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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFor its comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the complex issues of gender identity and sexual orientation alone, this invaluable volume should be on the reading list of every health and mental health professional. -- Donna C. Henderson Social WorkTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Definitions and Prevalence 3. Heterosexism 4. Assessment 5. Practice with Individuals 6. Treatment Related to Specific Drugs 7. Issues Related to Specific Age Groups 8. Issues Related to Diversity 9. Intervention Models 10. Practice with Couples and Families 11. Conclusions About Practice 12. Case Study: A Lesbian Couple with a Substance Use Disorder 13. Ethical and Legal Issues 14. Policy and Legislative Issues 15. The Future of the Field References Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. The Relational Core of Social Work Practice 2. Theoretical and Clinical Contributions: Phase 1 3. Theoretical and Clinical Contributions: Phase 2 4. Developmental Concepts 5. Assessment in Relational Treatment 6. Components of Relational Treatment 7. Transference and Countertransference: Disruptions and Enactments 8. Multicultural Issues 9. Relational Principles in Brief Treatment 10. Couple, Family, and Group Treatment 11. The Teaching and Learning Process: In the Classroom and Supervision Epilogue References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAny scholar who is serious about understanding and advancing social work theory should read this book. -- Alan J. Levy The Social Service ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part One. Theory and Practice: Orienting Perspectives 1. Taking Multiplicity Seriously: Pluralism, Pragmatism, and Integrative Perspectives in Clinical Social Work, by William Borden Part Two. Inner Experience and Outer Realities 2. Why Cognitive Therapy Needs Social Work, by Sharon Berlin 3. The Cognitivization of Psychoanalysis: Toward an Integration of Psychodynamic and Cognitive Theories, by Jerome C. Wakefield and Judith Baer 4. Social Work, by Psychobiography, by James J. Clark 5. Place Matters: Toward a Rejuvenated Theory of Environment for Direct Social Work Practice, by Susan P. Kemp 6. Integrating Developmental Theory and Systemic Perspectives: A Family Resilience Framework for Clinical Practice, by Froma Walsh Part Three. Theory by Practice 7. Love and Justice: A Silenced Language of Integrated Practice?, by Janet Finn 8. The Role of Theory in Conducting Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, by Stanley McCracken and Tina Rzepnicki 9. Practice Theory: Ideas Embedded in a Wise Person's Professional Process, by Malcolm Payne List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMiller brings to this much needed text decades of on-the-ground experience as a postdisaster responder in settings across the globe in the wake of multiple types of disasters. His personal and clinical insights from firsthand experience are combined with a well-theorized perspective that locates both the fact of the disaster and responses to the disaster in context, an ecological perspective often cited in social work yet not so often applied. -- Yoosun Park, Smith College Essential reading for disaster workers. This lucid and compelling book masterfully synthesizes theory, practice, and personal experience. In place of narrow, individualized approaches, it shows how resilience, self help, culture, meaning, and collective action support psychosocial well-being in the growing array of disasters facing the world. -- Mike Wessells, Program on Forced Migration and Health, Columbia University In brief, I recommend Psychosocial Capacity Building in Response to Disasters as a useful overview of the topic of disasters, with a special focus on capacity building. It is a good "go to" volume at a very low cost for the paperback version... -- Anthony J. Marsella PsycCritiques If clinicians find themselves interested in vicarious trauma, PTSD, and secondary PTSD, they will be well rewarded with a close reading of this book, in which Miller essentially teaches how to prevent compassion fatigue and promote compassion satisfaction on both a personal and organizational scale. -- Allan E. Crandell, M.D. Psychiatric Services [Miller] has crafted a book that is as helpful as it is accessible. Social Work with Groups This is a must-read text not only for students and educators but also professionals whose jobs include disaster interventions as well as diplomatic corps personnel who are often at the front of international disasters. -- Tohoro F. Akakpo Smith College Studies in Social Work

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Book SynopsisIncorporates data from multiple public-housing sites in large U.S. cities to shine light on the symptoms and behaviors of African American youth living in non-HOPE VI public housing.Trade ReviewAdolescents in Public Housing is an important contribution to our understanding of neighborhood effects and, more specifically, the contextual issues for a large number of African American youth living in public housing. This is an important area of study for a vulnerable population of young people and families. -- Elizabeth Anthony, associate professor, School of Social Work, Arizona State University Most public-housing research is deficit based. It looks at ways to decrease crime by destroying dwellings, not by promoting community strength. In contrast, this book purposefully analyzes and incorporates community context to advance a strengths-based approach to intervention with troubled youth. The environmental systems on which it draws are extensive (family, community, and neighborhood), and their influence on both the positive and negative aspects of adolescent mental health are analyzed in depth. The book is original and will contribute to the literature in the field. -- Elizabeth Danto, professor of social work emeritus, Hunter CollegeTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword Preface Part I: Theoretical Underpinnings and Methodology 1. Introduction: Context Matters 2. A Framework for Inquiry Into Neighborhood-Institutional Relationships Related to Public Housing and Adolescent Development, with Odis Johnson Jr. 3. An Integrated Model of Adolescent development in Public Housing Neighborhoods, With Kathy Sanders-Phillips and Lisa R. Rawlings Part II: Empirical Section 4. Methodology and Procedures, with Taqi M. Tirmazi and Tarek Zidan 5. Modeling Latent Profiles of Efficacious Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Deviance, with Ajita M. Robinson 6. The Social Ecology of Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Use, with Michael G. Vaughn, Margaret Lombe, and Stephen Tripodi 7. Explaining the Relationship Between Neighborhood Risk and Adolescent Health-Risk Behaviors: A Focus on Adolescent Depressive Symptoms, with Sharon F. Lambert and Crystal L. Barksdale 8. Risk and Protective factors of Depressive Symptoms, with Margaret Lombe and Von E. Nebbitt Part III: Implications and Applications 9. Implications to Practice and Service Use, with Theda Rose and Michael Lindsey 10. A New Direction for Public Housing: The Implications for Adolescent Well-Being, with Carol S. Collard 11. Summary and Conclusion: The Challenges of Public Housing Environments for Youth, with James Herbert Williams, Christopher A. Veeh, and David B. Miller Contributors References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis pioneering book represents a creative and signficant contribution to the social group work literature. Social Work with Groups This book will be a useful resource for those working in group work where the ability to engage with others is a real challenge. -- Ken McMaster AotearoaTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1 Social Competence and Social Noncompetence 1. The Concepts of Social Competence and Social Noncompetence 2. Individual Social Competence: The Necessary Condition for Group Forming and Group Functioning 3. Forms of Socially Noncompetent Interaction Requiring Special Adaptations to Social Work Practice with Groups Part 2 Group Work Practice Theory Essential to Practice with Both Socially Competent and Socially Unskilled Populations 4. The Small Group in Life and in Social Work Practice: Forms and Functions 5. Concurrent Interventions in Multiple Domains: The Essence of Social Work with Groups 6. The Social Work Group as Unique Social Form: Influence of Professional Norms 7. A Broad-Range Model of Practice in the Social Work Group: Group Forms and Worker Technology 8. The Mainstream Model of Practice in Social Work Groups 9. A Specialized Practice Methodology to Promote Social Competence Part 3 A Specialized Practice Methodology for Socially Unskilled Populations 10. Features of the Specialized Methodology for Practice with Socially Unskilled Individuals and Entities 11. Requirements for a Specialized Practice with Socially Unskilled Populations 12. Specifics of Intervention in the Pregroup Period with Socially Unskilled Populations: Adaptations to the Technology of Social Work with Groups 13. The Centrality of Actional Modes: Mobilizing Effectance 14. The Route to an Achievable Entity: How the Specialized Practice Evolves 15. Portrait of Practice with a Socially Unskilled Population References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSensitive, accessible, wise, and deeply moving, this book is original and exceptional. The text is expansive and covers a vast range of theoretical territory. The writing is excellent and delightful, featuring stories full of surprise and intrigue. The theoretical explanations complete the package. A must for all who take the journey of self-knowledge and for anyone curious about what makes people tick.Kerry L Malawista, Anne J Adelman, and Catherine L Anderson Wearing My Tutu to Analysis and Other Stories: Learning Psychodynamic Concepts from Life -- Jane Hall, New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, author of Roadblocks on the Journey of Psychotherapy The story and analysis are really quite wonderful. I loved reading both-and especially enjoyed the way the story unfolds through analysis, which is quite sophisticated and, on a personal level, touching and nicely written. -- Brian Rasmussen, University of British Columbia Okanagan This is going to be a book that people will love-both students of analysis and the general public. The vignettes are charming and the explanations, which deal with complex concepts, are masterfully simple and clear. The writing is entertaining and a pleasure-a fun read and rare, I'm sure, for books on analysis. -- Sara Mansfield Taber, author of Bread of Three Rivers: The Story of a French Loaf The examples here-each of them-are little gems, beautifully weaving together theory with life and with much that is illustrated through this. -- Patrick J. Casement, author of Learning from Life: Becoming a Psychoanalyst and Learning from Our Mistakes: Beyond Dogma in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Wearing My Tutu to Analysis and Other Stories is both a delightful title and a very useful and well-written book. -- Barbara Almond Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association well-written, informative, and chock-full of wisdom at the same time that it is absolutely delightful and charming. -- Martin A. Silverman Psychoanalytic Quarterly A lively pick for any psychology collection at either the general or college level. Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I: Theory 1. Popped Analysts Reflect on Screen Memories 2. Play with Me Analysts Reflect on Symbolic Representation 3. The Calling Analysts Reflect on Magical Thinking 4. New Furniture Analysts Reflect on Superego Development 5. Woodbridge Analysts Reflect on Dream Theory 6. Wearing My Tutu to Analysis Analysts Reflect on Transference and Enactment Part II: Development 7. Ode to a Tissue Analysts Reflect on Transitional Objects and Phenomena 8. Mommy Broke It! Analysts Reflect on Castration Anxiety 9. Bumps and All Analysts Reflect on Early Adolescence 10. First Party Analysts Reflect on Emergent Adolescent Sexuality 11. Custodial Care Analysts Reflect on the Transition to Adulthood 12. Nestled Analysts Reflect on Motherhood as a Developmental Phase Part III: Technique 13. Graham Crackers Analysts Reflect on Beginning the Treatment 14. In My Eyes Analysts Reflect on the Holding Environment 15. How to Save a Life Analysts Reflect on Interpretation and Insight 16. Friends of the Heart Analysts Reflect on Termination Part IV: Treatment Challenges 17. Joining the Pain Analysts Reflect on Countertransference 18. The Taxi Analysts Reflect on Race and Racism 19. My Best Friend, Fiona Analysts Reflect on Boundary Violations in Treatment Part V: When the World Shatters 20. Into the Kitchen Analysts Reflect on a Patient's Memory of Trauma and Betrayal 21. The Bird Box Analysts Reflect on Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma 22. Phantom Limb Analysts Reflect on Immediate Loss 23. The Question Analysts Reflect on Memory and Grief Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSensitive, accessible, wise, and deeply moving, this book is original and exceptional. The text is expansive and covers a vast range of theoretical territory. The writing is excellent and delightful, featuring stories full of surprise and intrigue. The theoretical explanations complete the package. A must for all who take the journey of self-knowledge and for anyone curious about what makes people tick.Kerry L Malawista, Anne J Adelman, and Catherine L Anderson Wearing My Tutu to Analysis and Other Stories: Learning Psychodynamic Concepts from Life -- Jane Hall, New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, author of Roadblocks on the Journey of Psychotherapy The story and analysis are really quite wonderful. I loved reading both-and especially enjoyed the way the story unfolds through analysis, which is quite sophisticated and, on a personal level, touching and nicely written. -- Brian Rasmussen, University of British Columbia Okanagan This is going to be a book that people will love-both students of analysis and the general public. The vignettes are charming and the explanations, which deal with complex concepts, are masterfully simple and clear. The writing is entertaining and a pleasure-a fun read and rare, I'm sure, for books on analysis. -- Sara Mansfield Taber, author of Bread of Three Rivers: The Story of a French Loaf The examples here-each of them-are little gems, beautifully weaving together theory with life and with much that is illustrated through this. -- Patrick J. Casement, author of Learning from Life: Becoming a Psychoanalyst and Learning from Our Mistakes: Beyond Dogma in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Wearing My Tutu to Analysis and Other Stories is both a delightful title and a very useful and well-written book. -- Barbara Almond Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association well-written, informative, and chock-full of wisdom at the same time that it is absolutely delightful and charming. -- Martin A. Silverman Psychoanalytic Quarterly A lively pick for any psychology collection at either the general or college level. Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I: Theory 1. Popped Analysts Reflect on Screen Memories 2. Play with Me Analysts Reflect on Symbolic Representation 3. The Calling Analysts Reflect on Magical Thinking 4. New Furniture Analysts Reflect on Superego Development 5. Woodbridge Analysts Reflect on Dream Theory 6. Wearing My Tutu to Analysis Analysts Reflect on Transference and Enactment Part II: Development 7. Ode to a Tissue Analysts Reflect on Transitional Objects and Phenomena 8. Mommy Broke It! Analysts Reflect on Castration Anxiety 9. Bumps and All Analysts Reflect on Early Adolescence 10. First Party Analysts Reflect on Emergent Adolescent Sexuality 11. Custodial Care Analysts Reflect on the Transition to Adulthood 12. Nestled Analysts Reflect on Motherhood as a Developmental Phase Part III: Technique 13. Graham Crackers Analysts Reflect on Beginning the Treatment 14. In My Eyes Analysts Reflect on the Holding Environment 15. How to Save a Life Analysts Reflect on Interpretation and Insight 16. Friends of the Heart Analysts Reflect on Termination Part IV: Treatment Challenges 17. Joining the Pain Analysts Reflect on Countertransference 18. The Taxi Analysts Reflect on Race and Racism 19. My Best Friend, Fiona Analysts Reflect on Boundary Violations in Treatment Part V: When the World Shatters 20. Into the Kitchen Analysts Reflect on a Patient's Memory of Trauma and Betrayal 21. The Bird Box Analysts Reflect on Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma 22. Phantom Limb Analysts Reflect on Immediate Loss 23. The Question Analysts Reflect on Memory and Grief Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An excellent read about an enormous and highlycommendable public health effort in a poor, multi-cultural, and beleagueredcommunity." -- Toba Schwaber Kerson, DSW, PhD, Bryn Mawr College this is an excellent read about an enormous and highly commendable public health effort in a poor, multi-cultural, and beleaguered community. -- Toba Schwaber Kerson Social Work in Health CareTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Foreword by Gail Christopher Acknowledgments Part I: Beginnings Introduction: The Northern Manhattan Community Voices Collaborative Allan J. Formicola and Lourdes Hernandez-Cordero 1. Creating the Collaborative Foundation Allan J. Formicola, Moises Perez, and James McIntosh 2. The Collaborative Structure and the Challenges We Faced Sandra Harris Part II: Promoting Health and Primary Care 3. Community Health Workers: A Successful Strategy for Restoring the Health of a Community Moises Perez, Jacqueline Martinez, and Laura Frye 4. Asthma Basics for Children (ABC): Building an Asthma Support System from the Ground Up Sally E. Findley with Gloria Thomas, Rosa Madera-Reese, Maria Lizardo, Mario Drummonds, and Benjamin Ortiz 5. Start Right Coalition: Building on Community Initiatives for Childhood Immunization Promotion Sally E. Findley with Martha Sanchez, Miriam Mejia, Mario Drummonds, and Matilde Irigoyen 6. The Legacy Smoking-Cessation Project Cheryl Ragonesi, Martin Ovalles, and Daniel F. Seidman Part III: Strengthening the Safety Net 7. Salud a Su Alcance (SASA): Health Within Your Reach Anita Lee 8. Health Information Tool for Empowerment (HITE): Making Health Care Resources a Mouse Click Away Yisel Alonzo 9. HealthGap and the NMCVC's Effort to Cover the Uninsured Harris K. (Ken) Lampert 10. Healthy Choices: Mobilizing Community Assets to Combat the Twin Epidemic of Obesity and Diabetes Jacqueline Martinez and Yisel Alonzo Part IV: Providing Dental and Mental Health Care 11. Columbia Community DentCare Program Stephen Marshall, David Albert, and Dennis Mitchell 12. Mental Health Policy Paper: Giving Voice to a Neglected Epidemic Lourdes Hernandez-Cordero 13. The Thelma C. Davidson Adair Medical/Dental Center Allan J. Formicola Part V: Summing Up and Scaling Up 14. Summing Up Allan J. Formicola and Lourdes Hernandez-Cordero 15. Scaling Up Lourdes Hernandez-Cordero, Susan Sturm, Kathleen Klink, and Allan J. Formicola Epilogue Acronyms Used in the Book List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOnce again Frederic G. Reamer provides social work and human service professionals with an informative guide to ethical practice and the prevention of boundry violations. He encourages professional helpers to be aware of their ethical responsibilities and to engage in a systematic, deliberate, and comprehensive series of decision making steps to manage risk and the appearance of impropriety. Seventy-eight cases are presented to assist in developing sensitivity to boundry issues in dual relationships involving sexual matters, emotional dependency, personal benefit, altruism, and unavoidable and unanticipated situations. Guidelines and strategies for dealing with evolving technology, including social networks and responsibilities in addressing the problem of an impaired colleague, are presented. A must read. -- Sheldon R. Gelman, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University Poorly handled boundary problems are the most common basis for lawsuits and licensing board complaints involving mental health professionals. Reamer has compiled an engaging collection of diverse case materials and integrated these with thoughtful discussion and excerpts from key professional standards. The result is an exceptionally helpful guide for students and experienced practitioners alike, and a highly engaging read. -- Gerald Koocher, Simmons College Reamer thoroughly discusses an array of boundary-issue cases, using credible examples throughout to illustrate the challenges posed in practice and the concepts for ethically solving those challenges. The inclusion of relevant excerpts from the codes of ethics in a variety of helping professions facilitates conversation and consultation about dilemmas in interdisciplinary settings. -- Kim Strom-Gottfried, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillTable of ContentsPreface 1. Boundaries and Dual Relationships: Key Concepts 2. Intimate Relationships 3. Emotional and Dependency Needs 4. Personal Benefit 5. Altruism 6. Unavoidable and Unanticipated Circumstances 7. Risk Management: Guidelines and Strategies Appendix: Excerpts from Codes of Ethics References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOnce again Frederic G. Reamer provides social work and human service professionals with an informative guide to ethical practice and the prevention of boundry violations. He encourages professional helpers to be aware of their ethical responsibilities and to engage in a systematic, deliberate, and comprehensive series of decision making steps to manage risk and the appearance of impropriety. Seventy-eight cases are presented to assist in developing sensitivity to boundry issues in dual relationships involving sexual matters, emotional dependency, personal benefit, altruism, and unavoidable and unanticipated situations. Guidelines and strategies for dealing with evolving technology, including social networks and responsibilities in addressing the problem of an impaired colleague, are presented. A must read. -- Sheldon R. Gelman, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University Poorly handled boundary problems are the most common basis for lawsuits and licensing board complaints involving mental health professionals. Reamer has compiled an engaging collection of diverse case materials and integrated these with thoughtful discussion and excerpts from key professional standards. The result is an exceptionally helpful guide for students and experienced practitioners alike, and a highly engaging read. -- Gerald Koocher, Simmons College Reamer thoroughly discusses an array of boundary-issue cases, using credible examples throughout to illustrate the challenges posed in practice and the concepts for ethically solving those challenges. The inclusion of relevant excerpts from the codes of ethics in a variety of helping professions facilitates conversation and consultation about dilemmas in interdisciplinary settings. -- Kim Strom-Gottfried, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillTable of ContentsPreface 1. Boundaries and Dual Relationships: Key Concepts 2. Intimate Relationships 3. Emotional and Dependency Needs 4. Personal Benefit 5. Altruism 6. Unavoidable and Unanticipated Circumstances 7. Risk Management: Guidelines and Strategies Appendix: Excerpts from Codes of Ethics References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe concept of a community-working and living together-as therapeutic milieu for those with mental illness is one that has stood the test of time. After falling out of fashion for a period with the demise of the state hospital system, therapeutic communities are now coming back, providing not only the medications and therapies crucial for treating mental illness but also a sense of belonging ('the need to be needed') and identity which are equally vital. For nearly a century, Fountain House has been at the forefront here, and its model has influenced institutions around the world. This book, rooted in a historical perspective, illuminates the principles and practices that have guided Fountain House since its beginnings. It is a document, above all, of hope. -- Oliver Sacks In this important book, the authors explore John Beard's unique contribution to Fountain House, showing the reader how the idea of therapeutic community works and thrives within this landmark organization. The book makes a significant contribution to the literature on clubhouse, drop-in, and milieu-treatment centers. In their formulation of 'working community,' the authors give shape and definition to what it means for people in recovery to be in and with community, a deeply human concern that has been under-theorized in contemporary clinical literature. -- Matthew Spitzmueller, University of Chicago Fountain House has been transforming the lives of seriously mentally ill people for more than a half century. until now, however, little detailed analysis of the key ingredients that explain why its approach has been such a success has been done. Alan Doyle, together with his colleagues Kenneth J. Dudek and Julius Lanoil, fills that gap with a wonderfully readable account of the Fountain House model of social practice. The approach has at its heart the tenets of milieu therapy, yet builds upon these to create a physical and emotional environment in which people feel needed and empowered through coaching relationships with staff emphasizing strengths, choice, and self-determination. This is a book that should be read by all mental health practitioners and is essential for anyone who wants to understand community as a therapeutic methodology. -- Thomas Jamieson-Craig, president, World Association for Social Psychiatry Fountain House is a book long due. MetapsychologyTable of ContentsForeword by Ezra S. Susser Introduction Part I. Working Community 1. Insights from Activity Group Therapy 2. Reinventing Fountain House 3. Core Principles of a Working Community Part II. Social Practice 4. Defining Social Practice 5. Transformational Design 6. Motivational Coaching 7. Issues in Relationships Afterword: A Place for Recovery in the Community Acknowledgments Chronology Glossary References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThorough, informative, comprehensive, and thoughtful, this volume presents lessons useful for development discussions in other (Asian and Pacific Island) social, political, and cultural contexts, including Western cultures. This text will have value well beyond social work. -- Cathryne L. Schmitz, University of North Carolina at Greensboro A valuable contribution to the globalized social work education. International Journal of Social WelfareTable of ContentsForeword, by Manohar Pawar Preface 1. Overview of Social Welfare in East Asia and the Pacific, by Sharlene B. C. L. Furuto 2. China's Changing Social Welfare, by Minjie Zhang 3. Understanding Social Welfare in South Korea, by Jun Sung Hong, Young Sook Kim, Na Youn Lee, and Ji Woong Ha 4. Social Welfare in Hong Kong: Colonial Legacy and Challenges for the HKSAR, by Venus Tsui, Alvin Shiulain Lee, and Ernest Chui Wing-tak 5. Social Welfare and Social Work Development in Taiwan, by Li-ju Jang and Pei-jen Tsai 6. Social Welfare and Social Work in Thailand, by Jitti Mongkolnchaiarunya and Nuanyai Wattanakoon 7. Social Welfare and Social Work in Indonesia, by Adi Fahrudin 8. The Dynamics of Social Welfare: The Malaysian Experience, by Azlinda Azman and Sharima Ruwaida Abbas 9. Social Work for a Sustainable Micronesian Region, by Vivian Dames, Joliene Hasugulayag, LisaLinda Natividad, and Gerhard Schwab 10. Social Welfare in the Samoan Islands: A Comparison of Two Models, by Kenneth E. Galea'i 11. Cambodia: Social Welfare Renewed, by Thy Naroeun, Ammon Padeken, and Sharlene B. C. L. Furuto 12. Social Welfare Contrasted in East Asia and the Pacific, by Sharlene B. C. L. Furuto Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book is useful for all levels of practice and education, from undergraduate to graduate courses, because it links circumstances of daily living with social work issues. It will also be of interest to social work professionals, to other helping or care professions, and to a broad public. It is a moving book. It makes life appear as social and the social as a strong fiber of life. -- Adrienne Chambon, University of Toronto The stories in the book made me laugh, cry, and most of all think about the taken-for-granted, something we absolutely want our social work students to be able to do well and confidently. It is a brave and courageous work that must be made public. -- Sally St. George, University of Calgary A fascinating, unique, and often moving book. It explores the huge potential that 'autoethnography' has for expanding our understanding of both ourselves and social work and has clear practical implications. -- Nigel Parton, University of Huddersfield This is a unique collection of personal stories written by social workers... there are many pearls of wisdom to be gained from these heartfelt narratives that may help you not only become a better therapist but also better understand parts of your own history. Social Work Career Development An incredibly engaging, well-written, and unique reading experience. CHOICE Not only does this book have a set of fascinating well-referenced stories that show life as social and the social as central to life, it is also a unique, emotive, social work text which... is so engaging as to be hard to ignore... Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsForeword, by W. David Harrison Preface 1. Autoethnography: The Opening Act, by Stanley L Witkin 2. Where's Beebee? The Orphan Crisis in Global Child Welfare, by Katherine Tyson McCrea 3. A Finn in India: From Cultural Encounters to Global Imagining, by Satu Ranta-Tyrkko 4. Being of Two Minds: Creating My Racialized Selves, by Noriko Ishibashi Martinez 5. Learning From and Researching (My Own) Experience: A Critical Reflection on the Experience of Social Difference, by Jan Fook 6. What Remains? Heroic Stories in Trace Materials, by Karen Staller 7. What Matters Most in Living and Dying: Pressing Through Detection, Trying to Connect, by Brenda Solomon 8. Will You Be with Me to the End? Personal Experiences of Cancer and Death, by Johanna Hefel 9. Holding on While Letting Go: An Autoethnographic Study of Divorce in Ireland, by Orlagh Farrell Delaney and Patricia Kennedy 10. The Pretty Girl in the Mirror: A Gender Transient's Tale, by Allan Irving 11. Reality Isn't What It Used to Be: An Inquiry of Transformative Change, by Stanley L Witkin 12. From Advising to Mentoring to Becoming Colleagues: An Autoethnography of a Growing Professional Relationship in Social Work Education, by Zvi Eisikovits and Chaya Koren List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA much needed text. -- Judy Martin, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay This volume is broad-ranging yet thematically coherent, providing a useful roadmap for those seeking to navigate a burgeoning and decidedly interdisciplinary literature on parents and children. Readers in different disciplines will gain a firm foothold even as they are challenged to rethink the framing of questions regarding the relationship between gender and parenthood. -- Colin R. Johnson, Indiana University-Bloomington W. Bradford Wilcox and Kathleen Kovner Kline's outstanding compilation of the latest research from the biological and social sciences sheds new light on the physical and social changes that accompany the transition to parenthood. A profound mediation on the contribution of mothers and fathers to the well-being of children, this volume both challenges and confirms prevailing wisdom about the interaction of gender and parenthood. A must read for young parents, those planning to become parents, and scholars of family life. -- Neil Gilbert, Chernin Professor of Social Welfare and codirector of the Center for Child and Youth Policy, University of California, Berkeley A solid handbook of current research generally showing real sex differences in parenting. Highly recommended. Choice There are many valuable insights to be gleaned from this volume... thoughtful and carefully-nuanced... a valuable point of reference to current research on gender and parenthood. Family Education Trust

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Book SynopsisThe first book to examine disproportionality across various systems of care and multiple ethnic populations.Trade ReviewThis is the most comprehensive book on the topic of racial disproportionality across both populations and systems. -- Dorothy Roberts, University of Pennsylvania Law School A rich piece of work that can take practitioners and policymakers in concrete directions toward dismantling Disproportionate Minority Contact. -- Julia Kleinschmit, University of Iowa, Community Initiative for Native Children and Families An excellent read for those who want to learn more about the dynamics of human service systems. Journal of Teaching in Social WorkTable of ContentsForeword, by Terry L. Cross Preface Part 1. Introduction 1. Introduction to Racial Disproportionality and Disparities, by Rowena Fong, Alan Dettlaff, and Tianca Crocker 2. A Cross-Systems Approach to Racial Disproportionality and Disparities, by Carolyne Rodriguez, Joyce James, Ratonia C. Runnels, and Rowena Fong Part 2. Ethnic Minority Populations 3. African American Children and Families, by Ruth G. McRoy and Ratonia C. Runnels 4. Latino Children and Families, by Alan Dettlaff, Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, and E. Susana Mariscal 5. Asian American and Pacific Islander Children and Families, by Meripa Godinet, Rowena Fong, and Britt Urban 6. American Indian/Alaska Native Children and Families, by Kathy Deserly and Tom Lidot Part 3. Cross Systems 7. Disproportionality and Disparities in the Public Child Welfare System, by Lawanna Lancaster and Rowena Fong 8. Disproportionality and Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System and the Courts, by Henrika McCoy and Elizabeth Bowen 9. Disproportionality and Disparities in the Educational System and Schools, by Deena Hayes and Angela M. Ward 10. Disproportionality and Disparities in the Mental Health System, by Daniel C. Rosen, Ora Nakash, and Margarita Alegria 11. Disproportionality and Disparities in the Health-Care System, by Susan J. Wells, Sarah Girling, and Andrew Vergara Part 4. Conclusion 12. A Case Study: The Texas Story, by Alan Dettlaff, Rowena Fong, Joyce James, and Carolyne Rodriguez 13. Future Directions for Eliminating Racial Disproportionality and Disparities, by Rowena Fong and Alan Dettlaff About the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThe first book to examine disproportionality across various systems of care and multiple ethnic populations.Trade ReviewThis is the most comprehensive book on the topic of racial disproportionality across both populations and systems. -- Dorothy Roberts, University of Pennsylvania Law School A rich piece of work that can take practitioners and policymakers in concrete directions toward dismantling Disproportionate Minority Contact. -- Julia Kleinschmit, University of Iowa, Community Initiative for Native Children and Families An excellent read for those who want to learn more about the dynamics of human service systems. Journal of Teaching in Social WorkTable of ContentsForeword, by Terry L. Cross Preface Part 1. Introduction 1. Introduction to Racial Disproportionality and Disparities, by Rowena Fong, Alan Dettlaff, and Tianca Crocker 2. A Cross-Systems Approach to Racial Disproportionality and Disparities, by Carolyne Rodriguez, Joyce James, Ratonia C. Runnels, and Rowena Fong Part 2. Ethnic Minority Populations 3. African American Children and Families, by Ruth G. McRoy and Ratonia C. Runnels 4. Latino Children and Families, by Alan Dettlaff, Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, and E. Susana Mariscal 5. Asian American and Pacific Islander Children and Families, by Meripa Godinet, Rowena Fong, and Britt Urban 6. American Indian/Alaska Native Children and Families, by Kathy Deserly and Tom Lidot Part 3. Cross Systems 7. Disproportionality and Disparities in the Public Child Welfare System, by Lawanna Lancaster and Rowena Fong 8. Disproportionality and Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System and the Courts, by Henrika McCoy and Elizabeth Bowen 9. Disproportionality and Disparities in the Educational System and Schools, by Deena Hayes and Angela M. Ward 10. Disproportionality and Disparities in the Mental Health System, by Daniel C. Rosen, Ora Nakash, and Margarita Alegria 11. Disproportionality and Disparities in the Health-Care System, by Susan J. Wells, Sarah Girling, and Andrew Vergara Part 4. Conclusion 12. A Case Study: The Texas Story, by Alan Dettlaff, Rowena Fong, Joyce James, and Carolyne Rodriguez 13. Future Directions for Eliminating Racial Disproportionality and Disparities, by Rowena Fong and Alan Dettlaff About the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis unique volume highlights a major public health problem: the plight of vulnerable children in the foster care and homelessness systems. Within a social justice framework, Cheryl Zlotnick and her contributors give these children a voice to express the oppression, bias, racism, and power differentials underlying their care. By viewing these children as members of transitional families, this book describes how to reduce treatment disparities and unify service systems. It is a must-read that will change your views of how to best understand and care for these children. -- Ellen L. Bassuk, founder, The National Center on Family Homelessness A well-researched and valuable addition to the literature on homelessness... This book should help increase awareness of the needs of this very vulnerable population. PsycCritiques An important contribution to the field of child welfare. Journal of Children and Poverty [The book] complements well developmental research... But, it does much more as it provides compelling examples for other organizations and professionals to help foster children and families in need. Journal of Youth and AdolescenceTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Theories of Practice with Transitional Families 1. Transitional Families: Where Do I Begin?, by Cheryl Zlotnick and Luann DeVoss 2. "We Don't Get Whuppings Here Anymore": Toward a Collaborative, Ecological Model of Parenting, by Marguerite A. Wright 3. Giving Voice: An Exploration of the Integration of Social Justice and Infant Mental Health, by Erica Torres and Kathryn Orfirer Part II. Preparing the Organization for Its Work with Transitional Families 4. Letting Some Air into the Room: Opening Agency Space for Considerations of Culture and Power, by Lisa R. Berndt 5. Rediscovering Positive Work Relationships Within a Diverse Relationship-Based Organization: Serving Children in Transition, by Karen Thomas Part III. Promising Programs and Culturally Informed Interventions 6. Transforming Shame: Allowing Memories in Foster Care to Inform Interventions with Foster Youth, by Lou Felipe 7. Crossing the Border and Facing the System: Challenges Immigrant Families Experience When a Child Is Removed from Their Care and Placed into the Child Welfare System, by Rosario Murga-Kusnir 8. "I Am Bad!", by Roberto Macias Sanchez 9. "When Do I Get to Go Home?", by Peggy Pearson 10. The CATS Project: Helping Families Land on Their Feet, by Vance Hitchner Part IV. Needs for the Future 11. A Systems Dilemma: Intergenerational Foster Care and Homelessness, by Cheryl Zlotnick List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis unique volume highlights a major public health problem: the plight of vulnerable children in the foster care and homelessness systems. Within a social justice framework, Cheryl Zlotnick and her contributors give these children a voice to express the oppression, bias, racism, and power differentials underlying their care. By viewing these children as members of transitional families, this book describes how to reduce treatment disparities and unify service systems. It is a must-read that will change your views of how to best understand and care for these children. -- Ellen L. Bassuk, founder, The National Center on Family Homelessness A well-researched and valuable addition to the literature on homelessness... This book should help increase awareness of the needs of this very vulnerable population. PsycCritiques An important contribution to the field of child welfare. Journal of Children and Poverty [The book] complements well developmental research... But, it does much more as it provides compelling examples for other organizations and professionals to help foster children and families in need. Journal of Youth and AdolescenceTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Theories of Practice with Transitional Families 1. Transitional Families: Where Do I Begin?, by Cheryl Zlotnick and Luann DeVoss 2. "We Don't Get Whuppings Here Anymore": Toward a Collaborative, Ecological Model of Parenting, by Marguerite A. Wright 3. Giving Voice: An Exploration of the Integration of Social Justice and Infant Mental Health, by Erica Torres and Kathryn Orfirer Part II. Preparing the Organization for Its Work with Transitional Families 4. Letting Some Air into the Room: Opening Agency Space for Considerations of Culture and Power, by Lisa R. Berndt 5. Rediscovering Positive Work Relationships Within a Diverse Relationship-Based Organization: Serving Children in Transition, by Karen Thomas Part III. Promising Programs and Culturally Informed Interventions 6. Transforming Shame: Allowing Memories in Foster Care to Inform Interventions with Foster Youth, by Lou Felipe 7. Crossing the Border and Facing the System: Challenges Immigrant Families Experience When a Child Is Removed from Their Care and Placed into the Child Welfare System, by Rosario Murga-Kusnir 8. "I Am Bad!", by Roberto Macias Sanchez 9. "When Do I Get to Go Home?", by Peggy Pearson 10. The CATS Project: Helping Families Land on Their Feet, by Vance Hitchner Part IV. Needs for the Future 11. A Systems Dilemma: Intergenerational Foster Care and Homelessness, by Cheryl Zlotnick List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive biography of Erich Fromm, capturing the personal, social, clinical, philosophic, and political aspects of an influential figure.Trade ReviewIn mid-century America, a peak era for public intellectuals, Erich Fromm's psychological and sociological writings were required reading among the intelligentsia. What's more, his ideas were widely discussed by others, ranging from the millions who devoured The Art of Loving to U.S. Senators and even President John Kennedy. In this compelling biography, historian Lawrence Friedman, author of the definitive biography of psychoanalyst Erik Erikson, details the cornucopia of ideas that issued from Fromm's fertile mind as well as the fascinating and little known details of his lengthy, controversial and exceedingly full life. -- Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education Through this thorough portrait, Love's Prophet emerges as an exemplar of enjoying an examined life to its fullest potential. Publishers Weekly The brilliantly comprehensive study of psychoanalyst Erich Fromm's (1900-1980) many 'lives' as a clinician, philosopher, social critic and political activist... Academic biography at its best. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Accessible to general readers - a sympathetic, stimulating biography of one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century. Library Journal (starred review) A thoroughly absorbing history of the cultural and political context within which Fromm's life was lived. -- Vivian Gornick Boston Review Friedman is a consummate intellectual biographer. -- Michael M. Canaris America Meticulous, detailed... A model of intellectual biography. -- Alan Ryan New York Review of Books A valuable contribution to Fromm scholarship and to American political and social history. -- Daniel Burston PsycCritiques A deep, insightful, and very human portrait of one of the great public intellectuals of the 20th century. Choice Friedman's biography tracks Fromm through the various phases of his life in detail, providing a thickness of description that hasn't been available before. -- Paul Reitter Times Literary Supplement The most thoroughly, well-researched, and balanced biography so far of Erich Fromm... A clear and richly detailed overview of Fromm's life and work. American Historical Review An intellectual biography of the first order. Journal of American History An outstanding intellectual and biographical study... Lawrence Friedman effectively helps us understand the lives and transformations of Erich Fromm as analyzed in this lucid book. SocietyTable of ContentsForeword, by Gerald N. Grob Acknowledgments Prologue: Writing Lives Part 1: Germany 1. The Unsteady Apprentice 2. Frankfurt Scholar Part 2: The Americas 3. The Americanization of a European Intellectual 4. Escape from Freedom 5. Clinician and Ethicist 6. To Love and to Mentor 7. Politics and Prose Part 3: Global Citizenship 8. Prophecies for a Troubled World 9. A Third Way 10. "Life Is Extravagance": Almost 11. Hope and Stasis 12. Love and Death A Bibliographical Note Notes Index

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Book SynopsisLuce Irigaray reflects on three critical concerns of our time: the cultivation of energy in its many forms, the integration of Asian and Western traditions, and the reenvisioning of religious figures for the contemporary world. A philosopher as well as a psychoanalyst, Irigaray draws deeply on her personal experience in addressing these questions.Trade ReviewBuilding on some of her previous work on the importance of international and intercultural understanding, Irigaray argues that interculturality, represented here mainly by yoga (an Eastern practice adopted by many Westerners), can help to move us towards full realization of what it means to be human. Irigaray’s writing is always idiosyncratic as well as passionate, and here she is even more autobiographical than usual. This is one of her most readable works—and one of her most enjoyable! -- Michael Worton, coeditor of French Studies in and for the Twenty-First CenturyContinues to contribute to opening a different way of being and practicing philosophy, a way wholeheartedly grounded in being in relation with another who is different to us, another who always remains a mystery. * Philosophy East and West *Table of ContentsPart I: A New Culture of EnergyIntroductionThe Liberation of Energy Through PsychoanalysisYoga as a Road to RecoveryGaining AutonomyHumanizing Our BreathOur Body as MediatorThe Emphasis on Performance Is Rarely Conducive to ExchangeMore Than Not Harming: LovingCompassion: The Basis of a Universal SharingIncarnating Ourselves with the Help of Animals and AngelsArriving at Speech Thanks to SilenceThe Spiritual Path Opened by Sensory PerceptionsUnity and DualityGods, God, or another relationship to the divineA New Culture of EnergyMyths and HistoryPart II: The Mystery of MaryPrologueDivine from BirthThe Event of the AnnunciationThe Virginity of MaryThe Silence of MaryVisible and InvisibleTouched by GraceA Figure of WisdomA Bridge in Time and SpaceIndex

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Book SynopsisWhat has standing alone atop the international hierarchy done to the United States? Psychology of a Superpower examines how unipolarity affects the way U.S. leaders conceive of their role. Combining security, strategy, and psychology, Christopher J. Fettweis investigates how the idea of being number one affects America’s foreign-policy elite.Trade ReviewIs the United States really the indispensable nation? Has it imposed a Pax Americana on the world? Is it threatened by ISIS, Iran, immigrants, or artificial islands in the South China Sea? These ideas are common among foreign-policy experts, but they have remarkably little evidence behind them. With wit, balance, and a trove of insight from psychological science, Christopher Fettweis diagnoses the current state of America and the world, and presents a picture with a far better resemblance to reality. -- Steven Pinker, Harvard University and author of The Better Angels of Our Nature: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and ProgressFettweis weaves together a wide range of findings from cognitive and social psychology and some of the newer work in neuroscience to make the case for systematic biases arising from the perception of a unique position of power in the international system. He demonstrates how psychology, and the more specialized field of political psychology, can help us gain leverage over the questions he asks. -- James Davis, University of St. Gallen“At the summit of foreign policy,” an analyst once noted, “one always finds simplicity and spook.” In this engaging, provocative, and highly readable book, Christopher Fettweis validates that observation. Extensively applying insights from psychology, he finds that, to a considerable degree, American arrogance, self-infatuation, insensitivity to others, threat exaggeration, and illusions about its capacities, indispensability, and essential benevolence derive from the fact that it is (or thinks itself to be) number one. -- John Mueller, Ohio State University and the Cato InstituteCreatively applying research on cognition and perception to the structural condition of US material preeminence in the international system, Fettweis advances novel arguments about how unipolarity warps US threat perception and hamstrings strategy. Psychology of a Superpower is a bracing intervention in the unipolarity debate. -- William Wohlforth, Dartmouth CollegeHighly recommended. * Choice *Interesting and insightful. . . . This is not a traditional international relations book. Fettweis does not develop a central theory or test hypotheses with systematic data. But he provides a thoughtful meditation on how the possession of great power may warp U.S. threat perception, lead U.S. grand strategy astray, and stiffen foreign resistance to U.S. foreign policy. It should be read by scholars and policymakers alike. -- Michael Beckley * Politcal Science Quarterly *At a time when the U.S. role in the world is influx, Psychology of a Superpower provides rich insights into the perils and pitfalls of decision-making under the influence of power. * Ethics & International Affairs *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Unipolarity and the System2. Unipolarity and Nuclear Weapons3. Unipolarity and Perception4. Identifying the Enemy Image5. Unipolarity and Strategy6. Unipolarity and Grand StrategyUnipolarity and Its ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThe social psychologist Peter T. Coleman explores how conflict resolution and complexity science provide guidance for dealing with seemingly intractable political differences. The Way Out is a vital and timely guide to breaking free from the cycle of mutual contempt in order to better our lives, relationships, and country.Trade ReviewA Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2021 * Behavioral Scientist *Drawing from physics, psychology, and neuroscience, Coleman's multidisciplinary approach yields fresh insights and reasons for hope. Policymakers and community activists will want to take note. * Publishers Weekly *I read this remarkable book the week after the Capitol riot, when so many Americans were asking: How did we get here, and what do we do now? Coleman is among the world’s top experts on conflict resolution, and this book really does show us ‘the way out.’ It is essential reading for the divisive 2020s. The book will be of great help to anyone who wants to reduce or resolve conflicts, not just over politics but over everything that divides our communities, organizations, and families. -- Jonathan Haidt, Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership, New York University–Stern School of Business, author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and ReligionPeter T. Coleman’s The Way Out offers us hope in trying times. Based on decades of original research on how people and communities escape deeply divisive conflicts, Coleman weaves together insights from empirical science on peacebuilding with anecdotes from troubled lives to offer us a guiding star—and a set of new rules—for finding our way out of our current state of American psychosis -- Van Jones, CNN political contributor, host of The Van Jones Show and The Redemption ProjectHere’s what everyone’s looking for: a way out of this mess. Peter Coleman tells us how to find it. Read this book to make it happen. -- Timothy Shriver, cofounder of UNITE, chairman of Special Olympics InternationalPeter T. Coleman has done some of the deepest reading, research, and inquiry into the nature of conflicts around the world. In The Way Out, he trains his highly sophisticated eye on the polarized environment that has arisen in the United States. The result is a primer on how to think about addressing polarization that is academic but relatable, creative but deeply researched, and ambitious but grounded in the real-life experience of everyday Americans. This book should be required reading for anyone who cares about the future of this country. -- Abigail Disney, documentary filmmaker, activist, cofounder of Fork Films, and podcast host of All EarsPolarization is one of the biggest problems of our time, and I can’t think of a better place to find solutions than Coleman’s brilliant research. Whether you’re trying to navigate a disagreement at your dinner table or build a bridge between divided communities, these pages won’t just change how you think about the causes of conflict—they’ll also open your eyes to new cures. This book is a remarkable combination of scientific insight, practical guidance, and grounded hope. -- Adam Grant, New York Times best-selling author of Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't KnowColeman’s latest is a tour de force: eminently readable, with compelling stories from the streets of Watertown, MA, and the negotiating tables of Northern Ireland yet replete with frameworks and insights that help Americans understand—and chart a way out of—our polarized national condition. The Way Out is a road map to a more perfect union. -- Shamil Idriss, CEO of Search for Common GroundThe Way Out offers the most comprehensive and succinct understanding of how polarization leads to harm and dysfunction in our current American landscape. With the clarity of empirical evidence and open imagination, these pages explore the opportunities available to engage and transform these dynamics toward far healthier and responsive interactions that reinvigorate our social contract and democracy. A treasure trove of insight and instruction, this is the best scientific and practical guide I have read about toxic polarization. Peter T. Coleman’s gift of a book could not be better timed or more laser focused. -- John Paul Lederach, author of The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building PeaceThe Way Out is essential reading for our times. Peter Coleman is our sharpest and most prolific thinker on toxic polarization today, and now more than ever his words must be heeded. This work sounds the alarm on the existential threat of affective polarization infecting our country—and also shows us tangible, realistic and scientifically validated ways out. Peter Coleman is a national treasure. His book should be required reading for anyone touched by the pandemic of toxic polarization wreaking havoc on our country today—which means every one of us.” -- Dave Isay, founder of StoryCorpsConflict is a complex thing: you ask it one question and it gives you one kind of answer; you ask it another and it gives you another. In Peter Coleman's safe hands, you learn about ways to ask new questions and ways to listen to the answers. For conflicts that divide families, countries, communities, Peter Coleman's words are filled with insight and wisdom. This isn't just analysis, though, this is a way out. -- Padraig O' Tuama, Irish poet, theologian and conflict mediatorThe great value of Coleman’s book consists in setting out positive approaches that can be pursued where disputes on political issues relate to people’s differing values and priorities, and where our emotional impulses prevent effective engagement with other people: for this reason, the book should be widely read and used by conflict resolution practitioners. * Process North *In The Way Out, Peter T. Coleman tackles a critically important issue, a topic on everyone’s mind: the emergence of a unique brand of polarization, centered less on policy disputes than on tribal instincts. Not only do we disagree with the other side, but we are convinced that their views are dangerous and that they are the true threat to the nation. Coleman lays out a new perspective regarding the roots of this hyperpolarization in a lively, accessible way and, most importantly, offers a detailed map out of the quagmire. -- Daniel M. Shea, author of Why Vote? Essential Questions About the Future of Elections in AmericaDoes an excellent job of describing the problem we in the U.S. are facing with respect to political polarization. Italso has a lot of good ideas for improving interactions and relationships at the interpersonal level. * Negotiation Journal *Coleman’s strategies for navigating polarization are insightful and unquestionably timely. * Los Angeles Review of Books *Table of ContentsPreface: While Rome BurnsAcknowledgments1. Introduction: Our Crisis and Opportunity2. Why We Are Stuck3. Attracted to Conflict4. Think Different—Change Your Theory of Change5. Reset—Capture the Power of New Beginnings6. Bolster and Break—Locate Latent Bubbles7. Complicate—Embrace Contradictory Complexity8. Move—Activate Novel Pathways and Rhythms9. Adapt—Seek Evolution for Revolution10. Conclusion: New Rules for The Way OutAfterwordAppendix: Assessments and ExercisesNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe social psychologist Peter T. Coleman explores how conflict resolution and complexity science provide guidance for dealing with seemingly intractable political differences. The Way Out is a vital and timely guide to breaking free from the cycle of mutual contempt in order to better our lives, relationships, and country.Trade ReviewA Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2021 * Behavioral Scientist *Drawing from physics, psychology, and neuroscience, Coleman's multidisciplinary approach yields fresh insights and reasons for hope. Policymakers and community activists will want to take note. * Publishers Weekly *I read this remarkable book the week after the Capitol riot, when so many Americans were asking: How did we get here, and what do we do now? Coleman is among the world’s top experts on conflict resolution, and this book really does show us ‘the way out.’ It is essential reading for the divisive 2020s. The book will be of great help to anyone who wants to reduce or resolve conflicts, not just over politics but over everything that divides our communities, organizations, and families. -- Jonathan Haidt, Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership, New York University–Stern School of Business, author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and ReligionPeter T. Coleman’s The Way Out offers us hope in trying times. Based on decades of original research on how people and communities escape deeply divisive conflicts, Coleman weaves together insights from empirical science on peacebuilding with anecdotes from troubled lives to offer us a guiding star—and a set of new rules—for finding our way out of our current state of American psychosis -- Van Jones, CNN political contributor, host of The Van Jones Show and The Redemption ProjectHere’s what everyone’s looking for: a way out of this mess. Peter Coleman tells us how to find it. Read this book to make it happen. -- Timothy Shriver, cofounder of UNITE, chairman of Special Olympics InternationalPeter T. Coleman has done some of the deepest reading, research, and inquiry into the nature of conflicts around the world. In The Way Out, he trains his highly sophisticated eye on the polarized environment that has arisen in the United States. The result is a primer on how to think about addressing polarization that is academic but relatable, creative but deeply researched, and ambitious but grounded in the real-life experience of everyday Americans. This book should be required reading for anyone who cares about the future of this country. -- Abigail Disney, documentary filmmaker, activist, cofounder of Fork Films, and podcast host of All EarsPolarization is one of the biggest problems of our time, and I can’t think of a better place to find solutions than Coleman’s brilliant research. Whether you’re trying to navigate a disagreement at your dinner table or build a bridge between divided communities, these pages won’t just change how you think about the causes of conflict—they’ll also open your eyes to new cures. This book is a remarkable combination of scientific insight, practical guidance, and grounded hope. -- Adam Grant, New York Times best-selling author of Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't KnowColeman’s latest is a tour de force: eminently readable, with compelling stories from the streets of Watertown, MA, and the negotiating tables of Northern Ireland yet replete with frameworks and insights that help Americans understand—and chart a way out of—our polarized national condition. The Way Out is a road map to a more perfect union. -- Shamil Idriss, CEO of Search for Common GroundThe Way Out offers the most comprehensive and succinct understanding of how polarization leads to harm and dysfunction in our current American landscape. With the clarity of empirical evidence and open imagination, these pages explore the opportunities available to engage and transform these dynamics toward far healthier and responsive interactions that reinvigorate our social contract and democracy. A treasure trove of insight and instruction, this is the best scientific and practical guide I have read about toxic polarization. Peter T. Coleman’s gift of a book could not be better timed or more laser focused. -- John Paul Lederach, author of The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building PeaceThe Way Out is essential reading for our times. Peter Coleman is our sharpest and most prolific thinker on toxic polarization today, and now more than ever his words must be heeded. This work sounds the alarm on the existential threat of affective polarization infecting our country—and also shows us tangible, realistic and scientifically validated ways out. Peter Coleman is a national treasure. His book should be required reading for anyone touched by the pandemic of toxic polarization wreaking havoc on our country today—which means every one of us.” -- Dave Isay, founder of StoryCorpsConflict is a complex thing: you ask it one question and it gives you one kind of answer; you ask it another and it gives you another. In Peter Coleman's safe hands, you learn about ways to ask new questions and ways to listen to the answers. For conflicts that divide families, countries, communities, Peter Coleman's words are filled with insight and wisdom. This isn't just analysis, though, this is a way out. -- Padraig O' Tuama, Irish poet, theologian and conflict mediatorThe great value of Coleman’s book consists in setting out positive approaches that can be pursued where disputes on political issues relate to people’s differing values and priorities, and where our emotional impulses prevent effective engagement with other people: for this reason, the book should be widely read and used by conflict resolution practitioners. * Process North *In The Way Out, Peter T. Coleman tackles a critically important issue, a topic on everyone’s mind: the emergence of a unique brand of polarization, centered less on policy disputes than on tribal instincts. Not only do we disagree with the other side, but we are convinced that their views are dangerous and that they are the true threat to the nation. Coleman lays out a new perspective regarding the roots of this hyperpolarization in a lively, accessible way and, most importantly, offers a detailed map out of the quagmire. -- Daniel M. Shea, author of Why Vote? Essential Questions About the Future of Elections in AmericaDoes an excellent job of describing the problem we in the U.S. are facing with respect to political polarization. Italso has a lot of good ideas for improving interactions and relationships at the interpersonal level. * Negotiation Journal *Coleman’s strategies for navigating polarization are insightful and unquestionably timely. * Los Angeles Review of Books *Table of ContentsPreface: While Rome BurnsAcknowledgments1. Introduction: Our Crisis and Opportunity2. Why We Are Stuck3. Attracted to Conflict4. Think Different—Change Your Theory of Change5. Reset—Capture the Power of New Beginnings6. Bolster and Break—Locate Latent Bubbles7. Complicate—Embrace Contradictory Complexity8. Move—Activate Novel Pathways and Rhythms9. Adapt—Seek Evolution for Revolution10. Conclusion: New Rules for The Way OutAfterwordAppendix: Assessments and ExercisesNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis anthology presents decision cases that depict the actual experiences of social work field educators and students. They showcase the complex dynamics of field education and highlight a range of dilemmas experienced by novice and seasoned field educators.Trade ReviewI highly recommend [this] current volume as compelling and useful. Wolfer and Reitmeier shed light on dilemmas that we field educators need to address. -- Urania Glassman Wurzweiler School of Social Work Yeshiva University * Social Work with Groups *Dilemmas in Social Work Field Education weaves together intersecting components of field education, providing engaging case material for teaching field educators and students. This book stands alone in terms of its comprehensiveness, content, and form. -- Beth Lewis, director of field education at Bryn Mawr CollegeSo happy to finally see this book. Social work programs routinely use the previous decision books in practice classes, and now we have a book that reflects the complexities that arise in field placements. It is a bonus to also have an additional resource to use in training field instructors. -- D. Lynn Jackson, Texas Christian UniversityWolfer and Reitmeier provide engaging decision cases that tap into an experiential method of learning, which encourages the reader to consider the multilayered dimensions of cases. Each case will spur rich discussions whether the audience is field instructors, field directors, or students. -- Janet Bradley, West Chester University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsTo InstructorsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction to Decision Cases1. Using Relationships (A)2. Triggers . . . Triggers . . .3. Slippery Boundaries4. Workplace Bully (A)5. Is He Okay?6. Reluctant Social Worker7. Handling Adversity8. Who to Fire?9. Conflicted Learners10. No Way to Drive11. He Won’t Go There!12. Protecting Children13. Brews and Field Instructor Blues (A)14. Collateral Damage (A)15. Whose Baby?ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisThis anthology presents decision cases that depict the actual experiences of social work field educators and students. They showcase the complex dynamics of field education and highlight a range of dilemmas experienced by novice and seasoned field educators.Trade ReviewI highly recommend [this] current volume as compelling and useful. Wolfer and Reitmeier shed light on dilemmas that we field educators need to address. -- Urania Glassman Wurzweiler School of Social Work Yeshiva University * Social Work with Groups *Dilemmas in Social Work Field Education weaves together intersecting components of field education, providing engaging case material for teaching field educators and students. This book stands alone in terms of its comprehensiveness, content, and form. -- Beth Lewis, director of field education at Bryn Mawr CollegeSo happy to finally see this book. Social work programs routinely use the previous decision books in practice classes, and now we have a book that reflects the complexities that arise in field placements. It is a bonus to also have an additional resource to use in training field instructors. -- D. Lynn Jackson, Texas Christian UniversityWolfer and Reitmeier provide engaging decision cases that tap into an experiential method of learning, which encourages the reader to consider the multilayered dimensions of cases. Each case will spur rich discussions whether the audience is field instructors, field directors, or students. -- Janet Bradley, West Chester University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsTo InstructorsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction to Decision Cases1. Using Relationships (A)2. Triggers . . . Triggers . . .3. Slippery Boundaries4. Workplace Bully (A)5. Is He Okay?6. Reluctant Social Worker7. Handling Adversity8. Who to Fire?9. Conflicted Learners10. No Way to Drive11. He Won’t Go There!12. Protecting Children13. Brews and Field Instructor Blues (A)14. Collateral Damage (A)15. Whose Baby?ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisSocial work rests on complex philosophical assumptions that should be central to practice, education, and training. Frederic G. Reamer explores how these issues bear on the purpose, methods, and perspectives of social work and their far-reaching implications. This second edition is revised and updated throughout to address contemporary challenges.Trade ReviewGood action in social work practice and research is founded on moral and ethical considerations coupled with sound logic and skills. The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work is essential to understanding the centrality of moral and ethical underpinnings as on par with the technical and empirical factors in the decisions of social work researchers and practitioners. -- Gautam N. Yadama, author of Fires, Fuel, and the Fate of 3 Billion: State of the Energy ImpoverishedFrederic G. Reamer has contributed to the development of social work’s ethical foundations, and in his revised edition of The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work, he extends his analysis to other pertinent branches of philosophy. By showing how each of these applies to social work, Reamer has made a unique and important contribution to social work scholarship. -- Edward J. Mullen, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsPreface1. Political Philosophy2. Moral Philosophy3. Logic4. Epistemology5. AestheticsAfterwordNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisSocial work rests on complex philosophical assumptions that should be central to practice, education, and training. Frederic G. Reamer explores how these issues bear on the purpose, methods, and perspectives of social work and their far-reaching implications. This second edition is revised and updated throughout to address contemporary challenges.Trade ReviewGood action in social work practice and research is founded on moral and ethical considerations coupled with sound logic and skills. The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work is essential to understanding the centrality of moral and ethical underpinnings as on par with the technical and empirical factors in the decisions of social work researchers and practitioners. -- Gautam N. Yadama, author of Fires, Fuel, and the Fate of 3 Billion: State of the Energy ImpoverishedFrederic G. Reamer has contributed to the development of social work’s ethical foundations, and in his revised edition of The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work, he extends his analysis to other pertinent branches of philosophy. By showing how each of these applies to social work, Reamer has made a unique and important contribution to social work scholarship. -- Edward J. Mullen, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsPreface1. Political Philosophy2. Moral Philosophy3. Logic4. Epistemology5. AestheticsAfterwordNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisA fascinating history of parapsychic phenomena in France during the age of Sigmund FreudTrade Review"M. Brady Brower clearly demonstrates the importance of the French strain of psychical research and shows it to be a crucial and unjustly neglected episode in the story of modern psychology. What he has uncovered should provoke a searching revision of the standard account of the resistance psychoanalysis faced in fin-de-siècle and interwar France."--John Warne Monroe, author of Laboratories of Faith: Mesmerism, Spiritism, and Occultism in Modern France"Apart from offering a wealth of valuable original insights, Unruly Spirits transports findings of French historians of psychology and physical research ... revealing the close links and strong overlaps between late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French psychology and physical research. . . . Fascinating and important."--Social History of Medicine"Essential reading for those interested in the history of either psychology or the border sciences."--Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences"Brower's book analyzes deftly the history of this troubled transition from a 'philosophy of the mind to a science of the mind in modern France.'"--Bulletin of the History of Medicine"Insightful study of the 'science' of the psychic—-physical research (PR)—in modern France."--ISIS

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Book SynopsisIncludes essays that focuses on the treatment of common and chronic mental disorders, including mental illness and treatment in the current climate of economic and political instability, access to health care, access to medicines, and the impact of HIV-AIDS and other chronic illness on mental health.Trade ReviewThis book is recommended reading for any professional who desires to understand the ways in which politics, economics, institutions, and culture converge in the provision of mental health care, especially in low-income contexts. * Journal of Menal Health *The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa . . . addresses a much neglected field of study and does so in a broad and interdisciplinary fashion. * African Studies Review *Anthropologists . . . will find The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa to be a consistent case for the integration of psychological, medical, and sociocultural perspectives. With a topic as vast as African mental health, even a sizable book like this one feels as if it is only scraping the surface of the subject, but it shows the promise of anthropological concepts and ethnological methods in the study and treatment of mental illness, not only in Africa but around the world. * Anthropology Review Database *In The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice, [the authors] . . . shed light on mental illness in Africa and the way interventions are handled by psychiatric institutions and experts, including physicians and nurses. . . All the volume's chapters, which study treatments used to deal with common and chronic mental disorders, have been well researched and well written.Fall 2015 * Africa Today *A review of the literature on African psychology or psychiatry yields few results in relation to the long history and substantial size of this mighty continent and the richness of its cultures. Thus, the valuable array of contributions to the edited volume, The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa, cannot be understated. * PsycCRITIQUES *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Culture, Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in AfricaEmmanuel Akyeampong, Allan Hill and Arthur Kleinman1. Historical Overview of Psychiatry in AfricaEmmanuel Akyeampong2. Common Mental Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Triad of Depression, Anxiety, and SomatizationVikram Patel and Dan Stein3. Schizophrenia and Psychosis in West AfricaUrsula M. Read, Victor Doku, and Ama de-Graft Aikins 4. Mental Illness and Destitution in Ghana: A Social Psychological Perspective Ama de-Graft Aikins 5. Children and Adolescent Mental Health in South AfricaAlan Flisher, Andrew Dawes, Zuhayr Kafaar, Crick Lund, Katherine Sorsdahl, Bronwyn Myers, Rita Thom, and Soraya Seedat 6. Some Aspects of Mental Illness in French-Speaking West AfricaRené Collignon 7. Local Interpretations of Global Constructs: Women's Reports on Mental Illness in AfricaAllan G. Hill and Victoria Demenil8. One Thing Leads to Another: Sex, AIDS, and Mental Health Reform in South AfricaPamela Y. Collins9. Health Care Professional Mental Health and Well-Being in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan AfricaGiuseppe Raviola10. The Role of The Traditional Healers in Mental Health in Africa ElialiliaOkello and SegganeMusisi 11. Improving Access to Psychiatric Medicines in AfricaShoba Raja, Sarah Kippen and Michael Reich12. Child Solders and Community Reconciliation in Post-War Sierra Leone: African Psychiatry in the 21st CenturyWilliam Murphy13. Using Mixed Methods to Plan and Evaluate Mental Health Programs for War-Affected Children in Sub-Saharan AfricaTheresa BetancourtContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisIncludes essays that focuses on the treatment of common and chronic mental disorders, including mental illness and treatment in the climate of economic and political instability, access to health care, access to medicines, and the impact of HIV-AIDS and other chronic illness on mental health.Trade ReviewThis book is recommended reading for any professional who desires to understand the ways in which politics, economics, institutions, and culture converge in the provision of mental health care, especially in low-income contexts. * Journal of Menal Health *The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa . . . addresses a much neglected field of study and does so in a broad and interdisciplinary fashion. * African Studies Review *Anthropologists . . . will find The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa to be a consistent case for the integration of psychological, medical, and sociocultural perspectives. With a topic as vast as African mental health, even a sizable book like this one feels as if it is only scraping the surface of the subject, but it shows the promise of anthropological concepts and ethnological methods in the study and treatment of mental illness, not only in Africa but around the world. * Anthropology Review Database *In The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice, [the authors] . . . shed light on mental illness in Africa and the way interventions are handled by psychiatric institutions and experts, including physicians and nurses. . . All the volume's chapters, which study treatments used to deal with common and chronic mental disorders, have been well researched and well written.Fall 2015 * Africa Today *A review of the literature on African psychology or psychiatry yields few results in relation to the long history and substantial size of this mighty continent and the richness of its cultures. Thus, the valuable array of contributions to the edited volume, The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa, cannot be understated. * PsycCRITIQUES *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Culture, Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in AfricaEmmanuel Akyeampong, Allan Hill and Arthur Kleinman1. Historical Overview of Psychiatry in AfricaEmmanuel Akyeampong2. Common Mental Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Triad of Depression, Anxiety, and SomatizationVikram Patel and Dan Stein3. Schizophrenia and Psychosis in West AfricaUrsula M. Read, Victor Doku, and Ama de-Graft Aikins 4. Mental Illness and Destitution in Ghana: A Social Psychological Perspective Ama de-Graft Aikins 5. Children and Adolescent Mental Health in South AfricaAlan Flisher, Andrew Dawes, Zuhayr Kafaar, Crick Lund, Katherine Sorsdahl, Bronwyn Myers, Rita Thom, and Soraya Seedat 6. Some Aspects of Mental Illness in French-Speaking West AfricaRené Collignon 7. Local Interpretations of Global Constructs: Women's Reports on Mental Illness in AfricaAllan G. Hill and Victoria Demenil8. One Thing Leads to Another: Sex, AIDS, and Mental Health Reform in South AfricaPamela Y. Collins9. Health Care Professional Mental Health and Well-Being in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan AfricaGiuseppe Raviola10. The Role of The Traditional Healers in Mental Health in Africa ElialiliaOkello and SegganeMusisi 11. Improving Access to Psychiatric Medicines in AfricaShoba Raja, Sarah Kippen and Michael Reich12. Child Solders and Community Reconciliation in Post-War Sierra Leone: African Psychiatry in the 21st CenturyWilliam Murphy13. Using Mixed Methods to Plan and Evaluate Mental Health Programs for War-Affected Children in Sub-Saharan AfricaTheresa BetancourtContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisMinorities face particular social strains, and these are often manifested in their overall mental health. In Israel, just under a quarter of the citizens are Arab Palestinians, yet very little has been published exploring the spectrum of mental health issues prevalent in this population.Trade ReviewThe book will be a useful addition to clinical fields with potential to engage those of us working on mental health from more humanities-oriented positions. -- Beverly Tsacoyianis -University of Memphis * Journal of Palestine Studies *Table of ContentsForeword / Benedetto SaracenoIntroduction / Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia, Ora Nakash, and Itzhak LevavPart I: Cultural and Socio-Political Determinants of Mental Health1. Palestinian Citizens in Israel—Their Socio-Political Status as a Mental Health Determinant / As'ad Ghanem and Ibrahim Khatib2. Between Past and Present—Psychological Effects of the Nakba among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Sfaa Ghnadre-Naser3. The Nakba and its Repercussions on the Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Adel Manna 4. Collective Identity and Mental Health among Palestinian Citizens in Israel /Mahmoud Mi'ari and Nazeh Natur5. Palestinian Citizens in Israel: A Sociological Portrait / Nohad A'liPart II: Mental Health Issues Related to Family and Gender6. The Palestinian Family in Israel: Its Collectivist Nature, Structure, and Implications for Mental Health Interventions / Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia 7. Mental Health Issues among Palestinian Women in Israel / Sarah Abu-Kaf 8. Mental Health among Older Adult Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Rabia Khalaila Part III: Psychiatric and Behavioral Health Disorders among Palestinian Citizens in Israel9. Attitudes, Beliefs and Stigma Toward Mental Health Issues in Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Alean Al-Krenawi 10. Mental Health Status, Service Use and Help-Seeking Practices of Children and Adolescents in Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Ivonne Mansbach-Kleinfeld and Raida Daeem11. The Psychiatric Epidemiological Portrait of Palestinian Citizens in Israel: A Review of Community Studies / Giora Kaplan, Itzhak Levav and Ora Nakash12. Psychiatric Hospitalizations Among Palestinian Citizens in Israel: A Historic Cohort Study / Ido Lurie and Anat Fleischman 13. Smoking among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Lital Keinan-Boker and Yael Bar-Zeev Part IV: Violent Behavior and Mental Health among Palestinian Citizens in Israel14. Child Abuse and Neglect among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Haneen Elias and Raghda Alnabilsy15. Palestinian Children in Israel—Involvement in School Violence as Victims and Perpetrators / Mona Khoury-Kassabri 16. Intimate Partner Violence against Palestinian Women in Israel and the Relevance of the Sociocultural and Sociopolitical Context / Raghda Alnabilsy and Haneen Elias 17. Abuse of Older Adults among Palestinian Citizens in Israel: Social, Economic, and Family-Related Factors / Samir Zoabi 18. Suicide and Suicide Attempts among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Anat Brunstein-Klomek, Ora Nakash, Nehama Goldberger, Ziona Haklai, Nabil Geraisy, Amir A. Birani, Ahmad Natour, and Itzhak Levav Part V: Interventions to Restore Mental Health19. Psychotherapy for Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Nazeh Natur 20. From Psychoanalysis to Culture-Analysis: Culturally Sensitive Psychotherapy for Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Marwan Dwairy 21. Psychiatric Rehabilitation in the Context of Palestinian Citizens in Israel / David Roe, Paula Garber-Epstein, and Anwar KhatibIndex

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Book SynopsisMinorities face particular social strains, and these are often manifested in their overall mental health. In Israel, just under a quarter of the citizens are Arab Palestinians, yet very little has been published exploring the spectrum of mental health issues prevalent in this population.Trade ReviewThe book will be a useful addition to clinical fields with potential to engage those of us working on mental health from more humanities-oriented positions. -- Beverly Tsacoyianis -University of Memphis * Journal of Palestine Studies *Table of ContentsForeword / Benedetto SaracenoIntroduction / Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia, Ora Nakash, and Itzhak LevavPart I: Cultural and Socio-Political Determinants of Mental Health1. Palestinian Citizens in Israel—Their Socio-Political Status as a Mental Health Determinant / As'ad Ghanem and Ibrahim Khatib2. Between Past and Present—Psychological Effects of the Nakba among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Sfaa Ghnadre-Naser3. The Nakba and its Repercussions on the Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Adel Manna 4. Collective Identity and Mental Health among Palestinian Citizens in Israel /Mahmoud Mi'ari and Nazeh Natur5. Palestinian Citizens in Israel: A Sociological Portrait / Nohad A'liPart II: Mental Health Issues Related to Family and Gender6. The Palestinian Family in Israel: Its Collectivist Nature, Structure, and Implications for Mental Health Interventions / Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia 7. Mental Health Issues among Palestinian Women in Israel / Sarah Abu-Kaf 8. Mental Health among Older Adult Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Rabia Khalaila Part III: Psychiatric and Behavioral Health Disorders among Palestinian Citizens in Israel9. Attitudes, Beliefs and Stigma Toward Mental Health Issues in Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Alean Al-Krenawi 10. Mental Health Status, Service Use and Help-Seeking Practices of Children and Adolescents in Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Ivonne Mansbach-Kleinfeld and Raida Daeem11. The Psychiatric Epidemiological Portrait of Palestinian Citizens in Israel: A Review of Community Studies / Giora Kaplan, Itzhak Levav and Ora Nakash12. Psychiatric Hospitalizations Among Palestinian Citizens in Israel: A Historic Cohort Study / Ido Lurie and Anat Fleischman 13. Smoking among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Lital Keinan-Boker and Yael Bar-Zeev Part IV: Violent Behavior and Mental Health among Palestinian Citizens in Israel14. Child Abuse and Neglect among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Haneen Elias and Raghda Alnabilsy15. Palestinian Children in Israel—Involvement in School Violence as Victims and Perpetrators / Mona Khoury-Kassabri 16. Intimate Partner Violence against Palestinian Women in Israel and the Relevance of the Sociocultural and Sociopolitical Context / Raghda Alnabilsy and Haneen Elias 17. Abuse of Older Adults among Palestinian Citizens in Israel: Social, Economic, and Family-Related Factors / Samir Zoabi 18. Suicide and Suicide Attempts among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Anat Brunstein-Klomek, Ora Nakash, Nehama Goldberger, Ziona Haklai, Nabil Geraisy, Amir A. Birani, Ahmad Natour, and Itzhak Levav Part V: Interventions to Restore Mental Health19. Psychotherapy for Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Nazeh Natur 20. From Psychoanalysis to Culture-Analysis: Culturally Sensitive Psychotherapy for Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Marwan Dwairy 21. Psychiatric Rehabilitation in the Context of Palestinian Citizens in Israel / David Roe, Paula Garber-Epstein, and Anwar KhatibIndex

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Book SynopsisJones challenges progressives to find the heart of the liberal tradition not in allegedly neutral appeals to “choice” but in a renewed commitment to equality and social justice that welcomes public religious voices as allies.Trade Review"In this engrossing study of debates over physician-assisted suicide, Jones has issued a challenge to liberals. The old idea that liberalism is morally neutral and culturally unbiased will have to be discarded. But in doing so, liberals just may find allies among religious and other voices fighting for equality." —Amy Sullivan, The Washington Monthly“Examining the legal debates surrounding Oregon's Death with Dignity Act, [Jones] argues that liberal theorists such as Ronald Dworkin, whom he otherwise admires, are wrong to weigh in on the side of physician-assisted suicide. The cause of their error, he argues, is a failure to recognize the cultural biases that help socially determine suicide choices. This failure is connected with a failure to fully articulate the commitment to egalitarianism suggested by Dworkin's own conception of 'equality of resources.'” —SciTech Book News“Focuses on the writings of Ronald Dworkin and John Rawls in a critique of liberal egalitarian philosophers’ support for physician-assisted suicide; argues that liberal philosophers should oppose the practice, at least until access to health care is assured for all.” —The Chronicle of Higher Education“Liberalism’s Troubled Search for Equality is the most sophisticated analysis I have read that gives a social and philosophical context to the Oregon debate on assisted death. Jones’s meaningful discussion of moral values in liberal political philosophy incorporates strong scholarship and an impressive use of interviews and ethnography.” —Courtney S. Campbell, Oregon State University"A fresh, challenging, and timely approach to the political intersections of religion and progressive politics. Cutting through the headlines on the contentious physician assisted suicide issue, Jones's intellectually rigorous focus on equality and justice as the key to shaping an authentic liberal response will have great appeal across political and religious lines. His approach offers precisely the right prescription for a stronger progressive movement." —Rabbi David Saperstein, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

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Book SynopsisA brilliant and comprehensive history of the creation of the modern Western mind.Trade Review"...highly engaging story..." -- The Economist"Insightful, thought-provoking and encyclopaedic, Makari's book shows how we came to understand where the mind is located and something of its nature." -- Nature"Soul Machine is George Makari’s examination of the way we moved from conceptualising our core humanity in terms of a soul to conceptualising in terms of a mind. It’s a history not of psychiatry but of consciousness, magisterial and pellucid and often wise." -- Andrew Solomon, Best Books of 2016 - The Guardian

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Book SynopsisA persuasive rejection of mainstream child psychiatry that guides parents to understand their child's behavioral problems without stigmatizing diagnoses.Trade Review"Interweaving a range of fascinating case studies, Wedge proves that the road to a child's healing can often be successfully navigated without the use of labels and potentially harmful meds." -- Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisAncient Stoic insights combined with modern psychological research help us overcome—and even benefit from—everyday obstacles.Trade Review"Irvine is a warm and friendly Stoic, and one of the great guides through the subject. His congenial writing offers strategies for the anxiety-free, supple kind of sturdiness with which we should all be greeting ourselves and the world." -- Derren Brown, mentalist, illusionist, and author of Happy"At this point, it’s helpful to turn to philosophy, which can fill the gap in tough times for people who are not religiously inclined... Recent and helpful books include... William Irvine’s The Stoic Challenge; all draw on original materials such as the Discourses of Epictetus and Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. One of the simple but powerful threads running through them is the need to separate what you can control from what you can’t control, and focus all your thoughts and efforts on the former." -- Ceri Radford, What to read to stay sane during the coronavirus pandemic - The Independent

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Book SynopsisUsing cognitive neuroscience to rethink traditional teaching methods and strategies.Trade Review"Not only for those working with adolescents, this material is vital for any one working with youth grades 5 and up.... [T]he most comprehensive work available on the adolescent brain, neuroscience research and applications to education available today. It provides much needed context for moving the “brain and learning” agenda into view for practitioners. Every teacher, guidance and psychology-prep program needs to access this book as a central component of pre-service work for teachers of middle and high school students.... [A] purposeful handbook for ongoing use as one interacts with youth, prepares lessons, builds relationships and achieves success with their students!" -- Robert Greenleaf, Greenleaf Learning, former professional development specialist at the Education Alliance at Brown University"Teaching and the Adolescent Brain is a masterpiece. Neuroeducation, as explained in this text, is the practical, comprehensive approach to how our brain learns and what the classroom teacher and students can do to improve and engage actual learning. This must-have resource should be placed into the hands of every teacher who wishes to insure the academic success of his or her students. Never has a book been more timely or necessary." -- Sal Lentini, Stony Brook University, School of Professional Development

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Book SynopsisThe scientific and therapeutic implications of a new way of understanding this disease.

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Book SynopsisBringing interpersonal neurobiology and narrative therapy together.

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive guide to the medical, emotional and social issues of trans children.Trade Review"I found [Transgender Children and Youth] extremely helpful and would recommend it to any practitioner." -- BACP Children & Young People"There is much to be gained from a work such as this. It fundamentally humanises a population that has been long been pathologised. It presents a stark image of the damage that can be done to young transgendered individuals. More importantly, it stands as a positive framework to nurture young people and celebrate diversity in all its forms." -- British Journal of Psychiatry

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Book SynopsisNeuroscience in small bits for the brain-curious.Trade Review"What do brain foods, brain wrinkles, Albert Einstein's brain and sleepwalking have in common? They're all described in Eric Chudler and Lise Johnson's highly engaging Brain Bytes. These "brainy" educators distill complex ideas into clear explanations of common and not-so-common neuroscience concepts and phenomena. Grounded in real science, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers with its entertaining narratives and relevant examples." -- Nancy P. Moreno, PhD, Professor of Allied Health Sciences and Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine "Where should you go to find the answer to some quirky question about the brain? Right here! Brain Bytes has something for everyone! For the curious, browse at will. For the aficionado, find definitions, history, and clear functional explanations. Chudler and Johnson debunk myths, demystify terminology, and clarify how the brain works to control our bodies and make our minds. They relate experimental results in non-technical prose, candidly pointing out how correlative, not causative, evidence came to be represented as common misconceptions." -- Janet M. Dubinsky, PhD, Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota "I loved this book! The information is conveyed in an easy-to-understand manner, but also delves more deeply into the analysis of what's happening on a neurological level for those who wish to know more. Educators will appreciate the question-first style, as it allows for easy reference to student questions. For educators, many of the chapters are great for jumpstarting creating neuroscience lessons, starting a fish bowl discussion or Socratic seminar, or for use as a writing prompt. What a great gift!" -- Brigitte Tennis, National Teacher's Hall of Fame 2015, Headmistress & Eighth Grade Teacher, Stella Schola Middle School "Brain Bytes is a delight from start to finish: a page-turner I couldn't put down. The topics are inherently interesting, writing style engaging, and scholarship top notch. Even the appendices are of great value. I recommend this to anyone with an interest in brain and behavior, professional or novice." -- J. Timothy Cannon, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Scranton

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Book SynopsisEnabling patients’ minds to change the structure of their brains.

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Book SynopsisEmotional abuse and neglect are at the core of all types of child maltreatment, and have the most harmful effects on the physical and psychological development and well-being of children. Yet they are considered to be the most difficult to deal with by those who have the responsibility to protect and intervene in effective ways. In this book the author explores the concept of a damaged child, and asks what are the different types of injury, ranging from active to passive, physical to emotional, that stop children from reaching their full potential psychologically and physically? The author questions whether emotional damage to a child can be repaired and answers questions such as: Is some injury irreversible? What therapeutic techniques are available to deal with emotional abuse? Can the abusers as well as the abused be helped to change? Case studies are provided to illustrate the features of emotional abuse, and chapters are devoted to the asseTable of ContentsAbout the Author. Preface. Acknowledgements. SECTION 1: The Problem. 1. Introduction to Emotional Abuse and Neglect. Introduction. History of the Concept. Early Studies. The Concept of Emotional Abuse. Case Studies. Consequences of Emotional Abuse. Purpose and Overview of the Book. Terminology. The Organisation of the Book. Summary. 2. Definition, Prevalence, and Characteristics of Emotionally Abused Children and their Carers. Introduction. Definition. Defining Characteristics. Definition and Typology of Emotionally Abusive Behaviour. Emotionally Abusive Parenting. Problem Profile of Emotionally Abused and Neglected Children. Rejected Children. Consequences of Emotionally Harmful Parenting – Messages from Research and Practice. Identification and Incidence. Summary. 3. Emotional Abuse and Neglect Within the Family. Introduction. Family Violence. Case Study. Parental Divorce/Separation. Post-Divorce Parental Conflict and the Effect on Children. Contact Dispute Case. Parental Substance Misuse. Summary. 4. Emotional Abuse and Neglect Outside the Family. Introduction. School Bullying: Peer Abuse. A Case of Bullying. Emotional Abuse/Neglect by Teachers. The Extent and Nature of Child Emotional Abuse/Neglect by Teachers. Verbal Attacks and Humiliating Behaviours. Rejecting and Isolating. Emotional Abuse and Neglect in Out-of-Home Care. Children and Young People in Custody. Summary. 5. Attachment and Bonding in Cases of Emotional Abuse. Introduction. What is Attachment? The Origins of Attachment Theory. Parental Sensitivity and Formation of Attachment. Individual Differences: The Strange Situation. Child-to-Parent Attachment and Emotional Abuse. Parent-to-Infant Attachment (Bonding). Significance of the Parent–Child Attachment. Adult Attachment Styles. Mothers who Promote Secure Attachment Behaviour in their Children. Dismissing and Rejecting Mothers. Consequences of Insecure Attachment. Summary. 6. Emotional Abuse and Neglect: Effects on the Growing Child. Introduction. Infancy. Attachment Behaviour. Early Childhood. Middle Childhood. Adolescence. Summary. 7. Failure to Thrive and Emotional Stunting in Growth. Introduction. What is Failure to Thrive? Emotional Stunting in Growth. Case Study. Causal Mechanisms. Hyperphagic and Anorexic Short-Stature Children. Growth-Hormone Deficiencies. Manifestation of Disturbed Behaviour. Twenty-Year Follow-Up Study. Other Findings. Summary. 8. Children with Disability at Risk of Emotional Abuse and Neglect. Introduction. Incidence and Prevalence Rates. Risk-Factors. Case Study. Practice Issues. Summary. 9. Risks and Resilience in Cases of Emotional Abuse. Introduction. Risk and Resilience Factors for Emotional Maltreatment. Case Studies. Case Discussion. Predisposing Factors. Precipitating Factors. Factors Intrinsic to the Child. Environmental Factors. Comments on Risk and Resilience. Early Adversities and Recovery. Summary. SECTION 2: Assessment of Emotional Abuse and Neglect. 10. Assessment of Emotional Abuse and Neglect. Introduction. Department of Health Framework of Assessment. Parenting Duties and Problems. Assessment of Basic Care. Parental Characteristics. Ensuring Safety. Emotional Warmth. Parent–Child Interaction. Rating Criteria. Stimulation. Guidance and Boundaries. Stability. Children’s Developmental Needs. Interview with the Child. Observation of Children. Summary. SECTION 3: Treatment and Intervention of Emotional Abuse and Neglect. 11. Levels of Intervention and Service Provision in Cases of Emotional Abuse and Neglect. Introduction. Levels of Prevention and Intervention. Universal Prevention/Intervention. Selective Prevention/Intervention. Family Support. Targeted Prevention/Intervention Multidisciplinary Approach. Case Conferences. Multidisciplinary Inter-Agency Co-operation and Service Delivery. Case Study. Civil Court Intervention. Summary. 12. Behavioural-Cognitive Approaches in Helping Emotionally Abused and Neglected Children and their Families: Theory, Practice, and Research. Introduction. Behavioural Work. Behavioural Methods and Techniques. Use of Cognitive Methods of Intervention. Essential Components of Cognitive Treatment. Relaxation Training. Problem-Solving. Case Study. Motivational Interviewing. Summary. 13. Improving Parent–Child Relationship and Children’s Attachment to Parents: Psychodynamic Approach – Theory and Practice. Introduction. Building Secure Attachment. Improving Children’s Attachment Behaviour to Parents with Mental-Health Problems. Child–Parent Psychotherapy. Watch, Wait, and Wonder. Video-Recording and Feedback. Recalling Early-Childhood Memories. Parent–Child Interaction Therapy. Working with Foster-Parents – Counselling Regarding Attachment. Summary. 14. Direct Work with Emotionally Abused and Neglected Children and Young People. Introduction. Play Therapy. Promoting Resilience. Social-Skills Training. Assertiveness Training. The Jug of Loving Water. Case Study. Summary. 15. Helping Parents and Families. Introduction. Counselling. Family Therapy. Psychoeducation. Group Work with Emotionally Abusive and Neglectful Parents. Dealing with Marital Problems. Summary. SECTION 4: The Burden of Proof: Legal and Social Work Difficulties in Dealing with Emotional-Abuse and Neglect Cases.16 The Burden of Proof: Legal and Social Work Difficulties in Dealing with Emotional-Abuse and Neglect Cases. Introduction. Legal and Social Work Decisions in Cases of Emotional Abuse. Applications to the Court. Children’s Rights and the Parents’ Rights as Legal Requirements. Gathering Information. Decision-Making. Independent Assessment of Expert Witness. Issues for Social Workers and Lawyers Working Together. Training. Summary. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on children''s journeys through the care system, from voluntary admission into care, through complicated and often long court proceedings, in pursuit of Care or Freeing Orders. Problems that arise from taking cases through the courts are examined, together with tensions that may arise between judicial and social work decision-making. The Child''s Journey Through Care discusses in full: the emotional and behavioural problems of looked-after children and elaborates on care-planning and helping strategies; children''s rights whilst in State care and their participation in decision-making about their future, including preparation for appearances in court; the importance and ways of building new attachments and relationships with substitute carers, with emphases on resilience and children''s strengths; pitfalls and successes when seeking permanency of care and emotional stability. The book also includeTrade Review“…a consistent style that makes some complex issues quite accessible…if you’ve only got time for one book about care, this could be it.” (Children Now, April 2007)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations xi About the Contributors xiii Preface xvii Editor's Acknowledgements xix Part I The Need for a Good Start in Life: Attachment, Bonding, and Children's Rights 1 1 Introduction: An Overview of Children in Public Care 3 Dorota Iwaniec Introduction 3 Problems and Dilemmas with Fostering and Residential Care 5 Looked-after Children in the United Kingdom 8 Abuse of Children in Care 10 The Purpose and Organisation of the Book 11 References 14 2 Ordinary Children in Extraordinary Circumstances 17 Jane Aldgate Introduction 17 Children in Need 17 Recent Child-development Thinking 18 The Ecological Perspective 19 Recognising the Uniqueness of Individual Children 20 The Well-ness Approach 21 Resilience and Strengths 21 An Optimistic View of Child Development 22 Children as Actors in their Own Development 23 Aspects of Children's Development of Special Relevance to Looked-after Children 24 Children's Attachments 24 What Is Attachment? 25 Children and Multiple Attachments 26 Continuities and Discontinuities of Working Models 27 The Impact of Loss on Children's Development 28 Counteracting the Impact of Loss and Separation with Contact and Connectedness 30 Attachments and Socio-genealogical Connectedness 31 Counteracting the Impact of Separation with Stability 32 A Permanency Planning Approach 33 What Can Help Promote Children's Development in Practice? 33 References 35 3 The Importance of Developing Emotional Bonds between Parents and Children 41 Emma Larkin Introduction 41 What Is Bonding? 41 Bonding and Attachment 43 What Influences the Bonding Process? 44 The Bonding Process and Care Careers 48 Facilitating the Bonding Process for Alternative Care-providers 53 Summary 54 References 55 4 Children in Alternative Care: Are their Rights Being Met? 61 Rosemary Kilpatrick Introduction 61 Children's Rights 62 Articles Associated with Alternative Care 63 Processes Leading to Care Orders 65 Care Orders 66 Foster Care 67 Residential Care 69 Secure Accommodation 71 Conclusion 73 Acknowledgements 75 Notes 75 References 75 Part II Pathways to Permanency 79 5 Outcomes of Long-term Foster Care: Young People's Views 81 Colette McAuley Introduction 81 Improving Outcomes for Looked-after Children 82 Outcomes of Long-term Foster Care 83 Children's Rights and Researching Children's Views 84 The Pathways and Outcomes Study 85 Interviews with the Young People: Key Messages 86 Implications for Policy and Practice 92 Conclusion 93 References 94 6 Kinship Care as a Route to Permanent Placement 99 Una Lernihan and Greg Kelly Introduction 99 Children Cared For by the Kinship and Traditional Foster Parents 100 The Placement of Children in Kinship Foster Care 102 The Motivation of Kinship Carers 102 Contact between the Children and their Birth-families 104 Contact with Birth-fathers 105 Kinship Foster Carers and Contact 105 Relationship between Birth-mother and Fostering Household 106 Care Plans 108 Adoption 109 Residence Orders 109 Conclusion 110 References 112 7 Exploring Regional Trends in Pathways to Permanency 113 Dominic McSherry and Emma Larkin Introduction 113 Placement Trends in Northern Ireland: Policy and Practice 114 Placement Trends in Northern Ireland: Statistical Information 116 Research on Regional Placement Variation 117 Examining Regional Variations 119 Variations in Placement Patterns over Time 120 Discussion of Results 124 Conclusion 127 Acknowledgements 127 References 128 Part III Residential and Mixed Care 131 8 Developments in Residential Care in Northern Ireland 133 Dominic McSherry and Emma Larkin Introduction 133 Setting the Context for Change – Residential Care in England and Wales 134 Setting the Context for Change – Residential Care in Northern Ireland 137 Discussion 140 Conclusion 142 Acknowledgements 143 Note 143 References 143 9 The Mental-health Needs of Looked-after Children 147 Tom Teggart Introduction 147 Looked-after Children and Mental Health 148 Understanding Looked-after Children's High Levels of Mental-health Needs 152 Are We Meeting the Mental-health Needs of Looked-after Children? 155 Models of Mental-health Service Delivery to Looked-after Children 158 Conclusion 161 References 163 10 Changing Lives or Just Changing Location? Planning for Adolescents in Substitute Care 169 Helga Sneddon Introduction 169 Background 169 The Planning Process for Children Placed in Residential or Foster Care 171 Conclusion 178 References 179 11 Making Use of Positive Psychology in Residential Child Care 183 Stan Houston Introduction 183 An Introduction to Positive Psychology 185 Goleman and 'Emotional Intelligence' 188 Therapeutic Aspects of 'Emotional Intelligence' 190 Csikszentmihalyi and 'Flow' 193 Therapeutic Aspects of 'Flow' 196 Conclusion: Positive Psychology at Work 197 References 199 Part IV Court and Family Support Pathways to Substitute Care 201 12 Pathways to Permanence: Accommodation, Compulsion, and Permanence under the Children (NI) Order (1995) 203 Theresa Donaldson Introduction 203 The Study 205 Care Order Application or Accommodation? 207 Parents' 'Co-operation' 210 Implications for Permanence Planning 215 References 217 13 Care Planning in Care Proceedings: A Case Study Perspective on Achieving Permanency 219 Dominic McSherry Introduction 219 Care Planning 220 Parallel Planning 220 Concurrent Planning 221 Permanency Planning and Attachment 221 Case Studies 222 Discussion 230 Acknowledgements 232 References 232 14 The Participation of Looked-after Children in Public Law Proceedings 235 Karen Winter Introduction 235 Who Are Looked-after Children? 236 Looked-after Children and Public Law Proceedings 237 Definitions of Participation 238 Reasons for the Increased Emphasis on Participation 239 Mechanisms and Provisions for the Participation of Looked-after Children in Public Law Proceedings 240 Effectiveness of Existing Mechanisms and Provisions Regarding the Participation of Looked-after Children in Public Law Cases 242 Room for Improvement 244 Ways Forward 246 Conclusion 251 References 251 Part V Messages from Research 257 15 Messages from Research 259 Dorota Iwaniec and Helga Sneddon Introduction 259 Pathways to Permanency 259 Kinship Care 261 Permanency through Adoption 262 Building Attachments and Bonding 263 Children's Rights and Participation of Children in Public Law Proceedings 264 Care Planning, Assessment, and Intervention 266 Legal and Voluntary Pathways to Substitute Care 267 Difficulties and Costs of Legal Proceedings 268 Conclusion 269 References 270 Index 273

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