. Hoyt, Ph.D (USA). Author of Brief Therapy and Beyond: Stories, Language, Love, Hope, and Time and Brief Therapy Conversations: Exploring Efficient Intervention in Psychotherapy (with Flavio Cannistrà)."This book is not just for therapists trying to work with clients who hate the idea of therapy. It is for all of us who have ever avoided that difficult conversation we know we should have. Jeff Young guides us through the philosophy and practice of NBT, with detailed client transcripts, all exuding his own particular combination of warmth and honesty."Pam Rycroft, MPsych. (Australia). Co-editor of Single-Session Thinking and Practice in Global, Cultural, and Familial Contexts: Expanding Applications."Jeff Young's work on 'No Bullshit Therapy' is, in my view, one of the most important developments in the field of therapy since Single-Session Therapy came onto the scene towards the end of the last century. In fact, the combination of these developments increases the potency of both. Mandatory reading if you have to work with mandated clients...and if you don't".Windy Dryden, Ph.D (UK). Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies, Goldsmiths University of London, UK. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to No Bullshit Therapy 1.1 No Bullshit Therapy Clinical Guidelines: At a glance 1.2 Aim of this book 1.3 Notes on language 1.4 Notes on clinical examples 1.5 How this book is organised 1.6 References Chapter 2: The Theory of Bullshit 2.1 Bullshit: History and definitions 2.2 Loss of faith in political leaders in the world of spin, fake news, and post-truth 2.3 The loss of faith in health professionals 2.4 References Chapter 3: The Development of No Bullshit Therapy 3.1 References Chapter 4: Therapy-Lovers and Therapy-Haters 4.1 Other models designed to engage therapy-haters 4.2 Engagement: How is it different with therapy-haters? 4.3 References Chapter 5: NBT Clinical Guidelines and Practice Notes for Working with Therapy-Haters 5.1 Creating a context to promote mutual honesty and directness 1. Establish a mandate: How to work, what to work on 2. Marry honesty and directness with warmth and care 3. Be upfront about constraints 4. Avoid jargon 5.2 References Chapter 6: NBT Clinical Guidelines: Practice Notes for Working with Therapy-Lovers 6.1 Creating a context to promote mutual honesty and directness with therapy-lovers 1. Establishing a mandate when working with therapy-lovers 2. Marrying honesty and directness with warmth and care when working with therapy-lovers 3. Being upfront about constraints when working with therapy-lovers 4. Avoiding jargon when working with therapy-lovers References Chapter 7: NBT First Session – with Commentary 7.1 The ideal No Bullshit therapist 7.2 References Chapter 8: NBT Safety Strategies 8.1 References Chapter 9: NBT Tools 9.1 Self-supervision for workers Self-supervision for clients 9.2 The NBT hand for making everyday requests 9.3 References Chapter 10: NBT, Power, and Social Identity 10.1 Power 10.2 Social identity 10.3 References Chapter 11: NBT, Trauma, Blame, and Shame 11.1 NBT session transcript with neuropsychological commentary 11.2 NBT client commentary 11.3 References Chapter 12: NBT with Couples, Families, and at Work 12.1 Couples 12.2 Families 12.3 Work meetings 12.4 Saying the unsayable in the workplace 12.5 References Chapter 13: Concluding Comments 13.1 References

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook on Climate Change and Health System Sustainability takes the reader on a journey to understand the interconnectedness of human health, climate change, and healthcare systems.The book begins by exploring how climate change is affecting human health through the increasing frequency of natural disasters, such as bush fires, droughts and heatwaves, and the emergence of new infectious diseases, such as the SARS-CoV2 virus, all of which drive up demand for health services that are already heavily burdened by increasing rates of chronic diseases and ageing populations. Chapters then turn to the contribution of the healthcare system itself to climate change explaining how current clinical practices, including wasteful care of low value, create an unsustainable carbon footprint and threaten the very viability of healthcare systems. Throughout the volume, descriptions of practical solutions and implemented case studies are used to illustrate the feasibilit

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Book SynopsisThis exciting new book provides a novel interdisciplinary introduction to Childhood and Youth Studies and Psychology. Its accessible approach illuminates holistic understandings of children and young peopleâs lives by drawing from multiple disciplines and theoretical frameworks and wide-ranging research examples, including case studies from around the world, featuring children and young peopleâs perspectives throughout.Weaving insights from education and cultural studies, social anthropology, and sociology with social, cultural, and developmental psychology, it covers children and young peopleâs experiences and development from infancy to young adulthood (0â23 years) and their rights. Chapters explore key contemporary topics such as the following: Digital childhood and youth Childrenâs embodied experiences The social and cultural origins of selves Diverse families Race and ethnicity Global childhoods Models for understanding health and disability Childrenâs rights and agency Gender in childhood and youth An essential reading for students on childhood and youth, psychology, and education courses, An Introduction to Childhood and Youth Studies and Psychology is also a valuable introductory resource for practitioners working with children and young people and for parents and policy makers with an interest in how we understand children and young peopleâs lives today.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Understanding children and young people's livesChapter 1 What is Childhood and Youth Studies?Chapter 2 The psychology of childhood and youthChapter 3 Children’s bodiesChapter 4 Making sense of the selfChapter 5 Diverse FamiliesChapter 6 Young people’s mental healthChapter 7 Education, schools, and learningChapter 8 Models of disability and their effects on children livesChapter 9 Race(ism) and ethnicityChapter 10 Global childhoodsChapter 11 Gender in childhood and youthChapter 12 Digital childhood and youth: life with screensChapter 13 Adolescents, teenagers, and youth: A time of changeChapter 14 Transitions to adulthood

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Book SynopsisThis fully revised and expanded second edition focusses on high-risk youth - whose struggles include neglect and abuse, alcohol and drug abuse, the risk of being exploited, mental health issues, and the inability to self-regulate and trust - a population of youth that government child welfare services and community agencies struggle to serve adequately. The focus has traditionally been on punishment-consequence interventions and demanding compliance, but experience and research shows that they can be better served through relationship-based practice incorporating harm reduction principles, resiliency and strength-based approaches, community collaboration, and an understanding that these youth typically come from experiences of early trauma impacting their brain development and their ability to form attachments. With new material on attachment, trauma and brain development, the perfect storm youth, how to end relationships, shame, and societal divisions, this book proviTable of Contents1.Introduction: The Get Connected Practice Framework. 2.Where Do High Risk Youth Come From? Part A: The Attachment Perspective. 3.Where Do High Risk Youth Come From? Part B: The Neuroscience Perspective. 4.Broken Spirits: The Battle with Addictions. 5.Why A Harm Reduction Philosophy is Essential for Working with High-Risk Youth. 6.Building from Strengths and Promoting Resiliency. 7.Engaging Community, Engaging Youth. 8.Getting Connected: The Profound Importance of Relationship. 9.Strategies for Engaging and Working with High Risk Youth. 10.No Room for Error: Boundaries and Ethics and High Risk Youth. 11.Is This Really How It Ends? Seamless Transitions and Meaningful Goodbyes. 12.Conclusion: A Reason for Optimism.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the increasingly prevalent issues around sewerage and sewage and explores what environmental health practitioners (EHPs) can contribute to addressing this issue and what further action is required.The book sets out an analysis of the contents of raw sewage, including what should not be flushed away, explaining that householders who flush non-flushable products into the sewerage system contribute to the problem (and also give the water and sewerage companies an excuse). The work explains the terminology used and will also examine the legal issues that have arisen from failure of the UK sewerage system to operate or be operated as intended to protect public health.  The operation of the privatised water and sewerage companies in England and Wales and the regulatory system to which they are supposedly subject is scrutinised along with an examination of what EHOs/EHPs can do to address the problems that lead to sewage from homes and businesses polluting thTable of ContentsTable of CasesSeries PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1 Sewage, sewerage, definitions, terms, and important agenciesChapter 2 Public health and environmental risks from sewage pollution of the environmentChapter 3 The legal framework and casesChapter 4 Who makes sure legal obligations are met? Chapter 5 The future - what more is being, or can be done?

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Book SynopsisInside U.S. Immigration Policy provides a comprehensive introduction to the development of U.S. immigration and immigration policies from the nation's colonial beginnings to the present day.Written for students of social welfare, social work, public policy, sociology, and history, the book develops a clear and historical framework for understanding current controversies around immigration. Bryan Warde offers a thoroughly researched account of immigration policies spanning 1882 to the present and calls upon theories and ideologies that explain conflicting views and shifting attitudes on immigrants and immigration. The bookâs discussion is organized chronologically and each chapter supports students in developing the skills and knowledge to analyze and unpack the extent to which societal structures and values may oppress, marginalize, alienate, create, or enhance privilege and power in the context of immigration policies. It also reveals the forms and mechanisms of oppre

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Book SynopsisOver recent years, many companies have developed an awareness of the importance of an active, rather than passive, approach to wellbeing at work. Whilst the value of this approach is widely accepted, turning theory into effective practice is still a challenge for many companies. The Routledge Companion to Wellbeing at Work is a comprehensive reference volume addressing every aspect of the topic. Split into five parts, it explores different models of wellbeing; personal qualities contributing to wellbeing; job insecurity and organizational wellbeing; workplace supports for wellbeing; and initiatives to enhance wellbeing. The international team of contributors provide a solid foundation to research and practice, including contemporary topics such as architecture, coaching, and fitness in the workplace.Edited by two of the worldâs leading scholars on the subject, this text is a valuable tool for researchers, students, and practitioners in HRM and organizational psyTrade Review"This volume is edited by two leading figures in research on occupational health and well-being and contains contributions from major scholars in this field. The coverage of topics is comprehensive and well organized. The volume will be a major asset to researchers and practitioners in psychology and management." –Michael O’Driscoll, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of Waikato, New Zealand"Cooper and Leiter lead outstanding teams of international scholars on the cutting edge of wellbeing at work. This five section volume delivers powerful content addressing the positive sides of the individual, the workplace, and the mechanisms for enhancing wellbeing." –James Campbell Quick, Endowed Chair, Goolsby Leadership Academy, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA"Cooper and Leiter’s Companion provides a timely insight into the broad spectrum of research on physical and mental wellbeing at work. This is a unique and much-needed publication for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in ensuring employee health and fulfilment." –Krystal Wilkinson, Senior Lecturer, Business School, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK"Work can cause, contribute to, or trigger disease, and very often does so (pathogenesis). But it can also be a powerful promotor of health and wellbeing (salutogenesis). Much of the outcome depends on our working and living conditions. Two eminent scientists in this field, Cary L. Cooper and Michael Leiter, focus on both of these two aspects in this new, highly knowledgeable and extremely relevant volume." –Lennart Levi, Emeritus Professor of Psychosocial Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden"This Companion provides an informative and up-to-date collection of articles by highly regarded scholars and practitioners regarding the nature, causes, and consequences of workplace wellbeing (and ill-being). Importantly, a range of practical interventions at the employee and organizational level are provided, making it a valuable resource for students, practitioners, and scholars." –Ashlea Troth, Associate Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University, AustraliaTable of Contents1. The state of the art of workplace wellbeing Part I Models of wellbeing 2. The resilient person and organization 3. Differentiating challenge, hindrance, and threat in the stress process 4. Psychological connections with work 5. Determinants of mental health in the workplace 6. Toward evidence-based practice in organizational wellbeing: methods and measures Part II Personal qualities contributing to wellbeing 7. Character, personality, and psychological wellbeing 8. Work characteristics, work-specific wellbeing, and employee sleep Part III Job insecurity and organizational wellbeing 9. Economic stressors and wellbeing at work: multilevel considerations 10. Long working hours and presenteeism in Asia: a cultural psychological analysis 11. Workplace incivility: a critical review and agenda for research and practice Part IV Workplace supports for wellbeing 12. Wellbeing and design at the office 13. Workplace empowerment and employee health and wellbeing 14. Coworking communities as enablers of thriving at work 15. The long-hours culture: implications for health and wellbeing 16. Rethinking work-life balance and wellbeing: the perspectives of fathers Part V Initiatives to enhance wellbeing 17. Wellbeing coaching 18. Work and wellbeing: creating a psychologically healthy workplace 19. Job resources as contributors to wellbeing 20. Stress management techniques in the workplace 21. Physical activity and workplace wellbeing 22. Essential elements of programs to improve workplace wellbeing 23. Improving employee wellbeing through leadership development 24. Participatory approach towards a healthy workplace in Japan 25. Workplace conflict resolution interventions

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Book SynopsisThis concise, user-friendly book provides an accessible guide for anyone wishing to pursue an epidemiological study. It provides the essential tools to understand what epidemiology is, how to choose the correct observational study design for a research question, and how to collect or access data to conduct the study.The book begins by considering, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of epidemiological studies, as well as highlighting key issues such as bias, causality, and ethics. There are then chapters on the different types of observational epidemiological studies, including case studies, ecological and mixed methods, and the data sources available to researchers.Following this, and central to the book, is a step-by-step case study on how to conduct a cross-sectional project. Concluding by guiding readers from conducting the research to publishing its findings, this is the ideal companion for students, researchers, or healthcare professionals approachi

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Book SynopsisThis guide introduces a humanistic, solution-focused coaching model, using lived experience to demonstrate how profound changes in our health care experiences and system, for patients and staff, are possible; while also supporting readers to develop their own coaching skills.Combining research, theory and practice shared through personal experience, readers are introduced to using solution-focused, dialogic tools to promote person-centered care. The first section of the book introduces the coaching model and explores its theoretical and philosophical underpinnings, drawing on theories from neuroscience, neurobiology, communication sciences, humanistic psychology and positive psychology. The second section of the book transitions from theory and research into clinical practice, making evident the broad range of health care contexts and domains in which the humanistic, solution-focused approaches are implemented as well as the profound personal and professional implicati

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Book SynopsisAn Interdisciplinary Approach to Aging, Biohacking and Technology focuses on a broad range of issues that cover everything from the most basic ways technology and biohacking influence people's everyday lives to concerns about equity, globalization and how we humans produce, consume and are consumed by our technologies.This edited collection looks at the intersection between technology and aging, addressing the ways in which technology affects individuals, groups, local communities and entire populations. Contributions from a range of disciplines including sociology, philosophy, communications, medicine and religion provide interdisciplinary perspectives, addressing questions such as What is the impact of technology on adult bodies, our well-being and our safety?' The book explores risks such as surveillance technology, body modification and the Internet as well as issues in the aging journey such as the body and its modification; communication, privacy and surveillance;Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Biohacking and Aging Technology – A Primer 2. The Biology of Aging and its Social Implications 3. Anti-Aging or Enhancing-Aging Technologies? Social and Religious Implications of Radical Life Extension 4. Assistive Technologies and Older Adults with Cognitive Problems 5. Aging in the Smart Home Conclusion and Future

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Book SynopsisWith teens having more control and choice over their media consumption than ever before, this book highlights how the current media landscape impacts adolescent sexuality in the areas of identity development, romantic and sexual relationships, sexual health, and advocacy and education.Recognizing that teens are often media multitaskers and media effects do not occur in isolation by platform, the book includes examinations of a wide variety of media types and content to provide a more comprehensive look at the media landscape and its impact on teen sexuality. While the text includes empirical, data-driven chapters that are authored by experts in the field, it also prioritizes the diverse voices of teens throughout. All research studies featured in the book are informed by data collection with teens themselves from various parts of the world representing a range of teen identities.This is a key text for researchers and undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of

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Book SynopsisHealthcare Management takes a look at international perspectives in healthcare management and the way regional priorities, national income, and social factors are crucial to effective healthcare services. Readers are provided the skills to address issues and solve problems as a healthcare manager by understanding and appreciating the complex interrelationships of global health provision. The book compares and contrasts different healthcare systems, examining the role of policymaking, health financing, healthcare beyond hospitals, leadership, risk management, and quality. A range of international case studies provide the opportunity to see how different theories work in practice. This comprehensive book is suitable for students and professionals undertaking healthcare management courses.

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Book SynopsisSubstance use has become an increasingly common concern for all aspects of social work practice, and especially when working with mental health and vulnerable families. This requires all social workers to have sufficient education and training in alcohol and other drugs across a range of settings.This volume presents evidence from a number of major studies which examine the current state of social work education in relation to substance use. These contextual considerations are complemented by specific applied analyses which explore classroom, methodological, practice and theoretical considerations within both the UK and America. Substance Use in Social Work Education and Training provides a strong evidence base for the effectiveness of appropriately-targeted education and support given to social workers. It further substantiates calls for a greater inclusion of more on substance use in social work education and curricula.This book is based on a speTable of ContentsForeword Preface Part I: Context 1. The Extent and Nature of Practitioners, Encounters with Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Social Work and Social Care Practice 2. The Nature and Extent of Substance Use Education in Qualifying Social Work Programmes in England 3. The Development of Employment-Based Education on Substance use for Social Workers in England: Embedding Substance use Training in Frameworks of Continuing Professional Development 4. Employment-Based Training on Alcohol and Other Drugs in England: Bridging the Gap 5. Whose Responsibility is it? A Call for the Integration of the Knowledge of Substance Misuse in Social Work Education, Practice and Research 6. Incorporating Substance Use Content into Social Work Curricula: Opioid Overdose as a Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Problem Part II: Theory and Methodology 7. Towards a Comprehensive Typology of Knowledge for Social Work and Alcohol 8. Implementing Rigorous Survey Methodology within Contexts of Social Work Education, Training and Practice: A Case Study in Substance Use Part III: Application in fields of social work practice 9. Substance Use and Disabilities: Experiences of Adults' Social Care Professionals and the Implications for Education and Training 10. Working with Older People with Alcohol Problems: Insight from Specialist Substance Misuse Professionals and their Service Users 11. Provider Preparedness for Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders: Comparison of Social Workers and Alcohol and Drug Counselors 12. Working on Treatment Teams: Educating Social Work Students to Function as Addiction Specialists within Interdisciplinary Groups 13. US Social Work Students' Attitudes Shift Favorably Towards a Harm Reduction Approach to Alcohol and Other Drugs Practice: The Effectiveness of Consequence Analysis 14. Learning from the research process: discussing sensitive topics as a cultural outsider Part IV: Reflection 15. Social Work and Drug Use Teaching: A Personal View from Lancaster University

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Book SynopsisThis accessible primer on health psychology covers the key theories and models of the discipline. Through the use of real-life case studies and examples, it covers a broad range of topics related to the field of health psychology including: health promotion, risky health behaviour and health in healthcare settings. It explains how health psychology serves to not only promote positive health and reduce maladaptive health behaviours, but also support those who are chronically ill.Unlike medicine, health psychology takes a more holistic approach through the interaction of psychological, social and biological factors to improve health. This book outlines the inter-relationship between how we think and feel, our biological systems and the social contexts in which we live. It discusses how belief and attitude can shape behavior, the pivotal role of stress and how we can adjust to chronic illness. Drawing from experience, the authors answer important and common questions like howTable of Contents The development of Health Psychology A bio/psycho/social approach to health and wellbeing Attitudes, beliefs & behaviour: Models of health behaviour Health behaviours of children & adolescence Stress, behaviour & illness Adjusting to chronic health conditions Health psychology in Health care settings Glossary

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Book SynopsisToday's health care systems need doctors and consultants to act as leaders, within the multi-disciplinary team, in addition to carrying out their clinical role. This book identifies the key elements of successful leadership through ''medically led'' service development and systems transformation and shows how this benefits patient care, particularly when patients become partners in the process.The authors provide a conceptual framework of medical leadership and a set of scientific methods and tools that make a significant contribution to advancing quality and transforming services in healthcare. On top of this, they present analytical tools which medical professionals can use to support their own improvement or system transformation strategy, including ways of measuring improvement and the returns on investment of medical leadership.Woven throughout the book are real-life case studies from medical leaders across the world, providing studenTable of ContentsPart 1: A global emergent context for medical leadership, Chapter 1 An Introduction, Chapter 2 ‘Leadership’ and ‘medical leadership’, Chapter 3 Quality Improvement as the goal of Medical Leadership, Chapter 4 Understanding patient experience as a clinical leader, Chapter 5 Primary care and general practice: medical leadership for all, Chapter 6 A Theoretical model to engage doctors in medical leadership, Part 2: medical leadership, Chapter 7 An Introduction, Chapter 8 Medical Leadership and reducing health inequalities, Chapter 9 Medical Leadership and reducing variation in health care, Chapter 10 Developing and analysing effective teams, Chapter 11 A Strategy for engaging primary and secondary care doctors in medical leadership, Chapter 12 Medical Engagement – Strategies for Engagement from the ‘Grass Roots’, Chapter 13 Leadership Diagnostics and refelctions on Personal Leadership Development, Part 3: Improvement Science, Medical Leadership and Measurement for Improvement, Chapter 14 Introduction, Chapter 15 Data Analysts building capability in partnership with Medical Leaders, Chapter 16 Root Cause Analysis and Simulation to improve Quality, Chapter 17 Leadership diagnostics for self-awareness and bespoke course design, Chapter 18 Medical Leadership and the use of data for a Continuous Quality Improvement Collaborative (CQIC) in an Accident and Emergency Department, Chapter 19 Developing a Macro Health System in Nepal with ethical and moral medical leadership, Part 4: Service Development, Chapter 20 Introduction, Chapter 21 Improving healthcare services in times of austerity, Chapter 22 Service Improvement to reduce early deaths of children in hospital: The design of an electronic observation system, Chapter 23 Innovations in person centered service redesign for young carers, Chapter 24 Service improvement in paediatric dentistry, Chapter 25 Reflections, Part 5: System Transformation, Chapter 26 Introduction, Chapter 27 System Transformation for health and social care, Chapter 28 A strategy for engaging teams and motivating staff though system transformation, Chapter 29 Transforming Operating Theatre Services, Chapter 30 Transforming the emergency medicine workforce: a new hybrid with integrated speciality training and a competency based MBA, Chapter 31 Quality Improvement and System Transformation in Emergency Medicine, Chapter 32 Transforming the quality of hospital care through advocacy for people with a learning disability and or autism, Chapter 33 Transforming services for patients with Spinal Cord Injury – a national review of standards and practice.

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Book SynopsisPortland is a young city founded on a river bank in a virgin forest less than 200 years ago. Shaping Portland: Anatomy of a Healthy City is about the values engendered by the place, and how those values have influenced the growing city. It examines how and why the public realm supports or obstructs the health-forward lifestyles of those who choose to live there. This book explores the values and dynamics that shaped a healthy city to enable those things. It is a case study of a recognized success looking more closely at a recent urban infill: the Pearl District. The future roles of the planners and other design professionals in continuing to build healthy and responsive environments are suggested. The cities of the future will be those that we already inhabit, but infilled and adapted to tomorrow's needs and values. Understanding the dynamics involved is essential for those in whose hands we entrust the design of cities and urban places.Trade Review"Insightful. Tillett brings his intimate knowledge of the city and it’s city-shapers to illuminate the critical ideas and the social context that gave rise to a remarkable story in modern city-building. And he lets us know it's a work still in progress, signaling hope for the next generation of city-builders." Gil Kelley, FAICP, General Manager of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability, City of Vancouver, BC; former Director of Planning, City of Portland, Oregon"Portland is a wonderful city and Paddy Tillett's thoughtful and exhaustive analysis describes the important contribution that intelligent place making and urban design has made. This book is surely a must read for any aspiring politician as while Portland currently benefits from enlightened governance there is no cause for complacency. Tillet's fictional epilogue charts a catastrophic, but credible, future that matches any Hollywood block-buster script, should his warnings be ignored." Howard Sheppard Director, City Design and Planning, LDDC"An insightful and laser-sharp assessment of the successes and shortfalls of Portland’s innovative and place-based planning and urban design within an international professional context. The result is a must-read book with hope and direction for development that sustains a healthy metropolitan life-style while confronting the realities of climate change, flooding, landslides, and a major seismic event."Don Miles, FAIA, Founding board member of Project for Public Spaces, Retired principal of ZGF Architects LLP"Paddy Tillett is a student of urbanism and design, able to articulate well how each has been exhibited in his adopted home town of Portland, and the role each has played in the evolution of one of America's most livable cities. He has a good grasp of how the implications of our urban design decisions, whether intentional or not, greatly affect our use and enjoyment of a place, and its spaces. In Shaping Portland, Tillett communicates this in a manner accessible to both the professional design practitioner seeking to learn from the experience of a successful natural and built environment, as well as the lay person seeking to quench their thirst for knowledge of how this most successful exhibition of a healthy and livable city came to be. There are many lessons contained within this book that provide insight into Portland's future as a resilient city, and to inform others who may wish to apply them to help improve the health of communities elsewhere." David M. Siegel, FAICP, Former President, American Planning Association"What I really like about the book is how it looks at Portland from a variety of vantage points: as a collection of buildings, streets and parks, but also natural factors like topography and climate, as well as the values that underscore all that we do in shaping the city, the past errors we've made, and the great challenge we face in the years ahead preparing for a potentially cataclysmic seismic event."Brian Libby, Portland ArchitectureTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Symptoms of Urban Health2. A City Cast in Place3. A City Shaped by Values4. Dimensions of a Healthy City 5. The Pearl District6. Past Errors & Future Options7. Corrective measures 8. Improving the Health of the City9. Look Back in Anguish List of AcronymsPhoto and Image CreditsIndex

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Book SynopsisTrauma and Play Therapy synthesizes new developments in the study of children's trauma recovery to assist clinicians in combining play therapy with other powerful ways of addressing the needs of hurt children. The TraumaPlayTM model, formerly known as Flexibly Sequential Play Therapy, equips practitioners to manage and adapt aspects of the play therapy place and process in order to help children tell their stories while draining the emotional toxicity from traumatic experiences. Chapters explore the neurobiological and developmental foundations of play therapy as well as strategies for navigating children's trauma in relation to specific aspects of play therapy such as sensory integration, metaphor, and humor. Enriched by a tapestry of illustrative case examples and tools for therapists, this is a vital new book for clinicians working at the intersection of play and children's trauma.Trade Review"In this beautifully written and highly accessible text, Goodyear-Brown draws on her vast clinical experience and the latest research in trauma recovery, attachment and neuroscience to articulate her TraumaPlay model. This components-based model helps clinicians select interventions based on treatment needs to help children integrate difficult experiences and move toward healing. This groundbreaking text, enhanced by illustrative case examples, is a must-read for play therapists and anyone working with children. I could not put it down!"—Sue C. Bratton, PhD, professor emeritus and director emeritus of the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas "Brilliant! The author’s description of how to tailor trauma interventions to both best practice parameters for treating trauma and the needs of the individual child is masterful. An essential read for both beginning and advanced child therapists."—Charles E. Schaefer, PhD, RPT-S, professor emeritus of psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University and cofounder and director emeritus of the Association for Play Therapy"Trauma and Play Therapy demonstrates the healing power of therapeutic relationships with children who are challenged by a wide range of behavioral, psychological, and interpersonal concerns that result from traumatic stress. This user-friendly book synthesizes major trauma-informed concepts within vivid case examples and personal stories that translate theory into practice. Readers will enjoy learning more about an integrated play therapy model that offers numerous practical applications that can be immediately applied to work with children of all ages."—Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, REAT, founder and executive director of the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy InstituteTable of ContentsList of Figures. Foreword, Eliana Gil. Preface. Acknowledgments 1. Titration in Trauma Work: Using the Play Therapist’s Palette 2. The Neurobiology of Trauma and Play: Understanding the Playroom as a Neurochemical Boxing Ring 3. Need Meeting to Enhance Regulation: Feeding, Touch, and Sensory Integration 4. Bigness, Smallness, and Containment: The Use of Space and Presence in Play Therapy 5. Metaphor and Medium 6. Playing the Affective Accordion: Titration in Aspects of Emotional Literacy 7. The Nature of Play 8. Humor, Novelty, and Shared Delight 9. Holding the Hard Story: Narrative Nuance Index.

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Book SynopsisMary D. Sheridan's Play in Early Childhood is a classic introductory text to play and development key topics for all those who work with young children. Drawing on the most up-to-date evidence, it explains how children's play develops and how they develop as they play. With over 100 illustrations and observations of play from birth to six years, this new edition presents classical and contemporary literature, making clear links between play and all areas of children's development. It includes updated activities to consolidate thinking and suggestions for further reading throughout. This text considers: the development, value and characteristics of play issues relating to culture, adversity, gender, attachment and brain development play from recreational, therapeutic and educational perspectives the role of parents/caregivers and professionals in supporting play how to develTable of Contents1. Theorising about Play 2. Observing and Reflecting on Children at Play 3. The Development of Children’s Play: Sheridan’s Observations 4. Outlines of Some Significant Play Sequences 5. Variation in Children’s Play 6. Providing for Play 7. Useful Organisations

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Book SynopsisThe federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 was passed in a time of turmoil, conflict, and often conflagration in cities across the nation. It took the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to finally secure its passage. The Kerner Commission warned in 1968 that to continue present policies is to make permanent the division of our country into two societies; one largely Negro and poor, located in the central cities; the other, predominantly white and affluent, located in the suburbs and outlying areas. The Fair Housing Act was passed with a dual mandate: to end discrimination and to dismantle the segregated living patterns that characterized most cities. The Fight for Fair Housing tells us what happened, why, and what remains to be done.Since the passage of the Fair Housing Act, the many forms of housing discrimination and segregation, and associated consequences, have been documented. At the same time, significant progress has been made in counteracting discTrade Review"The Fight for Fair Housing documents the absolute necessity of fair housing enforcement and chronicles the history of the quest for fairness in the places where Americans live." Henry Cisneros, Chairman of CityView and former Secretary of HUD"The Fight for Fair Housing provides the definitive account of the nation’s struggle to realize the goals of the Fair Housing Act, and it does so through the eyes of the scholars who have chronicled the story and the activists who continue the battle for what is right, good and fair."Sheryll Cashin, author of Loving: Interracial Intimacy in America and the Threat to White Supremacy"The Fair Housing Act has been critically important for families, communities, and all segments of the housing industry. The Fight for Fair Housing educates us about the continued need to dismantle barriers, ultimately moving us closer to being a nation where fair housing and equal opportunity are the norm in all communities."Steve Rasmussen, CEO Nationwide "Fifty years have passed since the signing of the Fair Housing Act, the most important housing reform that the civil rights era produced. The expert contributors to The Fight for Fair Housing reexamine the law’s purpose, impact and legacy. But from the old days of racially restrictive housing covenants and overt redlining to today’s new challenges of gentrification and dislocation, the message is clear: The battle to protect equal housing rights does not end. It only changes form." Clarence Page, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, Chicago Tribune's Washington BureauTable of ContentsForeword The Legacy of a Movement Chapter 1. Fair Housing Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Chapter 2. From Jim Crow to Fair Housing Chapter 3. The Legislative Battle for the Fair Housing Act (1966-1968) Chapter 4. The Costs of Segregation and the Benefits of the Fair Housing Act Chapter 5. More Than Just Race: Proliferation of Protected Groups and the Increasing Influence of the Act Chapter 6. The Fair Housing Act: A Tool for Expanding Access to Quality Credit Chapter 7. The Rocky Road Home: Latino Immigration and Fair Housing in California Chapter 8. From the ‘Perpetual Foreigner’ to the ‘Model Minority’ to the ‘New Transnational Elite’: The Residential Segregation of Asian Americans Chapter 9. At the Intersection of Criminal Justice and Fair Housing Chapter 10. The Legacy and the Promise of Disparate Impact Chapter 11. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: The Mandate to End Segregation Chapter 12. Opportunity Communities: Overcoming the Debate over Mobility v. Place-Based Strategies Chapter 13. Fair Housing and Stable Suburban Integration Chapter 14. The Intersections of Race and Class: Zoning, Affordable Housing, and Segregation in U.S. Metropolitan Areas Chapter 15. Living Downstream: The Fair Housing Act at Fifty Afterword Ending Segregation: The Fair Housing Act’s Unfinished Business

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Book SynopsisWhy is understanding causation so important in philosophy and the sciences? Should causation be defined in terms of probability? Whilst causation plays a major role in theories and concepts of medicine, little attempt has been made to connect causation and probability with medicine itself. Causality, Probability, and Medicine is one of the first books to apply philosophical reasoning about causality to important topics and debates in medicine. Donald Gillies provides a thorough introduction to and assessment of competing theories of causality in philosophy, including action-related theories, causality and mechanisms, and causality and probability. Throughout the book he applies them to important discoveries and theories within medicine, such as germ theory; tuberculosis and cholera; smoking and heart disease; the first ever randomized controlled trial designed to test the treatment of tuberculosis; the growing area of philosophy of evidence-based Trade Review"...[B]ound to become a must-read for any scholars interested in medical methodology, especially in how notions such as causality, evidence, mechanism, and probability intersect. These intersections have many facets, and Gillies gives us his own story of how they are linked. It is to be hoped that others will contribute to these debates, whether by examining other historical case studies, or exploring other practices in medicine where these issues are at stake." - Federica Russo, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews"This book is just what philosophy of medicine needs – careful argumentative analysis of issues that matter to the practice of biomedical science." - Harold Kincaid, University of Cape Town, South Africa"With his usual clarity, Professor Gillies manages to deal simultaneously with two among the most complex and thorny issues in science and philosophy of science: causality and probability. And he does so in a field – medicine – where their complexity grows exponentially, because of the theoretical and practical challenges of understanding and curing disease. The book is therefore an essential guide to those who want to delve into medicine." - Federica Russo, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands"This book develops a philosophical theory of causality in a very engaging and readable way. It sheds light on many historical examples of medical discovery and also on present-day causal modelling methods. Essential reading for anyone interested in causality, probability, or medicine." - Jon Williamson, University of Kent, UK"Although the book often deals with quite technical and complicated material, it remains accessible throughout because the written expression is characteristically clear and engaging. All of the mathematical details are confined to a couple of appendices, which sit alongside a helpful glossary of medical terms. The book is also an excellent example of an approach in the philosophy of science that draws philosophical conclusions on the basis of a close examination of historical examples from actual scientific practic[....] It is therefore essential reading for anyone working in the history and philosophy of science and in particular the philosophy of medicine." -Daniel Auker‑Howlett & Michael Wilde, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK"This book is just what philosophy of medicine needs - careful argumentative analysis of issues that matter to the practice of biomedical science." - Harold Kincaid, University of Cape Town, South Africa"With his usual clarity, Professor Gillies manages to deal simultaneously with two among the most complex and thorny issues in science and philosophy of science: causality and probability. And he does so in a field - medicine - where their complexity grows exponentially, because of the theoretical and practical challenges of understanding and curing disease. The book is therefore an essential guide to those who want to delve into medicine." - Federica Russo, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands"This book develops a philosophical theory of causality in a very engaging and readable way. It sheds light on many historical examples of medical discovery and also on present-day causal modelling methods. Essential reading for anyone interested in causality, probability, or medicine." - Jon Williamson, University of Kent, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Causality and Action 1. An action-related theory of causality 2. General discussion of AIM theories of causality 3. An example from medicine. Koch’s work on bacterial diseases and his postulates Part 2: Causality and Mechanisms 4. Mechanistic theories of causality and causal theories of Mechanism 5. Types of evidence: (i) evidence of mechanism 6. Types of evidence: (ii) statistical evidence in human populations 7. Combining statistical evidence with evidence of mechanism 8. The Russo-Williamson thesis: (i) effects of smoking on health 9. The Russo-Williamson thesis: (ii) the evaluation of streptomycin and thalidomide 10. Objections to the Russo-Williamson thesis 11. Discovering cures in medicine and seeking for deeper explanations Part 3: Causality and Probability 12. Indeterministic causality 13. Causal networks 14. How should probabilities be interpreted? 15. Pearl’s alternative approach to linking causality and probability 16. Extension of the action-related theory to the indeterministic case. Appendix 1. Example of a simple medical intervention which is not an intervention in Woodward’s sense Appendix 2. Mathematical Terminology Appendix 3. Sudbury’s Theorems Glossary of Medical Terms Index

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Book SynopsisModern Psychology and Ancient Wisdom, 2nd edition, brings together experts who explore the use of ancient healing techniques from Buddhism, Christianity, Goddess, Shamanism, Taoism, and Yogic traditions as well as the mystical practices of Judaism and Islam and their application to modern counseling and therapy professions. Each chapter lays out time-tested techniques used by teachers, guides, and practitioners to facilitate psychological healing, embraces a wide variety of cultural perspectives, and offers a large, varied, and meaningful view of the world. This new edition includes added material on Islam, indigenous, and shamanic healing perspectives and practices, as well as new findings in the fields of neuropsychology and epigenetics. With its vast offerings of new treatment methods from a variety of perspectivesfrom therapeutic metaphors and breathing exercises to meditation and yoga techniquesthis book will be of use to mental health professionals, social workers, anTrade Review"This marvelous book comes at a pivotal time in the history of the human journey—a time when the deadening forces of Western technology appear to be overtaking our humanity—and it offers the reader real alternatives. It provides clear and grounded discussion of the world's great healing traditions, spiritual wisdom, and indigenous practices from several ancient sources. I particularly valued the experiential guidance which clients and therapy practitioners may use to reconnect with the life force that sustains us all. An important book."—Maureen O’Hara, PhD, professor of psychology at National University"Modern Psychology and Ancient Wisdom, second edition, recasts the world's wisdom traditions in frames that restore social, ecological and gender balance. This work is as salient as it is timely; a clarion call to bind oneself with the crimson thread of empathy that unites all seekers of transcendence. I urge believers and nonbelievers alike to drink from this deep well of spiritual wisdom. I know I will be returning to it for years to come."—Andrew Gurevich, professor of world literature and world religions in Portland, Oregon"Modern Psychology and Ancient Wisdom, second edition, offers a unique exploration of ancient healing techniques and their application to modern counseling and therapy professions. This compilation informs the contemporary dialogue about psychotherapy while also rehabilitating the image of incorporating the wisdom traditions into practice. It reflects the significant work in the integration of spirituality and psychology of which all practitioners of healing and consciousness should be aware."—Hope Umansky, PhD, dean at the California Institute for Human Science"This important book pairs holistic practices of psychospiritual healing with the living truths and practices that inform the world’s great religious traditions. Both religion and psychology are strengthened by this synthesis."—Craig Chalquist, PhD, chair of the department of East-West Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies"There is a growing awareness in the world of psychotherapy that spirituality is an integral part of the healing process. This wonderful sourcebook reminds us that the world's religious and spiritual traditions offer practices and perspectives that can support the development of the whole person on the therapeutic journey. Practitioners as well as individuals on their own journeys will benefit from the resources for psychospiritual exploration offered in this book, and readers will discover a deeper understanding of the synergy between the process of psychological growth and the realm of spiritual insight and awakening, as reflected in the diverse approaches presented."—Selene Kumin Vega, PhD, director of the Mind-Body Healthcare Practice Program at Saybrook UniversityTable of ContentsForeword to the Second Edition Stanley Krippner Foreword to the First Editon Stephen Gilligan Introduction Sharon G. Mijares 1. Nurturing the Seeds of Sanity: A Buddhist Approach to Psychotherapy Karen Kissel Wegela 2. Rediscovering Christ, the Healer Dwight H. Judy 3. Tales of the Goddess: Healing Metaphors for Women Sharon G. Mijares 4. Kabbalistic Pathways for Growth and Healing Sheldon Z. Kramer 5. Indigenous Knowledge and Shamanic Ways: Inner Journeys and Soul Retrieval Sharon G. Mijares 6. The Key in the Dark: Self and Soul Transformation in the Sufi and Islamic Spiritual Traditions Neil Douglas-Klotz 7. Taoist Mind-Body Resources for Psychospiritual Health and Healing Benjamin R. Tong 8. The Yoga Path as a Way of Life Eleanor Criswell & Kartikeya C. Patel Conclusion Sharon G. Mijares Index

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Book SynopsisBrain Injury not only affects its victim, but those around them. In many cases, relatives are often overlooked despite facing many obstacles accepting and adjusting to a new way of life. Family Experience of Brain Injury showcases a unique collaboration between relatives of brain injured individuals and professionals from the field of neurorehabilitation. Family members from all different viewpoints tell their story and how the brain injury of a loved one has affected them.This book provides a space for those hidden and marginalised voices, the people who are in for the long haul, often dismissed by services and left to cope in isolation. By combining expert commentary with real life experiences, this book points towards sources of support, normalises the experience and provides a context for understanding the grief and losses of family members. Not only will the hard-earnt knowledge and wisdom evident in this book help educate health and social care staff, it hTrade Review"Stop for a moment and think about the person you love most. It may be a child, perhaps a wife, partner or husband, maybe your sister or brother. Now imagine fate intervening, and this special person suffers a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or other form of acquired brain injury. Those who survive, come back to the land of the living, but irrevocably changed as persons - different from the person whom the relative fell in love with. Most academic textbooks fail to capture the effects the tragedy of acquired brain injury has on those around the patient - the relatives. Family Experience of Brain Injury: Surviving, Coping, Adjusting does not. Through the powerful narratives of relatives telling their unique stories, and commentaries by professionals, the lifelong journey of grief, loss, compassion and hope families go through, is vividly told. While this is a book primarily intended for those working with families after brain injury, all clinicians, academics and researchers working in the field of neurorehabilitation should read this book." - Dr Rudi Coetzer, Consultant Neuropsychologist & Head of Service, North Wales Brain Injury Service, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board NHS Wales, UK."Family experience of brain injury, by Jo Clark-Wilson and Mark Holloway dives deep into the lived experience of familial care for people with acquired brain injury. It presents a polyphony of views from relatives and their 'expert companions', providing multi-cited insights into the private world of families caring for a relative who has suffered a brain injury.After the introduction and chapter 1 provide a context to the narratives, chapters 3-7 provide rich, unflinching explorations of parents, spouses, siblings and children's experience of a loved one with ABI. Each is contextualized by the observations of a practitioners who worked collaboratively with them. Chapter 8 draws together the key themes from the chapters, before chapter 9 highlights the hard-learned lessons that have been shared.Brain injury is an existential crisis; 'without warning, without choice, we are other' (Skloot 2003:ix). Clark-Wilson and Holloway's conclusion notes that the families of people with ABI are often in a unique position of being able to accurately describe the pre and post-accident history of their relative with ABI. As the authors remark, the family members curate the narrative of the one they love. This compelling book tells their stories, with compassion and honesty." – Dr Andy Mantell, Principal Lecturer, Health and Social Care"Stop for a moment and think about the person you love most. It may be a child, perhaps a wife, partner or husband, maybe your sister or brother. Now imagine fate intervening, and this special person suffers a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or other form of acquired brain injury. Those who survive, come back to the land of the living, but irrevocably changed as persons - different from the person whom the relative fell in love with. Most academic textbooks fail to capture the effects the tragedy of acquired brain injury has on those around the patient - the relatives. Family Experience of Brain Injury: Surviving, Coping, Adjusting does not. Through the powerful narratives of relatives telling their unique stories, and commentaries by professionals, the lifelong journey of grief, loss, compassion and hope families go through, is vividly told. While this is a book primarily intended for those working with families after brain injury, all clinicians, academics and researchers working in the field of neurorehabilitation should read this book." - Dr Rudi Coetzer, Consultant Neuropsychologist & Head of Service, North Wales Brain Injury Service, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board NHS Wales, UK."Family experience of brain injury, by Jo Clark-Wilson and Mark Holloway dives deep into the lived experience of familial care for people with acquired brain injury. It presents a polyphony of views from relatives and their 'expert companions', providing multi-cited insights into the private world of families caring for a relative who has suffered a brain injury.After the introduction and chapter 1 provide a context to the narratives, chapters 3-7 provide rich, unflinching explorations of parents, spouses, siblings and children's experience of a loved one with ABI. Each is contextualized by the observations of a practitioners who worked collaboratively with them. Chapter 8 draws together the key themes from the chapters, before chapter 9 highlights the hard-learned lessons that have been shared.Brain injury is an existential crisis; 'without warning, without choice, we are other' (Skloot 2003:ix). Clark-Wilson and Holloway's conclusion notes that the families of people with ABI are often in a unique position of being able to accurately describe the pre and post-accident history of their relative with ABI. As the authors remark, the family members curate the narrative of the one they love. This compelling book tells their stories, with compassion and honesty." – Dr Andy Mantell, Principal Lecturer, Health and Social CareTable of ContentsForewordDr Alyson Norman, psychologist and sister of a severely brain injured brotherPrefaceMark HollowayAcknowledgments Introduction Jo Clark Wilson and Mark Holloway Acquired Brain Injury and Families Jackie Dean, Jo Clark Wilson and Mark Holloway The Family and the Team Dan talks to Dr Siobhan Palmer about his son Paul Behaviour, Vulnerability and the Criminal Justice System Jeanne describes the challenges faced by her son Adam’s brain injury, Jackie Dean reflects upon this story Grief without end Laura’s story of her husband John and the stroke that so affected their lives. Dr Giles Yeates reflects upon this story Support of Siblings Eliza and Grace, both sisters of severely brain injured people, tell their stories to Jo Clark Wilson Children’s Challenges Alistair, Beatrix and their mother Christine describe the impact of their father/husband’s brain injury and Deidre describes the events and outcome of the accident that killed her mother and severely brain injured father The Impact of Acquired Brain Injury on the Family: Common Themes, Threads and Differences Jo Clark Wilson and Mark Holloway What may Help? Jo Clark Wilson and Mark Holloway In Conclusion Jo Clark Wilson and Mark HollowayReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisCollaborative Consultation in Mental Health: Guidelines for the New Consultant offers a practical guide for professionals working indirectly' with clients through consultation with staff. As resources become more scarce in public services and a greater number of people seek mental health interventions, professionals are increasingly called upon to consult with practitioners who conduct face-to-face work with clients. This book provides an essential guide for those who are interested in developing their consultation competence. This book introduces the reader to the principles of a collaborative approach to consultation with practitioners, teams and agencies working in health, education, social care and mental health. The book takes the reader step-by-step through the collaborative consultation process, from preparing and setting up the context for consultation through to communicating effectively to build cooperative partnerships, and evaluating consultation oTrade Review‘So now there really is a book, to help us develop a practical competence in collaborative consultation’. Rudi Dallos from his Foreword ‘the present volume assists us in our understanding of collaborative practice, in general, and collaborative consultation, in particular …. it offers a wealth of resources to achieve the coordination of diversity through collaborative practices.’ Sheila McNamee from her After WordsTable of ContentsContentsList of figures, exercises and guidesForeword RUDI DALLOSAcknowledgements List of contributors Introduction: Collaborative Consultation in Mental Health GLENDA FREDMAN, ANDIA PAPADOPOULOU AND EMMA WORWOOD PART 1 Guiding principles and practices for collaborative consultation Principles and practices for getting started with consultation in mental health VICTORIA MATTISON AND GLENDA FREDMAN Collaborative Consultation: moving with consultees towards new possibilities ANDIA PAPADOPOULOU AND GLENDA FREDMAN An appreciative approach to consultation: bringing forth the best in people NICOLA WEBB AND GLENDA FREDMAN Consultation in contexts of ending and transition: when teams change or people leave EMMA WORWOOD Evaluating Collaborative Consultation EMMA WORWOOD AND GLENDA FREDMAN PART 2 Extending consultation practices Working with the group as a resource to the consultation process GLENDA FREDMAN AND ANDIA PAPADOPOULOU Working with two consultants: reflecting conversations to create new ways to go on in staff consultation SELMA RIKBERG SMYLY AND SARAH COLES Playing with perspectives to invite wonder and curiosity: consultation with staff supporting people with intellectual disabilities JOEL PARKER Working at different levels of context in consultation: a framework informing our practice with staff teams ELEANOR MARTIN, ALISON MILTON AND GLENDA FREDMAN After Words: Collaboration: Bridging Possibilities in Mental Health Consultation SHEILA MCNAMEE Index

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Global Health continues to provide readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date and thought-provoking outline and understanding of the constantly evolving global health landscape. In this new edition the authors have maintained the successful structure and organisation of the previous edition to examine and explain recent health changes and consider likely future patterns. New or expanded topics covered include: emerging and re-emerging infectious disease threats increasing awareness of, and interest in, antimicrobial resistance and superbugs terrorism, global conflict and health the new UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development the drive for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) the use of information technology in global health substance abuse palliative and end-of-life-care ethical issues in global health. Using clear and original explanations of complex issues, this text ma

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Book SynopsisThe terms wellbeing', empowerment' and agency' are common parlance in policy and practice with children, young people and families (CYPF), yet are often misused or not fully understood. Further, there is a disconnect between these abstract concepts and tangible practice with CYPF. This book bridges the theory-practice divide, offering a clear and definitive guide to concepts and practical ways to develop CYPF wellbeing. It examines the concept of wellbeing and its intrinsic relationship to social justice both theoretically and through case study material, and locates these practices within critical pedagogy. The book highlights a range of practice with CYPF of various ages, in formal and non-formal learning situations, engaged in a range of different programmes including learning, reduction from offending, social action and tackling targeted needs. Each chapter highlights relevant policy, research and practice examples to ensure that the book is relevant to a varietTable of ContentsIntroductionPART ONE: MAPPING THE TERRITORY1: Wellbeing and social justice2: Wellbeing from multi-disciplinary perspectives 3: Wellbeing from global perspectives4: Wellbeing and critical pedagogy5: Wellbeing, structures and post-structuralism6: Wellbeing and agency7: Wellbeing, empowerment and oppressionPART TWO: PRACTICE8: A critical pedagogical approach to tackling sexual exploitation9: A critical pedagogical approach to reducing re-offending10: A critical pedagogical approach to learning and employability11: A critical pedagogical approach to homelessness12: A critical pedagogical approach to social action and leadership13: A critical pedagogical approach to family work14: A critical pedagogical approach to practitioner development15: Critically pedagogical practicesConclusion

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Community Development explores community development theory and practice across the world. The book provides perspectives about community development as an interactive, relevant and sometimes contradictory way to address issues impacting the human condition. It promotes better understanding of the complexities and challenges in identifying, designing, implementing and evaluating community development constructs, applications and interventions. This edited volume discusses how community development is conceptualized as an approach, method or profession. Themes provide the scope of the book, with projects, issues or perspectives presented in each of these areas.This handbook provides invaluable contextualized insights on the theory and practice of community development around core themes relevant in society. Each chapter explores and presents an issue, perspectives, project or case in the thematic areas, with regional and country contexTable of ContentsI. Governance and Community Development 1. Governance 2. Communities in Governance in a Neoliberal Age 3. Community Development in Theory and Practice: Reviving Critical Democratic Impulse 4. Community Development and Governance: An Australian Example 5. How Does Your Garden Grow: Is Public Policy Responsible for the Death of Community Development in Aotearoa New Zealand? II. Place and Community Development 6. Saemaul Development and Global Saemaul Undong for Community Development 7. Place-Based Approaches to Poverty Alleviation: Institutional Innovation and Asset-Based Community Development 8. Land, Culture, Culture Loss and Community: Rural Insights from Sub-Saharan Africa 9. Awareness-Raising as Community Development: Theory, Case study and Innovation in Myanmar III. Sustainable Livelihoods and Community Development 10. Sustainable Community Development and the Green Economy: Ensuring a Strong Sustainability Approach 11. Practices of Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods in Indonesia 12. The Role of Community Engagement and Indicators in Generating Knowledge for Informing Regional Planning for Sustainability IV. Culture and Creative Expression in Community Development 13. The Way Art Works and Reading Island Community – Insights for Community Development 14. "Basta Masaya OK na" Reflections on Creative and Culture-based Approaches to Community Development Practice in the Philippines 15. The Necessity and Impossibility of Cultural Democracy 16. Equity and Resilience: Planning and Developing Horizontal Networks through Cultural Districts 17. Community Cultural Capital: in the Anakie Gemfields Community, Australia V. Identity, Belonging and the Life course 18. Opinions, Life Experiences, and Definitions of Children, Young People, and University Students from the Province of Buenos Aires 19. From Community Engagement to Community Emergence: A Conceptual Framework and Model to Rethink Youth-Community Interaction 20. Building Communities of Youth: Narratives of Community and Belonging Among Young People Attending Youth Cafes in Ireland 21. International Migration Decisions and Happiness: The Migration Happiness Atlas as a Community Development Initiative 22. Identity is the Koordoormitj Essence of Life of Australian Aboriginal Community Development VI. Community Development, Human Rights and Resilience 23. Indigenous Planning: Replanting the Roots of Resistance 24. Conflict, the Brain, and Community: A Neurobiology-Informed Approach to Resilience and Community Development 25. Building Community Against the Odds: Asylum Seekers in Indonesia 26. Understanding the Human Rights of Children with Disability: A Melanesian Case Study 27. A Conceptual Framework of Human Rights, Democracy and Development (HRDD) Adult Education Project in Rural KwaZulu-Natal VII. Engagement and Knowledge 28. Community Development in the Era of Large-Scale Data: Integrating Quantitative Data and Community Engagement 29. Collaborative Community Development Practice: Interfacing with Government to Create a Small Business Incubator 30. The South Memphis Revitalization Action Project (SOMERAP): A Town/Gown Partnership for Community Transformation 31. Social Work and Community Development in Australia: Friends or Foes? 32. Direct Public Participation in Local Government as Community Development: The Case of Turkey

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Book SynopsisThe complexities of employee empowerment have been largely underestimated and it is clear that organisations struggle with putting the concept into practice. Rozana Ahmad Huq recognises that effective utilisation of human resources is a strategic issue for organisations. Hierarchical organisations struggle to survive. The growing trend for downsizing and merging of organisations means that they can no longer maintain the ''command and control'' approach and employees are given more responsibility and expected to take decisions. However, simply burdening employees with extra responsibility without empowering them does not deliver results. Drawing on her own research in organisations, Dr Huq investigates the concept of empowerment in a new way that combines themes from the disciplines of management and social work, the latter being a domain where empowerment is an important construct. This helps to bridge the gaps in knowledge in the management domain and draws attention to the posiTrade Review‘Understanding, and effectively managing, the relationship between Empowerment and Leadership is one of the central issues of our time. Dr Huq’s research and analysis not only makes an important scholarly contribution to the theory of the subject but, in her well-presented and readable book, she makes invaluable suggestions on the critical area of the practice of employee empowerment. All individuals with leadership roles urgently need to rethink their ideas, roles and behaviours within Dr Huq’s insightful "Framework for Implementing Employee Empowerment Model".’Professor Bruce Lloyd, London South Bank University, UK‘This book makes a helpful contribution to employee involvement and empowerment in relation to organisational improvement. Much of the existing literature in this area comes from an operations management and TQM background. Hence the current work's grounding in psychology gives a much needed new perspective. This approach gives a more rounded view of employee empowerment from both theory and practice and avoids overly simple assumptions which often pervade the literature in this area. The work is effectively supported by Dr Huq’s extensive experience of researching and consulting in this area. I strongly recommend this text to academics and practitioners seeking a fuller understanding of employee involvement and empowerment leading to increased organisational effectiveness.’Professor Rodney McAdam, Ulster University Business School, UK‘"Managerialism" is seen by many as the cause of social work's loss of professional confidence which can only be recovered through the reassertion of "relationship" as the discipline's core. So it is intriguing to find in Huq a writer who looks to social work for key insights, not to fend off management but to strengthen it. With "empowerment" as the bridge she shows how both disciplines can engage with one another to mutual benefit. To achieve effective management through empowerment, Huq argues convincingly in her "Framework for Implementing Employee Empowerment Model D" for a synergy of the managerial goals of effectiveness, efficiency and innovation with social work insights into power, personal relationship and psychological well being. She challengingly highlights a paradox that if a sustainable, productive future is to be found, would-be powerful leaders need to learn the lessons of how to create enabling and empowering environments from a profession who works with those pushed to the social margins.’Professor John Pinkerton, Queen’s University Belfast, UK‘A really refreshing insight by Dr Huq where she has captured the behavioural significance of relationships in the strategy of organisational improvement. Gaining the involvement and desire of individuals to believe in the goal of the organisation is incredibly challenging and often under invested in programmes of transformation and a reason why change can fail to achieve its ultimate objectives. Therefore the insight that Dr Huq shares through her research and vast experience on why it is imperative to focus beyond the obvious and the surface is incredibly valuable. Her desire to understand the inner workings of why people act and behaviour in a certain way is clearly at the core of her work and reinforces the point that if you decide to empower your people you must have the courage, capability and conviction to manage the outcomes if the empowerment is to be felt by those impacted as genuine. A great read for anyone challenged with transforming the culture of a business and wanting to engage and involve those impacted for maximum return on investment.’ Karen Lefty, President, BQFTable of ContentsContents: Prologue. Part I What is Employee Empowerment About?: Concept of employee empowerment in the management literature; The debate: why empower and why not? Part II What Does Social Work Have to Do with It?: Concept of empowerment in social work; Knowledge drawn from social work literature. Part III What Does Psychology Have to Do with It?: Psychological implications; Psychological empowerment. Part IV From Boardroom to Factory Floor: ’Let the Data Speak!’: Employee empowerment: experiences of two organisations; Psychological impact: expectations and outcomes. Part V Does it Deliver?: The story unfolded; What does it actually deliver? Part VI Changing Role of Leaders: De-skilling and re-skilling. Part VII Huq’s Model of Employee Empowerment: Call for a ’corrective response’ : Huq’s Model of Employee Empowerment. Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comparative analysis of the intercultural theories and practices developed in the European context. Bringing together work on the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, The Netherlands and Sweden, it examines specific approaches to intercultural education. Structured around a series of core questions concerning the main features of diverse groups of migrants present within a country and within schools, the major issues raised by scientific research on the presence of migrant students, and the adoption of relevant educational policies and practices to address these issues - together with examples of best practice in each case - Intercultural Education in the European Context explores the strengths and weaknesses of the intercultural education approach adopted in each context. Offering a broad framework for the study of intercultural education as adopted in European settings, the book highlights the contribution of education to the development of a faTrade Review’Intercultural Education in the European Context is a complete, substantiated investigation, which helps to address the multiple forms of discrimination and exclusion that persist in our societies, causing a serious rethink of the current policies of states towards a more just, inclusive and integrative direction.’ Juan Gómez Lara, Colectivo Amani, Spain ’An excellent comparative study on intercultural theories and practices in the European context. Anybody will benefit by reading this book, which, through its analysis of best practices, confirms intercultural education as the most suitable approach for the global and interdependent societies.’ Agostino Portera, University of Verona, ItalyTable of ContentsIntercultural Education in the European Context

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive resource is designed to equip occupational therapy assistant (OTA) students and new practitioners with the essential knowledge required for effective skills in management, administration, and leadership.Using the American Occupational Therapy Associationâs Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process 4th edition (OTPF-4) and aligned to the latest Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTA) Standards, this second edition provides invaluable guidance around the key areas, including: How changes in policy can impact upon the practice of occupational therapy The importance of leadership and advocacy for being an agent of change National requirements for credentialing and for licensure, certification or registration under state laws. Reimbursement systems The role of the OTA in promoting the distinct value of occupational therapy to the public, as well as other professionals, service providers, consumers, third-party payers, and regulatory bodies Documentation and quality improvement to ensure the OTA provides the highest quality of service The relationship between the OTA, the occupational therapist, and nonprofessional personnel The role, criteria, and components of the OTA in fieldwork education Communication skills, particularly in relation to the concept of health literacy and how it can be used to better understand a client and their context How the OTA can maintain high standards of responsible, ethical practice The role of scholarship and scholarly practice in assisting the OTA to articulate the distinct value of the profession Including practical applications, case studies, and real-world examples throughout, and therefore encouraging the critical thinking and problem-solving skills that OTAâs need in the role, this second edition also includes new chapters on Cultural Humility, Emerging and Innovative Practice, and Quality Improvement. Each chapter showcases the unique insights from a range of clinicians, academicians, administrators, and managers, all ground in the latest evidence-based literature, research, theories, and best-practice in occupational therapy.Comprehensive and user-friendly, Management and Administration for the OTA is an essential text for any student or new practitioner.Accompanying podcasts are also available as Support Material via www.routledge.com/9781638221494

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Book SynopsisExclusion has come to hold a prominent place in the political discourse of all governments in the European Union and in the European Commission itself. As such, it figures importantly in various research agencies’ funding priorities attracting academics to develop and conduct major research programmes. But what does it mean? This book analyzes the different meanings the term exclusion has come to convey and surveys a wide variety of actual applications in different European countries.Trade Review’This book’s rich mix of theoretical discussion, critical literature review and conceptual development...will make it the key text for those wishing to understand what social exclusion in Europe means. In short, this is a fascinating and timely book which will deserve a wide readership.’ Robert McDonald, University of Teeside, UK ’This interesting and varied collection is a useful addition to the growing literature on social exclusion.’ Dr Angus Erskine, University of Stirling, UK ’An important and clarifying sociological discussion...’ Gunnar Olofsson, University of Vaxjo, Sweden ’This book will not only assist the reader in understanding several sources and dimensions of social exclusion: it offers thoughtful ideas of what can be done to combat contemporary forms of social inequality effectively.’ Godfried Engbersen, Erasmus University, The Netherlands ’...sharp, thoughtful and informed sociological work...’ European SocietiesTable of ContentsContents: Identifying social exclusion: some problems of meaning, Paul Littlewood and Sebastian Herkommer; The end of the full employment society: changing the basis for inclusion and exclusion, Georg Vobruba; Social exclusion and the flexibility of labour: a theoretical exploration, Gerrit van Kooten; Paid work - a crucial link between individuals and society?: some conclusions on the meaning of work for social integration, Ignace Glorieux; The underclass - a misleading concept and a scientific myth?: poverty and social exclusion as challenges to theories of class and social structure, Sebastian Herkommer and Max Koch; Women, work and welfare, Ingrid Jönsson; Ideas of social justice in the welfare state in Germany and The Netherlands, Roswitha Pioch; Stigma and non-take up in social policy: re-emerging properties of declining welfare state programmes?, Staffan Blomberg and Jan Petersson; Schooling, exclusion and self-exclusion, Paul Littlewood; Citizenship and exclusion in the European Union, Mike McGuinness; The socio-cultural exclusion and self-exclusion of foreigners in Finland: the case of Joensuu, M'hammed Sabour; Index.

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Book SynopsisSelected for inclusion in this volume are the most significant and influential articles analyzing the key issues surrounding children, medicine and the law today. Issues examined include: the implications of assisted reproduction for children, neonatal intensive care, health care, HIV testing of new-born children, choosing sexual orientation and adolescents and life-and-death decisions.Trade Review'...a welcome contribution...shines light on many of the ethical dilemmas that arise when treating children.' The Journal of Legal MedicineTable of ContentsContents: Assisted Reproduction: Its Implications for Children: Market inalienability, Jane Radin; Give me children or I shall die! New reproductive technologies and harm to children, Cynthia B. Cohen; Human cloning and child welfare, Justine Burley and John Harris; The best interests of the child in assisted human reproduction: the interplay between the state, professionals and parents, Ken R. Daniels, Eric Blyth, Darrel Hall and Kathy M. Hanson. Sex Selection: Book review of Gendercide: the Implications of Sex Selection, by Mary Anne Warren, Helen Bequaert Holmes; A reply to Holmes on Gendercide, Mary Anne Warren; Preconception gender selection, John A. Robertson. Choosing the Sexual Orientation of Children: Choosing the sexual orientation of children, Edward Stein; Prenatal diagnosis: whose right?, David Heyd. Wrongful Life and Death: Moral obligations to the not-yet-born: the fetus as patient, Thomas H. Murray; Wrongful life and the counterfactual element in harming, Joel Feinberg; The wrong of wrongful life, John Harris; When is birth unfair to the child?, Bonnie Steinbock and Ron McClamrock; Prenatal wrongful death, Bonnie Steinbock; Genetic dilemmas and the child's right to an open future, Dena S. Davis. The Newborn's Status: Delivering hydrocephalic fetuses, Carson Strong. Defective Newborn Children: Deciding for imperilled newborns: medical authority or parental autonomy? Hazel E. McHaffie, Ian A. Lang, Michael Parker and John McMillan; Moral and ethical dilemmas in the special-care nursery, Raymond S. Duff and A.G.M. Campbell; Neonatal viability in the 1990s: held hostage by technology, Jonathan Muraskas, Patricia A. Marshall, Paul Tomich, Thomas F. Myers, John G. Gianopoulos and David C. Thomasma. Neonatal Intensive Care: Neonatal intensive care: parents' role in ethical decision making, Helen Harrison; Interdependence and reintegrative social control: labeling and reforming 'inappropriate' parents in neonatal intensive care, Carol A. Heimer and Lisa R. Staffen. HIV Testing of Newborn Children: An argument for universal paediatric HIV testing, counseling and treatment, Colin Crawford; Mandatory screening of newborns for HIV: and idea whose time has not yet come, Nina Loewenstein. Children as Donors: Should foetuses or infants be utilized as organ donors?, Arthur L. Caplan; Justice for children: the child as organ donor, Lianie Friedman Ross; Rethinking transplantation between siblings, James Dwyer and Elizabeth Vig; Role of a child advocate in the selection of donors for pediatric bone marrow transplantation, Frederic T. Serota, Charles S. August, Alice Tuohy O'Shea and William T. Woodward Jr and Penelope A. Koch; Procreation for donation: the moral and political permissibility of 'having a child to save a child', Mark P. Aulisio, Thomas May and Geoffrey D. Block. Conjoined Twins: The ethics of caring for conjoined twins: the Lakeberg twins, David C. Thomasma, Jonathan Muraskas, Patricia A. Marshall, Thomas Myers, Paul Tomich and James A. O'Neill Jr.; Human beings, persons and conjoined twins: an ethical analysis of the judgment in Re A, John Harris. Decisions about Health Care: The best interests standard as threshold, ideal and standard of reasonableness, Loretta M. Kopelman; Everyday and medical life choices: decision making among 8- to 15-year-old school students, Priscilla Anderson; Coercion or caring: analysing adolescent autonomy, Margaret Brazier and Caroline Bridge; Health care decision making by children: is it in their best interests?, Lianie Friedman Ross; Disclosure and consent problems in pediatrics, Angela R. Holder; When adolescents 'mismanage' their chronic medical conditions: an ethical exploration, Insoo Hyun. The Competence of Children: What do you say to a child with AIDS?, Michael Lipson; The competency of children and adolescents to make informed treatment decisions, Lois A. Wiethorn and Susan B. Campbell; Reasoning about illness in ill and healthy children and adolescents: cognitive and emotional developmental aspects, Elizabeth J. Susman, Lorah D. Dorn and John C. Fletcher; In the genes or in the stars? Children's competence to consent, Priscilla Alderson. Adolescents and life or Death Decisions: Affirming the decisions adolescents make about life and death, Robert F. Wier and Charles Peters. Children as Subjects of Research: Research with children, Leonard H. Glantz; Children's concepts of research hospitalization, A. Herbert Schwartz; The enforcement of morals: nontherapeutic research on children, Paul Ramsey; Prophylactic interventions on children: balancing human rights with public health, F.M. Hodges, J.S. Svoboda and R.S. van Howe; Is it in a neonate's best interest to enter a randomized controlled trial?, Peter Allmark, Su Mason, A.S. Bryan Gill and Christopher Megone. Genetic Testing of Children: Testing children for genetic predispositions: is it in their best interest?, Diane E. Hoffman and Eric A. Wulfsberg. Children's Rights to Health Care: Do children's right

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Book SynopsisSocial research plays an important part in the social sciences and in the planning and implementation of personal social services. Whilst considerable attention has been paid to the methods used to undertake social research, little has been done to explore the processes under which it is carried out. This volume explores the process of social research from an anti-discriminatory perspective. Contributors address themes connected to every aspect of social research from its design, through fieldwork to implementation of findings. Papers adopt critical perspectives to explore issues to do with many aspects of power and 'difference' in research including the power of black feminist research, issues in collaborative research, anti-discriminatory methodologies, quality of life in people with learning difficulties and participatory research. The book addresses many key issues which have been at the centre of current social debate and offers a unique contribution to the literature on research methodology. As such, it is likely to have a wide readership with both academic audiences and practice based welfare professions.Trade Review’...provides practical direction for any researcher who seeks to actively work for change against all forms of discrimination and oppression.’ Professor Donna M. Mertens, Gallaudet University, USA ’This book offers a wealth of insights...If the goal of social work research is to offer guidance to social work practitioners and policy makers, then this book is a must read for those undertaking and teaching social work research.’ Mary Valentich, The University of Calgary, Canada ’...an important book. It should be read by administrators and field staff in health and human service agencies, researchers, social action groups, and academics responsible for research education of students in the helping and healing professions.’ James Gripton, Emeritus Professor, The University of Calgary, Canada ’This collection of much needed articles provides an excellent way to generate discussion on research within welfare provision. This is a book that will be very valuable to students, academics, welfare practitioners and administrators.’ Kum-Kum Bhavnani, University of California, USATable of ContentsContents: Rethinking social research: research in an unequal world; Feminist challenges to traditional research: have they gone far enough?; Black children in the public care system: some issues for anti-discriminatory research; Exploring ways of giving a voice to people with learning disabilities; Lost in a straight reality: lesbians and gay men in social research; Critical life histories: key anti-oppressive research methods and processes; Developing a feminist participative research framework: evaluating the process; Doing service based research: some lessons from the all-Wales strategy; Anti-discriminatory practitioner social work research: some basic problems and possible remedies; Empowerment and social research: elements for an analytic framework; Index.

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The authors argue in this book that social theory can usefully be conceived in terms of four broad paradigms, based upon different sets of meta-theoretical assumptions with regard to the nature of social science and the nature of society. The four paradigms - Functionalist, Interpretive, Radical Humanist and Radical Structuralist - derive from quite distinct intellectual traditions, and present four mutually exclusive views of the social work. Each stands in its own right, and generates its own distinctive approach to the analysis of social life. The authors provide extensive reviews of the four paradigms, tracing the evolution and inter-relationships between the various sociological schools of thought within each. They then proceed to relate theories of organisation to this wider background. This book covers a great range of intellectual territory. It makes a number of important contributions to our understanding of sociology and organisational analysis, and will prove an invaluable guide to theorists, researchers and students in a variety of social science disciplines. It stands as a discourse in social theory, drawing upon the general area of organisation studies - industrial sociology, organisation theory, organisational psychology, and industrial relations - as a means of illustrating more general sociological themes. In addition to reviewing and evaluating existing work, it provides a framework for appraising future developments in the area of organisational analysis, and suggests the form which some of these developments are likely to take.

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Book SynopsisSocial workers need to recognize the critical role that theory plays both in the way they make sense of what is going on and in the way they order their work. Such recognition clarifies practice for both the worker and the client. David Howe's classic text provides a framework to help social workers develop an understanding of the theories which inescapably underpin their thoughts and actions. This edition contains a new preface by the author, written in 2008, in which he examines the continuing value of his framework, concluding that it remains an effective tool for making sense of the profession's most current ideas. The book covers a range of theoretical approaches, demonstrating through examples that different theories necessarily lead to very different practices. It offers a stimulating guide to social work theory which is proven to help social workers both to understand their practices and to practise in a disciplined and imaginative way.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; The consumer reports; Making sense; Sorting out social work theories; The world of objects and subjects; Order and conflict in society; A taxonomy of social work theories; The fixers; The psychoanalytic tradition in social work; Behavioural social work; The seekers after meaning; Client-centred approaches; The raisers of consciousness; Radical practice; The revolutionaries; Marxist social work; Theories for social work and theories of social work; Bibliography; Subject index; Name index.

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Book SynopsisDiscrimination? Isn't there enough talk about discrimination? Yes, indeed. That is why we have to begin countering discrimination. We need strategies that will make it inoperative or at least limit its scope. But first, we need to think how discrimination works and identify it where it works. It concerns far more than mere procedural hitches for which a few legal provisions will do. Countering Discrimination (Volume 1998 of International Perspectives in Social Work yearbook) brings papers that analyse mechanisms of social discrimination in a variety of such locations and bring proposals for counter-strategies. This is essential in social work if causes, rather than manifestations, of the problems it is concerned with are to be addressed. But it is also essential that everybody who opposes discrimination recognise its subtle and dispersed ways of operation in the human services, regardless of their own basic field of work. In this respect, the book will be useful to a very wide audience.Trade Review’As British society lurches between progress and backlash, this unfussy edition should be bought by every social work agency so that its best chapters can be available to practitioners and policy makers...well balanced and relevant to management and practice.’ Community Care ’...a valuable contribution to the theory and practice of countering discrimination.’ Social Work in Europe ’...useful for facilitating greater understanding of the discrimination of marginalized groups as well as suggesting ways for combating such practices...the book provides a helpful tool to social workers and social work students wishing to grapple with issues of power and ally themselves with the powerless.’ European Journal of Social Work ’Countering Discrimination in Social Work makes an important international contribution to the field of social work. Social work educators may wish to use this book as a required text in courses on human behaviour.’ International Social WorkTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Poverty and deprivation; Globalization and gender relations in social work; Affirmative action: a counter to racial discrimination?; Social work and independent living; Facing our futures: discrimination in later life; Lesbians and gay men: social work and discrimination; Intellectual disability, oppression and difference; Strategies of empowerment: taking account of protests by people; Towards a theory of emancipatory practice.

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Book SynopsisOne day you will feel better… Eyes without Sparkle is a powerful medical autobiography describing the journey followed by the author into, through, and out of puerperal psychosis, the most severe form of postnatal depression. With vivid and intimate descriptions of events and the author’s feelings, this is the only book offering a single first-hand account of postnatal illness. The book serves as an inspiration for anyone suffering from or involved with a depressive illness. For health and social care professionals it is a reflective guide to learning from patients’ experiences, and the examples of positive and negative aspects of treatment can inform mental health services and policies.Table of ContentsIntroduction. My life becoming a 'Hanzak'. Nick and I. The birth. First days on the ward. Coming home. Another display stay. We're going to the Lake District. A holiday. Dominic's in hospital! Pressure, pressure. Losing it! Downhill. The final descent. A refuge. Become institutionalized. Looking up and outwards. Discharge day! He's almost alone. Another summer. Back to school. Springtime! Back to reality. Spreading the word. Making a difference. And so to London.

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Book SynopsisYouth homelessness increased rapidly during the late 1980s and early 1990s, at a time when street homelessness in particular became increasingly associated in the popular mind with dangerousness and criminality. This book analyzes the construction of homelessness as a social and legal 'problem' and documents young people’s own experiences of homelessness, crime and danger. Drawing on the authors’ own field work in a range of urban and rural locations, the book addresses themes of home and homelessness, of exclusion and marginality and of risk and urban incivilities.Trade Review’This book is important reading for anyone interested in homelessness, in the representation of the underclass, in criminology, particularly studies of victimization, or in inner-city ecology. Reading this book would also be very useful for research students in sociology, geography and social policy in order for them to get the feel of how research is conducted and written up...This is an important contribution offering a distinct historical approach to the analysis of social attitude.’ Urban Studies ’...an engaging and informative book...a rich investigation and analysis of the multifaceted nature of the homeless experience...particularly informative to academics, practitioners and students...’ Youth Justice '...provides an insight into the historical basis for more contemporary attitudes towards the homeless. It is a descriptive, thorough, historical, literary, and legislative account of the relationship of crime to homelessness.' Youth and PolicyTable of ContentsContents: Researching homelessness; From vagabond age to homelessness; Representing homelessness and crime; The unaccommodated woman; Homelessness and victimization; Regulating homeless spaces; Epilogue; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisHere is a visual feast in the tradition of 1990s club kids. See performance artists JoJo Baby and Sal-E use their bodies as canvases to become inspired and whimsical conceptual characters, executed with expert skill using original, theatrical makeup and costumes. In more than 100 portraits, photographer Bernard Colbert rigorously captures these two performance artists in genius moments as psychedelic Hindi gods, comic book villains, fantastical creatures, astronauts, and much, much more. Colbert''s stunning portraits document these delightful transformations over a five-year period and are the same body of work featured in the Clive Barker documentary titled JoJo Baby. Through Colbert''s collaboration with JoJo and Sal, viewers can experience a front row seat to an ongoing show which has been entertaining club goers in Chicago for two decades. This is a portfolio for the visually adventuress and fans of true creative vision.

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