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Book SynopsisInformed by a case study from the authors' work with a unique NGO in the UK, this book illustrates what it really means to adopt a strengths approach in practice.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The strengths approach in a global emergency 1. A strengths approach to human need 2. A strengths approach to law and policy 3. A strengths approach to organisational development 4. A strengths approach to governance and management 5. A strengths approach to funding an NGO 6. A strengths approach to research 7. A strengths approach to student learning 8. A strengths approach to growing community 9. The strengths approach in practice: how it changes lives

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Book SynopsisOur current culture is dominated by the ideology of creativity. One is supposed to create the new and not to care about the things as they are. This ideology legitimises the domination of the "creative class" over the rest of the population that is predominantly occupied by forms of care - medical care, child care, agriculture, industrial maintenance and so on. We have a responsibility to care for our own bodies, but here again our culture tends to thematize the bodies of desire and to ignore the bodies of care - ill bodies in need of self-care and social care. But the discussion of care has a long philosophical tradition. The book retraces some episodes of this tradition - beginning with Plato and ending with Alexander Bogdanov through Hegel, Heidegger, Bataille and many others. The central question discussed is: who should be the subject of care? Should I care for myself or trust the others, the system, the institutions? Here, the concept of the self-care becomes a revolutionary principle that confronts the individual with the dominating mechanisms of control.Trade ReviewThe Covid pandemic and other ongoing crises made us all aware that the work of care in all its forms - healthcare, care for the old, care for the victims of natural and social catastrophes, up to self-care - is the type of work that defines our epoch. However, this notion is not exempt from ideological mystifications: from times immemorial, the rich and powerful justify their wealth and power by claiming they care for the needy. Groys analyzes the notion (and practice) of care in all its dimensions, from authentic solidarity to devious manipulations and New Age spiritualist self-care. Philosophy of Care is a book for everyone who wants to understand where we are today and why we are in such a mess. in short, it is a book for everyone. -- Slavoj ZizekBoris Groys has deepened the intellectual project of Art History in ways that will be felt for decades to come. With The Philosophy of Care, he expands and focuses the question of care to encompass the physical and the symbolic, the self and the other, value and life, recognition and recovery. The future is defined by the fragility of life --individual life, collective life and planetary life-- and the omnipresence of death. Groys offers us a new version of 'the common task' that binds us all. -- Benjamin Bratton

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A magisterial critique of top-down social planning that has been cited, and debated, by the free-market libertarians of the Cato Institute (which recently dedicated an issue of its online journal to the book), development economists, and partisans of Occupy Wall Street alike."—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times"One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades. . . . A fascinating interpretation of the growth of the modern state. . . . Scott presents a formidable argument against using the power of the state in an attempt to reshape the whole of society."—John Gray, New York Times Book Review"Illuminating and beautifully written, this book calls into sharp relief the nature of the world we now inhabit."—New Yorker"Seeing Like a State is an important work. It will, I believe, be used widely in university courses and by a wider reading public who seek to understand the broad contours of our recent history."—Jane Adams, Rural History"To my mind, Seeing Like a State is one of the most stimulating and ambitious synthetic works of recent years."—John Agar, British Journal for the History of ScienceWinner of the 2000 Mattei Dogan Award 2015 Wildavsky Award for Enduring Contribution to Policy Studies, from the Public Policy Section of the American Political Science Association"The 'perfection' Scott so rightly and with such tremendous skill and erudition debunks in his book he himself has nearly reached, as far as positing and presenting the problem is concerned. The case of what the order-crazy mind is capable of doing and why we need to stop it from doing it has been established 'beyond any reasonable doubt' and with a force that cannot be strengthened."—Zygmunt Bauman, emeritus professor, University of Leeds"A tour de force. . . . Reading the book delighted and inspired me. It's not the first time Jim Scott has had that effect."—Charles Tilly, Columbia University"Stunning insights, an original position, and a conceptual approach of global application. Scott's book will at once take its place among the decade's truly seminal contributions to comparative politics."—M. Crawford Young, University of Wisconsin, Madison"James Scott is one of the most original and interesting social scientists whom I know. So it is no surprise that Seeing Like a State is a broad ranging, theoretically important, and empirically grounded treatment of the modern state. For anyone interested in learning about this fundamental tension of modernity and about the destruction wrought in the twentieth century as a consequence of the dominant development ideology of the simplifying state, high modernism, Seeing Like a State is a must read."—Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, Professor of Government and Social Studies at Harvard University and author of Hitler's Willing Executioners "A broad-ranging, theoretically important, and empirically grounded treatment of the modern state and its propensity to simplify and make legible a society which by nature is complex and opaque. For anyone interested in learning about this fundamental tension of modernity and about the destruction wrought in the twentieth century as a consequence of the dominant development ideology of the simplifying state, this is a must-read."—Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, author of Hitler’s Willing Executioners

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Book SynopsisEnhance your students' practical skills and develop their key content knowledge with this proven formula for effective, structured revision.Target success in OCR's Cambridge Technical Level 3 Health and Social Care with this revision guide that brings together exam-style questions, revision tasks and practical tips to help students to review, strengthen and test their knowledge.With My Revision Notes, every student can:- Enjoy an interactive approach to revision, with clear topic summaries that consolidate knowledge and related activities that put the content into context.- Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner.- Build, practise and enhance exam skills by progressing through revision tasks and Test Yourself activities.- Improve exam technique through exam-style questions and sample answers with commentary from an expert author and teacher.- Get exam ready with answers to the activities available online

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Book SynopsisThe first-ever biography of Mozhdah Jamalzadah: refugee, pop singer, and champion of women’s rights.Many have tried to silence her, but Mozhdah Jamalzadah remains the most powerful female voice of her generation in Afghanistan, boldly speaking out about women’s rights. Voice of Rebellion charts her incredible journey, including arriving in Canada as a child refugee, setting her father’s protest poem to music (and making it a #1 hit), performing that song for Michelle and Barack Obama, and, finally, being invited to host her own show in Afghanistan. The Mozhdah Show earned her the nickname “The Oprah of Afghanistan” and tackled taboo subjects like divorce and domestic violence for the first time in the country’s history. But even as her words resonated with women and families, Mozhdah received angry death threats—some of them serious—and was eventually advised to return to Canada.Traversing Central Asia and North America, Voice of Rebellion profiles a devoted singer and activist who continues to fight for change, even from afar.Trade Review"Refugee stories are too seldom hopeful. But Voice of Rebellion, the story of one of Afghanistan’s most remarkable women, is an inspiration—a gripping tale of triumph and of breaking barriers."—Melissa Fleming, chief spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and author of A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea“Women can see themselves in the heroine of this story, Mozhdah, and find true inspiration from her strength and courage to return to Afghanistan. This book cries out with passion to follow your true calling despite overwhelming obstacles.”—Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay, human rights activist"A heartbreaking and empowering tale of self-discovery, Voice of Rebellion offers chilling insights into the plight of refugees and invokes incredible empathy for those adjusting to life in a new country. Mozhdah's journey from trying to fit in to embracing her identity and speaking up against injustice is something all can relate to, while her rebellious courage to drive change is awe-inspiring. I found it difficult to put this book down!"—Samra Zafar, bestselling author of A Good Wife“Voice of Rebellion is a book that should be read for a better understanding of the current war in Afghanistan, the destruction it has ravished, and how one voice can begin to make changes despite all the obstacles which may lie in the path ahead.”—The Girly Book Club

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Book SynopsisePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Building on research in public health, social epidemiology and the social determinants of health, this book presents complexity theory as an alternative basis for an outcome-oriented public management praxis.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Rationalism: A Failed Logic for Public Service Reform? 3. The Complexity Theory of Outcome Creation 4. Complexity as a Service Reform Trajectory: Dynamic Capabilities for Better Public Service Outcomes 5. Human Learning Systems: A New Trajectory in Public Service Reform? 6. Learning Partnerships: Relevant Research for a Complex World 7. Harnessing Complexity for Better Social Outcomes: A Reform and Research Agenda

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Book SynopsisHousing means prosperity and security for some; poverty, precarity and sickness for others. More people live in private rented accommodation than ever before, and rents rise without apparent reason. Homes are smaller every year, and nearly 20 per cent of tenants live in hazardous conditions. Homelessness is at a new high. Yet the government’s only solution is to promote homeownership.Against Landlords shows that this crisis is not the product of happenstance or political incompetence. Government policy has intentionally split British citizens into homeowners and renters, two classes set on very different financial paths. In the UK, one out of every twenty-one adults is a landlord, and it is this group, and those who aspire to join it, represented by the political class.In his radical new interpretation of the housing crisis, lawyer Nick Bano explains how this environment set the conditions for the Grenfell Tower fire and how it means a life of anxiety for t

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Book SynopsisSchools play a vital role in safeguarding children and young people, and this timely book examines how schools identify and respond to child protection concerns, and their engagement with local authority children's services.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Making sense of schools’ engagement in multi-agency working in the changed educational landscape Part 1: The national picture 2. A historical perspective: the evolving role of schools in child protection and safeguarding Reflections from Susannah Wright, Senior Lecturer in Education Studies, School of Education, Oxford Brookes University 3. Contemporary challenges: views from local authorities and ‘the field’ Reflections from Anne Edwards, Professor Emerita, Department of Education, University of Oxford Part 2: Schools’ perspectives 4. How schools are responding to safeguarding and the challenges they face 5. Meeting the threshold: referral to children’s social care services 6. Beneath the threshold: ‘early help’ and schools’ support for children and families Reflections from Alun Rees, Alun Rees Learning Limited and Consultant to the Rees Centre for the Study of Fostering and Education, University of Oxford Part 3: Concluding thoughts 7. Schools and safeguarding: aligning expectations with reality

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Book SynopsisThis practical book provides researchers with strategies for conducting socially just school-based research. This comprehensive text provides a resource for those interested in conducting school counseling research within school settings. The volume includes a wealth of knowledge from expert scholars in the field to equip researchers with the conceptual knowledge and practical skills to conduct rigorous intervention research with schools. School counseling researchers, counselor education doctoral students, district personnel, and those that review research will have a deep and rich source to support their evolving collaborative research in schools. The editors organize the book to walk readers through the process of creating successful research partnerships with schools that will result in ethical outcomes from their research efforts. Readers are guided through the process of conceptualizing ethical and socially just research in partnership with schools, how to create strong research Table of ContentsChapter 1: A Framework for Conducting School Counseling Research in the Current Educational Environment Chapter 2: Access to Schools: Relationships with Stakeholders and Systems Chapter 3: Ethical Research in Schools: Navigating the IRB Process at the District and University Levels Chapter 4: Research Questions that Contribute to Sound Study Designs for School Counseling Chapter 5: Developmental and Social Considerations When Conducting Research with Children and Adolescents Chapter 6: Using Assessment Instruments in School-Based Research Chapter 7: Research Design: Quantitative Approaches Chapter 8: Research Design: Qualitative Approaches Chapter 9: Research Designs: Action Research Chapter 10: Single Case Research Design: A Practical Option in School Counseling Research Chapter 11: Program Evaluation in Professional School Counseling Chapter 12: Ensuring Treatment Fidelity and Clean Data Collection Chapter 13: Data Analysis Procedures in School Counseling Research Chapter 14: Bridging the Research to Practice Gap

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Book SynopsisThis study is among the first in Canada to document the transformation of municipal governance and public services from Keynesian to neoliberal public policy at the urban scale. Focusing on the neoliberal transformation of cites in Ontario from 1954 to 2014, with special attention to Toronto, it begins with a theoretical analysis of the remaking of municipal public finances and intergovernmental transfers, exposing the social and political causes of urban fiscal crises. This study makes the case that cities have been underfinanced, which has led to a deterioration of public services based on the contention that they are unaffordable. Reductions to employee compensation have been a stated aim of municipal austerity. Megacity Malaise analyzes the interactions and strategies used by civic workers and community groups as they struggle to understand and respond to demands for concessions. Focusing on two major Toronto strikes (by CUPE locals 79 and 416), it puts forward a range of evidence-based social policy alternatives to austerity, drawing attention to labour-community coalitions as the most effective strategy for building resistance against neoliberalism. As headquarters to Canada s largest financial institutions, local government, employment centre and municipal unions, Toronto provides a vivid setting for studying municipal restructuring. Fanelli s analysis is grounded in critical political economy and informed by his decade-long experiences as a Toronto civic worker and municipal unionist. Rigorous intellectual analysis is combined with municipal employee interviews and participant observation, providing a unique methodological approach to examining the socio-political struggles in Toronto and connecting them to municipalities across Ontario and beyond."

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Book SynopsisAJ Withers draws on their own experiences as an organizer, extensive interviews with OCAP activists and Toronto bureaucrats, and freedom of information requests to provide a detailed account of the work of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). This book shows that poor people's organizing can be effective even in periods of neoliberal retrenchment.Fight to Win tells the stories of three key OCAP homelessness campaigns: stopping the criminalization of homeless people in a public park; the fight for poor people's access to the Housing Shelter Fund; and a campaign to improve the emergency shelter system and the City's overarching, but inadequate, Housing First policy.This book shows how power works at the municipal level, including the use of a multitude of demobilization tactics, devaluing poor people as sources of knowledge about their own lives, and gaslighting poor people and anti-poverty activists. AJ Withers also details OCAP's dual activist strategy - direct-action casework coupled with mass mobilization - for both immediate need and long-term change. These campaigns demonstrate the validity of OCAP's longstanding critiques of dominant homelessness policies and practices. Each campaign was fully or partially successful: these victories were secured by anti-poverty activists through the use of, and the threat of, direct disruptive action tactics.

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Book Synopsis'Fascinating ... Tenants should be compulsory reading for every politician' - PANDORA SYKES 'Excellent' - NOVARA MEDIA 'Important heartbreaking and shocking ... this is a vital read.' THE TIMES ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2022 THE TIMES, DAZED, FINANCIAL TIMES, METRO, EVENING STANDARD, REFINERY29, COSMOPOLITAN In twenty-first-century Britain, unsafe homes are a matter of life and death. Award-winning journalist Vicky Spratt traces decades of bad decisions to show how the British dream of secure housing for all has withered. This fierce and moving account tells the stories of those on the frontline, illuminating the ways this national emergency cuts across the country, where the safety net of social housing has unravelled in exchange for profit, and communities have been devastated beyond recognition. Everybody deserves the chance of a safe and stable home, and this urgent, ground-breaking book leads the way.Trade ReviewSo important -- Emma Gannon * Ctrl Alt Del *A must-read that explores the housing crisis and its devastating impact on our health, communities and political landscape. * Cosmopolitan *A major new book on the history and politics of renting * Evening Standard *There is nobody better placed to write a book that tells the stories of 'Britain's housing shame' * Metro *Fascinating, incendiary, rigorously well-researched. Tenants should be compulsory reading for every politician -- Pandora SykesIt is impossible to read this book without becoming almost incapacitated with rage. This astute analysis examines the toxic lottery of Britain's housing crisis,layingbare our state's lack of fitness for purposeand the devastating outcomes of having no fixed abode -- Lynsey Hanley * The Guardian *An astonishing feat of journalism, storytelling and compassion. I thought I knew about Britain's housing crisis - I did not. ... The system is designed so that the people who rely on it the most feel disempowered - Vicky's journalism is single-handedly changing that. -- Lucia Osborne-CrowleyAn important book by a journalist who has done so much to shine a light on (and change) Britain's broken housing sector -- Lewis Goodall, Policy Editor at BBC NewsnightOpen-minded and formidably informed, Spratt is a compelling narrator. Her stories of people wrenched from their homes by so-called no-fault evictions are startling and infuriating ... Like baring your bank account to be probed by a landlord's algorithm, the book is an experience so bracing it forces you to step back, look at the whole wretched system and think: "Why do we put up with this?" * The Times *Vicky Spratt is one of the best equipped people to wade into this country's housing crisis ... [Her book's] radical plan for rectifying a broken system will leave you feeling hopeful for the future. * Refinery29 *The housing crisis, for so long barely registered by the political class, is beginning to be told by those at the hard end of it. Tenants describes in grim detail just how bad things really are in the UK ... It's long overdue [and] really worth your time. Vicky Spratt is an expert on the housing crisis [and] a brilliant journalist who's great on the data ... some of the anecdotes from her book are terrifying - I really recommend it. -- Aaron Bastani * Novara Media *A copy should be handed to the "people who make decisions about policy" and to anyone who thinks that young people can't buy homes as they "don't work hard enough" - just read this. -- Rebecca Smith * The Skinny *Politicians would do well to read "Tenants", in order to understand the world lived in by so many voters. Victoria Spratt is doing an excellent job of explaining the realities of the private rented sector and the housing crisis in general. [This] isn't just an authentic book, it isn't just an accurate book, it's that rarest of things - a timely book that tells the reality of renting right now and it doesn't disappoint. -- Ben Reeve Lewis, co-founder Safer Renting * Cambridge House *Vicky Spratt's excoriating Tenants shows how Generation Rent is being let down, and reminds us that the power dynamic between renters and their landlords was not always so skewed. Open-minded and formidably informed, Spratt is a compelling narrator, charting the way that governments since the 1980s absolved themselves of responsibility for housing and stripped back protections for renters. [Tenants] is an experience so bracing it forces you to step back, look at the whole wretched system and think: "Why do we put up with this?" That should have politicians feeling rather scared. -- James Riding * The Times *Important -- ShelterLeading Journalist Vicky Spratt's important new book [powerfully] blends an overview of political failure with the personal experiences of those going through eviction. -- Alastair Harper * Shelter *Spratt not only provides an overview and analysis of Britain's housing history, welfare state and the plethora of issues renters are facing today, she gives solutions - readers are urged to think big, think radically and act fast. -- Diyora Shadijanova * Huck Magazine *Tenants is as much an astute political and social analysis as it is a moving, radical call to arms. ... You'll come away from this book seething, but stay armed with Spratt's clear view of how we solve this crisis -- Anna Caffola * The Face Magazine *Vicky Spratt reveals how our dysfunctional housing system is causing dire consequences for people drawing on personal experiences from across the country, [and] calls for a radical reimagination of the housing system. -- Adele Walton * Dazed *Vicky Spratt's ferocious debut Tenants is a comprehensive account of a dysfunctional system, in which constant precarity has become the norm for millions across Britain. ... relentlessly clear-sighted ... rigorous as well as deeply empathetic -- Francisco Garcia * i Paper *"I really haven't a clue how to set about the job." Harold Macmillan committed those words to his diary in 1951, shortly after Winston Churchill asked him to sort out Britain's housing crisis. Macmillan lacked the counsel of Vicky Spratt. * The Times *Reading this drove me into a fury -- David Freeman * Author Archive *Densely researched and makes plain how paper thin is the divide between the cheaper end of renting and being thrown out on to the street ... Argues convincingly that investing in more social housing would benefit everyone, not just those who live in it. * TLS *An urgent and necessary exploration of the housing crisis from one of Britain's leading journalists -- Sirin KaleVicky Spratt has written the essential guide to understanding Britain's housing crisis. Anyone who has ever questioned the process that transformed our homes into speculative financial assets needs to read this book and then send a copy to their MP. -- Dr Kojo Koram * Birkbeck College, University of London *The national need for living space is desperate - as illustrated in Tenants: The People on the Frontline of Britain's Housing Emergency by the journalist Vicky Spratt. Show[ing how] the country is blighted by landlordism, homelessness and Thatcher's legacy, [Tenants reveals] the human cost of a genuinely kafka-esque bureaucratic system. -- Anoosh Chakelian * The New Statesman *Vicky Spratt's shocking and incisive indictment of private renting in Britain describes how functional and productive lives unravel as people lose their homes, sense of self and feeling of belonging in the world. Packed with powerful narratives but also a number of policy alternatives, [Tenants] is based on myriad human stories showing home as a central aspect of people's lives and cornerstone of trust in society and its institutions. The case studies are shocking and sobering .. [but] the shifting nature of the discourse around the housing crisis is significant as they herald a real possibility of change. -- Anna Minton * The Financial Times *A thorough and devastating analysis of Britain's current housing crisis. -- Sadhbh O'Sullivan * Refinery 29 *Illuminating and emotive - [Tenants is] a rallying cry and a must read -- Georgia Healey * Sister Magazine *Searing and passionate, Spratt's essential volume places first hand testimony front and centre in a devastating enquiry into the state of rented accommodation in modern Britain and how decades of bad decisions have left huge numbers of tenants extremely vulnerable. -- Waterstones * Best Books of 2022 *An important examination of how the UK has found itself in such a bad housing crisis that one third of young people today will be renting privately "from cradle to grave". Vicky Spratt is the housing correspondent of the i newspaper and the founder of the Make Renting Fair campaign. She explains how governments since the 1980s have steadily moved away from providing affordable rental homes for people while stripping back most protections for tenants. The case studies of renters in the private sector whose lives are derailed after losing a secure home are heartbreaking and shocking. Whether you are a tenant or a landlord, or indeed a government minister, this is a vital read. -- Tom Knowles * The Times Best Business Books of 2022 *Tenants charts the diabolical state of housing in Britain, written by the i's brilliant housing correspondent, Vicky Spratt. Tenants doesn't hit you round the head with a gazillion dispassionately-listed facts and figures, nor is it full of unnecessarily complicated housing jargon - instead, it invites you into the world of Britain's renters, painting a vivid picture of their plight in the process. Using their stories as starting points, Spratt carefully untangles the thorny mess of the housing crisis, explaining how we got here, who exactly is impacted and how we can build a fairer society with shelter for all. * Dazed Magazine Best Books of the Year *One of the most important books on the Housing Crisis to come out in the past year - authoritative, well researched and speaking truth to power. We can't praise this book enough. * Hope into Action *Victoria Spratt is lucid [and] humane about our complex and deep rotted problems, without becoming cynical about the possibilities for change. A very moving book about the true meaning of sanctuary. -- Andy West, author of The Life Inside

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Book SynopsisThe controversial case for why building more housing will not solve the housing problem

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Book SynopsisLie detection, offender profiling, jury selection, insanity in the law, predicting the risk of re-offending , the minds of serial killers and many other topics that fill news and fiction are all aspects of the rapidly developing area of scientific psychology broadly known as Forensic Psychology. Forensic Psychology: A Very Short Introduction discusses all the aspects of psychology that are relevant to the legal and criminal process as a whole. It includes explanations of criminal behaviour and criminality, including the role of mental disorder in crime, and discusses how forensic psychology contributes to helping investigate the crime and catching the perpetrators. It also explains how psychologists provide guidance to all those involved in civil and criminal court proceedings, including both the police and the accused, and what expert testimony can be provided by a psychologist about the offender at the trial. Finally, David Canter examines how forensic psychology is used, particularlTable of Contents1. The Excitement and Challenge of Forensic Psychology ; 2. How to Make a Criminal ; 3. Experts in Court ; 4. Psychology and Legal Proceedings ; 5. Working with Offenders ; 6. Working with Law Enforcement ; 7 ; Further Reading ; Glossary

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Book SynopsisAn impassioned critique of mental health movements from one of the left’s most important thinkers on healthTrade Review'A powerful and impassioned defence of psychiatry, urging the Left to confront the harsh realities of mental illness' -- William Davies, author of 'The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being''One of the most prolific, versatile and scholarly of this country’s socialist writers' -- 'The Times''A unique voice, politically committed but always balanced, urgent but always laced with humour' -- 'New Statesman'Table of ContentsIntroduction to the New Edition About the Author Acknowledgements Part One: Anti-Psychiatry 1. Anti-Psychiatry, Illness and the Mentally Ill 2. Psycho-Medical Dualism: The Case of Erving Goffman 3. R.D. Laing: The Radical Trip 4. R.D. Laing: The Return to Psychiatry 5. Michel Foucault: The Anti-History of Psychiatry 6. Psychiatry and Politics in Thomas Szasz Part Two: Psychiatry and Liberation 7. Mental Health Movements and Issues: A Survey and Prospect References Index

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Book SynopsisThrough her courageous resistance, she has, for a moment, drawn global attention to the ongoing struggle of Saudi women. The striking image of a young woman, wielding nothing but a cellphone, facing down the force of an oppressive government is an apt metaphor for this fraught moment in Saudi Arabia's history.'THE WASHINGTON POSTA gripping true story of bravery and sacrifice by a young woman whose escape from Saudi Arabia captivated the world.In early 2019, after more than a year of careful planning, Rahaf Mohammed boarded a plane and finally escaped from Saudi Arabia. If caught, she was sure she would be killed, like other rebel women who had tried to flee her country's oppressive regime.But the eighteen-year-old only made it as far as Bangkok before her passport was taken away. It was a trick, and soon she found herself trapped, barricaded in a hotel room. As men pounded on her door, the teenager decided to reach out to the world on Twitter and the world answered. Her account gainedTrade Review‘Rebel is an eye-opening look into a closed kingdom, and a grim reminder of a place where women’s rights are still far from recognised.’ Daily Mail ‘Mohammed brings alive her austere classrooms, the rages of her domineering brothers, the desires of girls like her and the sorrow of such oppression. Her story is that of many more without a voice who cannot rise above their circumstances. She speaks for them in a dignified, raw manner.’ Observer, Book of the Day ‘Mohammed, who garnered international headlines as a teenager in 2019 when she fled Saudi Arabia and was detained by authorities in Thailand, recounts her daring path to liberation in this potent debut. . . . Her scorching indictment serves as a beacon for women worldwide yearning for freedom.’—Publishers Weekly ‘A harrowing account of a Saudi woman’s triumph over oppression. . . . Mohammed creates a tense narrative of her desperate flight, the efforts of her powerful father to stop her, and the determined journalist who came to her aid. An absorbing chronicle of courage.’—Kirkus Reviews ‘Rahaf is going to start a revolution’ TIME MAGAZINE 'Rebel makes it clear that the cultural honor/shame dynamic and the male guardianship system continue to weigh heavily on the daily lives of Saudi women and their moral universe, through a complex mixture of psychological, cultural and religious elements. Rahaf ultimately fled the Kingdom, under cover of darkness by the skin of her teeth, in order to spread her wings. Saudi women deserve better, safer options for their future.'AYAAN HIRSI ALI, author of Infidel and Prey ‘An inspiring read that will leave you shaking with fury, and then cheering in solidarity’SOPHIE MCNEILL, Human Rights Watch, author of We Can’t Say We Didn’t Know

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Man Enough filled my heart with courage to do and be better. Oozing truth and love this book was absolutely necessary for me to read. If you’re like me and searching for a push in the right direction… you’ve found it.” — Shawn Mendes "In a world drowning in harmful ideas about masculinity, Man Enough is the life raft we desperately need. Wise, vulnerable, trustworthy, and hilarious, this book will liberate lives, redeem relationships, and help carry us all to higher ground." — Glennon Doyle, New York Times bestselling author of Untamed, Founder of Together Rising “Man Enough takes us on an intensely personal yet universal journey as Justin Baldoni explores how the messages of masculinity have shaped him individually and us collectively. His brave reflections invite us into our own stories with more empathy, compassion, and freedom for ourselves and for the men in our lives. This book shines a needed light on our inherent self-worth and what it truly means to be man enough.” — Jay Shetty, New York Times bestselling author of Think Like A Monk “This is the most important addition to the conversation around masculinity in a decade because it is solution based and allows everyone access to this conversation in a safe way. Justin is masterful in encouraging and guiding men in consciously examining their own masculinity and how it's affecting their lives and the world around them by being transparent and vulnerable about his own growth.” — Karamo Brown, TV Host & star of Netflix’s Queer Eye "Rather than “redefining” masculinity, which merely sets new limits and expectations, Baldoni’s approach of “undefining” creates more space for men (and everyone else) to fully be themselves." — Donald Collins, Healthline

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Book SynopsisAs older adults and their families opt out of nursing homes, a range of home and community-based services have risen up to provide care. This book examines existing and emerging models of these services. Emphasizing the multidisciplinary and interprofessional practice approaches used to deliver care, it is an essential learning tool.Trade ReviewPresenting a welcomed and needed comprehensive examination of home and community services—which has received insufficient attention until now—Anderson, Dabelko-Schoeny, and Fields offer a historical and contemporary understanding of this critical life space. Students, practitioners, policy makers, and other stakeholders in the health professions will learn fundamentals and gain new passion for assuring that health and care come home. -- Laura N. Gitlin, Drexel UniversityAmericans overwhelmingly desire to live at home in their communities as they grow older, especially those with chronic health conditions and daily living challenges who often fear ending up in institutions away from loved ones and friends. Home- and Community-Based Services for Older Adults is an essential primer for those working across the care continuum and seek to deliver person-centered support so that all of us can live well in the place we call “home." -- Gretchen Alkema, The SCAN FoundationThe authors have masterfully integrated information from a broad range of sources and distilled it into a well-researched, well-organized, well-written, and well, swell book that provides sound historical context, contemporary policy and practice implications, and a peek at the future. -- Mercedes Bern-Klug, University of IowaThis book could fill a gap in student education regarding her or his future professional opportunities and experiences. It is useful to have such depth provided on HCBS, as these are often embedded across content or covered in one to several chapters among other texts. The book is well written and accessible to readers at multiple levels of education. -- Marla Berg-Weger and Cara Wallace, St. Louis UniversityThis volume offers a timely treatment of an evolving, complex social phenomenon. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. Policies Related to Home- and Community-Based Services, by Amanda J. Lehning3. The Older Americans Act and the Aging Network4. Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Practice Skills Across Home- and Community-Based Services Settings5. Family Caregiving6. Home Health Care 7. The Village Concept and Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities 8. Home-Based Primary Care 9. Assisted Living and Housing with Services 10. Adult Day Services11. Hospice in Community Settings 12. International Perspectives on Home- and Community-Based Services13. Technology in Home- and Community-Based Services Afterword: A Commentary on the Future of Home- and Community-Based Services, by Joseph E. GauglerGlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisBehaviour is always in the news. Sometimes we praise people for their endeavour, their heroism and their love. Generally we complain about people for their laziness, arrogance, pettiness and bad behaviour. The media are full of it and our daily conversation is filled with what our acquaintances or characters from the soaps are up to!Blob Behaviour is a set of cards which looks at how we all relate and provides the user with an opportunity to look at the whole range of human behaviour ...and understand one another through it!Intended for use in educational settings and/or therapy contexts under the supervision of an adult. This is not a toy.Table of Contents48 cards (125 x 80mm) +booklet Boxed ISBN 978-0-86388-879-3 ORDER CODE D11-003-5752 GBP25.75 +VAT

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Book SynopsisEver wondered why your life and health can sometimes be so hard to control? Or why it seems so easy for other people? Mark Hanson and Lucy Green draw on their years of experience as scientists and educators to cut through the usual information on genetics and lifestyle to reveal the secrets of early development which start to make each of us unique, during our first 1,000 days from the moment of conception. Some surprising discoveries, based on little-known new research, show how events during our first 1,000 days make each of us who we are and explain how we control our bodies, processes that go way beyond just the genes which we inherited. Provoking new ways of thinking about being parents, this book empowers individuals and society to give the next generation the gift of a good start to life and future health.Table of ContentsList of Figures; Preface; 1. Now You Are Two – the end of the beginning?; 1.1 Memories are made of this; 1.2 You get that from your father; 1.3 Who cares for you?; 1.4 Parrot fashion; 1.5 Learning on the job; 1.6 Tickling the senses; 1.7 Just checking; 1.8 Self-control; 1.9 Square eyes; 1.10 Learning to protect yourself; 1.11 Gut instinct; 1.12 The end of the beginning; 2. A Narrow Escape; 2.1 On the rocks; 2.2 Who's in control?; 2.3 Exit strategy; 2.4 Best laid plans; 2.5 The compromise; 2.6 Give unto Caesar; 2.7 Constrained circumstances; 2.8 The bigger the better?; 3. Growing in the Dark; 3.1 The stations are not the journey; 3.2 To sleep, perchance to dream; 3.3 Be prepared; 3.4 Practice makes perfect; 3.4 Have a heart; 3.5 Water baby; 3.6 Investing in our bodies; 3.7 A Taste of the Future; 3.8 Nobody is perfect; 3.9 In the darkroom; 4. Sex Appeal; 4.1 Caught in the act; 4.2 50 shades of variation; 4.3 Coding; 4.4 Variety is the spice; 4.5 Grain of salt; 4.6 First conversation; 4.7 Controlling conception; 4.8 Technology to the rescue; 4.9 When is the best time to be conceived?; 5. Shit Happens; 5.1 Managing expectations; 5.2 Lives on the line; 5.3 Greed, gluttony and sloth?; 5.4 A bridge too far; 5.5 The musical score is not the performance; 5.6 I didn't see that coming; 5.7 Man hands on misery to man; 5.8 Women and children last; 6. The Gift; 6.1 Who's in charge here?; 6.2 Homer Simpson's advice; 6.3 The known and the unknown; 6.4 The personal is political; 6.5 Youth voice; 6.6 Get our act together; 6.7 The buck stops here; 6.8 The gift; Acknowledgements; Further Reading; Index.

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Book SynopsisIndia's ageing population is growing rapidly. This book examines living arrangements across India and their impact on the provision of care for older adults in India.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Living Arrangements and Care in India – Ajay Bailey, Martin Hyde and K. S. James 2. Theorising Care and Relationships in the Age of Migration – Ajay Bailey and Martin Hyde 3. Emerging Living Arrangements of Older Adults in India: Patterns and Welfare Implications – K S James and Sanjay Kumar 4. Living Arrangement Concordance and the Well-being of Older Persons in India – T. S. Syamala, Verma Supriya and Sebastian Joseph 5. Family Size and Living Arrangements Among Older Adults in Kerala: Panel Data Analysis, 2004–2019 – S. Irudaya Rajan and S. Sunitha 6. Care Arrangements for Older Adults: Exploring the Intergenerational Contract in Emigrant Households of Goa, India – Allen P. Ugargol, Ajay Bailey, Inge Hutter and K.S. James 7. All My Responsibilities Towards My Children Are Over! Linked Lives and Life Course Obligations Among Older Adults With Migrant Children in India – Ajay Bailey, K. S. James, and Jyoti Hallad 8. Interpreting the Landscapes of Care for Older Men in Delhi and Kolkata: Perspectives From Care Receivers and Caregivers – Selim Jahangir, Ajay Bailey and Anindita Datta 9. The Role of Cultural Meaning System and Place Attachment in Retaining Home Ownership While Residing in Retirement Homes in Kerala, India – Nikhil Pazhoothundathil, Ajay Bailey, and Inge Hutter 10. Decision-Making and Choice or Sine qua Non? Care Home Entry in Tamil Nadu – Vanessa Burholt, R. Maruthakutti and Carol A. Maddock 11. Welfare and Development Programmes for Older Adults in India – S. Siva Raju 12. Lessons and Future Directions for Caregiving Research in India – Martin Hyde, Ajay Bailey, and K. S. James

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Book SynopsisReflect on how best practice can be managed in care settings, develop your leadership skills and achieve your career goals with this new edition of Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care.This new edition of Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care has been fully updated to reflect the changes to the structure of the qualification. Covering all of the mandatory units in an easy-to-follow and thorough manner, this book is perfect for anyone looking to progress in their management career and for existing care setting managers as an invaluable reference guide. -Covers all the information in the qualification thoroughly and in an easy to follow manner with a new and updated design.-Updated to match the Level 5 qualification''s integration into the higher apprenticeship programme including the new ''undertake a research project'' unit.-Encourage learners to think more about the theory aspect of the qualification and how it i

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive textbook designed to get you through the entirety of your Health and Social Care BSc degree. Covering all the important topics and pressing issues relevant to Health and Social Care today. The book is split into three parts, starting with the essential areas and core knowledge you will need as you start your degree, these include the sociology and psychology of illness, academic skills, key legal and ethical issues, reflective practice, and the research process. Before moving onto health and social care in practice, highlighting topics such as health promotion, safeguarding children and their rights, and working with people experiencing mental health disorders. The final part covers some of the challenges faced in present day health and social care, looking at social justice issues, legal and ethical considerations, leadership, and health inequalities. All content is supported by practical and reflective features to help you throughout your degree, these include: Interactive activities, real life case studies and examples related to chapter content, links and suggestions for further reading, and answers to key activities and case studies exercises. The perfect companion text for a Health and Social Care degree, or any other course related to the health and social care services.Trade ReviewOffers complete coverage of all the elements of a Health and Social Care programme and more. It is a comprehensive guide that is both informative and interesting; recommended for students and practitioners in the ever-changing field of Health and Social Care. -- Julie BurtonThis is a comprehensive, insightful and timely textbook that offers health and social care students and professionals an accessible approach to theory, legislation, and practice. -- Dr Yolanda ErasoCombining a multi-disciplinary approach to health and social care, this text book will help students link theory with practice in a highly effective way. Providing insights into the diversity of health and social care, alongside broader social influences upon health and wellbeing. -- Dr Joanne SmithThis book gives a great introduction to the many aspects of health and social care that students will want to be aware of and up to date with. -- Clare BellamyWhilst studying for my nursing degree, this book has provided me with a wealth of knowledge. In particular, around the different socio-economic impacts and determinants of health in relation to patient wellbeing. This information has proved vital in helping me structure my field-specific nursing assignments relating to public health, as well as also providing me with a plan of how to structure any research-based assignments/arguments. I particularly enjoyed the activities throughout the book as they made me question things that I don’t usually think about, such as theories in psychology. The activities also provided me with some much-needed time to think about more generic subjects, such as the ‘world we live in’. It provided me with the opportunity to think outside the box. Overall, a very enjoyable read. -- Felicity DalyAs a student who has dyslexia, I found this book to be particularly helpful in developing my academic skills. As a result of reading the textbook, the overall structure and clarity of my assignments improved. The book is comprehensive and covers many aspects of health and social care that students will find beneficial for their studies. The interactive text and case studies enabled me to link theory to practice and the activities throughout made for an enjoyable and valuable read. I would highly recommend this textbook to students, at any stage of their studies, to support them throughout their degree. I wish I had this book sooner! -- Eloise ClarkeWhat a fabulous publication! Very comprehensive and informative. The authors efficiently combined the most recent findings with a historical perspective highlighting the healthcare system′s changeable nature, its origins and consequences for all stakeholders. Each chapter, written by an expert in a field, covers important for nurses and healthcare delivery issues ending with extending the topic reading list relevant for furthering the knowledge. As a third-year nursing student, I have found this book very helpful. It provided interesting discourse for all my assignments and enhanced my understanding of the healthcare system′s multifaceted nature. It is written in a sophisticated but accessible manner, even for a reader whose English is not a dominant language - a pleasure to read. -- Barbara JardineTable of ContentsPART 1: UNDERPINNING KNOWLEDGE Chapter 1: Sociology and Health and Illness - Ashley Frawley Chapter 2: Psychology and Health and Illness - Darren J. Edwards Chapter 3: Academic Skills and Practice - Pete Hanratty and Ben Martin Chapter 4: The Research Process in Health and Social Care - Pete King Chapter 5: The Law Relating to Health and Social Care: Introduction to Key Principles - Angela Smith and Julia Parkhouse Chapter 6: The Law Relating to Health and Social Care: Further Key Principles - Angela Smith & Julia Parkhouse Chapter 7: Reflective Practice and Critical Thinking - Sally Riggall Chapter 8: Physiological Effects of Ageing in the Older Adult - John Knight PART 2: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE IN ACTION Chapter 9: Safeguarding Children and Adults - Charlotte Chisnell and Caroline Kelly Chapter 10: Childcare in the UK - Pete King Chapter 11: Health Promotion and Health Psychology - Michelle Anderson and Llewellyn Morgan Chapter 12: Children’s Rights and Participation - Tracey Maegusuku-Hewett and Pete King Chapter 13: Working with Persons Experiencing Mental Disorder: Mental Health Conditions - Keith Bradley-Adams Chapter 14: Determinants of Poor Mental Health and the Road to Recovery - Keith Bradley-Adams PART 3: CONTEMPORARY TOPICS Chapter 15: Using and Developing Evidence in Health and Social Care Practice - Hazel M. Chapman Chapter 16: Leadership and Management - Stephanie Best Chapter 17: Legal and Ethical Considerations in Health and Social Care - Hugh Upton and Angela Smith Chapter 18: Equity, Intersectionality and Anti-Oppressive Practice - Sue Bond-Taylor and Ceryl Davies Chapter 19: Social Justice Issues in Health and Social Care - Gideon Calder Chapter 20: Disability Policy and provision in health and social care - Andrew Dunning Chapter 21: Health Inequalities - Lance Benny Goodman

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Book SynopsisA collection of personal stories, history, poetry, and artA Land With a People is a book of stories, photographs and poetry which elevates rarely heard Palestinian and Jewish voices and visions. Eloquently framed with a foreword by the dynamic Palestinian legal scholar and activist, Noura Erakat, this book began as a storytelling project of Jewish Voice for Peace-New York City and subsequently transformed into a theater project performed throughout the New York City area. Stories touch hearts, open minds, and transform our understanding of the ?other??as well as our comprehension of own roles and responsibilities? and A Land With a People emerges from this reckoning. It brings us the narratives of secular, Muslim, Christian, and queer Palestinians who endure the particular brand of settler colonialism known as Zionism. It relays the transformational journeys of Ashkenazi, Mizrahi, queer, and Palestinian Jews who have come to reject the received Zionist narrative. Unflinching in their confrontation of the power dynamics that underlie their transformation process, these writers find the courage to face what has happened to historic Palestine, and to their own families as a result. Contextualized by a detailed historical introduction and timeline charting 150 years of Palestinian and Jewish resistance to Zionism, this collection will stir emotions, provoke fresh thinking, and point to a more hopeful, loving future?one in which Palestine/Israel is seen for what it is in its entirety, as well as for what it can be.

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Book SynopsisThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound and potentially ever-lasting impact on our economy, society, and the way that we live. In response to this pandemic there has been a plethora of research published about COVID-19. However, within this fast-growing body of literature there are only scant references made to the impact that this pandemic has had on autistics, their families, and the healthcare professionals who support autistics. Autism and COVID-19 is a concise summary of the research, bridging the gaps in our knowledge about autism and the COVID-19 pandemic. Bennett and Goodall address vaccine hesitancy among autistics and parents raising autistic children, the experiences of autistics living with COVID-19 disease and parenting an autistic child during the COVID-19 pandemic, synthesising the data about the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of autistic, their families, and those that provide autistics with medical assistance. Autism and COVID-19 both reviews the existing literature and presents new findings from a survey distributed to autistics and parents of autistics during the pandemic, all of which offer a unique and timely contribution to researchers, academics, practitioners, and those working with autistics and their families.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Methodology Chapter 3. Results Chapter 4. New perspectives about the COVID-19 pandemic for autistics

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Book SynopsisThe programme was designed to support professionals to process their workplace experiences and support them to build resilience levels to ensure they had future coping strategies beyond the initial life of the supervision sessions. The model of restorative resilience supervision was first developed in response to the emotional demands of midwives, doctors and nurses caring for families who had experienced miscarriage and stillbirth.Table of ContentsContent Includes: Introduction Workplace stress Vulnerability of the helping professions Resilience and protective factors Why restorative resilience supervision? Key elements of the model Case studies

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Book SynopsisThis book interrogates white responses to black-led movements for racial justice. It is a philosophical self-reflection on the ways in which ‘white’ reactions to Black Lives Matter stand in the way of the movement’s important work. It probes reactions which often prevent white people from according to black activists the full range of human emotion and expression, including joy, anger, mourning, and political action. Johanna C. Luttrell encourages different conceptions of empathy and impartiality specific to social movements for racial justice, and addresses objections to identity politics.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Getting my People 1.1 Whiteness and Self-Reflection 1.2 “We” White People: On the Possibility of Collective Identity 1.3 The Hate that we see Might be our Own: Distinguishing Black Anger from White Hate Chapter 2: Empathy and Racial Justice: Redefining Impartiality in Response to Social Movements 2.1 White Empathy and Black Lives Matter 2.2 Perspectives Against ‘Just Empathy’ 2.3 Managing Empathy Through Colorblindness 2.4 Empathy and Racial Justice: A Different Idea of Impartiality Chapter 3: How White People Refuse to Understand Black Mourning 3.1 White Responses to Black-led Political Mourning 3.2 Conservative Responses to Black Mourning: Militarization, Gas-lighting, Tone-policing 3.3 Liberal Responses to Black Mourning: Voyeurism and Appropriation 3.4 Recognizing Agency, Giving up the Idealized Victim 3.5 Mourning’s Potential: Undoing the Political Order in Antigone and the Book of Jeremiah Chapter 4: Respecting Black Lives Matter as Arendtian Political Action 4.1 How Political Action is Different from Scientific Inquiry 4.2 Political Action as Unprecedented 4.3 Political Action as Revelatory 4.4 Political Action as Knowledge-Creating 4.5 Arendt’s Failure to Respect Black-Led Social Movements as Political Action Chapter 5: Conclusion 5.1 Interrogating Allyship 5.2 Answering Objections to Identity Politics 5.3 White Feminism and Allyship 5.4 A Positive Prescription for Empathy?

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is an insightful, extremely innovative, and much-needed book. In revealing the histories, genealogies, and geographies of our ‘logistical world,’ The Deadly Life of Logistics opens up crucial issues of contemporary politics that are all too often, as Deborah Cowen says, rendered ‘invisible in plain sight’ by their very ubiquity and normality. Blending deep genealogical insight, social and political theory, and topical contemporary case studies, the book’s fusion is tremendously powerful. It is an immense achievement." —Mimi Sheller, Drexel University"Fascinating, informative and politically engaged."—We Make Money Not Art"The Deadly Life of Logistics is both an important contribution to understandings of globalization, security, and economy, and an opening to further inquiry on the political and economic geographies of the material movement of goods."—Antipode"Thought provoking."—Consumption Markets and Culture"Cowen’s The Deadly Life of Logistics: Mapping Violence in Global Trade is a welcome contribution, clearly showing how something as purely technical as logistics has turned into a phenomenon shaping politics in several different relams, and will surely be a good read for those interested in political geography, critical geopolitics, labor rights, the history of logistics, and international relations."—International Studies Review"Cowen’s [The Deadly Life of Logistics]provides a much-needed alternative and critical reading of the spatial organization of logistics. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the changing nature of economic space in neoliberal economies."—The Canadian Geographer"Cowen’s work rightfully challenges the dominant discourses that have pervaded the academic debates on logistics."—Cultural Geography"Cowen generates a comprehensive historic and contemporary critique of the everyday violence associated with global trade."—Human GeographyTable of ContentsContentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: The Citizenship of Stuff in the Global Social Factory1. The Revolution in Logistics: “America’s Last Dark Continent”2. From National Borders to Global Seams: The Rise of Supply Chain Security3. The Labor of Logistics: Just-in-Time Jobs4. The Geo-economics of Piracy: The ‘Somali Pirate’ and the Remaking of International Law5. Logistics Cities: The “Urban Heart” of EmpireConclusion: Rough Trade? Sex, Death, and the Queer ‘Nature’ of CirculationAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisNobel Prize winner Amartya Sen''s first great book, now reissued in a fully revised and expanded second edition''Can the values which individual members of society attach to different alternatives be aggregated into values for society as a whole, in a way that is both fair and theoretically sound? Is the majority principle a workable rule for making decisions? How should income inequality be measured? When and how can we compare the distribution of welfare in different societies?''These questions, from the citation by the Swedish Academy of Sciences when Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, refer to his work in Collective Choice and Social Welfare, the most important of all his early books. Originally published in 1970, this classic work in welfare economics has been recognized for its ground-breaking role in integrating economics and ethics, and for its influence in opening up new areas of research in social choice, including Trade ReviewWith his masterly prose, ease of erudition and ironic humour, Sen is one of the few great world intellectuals on whom we may rely to make sense out of our existential confusion -- Nadime GordimerAmartya Sen occupies a unique position among modern economists. He is an outstanding economic theorist, a world authority on social choice and welfare economics. He is a leading figure in development economics, carrying out path-breaking work on appraising the effectiveness of investment in poor countries -- Anthony B. Atkinson * New York Review of Books *The first edition in 1970 of this fine book was of immense importance and at the core of Amartya Sen's Nobel Prize. His contributions since, to our conceptions of rights, liberty, justice, identity, poverty, inequality and development, have been of still greater significance to our understanding of the fundamental challenges we face as individuals and societies in thinking about who we are and how we should act. The substantive and profound additions in this edition delve even deeper into the arguments of the original and relate them to the central questions and issues of his subsequent research and writing. Sen is one of the great minds of both the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. We owe him a huge debt -- Nicholas Stern

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Book SynopsisFor more than thirty years, On Being a Therapist has inspired generations of mental health professionals (and their clients) to explore the most private, confusing, and sacred aspects of helping others. In this thoroughly revised and updated sixth edition, Jeffrey Kottler explores many of the challenges that therapists face in their practices today, including pressures from increased technology, economic realities, and advances in theory and technique. He also examines the stress factors that are brought on from managed care bureaucracy, conflicts at work, and clients'' own anxiety and depression. This new edition includes updated sources, new material on technology, new challenges that therapists face as a result of the global pandemic, and an emphasis on teletherapy and navigating ethics and practice logistics remotely. Generations of students and practitioners in counseling, psychology, social work, psychotherapy, marriage and family therapy, and human services have found comfort, support, and renewed confidence in On Being a Therapist, and this sixth edition builds upon this solid foundation as it continues to educate, inform, and inspire helping professionals everywhere.Table of ContentsAbout the Author Preface 1. The Therapist's Journey 2. Struggles for Power and Influence 3. Personal and Professional Lives 4. On Being a Therapeutic Storyteller- and Listener 5. How Clients Change Their Therapists 6. Hardships of Therapeutic Practice 7. Being Imperfect, Living with Failure 8. Patients Who Test Our Patience 9. Boredom and Burnout 10. That Which Is Not Said: Myths and Secrets 11. Lies We Tell Ourselves- and Others 12. Self-Care Prospects and Realities: Becoming Models for Our Clients 13. Alternative Therapies for Therapists 14. Toward Creativity and Personal Growth 15. On Being a Client: How to Get the Most from Therapy Discussion Questions References Name Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisA searing portrait of English society seen through the lives of families and workers in the care system.Trade ReviewA riveting investigation into how society looks after its greatest and most valuable vulnerable asset: the child. Behind Closed Doors is a page-turner on one hand and a thoughtful meditation on the other: dispassionate, balanced and brave. Curtis goes where most do not and draws surprisingly frank testimony from judges, social workers, parents and children. Every parent, every politician, every social worker should read this brilliant book on our present state. * Lemn Sissay, author of My Name is Why *A must-read book. It's a brilliant examination of the Care system, with thoughtful suggestions of how it can be improved. Polly Curtis is refreshingly honest, sensitive and never shrill. * Jacqueline Wilson, author of The Story of Tracy Beaker *This extraordinary book reveals a hidden side of Britain we should all know about. It's sympathetic, and passionate, and an absolute must-read. * Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland *We have invisibly re-written the rules of family life creating one of the biggest child removal systems in the world. In this balanced, forensic and compelling book Polly Curtis shows what is happening to the most vulnerable families in Britain, how we are all complicit and what we could do about it. Everyone should read this book. * Hilary Cottam, author of Radical Help *Gandhi claimed that 'The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members'. This book, by one of Britain's best journalists writing about social justice, provides a damning indictment of just that: a dysfunctional society that is punishing victims instead of investing in the roots of the problem. Anyone interested in the social and economic solutions to the system that is failing children and their families must read this book. * Mariana Mazzucato, UCL Professor, author of Mission Economy *One of the most important books on British society for many years. It is rigorous, evidence-led and clear-eyed. But it is also immensely readable, thanks to her ability to weave humanity and public policy into a fine narrative. Curtis's book is much more than a study of children, families and social services: it is an MRI scan of society as a whole and its interconnected dysfunctions. In its scope, originality and potential impact, I can only compare it to Richard Hoggart's The Uses of Literacy (1957): it deserves the widest possible readership. * Matt d'Ancona, Tortoise *An important book that poses profound questions for our society * Ian Birrell, winner of the 2020 Orwell Prize for Investigating Social Evils *A fascinating and much-needed study into the UK's opaque and Kafkaesque child protection system. Curtis explores the stories beyond sensationalist headlines and gives voice to the children and parents so often reduced to statistics. Whether it is shadowing a judge, explaining the difference between public and private family proceedings, or interviewing politicians, Curtis walks us through every aspect of the care apparatus. Behind Closed Doors is equal parts characterful, narrative drive and impeccably researched guide. Much in this book is shocking and surprising, some is motivating and inspiring: all of it is vital. A book which should be read by anybody who has ever been a child. * Hannah Jane Parkinson *Unflinching yet compassionate reflection of the UK's care system . . . Essential reading on possibly the most important and overlooked responsibility of the state. -- Eve White * Reaction, 2022 *Meticulous . . . Curtis excavates the truth -- Yvonne Roberts * Observer *An impressive balance between empathy and investigation... Curtis doesn't only highlight the problem - of thousands of families being broken up due to institutional fears and failings - but also proposes solutions that are persuasive and practicable -- Books of the Year * Prospect *

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Book SynopsisShortlisted for the 2018 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award!Surely just giving people money couldn''t work. Or could it?Imagine if every month the government deposited 1000 in your bank account, with no strings attached and nothing expected in return. It sounds crazy, but Universal Basic Income (UBI) has become one of the most influential policy ideas of our time, backed by thinkers on both the left and the right. The founder of Facebook, Obama''s chief economist, governments from Canada to Finland are all seriously debating some form of UBI.In this sparkling and provocative book, economics writer Annie Lowrey looks at the global UBI movement. She travels to Kenya to see how UBI is lifting the poorest people on earth out of destitution, and India to see how inefficient government programs are failing the poor. She visits South Korea to interrogate UBI's intellectual pedigree, and Silicon Valley to meeTrade ReviewGive People Money is extraordinary, and the world has never needed it more. Annie Lowrey has a talent for making radical ideas feel not just possible—but necessary. This is a book that could change everything. * Jessica Valenti, Guardian columnist *Give People Money is about Universal Basic Income in the way that Moby Dick is about a whale. If you want to learn about UBI, read this book. If you don’t care about UBI, but you’re interested in how technology is changing our economy, how the character of work is transforming, what poverty looks like globally, and how governments might more ably aid their citizens, then you really must read this book. * Shamus Khan, Professor of Sociology at Columbia and author of PRIVILEGE *Send everyone a monthly check? Eliminate all welfare bureaucracies? Even if you don’t believe that technology reduces the total number of jobs, the idea of a universal basic income is worth analyzing. In this provocative book, Annie Lowrey explores the history, practicality, and philosophical basis of an idea now drawing attention from all points on the political spectrum * Walter Isaacson *Like it or hate it, the UBI is the biggest social policy idea of the 21st century so far. Annie Lowrey’s book is the best study yet of the world’s experiences with UBI. It deserves acclaim and, more important, the close attention of policy makers * Lawrence H. Summers, former Treasury Secretary of the United States *A fantastic introduction to UBI that's both thorough and accessible. * Albert Wenger, Union Square Ventures *

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Book SynopsisAnger can control our lives... or we can control our anger. Our feelings are so important to our life; if we start the day feeling low we can miss vital moments and interactions. We can be ruled by our feelings, especially those we learned as young children, such as anger or rejection as well as happiness and calm.These cards depict different elements of the anger cycle. Using appropriate cards in a variety of activities discussed in the accompanying booklet will facilitate awareness of the causes of anger and help to work out ways to overcome those triggers. For use one-to-one or with small or large groups.Intended for use in educational settings and/or therapy contexts under the supervision of an adult. This is not a toy.

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Book SynopsisThe Therapeutic Use of Psychedelics is a comprehensive manual for mental health professionals that details the vital aspects of psychedelic integration therapy.The book provides essential skills, tools, and insights for preparing clients for psychedelic sessions, supporting them during the experience, and aiding post-session integration for long term benefits. Chapters describe the personal work, tools, and mindsets professionals need before they begin work in this area, and the book also covers vital topics such as proper client screening for safety, vital psychedelic psychoeducation, and the relationship between mindfulness skills, psychedelics, and other states of consciousness.Throughout the manual, clinicians will find engaging stories and case studies, academic research, and practical guidelines to help them bridge the gap between traditional mental health practices and the emerging field of psychedelic therapy.

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Book SynopsisThis second edition of a highly successful textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to social policy in Ireland addressing a range of social policy topics of growing importance in contemporary Irish society including issues related to children, service users and groups, migration, ethnicity, sexuality and climate change.Trade Review"This book by Considine and Dukelow ... covers an expansive range of key social policy issues in one volume ... A definite winner!" Irish Journal of Public Policy (review of the 1st edition)"The authors have done students of Irish social policy - those in Ireland as well as those outside - a service. They have composed a comprehensive, balanced and well-organised text that will earn it an enduring place in academic work on Irish social policy." Journal of Social Policy (review of the 1st edition)"Irish students of social policy are lucky to have this text ... [it] is a mighty achievement and an invaluable contribution." Critical Social PolicyTable of ContentsIntroducing social policy; Section I Approaching Social Policy: from the past to the present; From the seventeenth century to the early twentieth century: the emergence of social policy in Ireland; From the 1920s to the 1970s: the development of social policy in Ireland; From the 1980s to the present: social policy in context; Section II Explaining Social Policy: concepts, politics and ideology; Social policy and the welfare state: origins, developments and reform; Political Ideologies, Welfare and Social Policy; Contemporary theories and debates in social policy: Ireland in a wider context; Section III Analysing Irish Social Policy I: social services; Social protection policy; Health policy; Education policy; Housing policy; Section IV Analysing Irish Social Policy II: social groups and sustainability; Social groups and social policy: recognition and rights; Social groups and social policy: identity and diversity; Social policy, the environment and sustainability.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the history of social care, international comparisons and lived experience, this vital book outlines a different vision of social care as an essential part of England's economic and social infrastructure that enables people to live good lives.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. A Brief History: How We Got Here 3. Understanding Social Care 4. Learning from the Past 5. Learning from Abroad 6. Who Cares? 7. A 1948 Moment? The Politics and Process of Reform 8. A New Future for Social Care

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Book SynopsisThis book gives students a critical insight into how children and families' everyday lives and experiences are shaped by policy and legislation. Providing guidance on developing academic assignments throughout, it covers concepts such as the family within multicultural societies, poverty, social mobility and life-chances.Table of Contents1. Introduction 1.1 Why Read This Book 1.2 Bronfenbrenner's Socio-Ecological Model 1.3 Piaget and Vygotsky 1.4 How Does Society Influence Children’s Development? 2. The Family 2.1 What Is a Family? 2.2 Seeing the Things We Do for Love as a Script To Be Followed 2.3. How Have Relationships Changed? 2.4. Does Reflexivity Mean That We Project Manage Our Own Lives? 2.5. How Discourse Makes Us Believe the Way Families Behave Is Natural 2.6 How Does Discourse Have Power? 2.7 How State Governance Draws Upon Discourse 2.8 How Might You Use This Chapter 3. Parenting and Failing Families 3.1 How Does the State Regulate Families 3.2 Is It the Case That What Parents Do Is More Important Than Who Parents Are? 3.3 Does Social Class Influence Parenting? 3.4 Should the State Help Parents? 3.5 What Do We Mean by Failing or Troubled Families 3.6 Can Failing Families Be Seen as Part of an Underclass? 3.7 Murray and the Start of Concerns 3.8 Being Critical and Using This Chapter 4. The State 4.1 Why Is the State Relevant to Studying Children and Families? 4.2 Can the State Do Things That Individuals Cannot? 4.3 How Values Shape What the State Does 4.4 What Do We Mean by the State 4.5 How the State Can Regulate the Context of Your Life 4.6 Should We Give Up Personal Freedoms and Let the State Have More Power? 4.7 Considering the Power of the State 4.8 Rights, and Some Arguments for Restricting or Removing Them 4.9 Removing Rights Because of Who, or What, You Are 4.10 Democracy and Populism 4.11 Making Use of This Chapter in an Assignment 5. The Relevance of Political Ideologies 5.1 What Do We Mean by Political Ideologies 5.2 Making Sense of Left and Right in Politics 5.3 Neoliberalism: Individuals, Free Markets and Inequality 5.4 Neoconservatism: Morals, Culture Wars and Nationalism 5.5 Social Democracy: Equal Opportunities, Social Inclusion and the Third Way 5.6 Communitarianism 5.7 Social and Cultural Capital 5.8 What You Can Do With This Chapter To Make Your Assignments Stronger 6. Welfare, Policy and the Family 6.1 How Is Ideology Put Into Practice 6.2 How Does Ideology Underpin Welfare? 6.3 How Have Ideas About the Family Shaped Welfare Services? 6.4 Deserving, Undeserving and the Problem of Need 6.5 How Can We Ensure That Welfare Only Goes to the Deserving? 6.6 How the State Shapes Family Life 6.7 So What? 7. Wellbeing 7.1 What Do We Mean by Wellbeing 7.2 Does Wellbeing Represent Individualisation? 7.3 Inequality and Wellbeing 7.4 The Key Ideas That Really Should Be in an Essay 8. Vulnerable Children 8.1 A Discourse of Children As Naturally Vulnerable 8.2 Policy and Need 8.3 What Is the Social Context of Vulnerability? 8.4 What Might You Use in an Essay Out of This Chapter? 9. Resilience 9.1 Why Is Resilience Important? 9.2 What Do We Mean by Resilience 9.3 Can Parents Help To Develop Resilience 9.4 Why We Need Adversity 9.5 What Can I Do With This? 10. Risk 10.1 Children, Risk and Resilience 10.2 The Move Towards Individual Responsibility, Reflexivity and Choice 10.3 Are We Protecting Children When We Remove All Risks? 10.4 Where Do I Fit This In 11. Safeguarding 11.1 How Culture and Values Define a Child in Need and a Child Being Harmed 11.2 Should We Keep All Children and Young People Safe? 11.3 Sex, Technology and Risk 11.4 The Social and Political Context 11.5 Making Use of This in Assignments 12. Life-Chances, Inequalities and Social Mobility 12.1 How Life-Chances Explain Social Inequalities 12.2 How Life-Choices Explain Social Inequalities 12.3 What Social Inequalities and What Is Wrong With Inequality? 12.4 What Can the State Do About Inequalities? 12.5 Why Is In-Work Poverty Important 12.6 Why Housing Matters to Children 12.7 Is Social Mobility Important for Children? 12.8 Using This Chapter 13. What, There’s No Conclusion? 13.1 So What?

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Book SynopsisThe updated Sixth Edition of the best-selling Proposal Writing: Effective Grantsmanship for Funding offers a fresh, robust presentation of the basics of program design and proposal writing for community services funding. Authors Soraya M. Coley, Cynthia A. Scheinberg, and new co-author Yulia A. Levites Strekalova help readers develop the knowledge they need to understand community agencies, identify and describe community needs, identify funding sources, develop a viable program evaluation, prepare a simple line-item budget, and write a compelling need statement. The jargon-free, step-by-step presentation makes the book as useful to students in the university classroom as to first-time grant writers in the nonprofit setting. The new edition adds activities that can be done individually or in class to build students′ skills and apply the chapter material.Table of ContentsPreface About the Authors Chapter 1: An Orientation to Proposal Writing A Book for the Beginning Grant Writer A Brief History of Giving and Philanthropy Differences Between Grants and Contracts Definition of a Proposal Request for Proposals (RFP) Key Points for Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Activities Chapter 2: Understanding the Nonprofit Agency About the Nonprofit Mission-Driven Analysis of the Agency/Organization Organizational Capacity Key Points for Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Activities Chapter 3: Finding and Applying for Funding Finding Funding The Federal Government The State and Local Government Foundations and Corporate Giving Crowdsourced Funding Search and Review Is This Information for Real? Key Points for Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Activity Chapter 4: The Proposal Overview The Components of a Proposal Proposal Submission and Scoring Process Key Points for Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Activities Chapter 5: Logistics and Basics of Writing the Proposal The Nuts and Bolts of Writing a Proposal Writing for an Established versus New Organization Writing a Proposal for a Collaborative Writing Style and Format Using Audio/Visual Media Key Points for Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Activities Chapter 6: Design the Program Understand the Community Through Data Formulating Program Ideas Key Points for Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Activities Chapter 7: Program Objectives and Evaluation Evaluation Four Steps to Preparing the Objectives and Evaluation Plan A Logic Model Writing the Evaluation Section Ethical Considerations Key Points for Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Activity Chapter 8: Writing the Need or Problem Statement The Aim of the Need/Problem Statement A Guide to Writing the Need Statement Theory of Change Key Points for Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Activities Chapter 9: Program Description Implementation Plan The Project Narrative Project Timeline Scope of Work Forms Key Points for Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Activities Chapter 10: Creating the Budget and Budget Justification The Budget Context Preparation of a Line-Item Budget Other Types of Budgets Other Budgeting Issues Key Points for Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Activities Chapter 11: Other Proposal Components and Finishing Touches Project Abstract Agency Capability Statement Sustainability Statement Letters of Support Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Finishing Touches Key Points for Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Activities Appendix A • Estimating Time Appendix B • Funding Resource Information Appendix C • Budget Appendix D • Additional Information Appendix E • Proposal Sections Appendix F • Handout Materials References and Suggested Readings

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Book SynopsisReflecting a shift to more humanistic and ecological approaches to professional care, this handbook brings together contemporary thinking and practice for those who offer evidence-based, person-centred support for people with intellectual disabilities.

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