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Book SynopsisThis book highlights the current epidemiology of suicide among children and adolescents, as well as identifying important risk factors and evidence-based treatment options. To accomplish this, this book is organized into two major sections: (1) contributing factors to the emergence of child and adolescent suicide, and (2) evidence-based treatment of child and adolescent suicide. Across studies, researchers discuss risk factors of anxiety, sleep problems, child sexual abuse, and violence perpetration, and conclude with treatment considerations including the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) and safety planning. From this body of work, it is clear that there is an urgent need to better understand and effectively treat child and adolescent suicide. The book will be a great resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of Psychology, Psychiatry, Medicine, Sociology, Social Work and Youth Studies. The chapters in this book were origiTable of Contents1. Child and adolescent suicide: contributing risk factors and new evidence-based interventionsKatrina A. Rufino and Michelle A. Patriquin2. The role of anxiety for youth experiencing suicide-related behaviorsDarby Covert and Maria G Fraire3. Sleep patterns and anxiety in children interact to predict later suicidal ideationPriel Meir, Candice A. Alfano, Simon Lau, Ryan M. Hill, and Cara A. Palmer4. An examination of the interactive effects of different types of childhood abuse and perceived social support on suicidal ideationLaura C. Wilson, Amie R. Newins, and Nathan A. Kimbrel5. Violent victimization and perpetration as distinct risk factors for adolescent suicide attemptsEvan E. Rooney, Ryan M. Hill, Benjamin Oosterhoff, and Julie B. Kaplow6. Establishing a research agenda for child and adolescent safety planningChristopher W. Drapeau7. The potential use of CAMS for suicidal youth: building on epidemiology and clinical interventionsDavid A. Jobes, Genesis A. Vergara, Elizabeth C. Lanzillo, and Abby Ridge-Anderson

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Book SynopsisWith research showing that clients from diverse racial and ethnic groups disproportionately experience barriers in their interactions with social services and that providers recognize the need to be better prepared to work with these groups, this book invites us to rethink current approaches to social work practice with multicultural communities.We begin with a synthesis of the current evidence on the provision of care to multicultural communities that provides an in-depth look at both client and provider experiences. The following chapters offer tangible, research-based approaches to engaging with multicultural clients and reveal often unrecognized problems with current models of social work practice. A unique compilation of rigorous qualitative, experimental, and community-based studies demonstrate the effectiveness of culturally grounded interventions and identify the specific factors associated with positive outcomes. Areas covered include disability, marriage aTable of ContentsPreface – Rethinking practice with multicultural communities: Lessons from research-based applications 1. State of the art in U.S. multicultural social work practice: Client expectations and provider challenges 2. Parents Taking Action: Reducing disparities through a culturally informed intervention for Latinx parents of children with autism 3. A systematic review of culturally relevant marriage and couple relationship education programs for African-American couples 4. Cultural adaptations in psychosocial interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder among refugees: A systematic review 5. Experiences of African-American men with serious mental illness and their kinship networks within the mental health care system 6. A culturally grounded biopsychosocial assessment utilizing Indigenous ways of knowing with the Cowichan Tribes 7. "If we’re not serving our own community, no one else would": The lived experience of providers in ethnically similar therapeutic dyads at South Asian women’s organizations

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Book SynopsisMuseums and Social Responsibility examines inherent contradictions within and effecting museum practice in order to outline a museological theory of how museums are important cultural practices in themselves and how museums shape the socio-cultural dynamics of modern societies, especially our attitudes and understandings about human agency and creative potential.Museums are libraries of objects, presenting thematic justification that dominant concepts of normativity and speciality, as well as attitudes of cultural deprecation. By sorting culture into hierarchies of symbolic value, museums cloak themselves in supposed objectivity, delivered with the passion of connoisseurship and the surety of scholarly research. Ulterior motives pertaining to socio-economic class, racial and ethnic othering, and sexual subjugation, are shrouded by that false appearance of objectivity. This book highlights how the socially responsive practitioner can challenge and subvert taken-for-grTrade Review"Kevin Coffee’s new book - Museums and Social Responsibility - is much needed by researchers, administrators and practitioners alike. Coffee tackles the hard problems of ideology and social responsibility in cogent, logical ways not often seen in museum reform critiques. A fundamental tenet ,with which I wholeheartedly agree, is that museums are not neutral organizations. Nor should we expect them to be. Coffee fearlessly tackles the ‘isms’ - racism, sexism and so on, as well as power and privilege in ways that make us sit up and re-think past stances in new ways."Doris Ash, Ph.D., Professor of Science Education, Emerita, University of California Santa Cruz"Kevin Coffee is a veteran scholar/practitioner having spent his career thoughtfully using method and theory to inform museum practice, and vice versa, with a critical assessment of its signs, symbols, values, and meaning. Museums are at a crossroads of accountability and relevance, and this book provides essential guidance in the transformation of museums as a learning experience." Robert R. Janes, Founder: Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice: https://cmcj.ca/Table of ContentsIntroduction; Chapter 1 Particularities and generalities; Chapter 2 The Agency of Ideology; Chapter 3 Museum knowing and learning; Chapter 4 Inclusion and Exclusion; Chapter 5 Praxis is Action; Chapter 6 How should we act?; References.

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Book SynopsisMuseums, Children and Social Action examines the role that museums play in reaching, teaching and inspiring children as global citizens of the world and, looking to the future, argues that the sustainability of museums will come from strengthening relationships with young visitors.  Presenting a diverse range of programs, exhibitions and outreach from museums across five continents, Shaffer highlights how museums are already serving children and making a difference in their lives. Arguing that museums have a unique responsibility to connect this audience with relevant social issues and challenges, such as social injustice, racism, climate change and poverty, Shaffer simultaneously acknowledges that a large number of children are still on the margins of the institution and its mission. Recognizing the ways in which museums are currently serving children, the book also considers what museums could and should be doing as they plan for the future, raising criticaTable of ContentsIntroduction; Section I: Museums as Social Institutions: Past and Present; Introduction to Section I; Chapter 1: Museums Across History: The Story of Children in the Context of Meuseums; Chapter 2 A Legacy of Serving Communities: A Mission of Education and Service; Section II: Museums as Social Institutions in the Twenty-First Century: Their Impact on Children; Introduction to Section II; Chapter 3: Museums in Times of Change: Today and in the Future; Chapter 4: The Museum as a Platform for Advancing Social Issues: Adressing Race, Identity, Social Justice and Peace in the World; Chapter 5: Advancing Social Responsibility for the Environment: Understanding the Challenge of Climate Change and Social Action; Section III: A Closer Look at Children and Museums in Society: Expandinf Opportunities for Engagement and Social Action; Introduction to Section III; Chapter 6: Changing Demographics and Implications for Children and Families in Museums; Chapter 7: A Blend of Two Perspectives: Understanding the Museum from the Inside-Out, A Museum Perspective and from the Outside-In, a community Perspective; Chapter 8: Rethinking the Future of Children and Museums through a Social Lens: A Call to Action; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the recovery principle of co-production within mental health services, defining it as the creation of a space where all stakeholders including service users, family members, carers and supporters come together in a partnership to improve all aspects of mental health services.Exploring both the practicalities and complexities of co-production, the book provides detailed analyses of all aspects of the concept in relation to mental health and discusses the growing evidence-base for adopting co-production as a recovery approach within a mental health setting. The book's chapters outline: the foundational principles in implementing the concept in services; the theories of co-production in and outside of mental health settings; how to translate theory into practice; and examples of implementation. The book also explores the sustainability of co-production and the tensions that are present between the idea of recovery and mental health policy.The volume rTable of ContentsPart 1: Introduction. 1. Context – Setting the Scene. Part 2: Empirical, Historical and Theoretical Components. 2. Co-Production – A Definition for a Growing Empirical Paradigm. 3. History of Co-Production as it relates to Mental Health. 4. Principles of Co-Production. 5. Types and Process of Co-Production. 6. Advantages of and Challenges to Co-Production. 7. Co-Production through a Theoretical Lens – The Theory Behind Practice. Part 3: Turning Theory into Practice. 8. Making Co-Production a Reality Part 1 – Foundations. 9. Making Co-Production a Reality Part 2 – Translating Theory into Practice. 10. Sustainability of Co-Production. Part 4: Concluding Remarks. 11. Concluding Remarks. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis clinically focused book explores W. R. Bionâs thinking on primitive and unrepresented mental states and shows how therapists can work effectively with traumatized patients who are difficult to reach.The author illuminates how trauma survivors suffer from direct access to primal undifferentiated positions of the psyche that lie outside the symbolic order of the mind and are resistant to treatment. This access, unmediated by symbolic representation but represented in the body, disrupts the normal trajectory of development and of relationship. Integrating theory and clinical application, the book addresses processes of symbolization, somatic receptivity, and the use of countertransference when working therapeutically with undeveloped areas of the mind. It also demonstrates how primitive body relations and object relations include the body of the analyst as part of the analytic frame and are essential in establishing a therapeutic alliance.Illustrated with detailed clTrade Review"It is sometimes asked ‘would you refer a member of your family to this analyst?’ The answer is ‘yes’. Eekhoff knows what she is doing and she is naturally kind. She is a good person to learn from. Trauma damages a person’s boundaries and therapists need the technical knowledge to understand the patient’s necessary projections and introjections. Eekhoff is also very very interesting, in part because she is so interested in the people who have gone before her – in particular, W.R. Bion." Nicola Abel-Hirsch, training and supervising analyst of the British Psychoanalytic Society, she has written numerous papers and presentations and is the author of Bion: 365 Quotes"Judy K. Eekhoff is clearly a unique clinician who endeavors to help her patients become the unique persons they are. This book offers us profound and moving accounts of analytic processes, illustrating patient and analyst in their painful struggle to bear emotional truth and so achieve a measure of relief from lifelong suffering. Creatively integrating the thinking of Bion, Ferenczi, Klein and Meltzer, Eekhoff explores primal, encapsulated states of mind, which have remained outside of verbal language, seemingly inaccessible, threatening to collapse into meaninglessness and nothingness. The author suggests a mode of analytic listening, deeply rooted in the analyst's emotional experience, which can aid those who venture the encounter with these mental realms." Avner Bergstein, training and supervising psychoanalyst, Israel Psychoanalytic Society, author of Bion and Meltzer's Expeditions into Unmapped Mental Life: Beyond the Spectrum in Psychoanalysis"Dr. Judy Eekhoff's new book, Bion and Primitive Mental States: Trauma and the Symbiotic Link, is a carefully composed volume that offers the reader a sweeping overview of contemporary psychoanalysis, especially the profound influence of the work of Wilfred Bion. Building on her recent (2019) book, Trauma and Primitive Mental States: An Object Relations Perspective, Dr. Eekhoff deepens our understanding of traumatic experience through her discussions of the accumulated wisdom of Ferenczi, Klein, Bion and Meltzer. These theoretical contributions are amplified by many clinical vignettes that deepen the reader's appreciation of her valuable contributions to contemporary analytic thinking. An excellent book that I highly recommend." Lawrence J. Brown, PhD, author of Transformational Processes in Clinical Psychoanalysis: Dreaming, Emotions and the Present Moment"Bion and Primitive Mental States: Trauma and the Symbiotic Link is a wonderful contribution both to the study of unrepresented states of mind and to the development of post-Bionian psychoanalysis. A central point of reference is clinical work in the light of theory and expanding theory in the light of clinical experience; we see here a strong reaffirmation of Freud’s basic principle of Junktim (the inseparable bond). This is what makes psychoanalysis a unique discipline and distinct from other universes of discourse that also aim at saying something about what constitutes the essence of humanity. Judy K. Eekhoff explores systematically the domain of the non-repressed unconscious, of emotional linking and primitive somatic affects. In doing so she uses a clear and very effective style of language. Dealing with trauma, she does not follow at all current trends in psychoanalysis that emphasize trauma per se, neglecting psychic reality. What we learn about these extreme states of suffering, sometimes resistant to treatment, guide us with all of our patients, no matter the severity of their illness. A very modern concept of truth (for Bion the food that nourishes the mind and makes it grow) as inherently intersubjective is the focus of the analytic session. Capacity for suffering; vitality inside the session and outside; Bion’s concept of transformation as opposed to Freud’s of distortion; these are, among others, issues that Eekhoff deals with brilliantly. Reading Bion and Primitive Mental States: Trauma and the Symbiotic Link reasserts our ‘faith’ and gratitude for the psychoanalytic method. Anyone involved in the field of mental health will find it an extraordinary tool for thinking and work." Giuseppe Civitarese, author of Sublime Subjects: Aesthetic Experience and Intersubjectivity in Psychoanalysis"The unarticulated language of trauma is mostly heard through its suffering, a suffering the analyst joins. It is the thread that runs through this book. It provides the reader an opportunity to join Dr. Eekhoff in the experience of the nature of unarticulated emotional pain. She is guided through this journey by W.R. Bion who created so much out of his own experiences of suffering. Dr Eekhoff is inviting us to join her in her journey; a profoundly personal and meaningful aesthetic experience." Elie Debbane, training and supervising analyst, Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society & Institute and the Canadian Institute of Psychoanalysis "In Bion and Primitive Mental States: Trauma and the Symbiotic Link, Dr. Judy Eekhoff shares her experience of having studied Bion’s work for forty years. She describes never tiring of re-reading Bion’s writing, a telling fact that reveals how much Bion leaves for readers to bring their own imaginations, understanding, and questions to his ideas. I think it is difficult, without this kind of curiosity about truth that Eekhoff embodies, to get an idea of Bion’s challenging perspective on the mind. Dr. Eekhoff’s approach helps in understanding how Bion’s advances in psychoanalysis continue to pose new challenges for psychoanalysts, requiring new ways of approaching clinical work. These are important ideas about how to find a language able to reach the primitive levels of the mind that Bion addressed. By examining Ferenczi’s ideas about early trauma in relation to Bion’s ideas, Dr. Eekhoff reminds us of this notable and original thinker who is sometimes overlooked in psychoanalysis. This interesting and important book challenges us all to look more deeply into Bion, and into our own work." Dr. Annie Reiner, training and supervising analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center for Psychoanalysis and the author of Bion and BeingTable of Contents1. Trauma and Primal States of Mind 2. No Words to Say it 3. The Black Hole: Alarm Signal of Catastrophe 4. Primitive Identification and Confusional Mental States 5. Terrified by Suffering, Tormented by Pain 6. Introjective Identification: The Analytic Work Of Evocation 7. Breaking Up, Breaking Down, Breaking Through 8. The Spark of Life 9. Intuition and Transformation in O

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Book SynopsisFirst Published in 1989, Child Abuse and Neglect attempts to focus on the problem of child maltreatment by using a multidisciplinary approach. It presents findings from the fields of psychiatry, psychology, education, sociology, and social work from a broad theoretical perspective. Both micro and macro approaches are stressed in the work, with particular emphasis on social factors related to child abuse and neglect, characteristics of adults and families likely to abuse and neglect and interesting strategies of treatment including family therapy. Professionals actively involved in research and theory building, as well as those who work directly with abused and neglected children will find this book a useful form of reference. Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Series 1. Child Abuse and Neglect: Theory, Research and Practice 2. Ecological Perspectives on Child Maltreatment: Research and Intervention 3. Variables Associated with Child Maltreatment and Implications for Prevention and Treatment 4. The Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect 5. Clinical Assessment Instruments in the Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect 6. Applications and Limitations of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory 7. Assessing and Treating High-risk Parenting Attitudes 8. Process and Outcome: Evaluation of the Sexual Abuse Treatment Project 9. Behavioral Characteristics of Maltreatment among Runaway and Homeless Youth 10. Child Abuse: An Ecological Perspective 11. Family Therapy as a Treatment Approach to Child Maltreatment 12. The S.A. T. P. The Psychodynamic Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse 13. Heart’s Wish Notes on Contributors Author Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisThis book will inspire the next generation of social work and human service practitioners to integrate research into their everyday social justice practice. Through highlighting the centrality of values to the task of research and the possibilities for enacting social justice through our research practice, it argues for respectful, meaningful, and just relationships with the people with whom we do research and build knowledge; acknowledges the ongoing impact of colonialism; respects diversity; and commits to working towards social change. With First Nations Worldviews ways of knowing, ways of being, ways of doing weaved throughout the text, this book seeks to both reclaim ancient knowledges and disrupt Western research traditions.Divided into three sections, this book provides a strong rationale for the importance of research skills to social work and human service practice; a step-by-step guide on doing social research aimed at novice researchers; <Table of ContentsSection One - The ‘why’ of social justice research? 1.Introduction. 2.Social justice research. 3.Being a critical consumer of research: Research, science, and the power to shape lives. 4.Ethical considerations in research. 5.Translating research into action and impact. Section Two - The ‘how’ of social justice research. 6.Setting up projects. 7.Beyond qual v quant: three social justice research approaches. 8.Gathering data. 9.Completing projects. Section Three - Making it real. 10.Making it real.

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Book SynopsisGlobally, social work faces increasingly complex cultural, political, economic, legal, organisational, technological and professional conditions. Critically reflecting on the subject, this book heightens critical consciousness among social work researchers, educators, practitioners and students about the structural dimensions of social problems and human suffering; it highlights the inter-relationship between agency and structure and discusses strategies to challenge and change both individual and societal consciousness. Offering the reader an opportunity to gain in-depth understanding of how critical reflection is possible in contemporary social work research, practice and education, it will be required reading for all social work scholars, students and professionals.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a vital new resource in the sociological study of family life in the 21st century. The chapters in this volume explore a diverse range of family and intimate life experiences, such as personal choices about reproduction and how life choices and family forms are mediated by factors including geographical location, race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, income and government policy. Through a series of evidence-based chapters, leading sociologists explore a diverse range of family and intimate life experiences and the contexts within which they are lived and experienced. Each chapter delves into the lives and experiences of people whose choices in some way seem to disrupt normative and traditional ideas of family, parenting and childhood. Family patterns and experiences of living apart together, troubled families, children in care, culture, coupledom, same-sex families and digital technology are covered and examined innovatively through theoretical engagement.CTrade Review'This book is unique in being the first of its kind to use disruptive ambiguity to fuel critical thinking of the normative understandings of family and life trajectories. It achieves this by challenging the inertia of embedded cultures and policies which still frame reality for non-normative families – a triumph for the creation of an authentic discursive place for societal progress'.Professor Catherine Hayes, University of Sunderland, UK'I would like to endorse this volume, which offers readers engagement with innovative work – both in terms of topic and/or methodology – in the field of family sociology. The book has an international appeal and both the editors and contributors are acknowledged experts in this field. The book aims to disrupt normative or expected accounts of family and the life course and – following the recent death of David HJ Morgan – it is encouraging to see that the volume intends to extend and rethink Morgan's work on family practices. I endorse and very much look forward to reading this publication'.Dr Stephen Hicks, University of Manchester, member of the Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives'An important and timely collection taking forward scholarship in the field of family sociology. This volume draws on a range of empirical research projects investigating many hitherto under-researched life stages and family formations – methodologically innovative and theoretically ambitious, it will be of interest to researchers as well as practitioners working beyond the academy'. Dr Charlotte Faircloth, Thomas Coram Research Unit, UCL Social Research InstituteTable of Contents1. Introduction: Negotiating families and personal lives in the 21st Century 2. Identity and kinship in lesbian parental families 3. Misrecognising ‘complex’ families: a social harm perspective 4. Understanding personal lives: after individualisation 5. Disrupting doxa about children in care: Research from England 6. Negotiating intimacy and family at distance: Living apart together (LAT) relationships in China 7. Of salsa and singlemuslim.com: ethnographic insights about identity shifts and changed self-concepts in middle aged women’s post-separation/divorce transitions 8. Exploring understandings of domestic violence with women in Sunderland: Negotiating and positioning emotionality within sensitive research 9. Displaying family in a digital age: How parents negotiate technology, visibility and privacy 10. Situating visual stories using photo elicitation and biographical narrative methods: Visual representations of family life in South Africa 11. Socially just, authentic research with families in Jamaica, Australia and the UK 12. Looking ahead: What does this mean for the sociology of families and personal lives in the future?

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Book SynopsisThis evidence-based text explores children's health and wellbeing from birth to adolescence, taking into account the familial, cultural, social, economic, environmental and global contexts of their lives.Divided into three parts, this book draws on an international body of research and theoretical perspectives on the determinants of health, such as hereditary, socioeconomic, environmental, geopolitical, gender and cross-cultural factors. It begins with an overview of child health and wellbeing before exploring global influences on health. The second part of the book focuses on health promotion and safeguarding. The final part looks at a range of health conditions that may impact children's health, including infectious diseases, chronic health conditions and mental health. The book ends with a discussion of the role and contribution of families, carers, health professionals, hospitals, the wider community, charities and government, and examines how children with heTable of ContentsPart I: Setting the Scene for Understanding the Complex Factors that Affect Child Health. 1.Introduction to health and wellbeing for babies and children - contemporary issues. 2.Influences Affecting and Impacting on the Health and Wellbeing of Children. 3.Ante-natal care, Screening and Child Health Surveillance. Part II: preventative steps that can be taken to improve the health and wellbeing of children. 4.Child and Adolescent Health promotion. 5.Keeping children and adolescents safe. Part III: Supporting Children with Health Conditions. 6.Communicable, infectious and parasitic conditions. 7.Children’s mental health and wellbeing. 8.Chronic health conditions. 9.Nutrition and oral health. 10.Caring for children’s health and well being. 11.Summary and concluding thoughts.

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Book SynopsisUsing extensive research, interviews with program leaders, and examples, Preventing and Healing Climate Traumas is a step-by-step guide for organizing community-based, culturally tailored, population-level mental wellness and resilience-building initiatives to prevent and heal individual and collective climate traumas.This book describes how to use a public health approach to build universal capacity for mental wellness and transformational resilience by engaging community members in building robust social support networks, making a just transition by regenerating local physical/built, economic, and ecological systems, learning how trauma and toxic stress can affect their body, mind, and emotions as well as age and culturally tailored mental wellness and resilience skills, and organizing group and community-minded events that help residents heal their traumas. These actions build community cohesion and efficacy as residents also engage in solutions to the climate emergTrade Review"The health of our planet is inherently connected to our well-being. Preventing climate trauma and supporting holistic healing and resilience in the ways that our diverse communities interact with the stresses of climate change is quickly becoming one of the biggest challenges of our generation. Bob Doppelt’s new book offers an essential blueprint towards building a healthier future in the places where we live." Antonis Kousoulis, director for England and Wales, Mental Health Foundation, UK"The world is beginning to experience an epidemic of climate change-related mental and emotional distress that, regrettably, is likely to become a pandemic. Developing community-based approaches to promoting mental and emotional resilience in the face of climate change is one of humanity’s most pressing imperatives. In this book, one of the world’s leading experts, Bob Doppelt, shares his deep insights into how we rise to this challenge." Edward Maibach, MPH, PhD, Distinguished University Professor and director of the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication"I strongly encourage everyone to read this wonderful book because it emphasizes the importance and the magic of community work. It is about time we evolve from individualistic models of mental health care that focus on what is wrong with a person. The teachings this book provides will help us, our loved ones, and our communities face the climate change mental health crises successfully in a just and equitable way." Carissa Cabán-Alemán, MD, associate professor, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, and member of the Climate Psychiatry Alliance "This is the book we’ve been waiting for. Frankly setting out the frightening and challenging effects of climate change, Bob Doppelt's book also gives us hope that by coming together as communities, we can help ourselves mitigate some of the worst impacts on our own lives and the lives of our families and our neighbours. This is an essential read for policy makers, practitioners, and community organisations." Fiona Garven, director of the Scottish Community Development Centre, Glasgow, Scotland"The obvious consequences of climate change—extreme weather events, droughts, floods—sit among the clearer results of manmade global warming. This important new book from Bob Doppelt helps us mitigate the often invisible outcomes of global warming, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, and trauma. Drawing on psychology, spirituality, and bottom up, community-based resilience practices, this monograph can help us build the capacity to manage mental wellness, recover from current and forthcoming shocks, and ensure equitable outcomes." Daniel P. Aldrich, director of the Security and Resilience Studies Program at Northeastern University, and author of Building Resilience and Black Wave"Bob Doppelt is a recognized international leader on the human impact of climate change. His knowledge and wisdom illuminates Preventing and Healing Climate Traumas. This is a must read for anyone interested in conceptualizing new systems of support for our worldwide community." Elaine Miller-Karas, cofounder of The Trauma Resource Institute"Ultimately, the responsibility for preventing and healing climate trauma falls to family, friends, and neighbours, the three supportive social units of our lives. As a municipality we are making way for this prevention and healing by resourcing and organizing the irreplaceable capacity of neighbourhoods to foster mental wellness and resilience. This new book by Bob Doppelt will serve us well as in this regard." Howard Lawrence, Abundant Community Edmonton coordinator, Neighbourhoods Services, City of Edmonton, Canada"In this book Bob Doppelt presents a compelling argument that damage to person's mental health and overall well-being is occurring in reaction to the ever-increasing climatic disasters and that we have well-understood approaches for building population level resilience to mitigate these effects. It is critical that we implement these science-based approaches to increase our communities’ ability to more healthfully react to the inevitable increase in climate trauma. Bob provides the call to action." David Shern, PhD, senior associate in the Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, and vice chair of the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice"Bob Doppelt's new book offers high-impact recommendations on how to bring community resilience to the forefront of the climate change crisis. Bob excels at describing the impact a community-based approach has on cultivating the power of the collective spirit in addressing the health of our communities. Read it now and put it into action!" Theresa Barila, founder and board president emeritus of the Community Resilience Initiative"Bob Doppelt is a leader in the movement to build effective community responses to climate change and prevent its most severe mental health impacts. This book contains solid information and insights that can be readily applied by community leaders, practitioners, and policymakers." Howard Kurtzman, PhD, former senior science advisor (retired) to the American Psychological Association"Bob Doppelt is one of my heroes: a man who was far out ahead of the curve anticipating the psychological and social consequences of climate change and climate trauma. Read his new book because you and your loved ones are going to need the information that is in it." Sandra L. Bloom, MD, associate professor of health management and policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University; cofounder of the Sanctuary Model and founder of Creating Presence"Bob Doppelt’s book sets out principles for challenging our growing global climate emergency. We can’t address a crisis of this magnitude with the same methodologies we’ve been using—we need to rescue those drowning AND address why they’re drowning in the first place. As Bob notes, this means focusing on community-level strategies that start with healing and foster resilience in our systems, communities, neighborhoods, and families." Ruben Cantu, associate program director for community trauma, mental health, and violence prevention, Prevention Institute"We are at a crossroads in our country in terms of how we understand and respond to mental health. At a time when the eco-anxiety of young people is at an all time high, we need concrete, research-based strategies to support them in navigating in a rapidly changing world. Bob's book lays out a clear framework on how to do it and should be required reading for anyone working on adaptation and mitigation strategies for our climate." Lil Milagro Henriquez, executive director and founder, Mycelium Youth Network"If you are in the fight against climate change, it can actually be easier to face what is happening and the damage that is surely coming. But for most people, that is not the case, and a new type of community action is needed. A key chapter in this important book tells us to ‘begin building community capacity for mental wellness and transformational resilience,’ and that about says it all. The book describes how to do that. It is needed today and will be even more so in the years to come." James Gustave Speth, former dean, Yale School of the Environment"As much as I wish we didn’t need this book, at this point I am not sure we can live without it. A practical guide to understanding what we must do to prepare ourselves for the reality of the climate crisis, Bob's book outlines concrete, accessible strategies we can implement now, to build upon the incredible resilience that is in all of us, individually and even more so, collectively. I am beyond grateful for this engaging, thought-provoking, well-researched, powerful resource." Ann DuPre Rogers, LCSW, executive director, Resources for Resilience™, coauthor, Reconnect for Resilience™ "Bob Doppelt's new book weaves together intersections of prevention science and environmental science to elevate a self-healing journey where social connection is key, raising hope comes with concrete action steps, and resilience helps us move forward with increased community-wide wellness to mitigate the impacts of toxic stressors and traumas we increasingly face as humanity, including harsh environmental and climate events. This book is hope raising...and we need it." Kristi Slette, executive director, Whatcom Family and Community Network"Bob Doppelt has surfaced a critical problem that is grossly under addressed by climate solutions. He listened to the voice of the communities and the traditions of our ancestors that have taken us through the storms of the past and identified that it is only through strong community bonds and caring relationships and systems that we can weather present and future climate catastrophes." Jacqui Patterson, founder and executive director, The Chisholm Legacy Project "To build transformational resilience and hope amidst a global cataclysm, traditional diagnostic constructs and individual-based mental health treatments will not suffice. A community/population-based strategy is necessary, one with a focus on prevention. Bob Doppelt’s insightful approach outlines the complex dilemma of climate change and mental health and provides a pragmatic template for guiding communities toward wellness." Andrew J. McLean, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences"In this sobering and insightful book, Bob Doppelt provides us with an immersion in the facts of our climate challenges and then the community-based ways we can rise to this moment in our collective human history to make the necessary changes in how we live while building our relationships with each other and with nature. The power of this book rests in its emotional intensity, bringing us from the realization of our fear and loss, to the empowerment and hope of potential growth." Daniel J. Siegel, MD, New York Times bestselling author of IntraConnected: MWe (Me plus We) as the Integration of Self, Identity, and Belonging; executive director, Mindsight Institute; clinical professor, UCLA School of MedicineTable of ContentsIntroduction 1Part I A Public Health Approach is Required to Build Population-Level Capacity for Mental Wellness and Transformational Resilience for the Long Climate Emergency 1 Climate Overshoot “101”2 The Causes and Consequences of Individual, Community, and Societal Traumas 3 Elements of a Public Health Approach to Enhancing Mental Wellness and Transformational Resilience for the Long Climate Emergency Part II Organizing and Operating Community-Based Initiatives that Build Universal Capacity for Mental Wellness and Transformational Resilience 4 Get Organized 5 Begin Building Community Capacity for Mental Wellness and Transformational Resilience 6 Establish RCC Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Action Plans Part III The Five Foundational Areas RCCs Must Emphasize to Enhance Universal Capacity for Mental Wellness and Transformational Resilience for the Long Climate Emergency 7 Build Social Connections across Boundaries in the Community 8 Ensure a Just Transition by Creating Healthy, Safe, Just, and Equitable Climate-Resilient Local Physical/Built, Economic, and Ecological Conditions 9 Cultivate Universal Literacy about Mental Wellness and Resilience 10 Foster Engagement in Specific Practices that Support Mental Wellness and Resilience 11 Establish Ongoing Opportunities for Residents to Heal Their Distresses and Traumas 12 Continually Track Progress, Learn, Improve, and Plan for the Long Term Conclusion: The Need for a Global Movement to Enhance Universal Capacity for Mental Wellness and Transformational Resilience for the Civilization-Altering Climate Emergency

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a critical appreciation of the nature and impact of coercive control in interpersonal relationships. It examines what this concept means, who is impacted by the behaviours it captures, and how academics, policymakers, and policy advocates have responded to the increasing recognition of the deleterious effects that coercive control has on especially women's lives. The book discusses the historical emergence of this concept, who its main proponents have been, and how its effects have been understood. It considers the role of coercive control in making sense of women's pathway into crime as well as their experiences of it as victims. Coercive control has been presented predominantly as a gendered process, and consideration is given in this book to the efficacy of this assumption as well as the extent to which the concept makes sense for a wide constituency of marginalized women. In recent years, much energy has been given to efforts to criminalize coTrade ReviewAsk any survivor of male violence about her abusive experiences and you will undoubtedly discover that she will call for a definition that includes many harmful nonphysical and nonsexual behaviors like those described in this book. It is a vital resource for anyone seeking a richer social scientific understanding of one of the most significant threats to the health and well-being of women today.Walter DeKeseredy, Director of the Research Center on Violence and Professor of Sociology, West Virginia UniversityWhile many countries have criminalised coercive control in order to combat violence against women, fewer have appraised whether such laws will work as promised. In this thoroughgoing critique, Barlow and Walklate offer a radically new perspective that explores how professional responses to victimized women expose them to further jeopardy in the criminal and family courts, child protection systems and from perpetrators themselves. Essential reading that cautions against quick fixes while advising on what needs to be done to best support those facing multiple forms of discrimination and abuse.David Gadd, Professor of Criminology, University of ManchesterThis book is a clear and lucid explanation of the concept of coercive control, as well as some of the central debates and issues thrown up by the research grappling with intimate partner violence in the law and policy context. It is essential reading for academics and policy makers working on improving our responses to intimate partner violence.Julia Tolmie, Professor of Law, University of AucklandCoercive control has become a buzzword in policy discussions about domestic violence in select countries. However, the term is used in ways that bear little resemblance to its empirically derived theoretical roots. Coercive Control contributes a valuable critical discussion of the development of divergent understandings of the concept and debates about the implications of transferring a theory based on research about heterosexual men’s violence against women into criminal legal frameworks that are largely gender-blind. Molly Dragiewicz, Associate Professor, Griffith UniversityAsk any survivor of male violence about her abusive experiences and you will undoubtedly discover that she will call for a definition that includes many harmful nonphysical and nonsexual behaviors like those described in this book. It is a vital resource for anyone seeking a richer social scientific understanding of one of the most significant threats to the health and well-being of women today.Walter DeKeseredy, Director of the Research Center on Violence and Professor of Sociology, West Virginia UniversityWhile many countries have criminalised coercive control in order to combat violence against women, fewer have appraised whether such laws will work as promised. In this thoroughgoing critique, Barlow and Walklate offer a radically new perspective that explores how professional responses to victimized women expose them to further jeopardy in the criminal and family courts, child protection systems and from perpetrators themselves. Essential reading that cautions against quick fixes while advising on what needs to be done to best support those facing multiple forms of discrimination and abuse.David Gadd, Professor of Criminology, University of ManchesterThis book is a clear and lucid explanation of the concept of coercive control, as well as some of the central debates and issues thrown up by the research grappling with intimate partner violence in the law and policy context. It is essential reading for academics and policy makers working on improving our responses to intimate partner violence.Julia Tolmie, Professor of Law, University of AucklandCoercive control has become a buzzword in policy discussions about domestic violence in select countries. However, the term is used in ways that bear little resemblance to its empirically derived theoretical roots. Coercive Control contributes a valuable critical discussion of the development of divergent understandings of the concept and debates about the implications of transferring a theory based on research about heterosexual men’s violence against women into criminal legal frameworks that are largely gender-blind. Molly Dragiewicz, Associate Professor, Griffith UniversityThis fascinating edited collection explores the development of victim policies internationally and historically. It extends our gaze from current victims' rights in adversarial systems to social welfare systems and to victims who have historically been ignored and badly treated within the system. Importantly, many chapters delve into the available empirical data to see whether victims' experiences in practice mirror their rights as set out in legislation and policy.'Joanna Shapland, Edward Bramley Professor of Criminal Justice, The University of SheffieldTable of Contents1. What is ‘coercive control’? 2. Coercion into crime: the role of coercive control 3. Coercive control and victimization 4. Criminalizing coercive control 5. Coercive control, the man of law, and the role of the state 6. Concluding thoughts: coercive control, victim-survivors, and the policy process

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Book SynopsisSkills in Neighbourhood Work is a practice textbook. It explains the skills, knowledge and techniques needed by community workers and other practitioners to work effectively in and with communities. While the principles and methods it describes have stood the test of time, the political, economic and social changes which have taken place since the book was first published have made new editions essential. Rewritten and updated to include new practice examples, this fifth edition retains all the practical information needed by the student or practitioner but sets it in the contemporary context. Including a European perspective and views from North America and Australia, it covers:Starting, supporting and ending work with community groupsEvaluationData collectionGoals and prioritiesMaking contactsGroup work Helping groups work with other organisations.This invaluable textbook is essential reading for students and Table of Contents1.Key ideas about neighbourhood work. 2.Thinking about evaluation. 3.Entering the neighbourhood. 4.Getting to know the neighbourhood. 5.What next? Needs, goals and roles. 6.Making contacts and bringing people together. 7.Forming and building organisations. 8.Helping to clarify goals and priorities. 9.Keeping the organisation going. 10. Dealing with friends and enemies. 11.Leavings and endings.

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Critical Hospital Social Work Practice sheds light on the fast-paced, high pressure role of the hospital social worker. At a time of public concern over the state of the NHS and the needs of a growing older population, the hospital social worker's job is more important than ever. Yet, it is poorly understood and often overlooked by policy makers, managers and other professionals.Employing social theory to make sense of the contemporary context of health and social care, this book highlights the vital role played by social workers in planning complex hospital discharges. It provides an in-depth account of the activities of a typical hospital social work team in the UK, drawn from rigorous ethnographic fieldwork, and contrasts this with research evidence on hospital social work practices around the world. The author points towards exciting new directions for health-related social work and social work's potential to develop critical gerontological practice.This b

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Book SynopsisA Guide to Best Practice in Special Education, Health and Social Care explores and explains the changes in governmental policies across the education, health and social care services, and what they mean for young individuals, parents and professionals.In a period of significant change, many practitioners need to understand the government's plans for bringing about a more efficient, effective and sustainable system to meet the needs of young people and their families. Without trawling through reviews, green papers, white papers and bills, this book not only explains the significance of recent events, but provides practical examples, in the form of conversations and case studies, about how parents and professionals are making change happen. With decades of experience, Rona Tutt and Paul Williams delve deep into the separate origins of the three strands the SEND Review, the review of children's social care, and the Health and Care Act 2022. The book explores how pupilsTrade Review"At a point when education, health and social care are in complete turmoil and individuals are struggling to access the support, services and provision that they require, this publication will offer a welcome discourse to help parents and professionals to better understand the political and social landscape that we are currently living and working in."Lorraine Petersen, OBE - Educational Consultant."Dr Rona Tutt and Paul Williams are perfectly placed to navigate through this challenging time of changing policy. With real world examples of great practice, they showcase innovative approaches to achieving an integrated system to support children and young people and their families effectively and responsively. This book offers an important tool in achieving meaningful and lasting change." Dr Amelia Roberts, Associate Professor and Deputy Director of UCL Centre for Inclusive Education, Associate Professor (Teaching) and Vice Dean (Enterprise)"This book is designed for the busy educational professional. Navigating through the current complexities of education legislation can be time consuming. Written with clarity and insight this is the ideal reference text to guide teachers and other professionals to meaningful, child centred solutions."Professor Barry Carpenter, CBE, D.Litt., Professor of Mental Health in Education, Oxford Brookes University.Table of ContentsIntroductory chapter: why this book has been written Part I: Accomodating all young people 1. Recent developments across education, health and social care 2. The SEND Green Paper 2022: an evolving SEND system 3. The Review of Children’s Social Care 2022: resetting the system 4. The Health and Care Act 2022: Implementing integrated care systems Part II: Establishing a successful system 5. Meeting the needs of the majority 6. Meeting the needs of a minority 7. Responsibility, accountability and funding 8. Conclusion: Achieving better outcomes for all 9. Appendix 1: Key Documents across education, health and social care 1970–2022 10. Appendix 2: Recommendations: The independent review of children’s social care

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

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This book problematises and then reshapes critical social work to bring a range of perspectives to what constitutes truly effective and ethical social work practice, moving beyond binary oppositions (where two states or concepts are defined as opposite to each other) to create new words and concepts to be inclusive of a range of identities, practice contexts, and groups or communities of service users.Currently, critical social work, derived from sociological critical theories proliferated in the 1960s, enjoys dominance as the theory that encompasses the ethical principles of social work in Australia. While on the surface critical social work appears to align with the Australian Association of Social Workers' (AASW) ethical principles of social justice, professional integrity, and respect for persons, practitioners, and students alike find enacting it can be problematic in complex practice situations.Reporting original research of cases from the field, the book focuses

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Book SynopsisThis unique volume uses an occupational perspective to shine a light on how the impact of interpersonal violence (IPV) effects people in their daily tasks and activities.The book recognises how the legacy of trauma - whether it be from one or more events that were physically, verbally, emotionally, sexually or psychologically harmful or threatening â can be seen in the occupational experiences of both victim/survivors and perpetrators. It fills a distinct gap in the literature and highlights a pervasive issue; one which occupational therapists must regularly contend. Edited by a leading scholar from both the US and UK, and including chapters on IPV within intimate relationships, stalking and sexual assault, the book takes the field of occupational therapy into a new direction, setting the research agenda as well as, through invaluable clinical guidance, informing professional practice.This book will be essential reading for students, scholars and practitioners across the field of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy..

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Book SynopsisThis significantly updated second edition serves students and general readers alike who seek to learn what is often not taught, a basic history of race and racism in the US. If we are to dismantle systemic racism and create a more just society, people need a place to begin.This accessible, introductory, and interdisciplinary guide can be one such place. Grounded in critical race theory, this book uses the metaphor of the Racism Machine to highlight that race is a social construct and that racism is a system of oppression based on invented racial categories. It debunks the false ideologies that race is biological, that race has always existed, that systemic racism is over, and that anti-White racism is real. As a manual, this book presents clear instructions for understanding the history of race and how a small elite created a racial hierarchy to protect their power through a divide-and-conquer strategy that lives on today.As a toolbox, this book provides a variety of s

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Book SynopsisGrounded in systemic family therapy and drawing on a variety of other models to enhance skills development, this book is a comprehensive, practical guide to working with families.This second edition is thoroughly updated and includes new chapters which cover working with First Nations Families, diversity and family therapy, understanding emotions, and dialogical reflective processes. The book begins with a focus on the therapeutic relationship and use of self as a foundation, and from there provides the reader with practical, skill-oriented guidelines for working with families. From the first session to addressing the complexities of separated parents, parent-child relational breaches, family of origin issues, wider systems, managing emotions, diversity, and much more, the book takes the reader through core practices that will become essential skills for family work.Written by an expert team of authors committed to innovative and contextual practice, this book is for e

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Book SynopsisThis fully revised and expanded second edition bridges cutting-edge scholarship on trauma and resilience with comprehensive information on contemporary Native Americans in a way that is engaging, accessible, and useful for higher education classrooms.Native Americans continue to experience significant challenges including health, economic, educational, technological, and social disparities. Many of these disparities are linked to trauma, both historical and on-going. Trauma and disparities, however, do not fully reflect Native American experiences. Resilience, resistance, and adapting traditional values and beliefs to contemporary circumstances have facilitated Native American continuity, despite adverse circumstances. Incorporating updated theoretical and empirical literature as well as demographic statistics and information from key new resources such as the 2022 federal report on Native American boarding schools and the federal inquiries into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), this book also has fully revised and expanded content on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) as well as interviews with ten additional practitioners, scholars, and activists describing their perspectives and what they see as major challenges and innovations.With new material on the COVID-19 pandemic as well as two new chapters on the multiple manifestations of violence and applications of decolonization, this book is of relevance to all BSW and MSW courses and can be used in a variety of related disciplines including counselling, nursing, psychology, and education.

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Book SynopsisThis fully updated new edition introduces the core knowledge and skills that healthcare professionals need to use play for promoting the health and wellbeing of children and young people in a variety of professional contexts and healthcare settings. The textbook covers foundational content â such as the role of play in child development, relevant anatomy and physiology, the concept of resilience, health promotion, developing appropriate provision, investigating play provision and working in diverse healthcare settings. It also includes chapters on three new topics: health literacy, health play policy and play at the end-of-life.Each chapter links to the NICE Guideline NG204 Babies, children and young peopleâs experience of healthcare and contains a variety of activities such as reflective exercises, case studies and practical tasks. An entirely re-written case study chapter provides insight into real-life professional practice with vignettes from a range of professions that engage with children and their families.Designed for all healthcare professionals who work with children and young people, including those studying to become health play specialists, child life specialists and childrenâs nurses, this text provides practical examples of how all members of the multidisciplinary team can help to support childrenâs play.

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Book SynopsisDisability hate crimes are a global problem. They are often violent and hyper-aggressive, with life-changing effects on victims, and they send consistent messages of intolerance and bigotry. This ground-breaking book shows that disability hate crimes do exist, that they have unique characteristics which distinguish them from other hate crimes, and that more effective policies and practices can and must be developed to respond and prevent them. With particular focus on the UK and USA's contrasting response to this issue, this book will help readers to define hate crimes as well as place them within their wider social context. It discusses the need for legislative recognition and essential improvements on the reporting of incidents and assistance for individual victims of these crimes, as well as the need to address the social exclusion of disabled people and the negative attitudes surrounding their condition.

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1991, Rehabilitation and Community Care provides a measured introduction to the debate about services for the long-term mentally ill and strikes a balance between the various treatment approaches. He shows how community care cannot simply be regarded as the natural corollary of hospital closure but is a programme requiring careful planning and implementation. All aspects of care are considered, including individual methods of assessment and treatment, and the use and development of day and residential services.Rehabilitation and Community Care is written specifically for practitioners in health, and social and voluntary sectors who care for the long-term mentally ill in community and hospital settings. Each chapter therefore contains checklists and performance guides which will give useful learning material to the student and prove invaluable to the professional already in the field.

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1967, Learning Theory and Social Work is the first book to provide an introduction to the fundamental bases of learning theory, and to apply this approach to various topics in the psychology of personality and to social work treatment, here regarded as a learning experience. Recent research suggests that modern learning theory may have important implications for the practice of social work. This book is the first step towards the examination of the extension of learning principles to social work and will be useful for students of social work.

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1970, Client-Worker Transactions challenges some aspects of current thinking about the client-worker relationship in social work. Traditionally, the workerâs treatment of the clientâs social problems has been seen as something like a doctorâs treatment of a patient's illness. William Jordan argues that clientsâ social problems often consist in their ability to affect the way other people behave towards them, and that this is frequently expressed in their relationship with the worker. In taking up the social work agencyâs offer of help, they enter into an emotional transaction in which they hand over to the worker a part of themselves which they find hard to bear.The book looks at examples of such transactions, their influence on the workerâs actions, and the ways in which they can be analysed in psychological and social work theory. It suggests that a defensive system against the transactional process is not the best basis for social work practice. This is an interesting historical reference work for the students of social work.

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Book SynopsisThis book will help prepare the reader to work across disabilities by providing knowledge and training grounded within the ecological framework in four principal areas. The four principal areas reader will be trained in are: the societal environment and disability; disability and the individual experience; essential skills for social work micro, mezzo, and macro practice with people with disabilities; and the resource and support network for persons with disabilities. The book is organized around four units, each of which addresses one of the areas noted. It is not the purpose of this book to enable the reader to gain expertise in any one disabling condition or impairment. Rather, the goal is to provide a broad base of knowledge and skills, which will enable the reader to work effectively across a variety of disabling conditions. Special educators, social workers,parentsTable of Contents1. Theoretical Frameworks 2. A Historical Perspective 3. The Disability Rights Movement in the Unites States 4. Disability Legislation and the ADA 5. Disability Demographics 6. Disability and Identity Development 7. Using Disability Groupings to Understand the Individual Experience 8. Understanding the Lived Experience: Onset, Course, and Outcome 9. Understanding the Lived Experience: Living with Limitations and Stereotypes 10. Understanding the Lived Experience: Three Vulnerable Populations 11. Using Client Strengths and Worker Skills to Optimize Communication 12. Assessing Individuals and Communities 13. Practice Models: Working with Individuals 14. Practice Models: Working within the Disability Community 15. Practice Models: Disability as a Social and Political Concern 16. Overview of Network and Services in the Public Sector 17. Overview of Network and Services in the Private Sector 18. Public and Private Intersections in Health Care 19. Public and Private Intersections in Housing and Personal Care Needs 20. Public and Private Intersections in Employment and Income Support 21. The Social Support and Recreation Network 22. Mobility, Access, and Adaptive Technology

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Book SynopsisIn this second edition of Joyanna Silberg's classic The Child Survivor, practitioners who treat dissociative children will find practical tools that are backed up by recent advances in clinical research.Chapters are filled with examples of clinical dilemmas that can challenge even the most expert child trauma clinicians, and Silberg shows how to handle these dilemmas with creativity, attunement, and sensitivity to the adaptive nature of even the most complex dissociative symptoms. The new edition addresses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children and provides tips for working with traumatized children in telehealth. A new chapter on organized abuse explains how children victimized by even the most sadistic crimes can respond well to therapy.Clinicians on the front lines of treatment will come away from the book with an arsenal of therapeutic techniques that they can put into practice right away, limiting the need for restrictive hospitalizations or out-ofTrade Review"It takes a bold and delicate hand, a knowledgeable mind, and a compassionate soul to write about the unfathomable while keeping the reader engaged and able to reflect on the unthinkable. This is the brilliance of Joyanna Silberg’s The Child Survivor: Healing Developmental Trauma and Dissociation (2nd edition). The Child Survivor gives clinicians a comprehensive look at the impact of developmental trauma and offers practical concepts, theories and techniques for therapists at every level of expertise." — Eva T. Young in the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, January 2023"The second edition of The Child Survivor offers a wealth of insight guided by decades of clinical experience. Joyanna Silberg’s EDUCATE model offers readers a practical, readily accessible approach to treating dissociation and introduces a new concept—transitional identities. This fascinating book is a must read for all therapists treating traumatized children and adolescents." — Bethany Brand, PhD, professor of psychology, Towson University "Joyanna Silberg's second edition of The Child Survivor is a wonderful book that should be required reading for all child therapists and trainees. The in-depth case examples illuminate key clinical dilemmas and Dr. Silberg addresses these complexities with skill and creativity." — Julian Ford, PhD, professor of psychiatry, University of Connecticut"Dr. Silberg masterfully expands her first edition by adding a compelling chapter on organized abuse and describing its intersection with the justice system. This is a gem for all who work with developmental trauma!" — Frances S. Waters, author of Healing the Fractured Child: Diagnosis and Treatment of Youth with Dissociation "Dr. Joyanna Silberg, a pioneer in the treatment of dissociative children and adolescents, has thoroughly revised and updated her now classic 2013 text. In this second edition, she describes how the Covid pandemic exacerbates the pandemic of child abuse. Dr. Silberg’s book is highly readable and should be essential reading for all mental health and school professionals." — Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP, author of Healing the Incest Wound: Adult Survivors in Therapy"For young professionals, this book will be a good reference for having a foundation in assessment and intervention. For experienced therapists, it will stimulate your reflection of practice and help improving your work. I highly recommend this book to both novice and experienced therapists." — Ellen Ma in the European Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, March 2023"It takes a bold and delicate hand, a knowledgeable mind, and a compassionate soul to write about the unfathomable while keeping the reader engaged and able to reflect on the unthinkable. This is the brilliance of Joyanna Silberg’s The Child Survivor: Healing Developmental Trauma and Dissociation (2nd edition). The Child Survivor gives clinicians a comprehensive look at the impact of developmental trauma and offers practical concepts, theories and techniques for therapists at every level of expertise." — Eva T. Young in the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, January 2023"The second edition of The Child Survivor offers a wealth of insight guided by decades of clinical experience. Joyanna Silberg’s EDUCATE model offers readers a practical, readily accessible approach to treating dissociation and introduces a new concept—transitional identities. This fascinating book is a must read for all therapists treating traumatized children and adolescents." — Bethany Brand, PhD, professor of psychology, Towson University "Joyanna Silberg's second edition of The Child Survivor is a wonderful book that should be required reading for all child therapists and trainees. The in-depth case examples illuminate key clinical dilemmas and Dr. Silberg addresses these complexities with skill and creativity." — Julian Ford, PhD, professor of psychiatry, University of Connecticut"Dr. Silberg masterfully expands her first edition by adding a compelling chapter on organized abuse and describing its intersection with the justice system. This is a gem for all who work with developmental trauma!" — Frances S. Waters, author of Healing the Fractured Child: Diagnosis and Treatment of Youth with Dissociation "Dr. Joyanna Silberg, a pioneer in the treatment of dissociative children and adolescents, has thoroughly revised and updated her now classic 2013 text. In this second edition, she describes how the Covid pandemic exacerbates the pandemic of child abuse. Dr. Silberg’s book is highly readable and should be essential reading for all mental health and school professionals." — Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP, author of Healing the Incest Wound: Adult Survivors in TherapyTable of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Trauma and Its Effects 2. An Integrative Developmental Model of Dissociation 3. Diagnostic Considerations 4. Assessing Dissociative Processes 5. Beginning the Treatment Journey 6. Educate and Motivate: Introducing The EDUCATE Model 7. Bridging the Selves: Healing through Connections to what’s Hidden 8. "I Try to Forget to Remember": Reversing Amnesia 9. Befriending the Body: Somatic Considerations for the Child Survivor 10. Staying Awake: Reversing Dissociative Shutdown 11. Building Attachment across States: Affect Regulation in the Context of Relationships 12. Child-Centered Family Therapy: Family Treatment as Adjunct to Dissociation-Focused Interventions 13. Rewriting the Script: Processing Traumatic Memories and Resolving Flashbacks 14. Countering Organized Abuse: Organized Attachment and Love 15. Interfacing With Systems: The Therapist as Activist 16. Integration of Self: Towards a Healing Future References Appendices Index

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Book SynopsisSince the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) childrenâs rights have assumed a central position in a wide variety of disciplines and policies. This handbook offers an engaging overview of the contemporary research landscape for those people in the theory and practice of childrenâs rights. The volume offers a multidisciplinary approach to childrenâs rights, as well as key thematic issues in childrenâs rights at the intersection of global and local concerns. The main approaches and topics within the volume are:â Law, social work, and the sociology of childhood and anthropologyâ Geography, childhood studies, gender studies and citizenship studiesâ Participation, education and healthâ Juvenile justice and alternative careâ Violence against children and female genital mutilationâ Child labour, working children and child povertyâ Migration, indigenous children and resource exploitationThe specially Table of Contents1. Introduction: A critical approach to children’s rights, Didier Reynaert, Ellen Desmet, Sara Lembrechts and Wouter Vandenhole Part 1. Disciplinary perspectives 2. Children’s rights from a legal perspective: Children’s rights law, Wouter Vandenhole 3. The Convention on the Rights of the Child: Reflections from a historical, social policy and educational perspective, Eugeen Verhellen 4. Children’s rights and childhood studies: From living apart together to a happy marriage, Bruno Vanobbergen 5. Children’s rights and the sociology of childhood, Berry Mayall 6. Children’s rights from a social work perspective: Towards a lifeworld orientation, Didier Reynaert and Rudi Roose 7. Children’s rights from an anthropological perspective: Critiques, resistances and powers, Geraldine André 8. Children’s rights from a critical geographic perspective, Stuart Aitken 9. Children’s rights and gender studies: Gender, intersectionality and the ethics of care, Katrien De Graeve 10. Children’s rights and citizenship studies: Re-theorising child citizenship through transdisciplinarity from the local to the global, Richard Mitchell Part 2. Selected themes at the intersection of the global and the local 11. Children and young people’s participation, Kay Tisdall 12. Education and children’s rights, Ann Quennerstedt 13. Health and children’s rights, Ursulla Kilkelly 14. Juvenile justice from a children’s rights perspective, Ton Liefaard 15. The human rights of children in the context of formal alternative care, Nigel Cantwell 16. Violence against children, Gertrud Lenzer 17. Female genital mutilation in Europe from a children’s rights perspective, Els Leye and Annemarie Middelburg 18. Child labour, working children and children’s rights, Karl Hanson, Diana Volonakis and Mohammed Al-Rozzi 19. The human rights of children in the context of international migration, Pablo Ceriani Cernadas 20. Child poverty in the context of global social development, Francine Mestrum 21. Indigenous children’s rights: Opportunities in appropriation and transformation, Natasha Blanchet-Cohen 22. Natural resource exploitation and children’s rights, Ellen Desmet and José Aylwin 23. Conclusions: Towards a field of critical children’s rights studies, Ellen Desmet, Sara Lembrechts, Didier Reynaert and Wouter Vandenhole.

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Book SynopsisCaring for the Military contains chapters by leading experts on the challenges faced by reintegrating members of the military, including returning to a family, entering the workforce, and caring for those with PTSD, TBI, and moral injury. This text also features unique chapters on telemental health, multidisciplinary settings, and caregiver resiliency. Trade Review "Joan Beder’s Caring for the Military: A Guide for Helping Professionals should be required reading for any mental health professional in training as well as for any clinician who seeks to provide understanding and compassionate care to our military and to our veterans. Her choice of experts is particularly thoughtful and broad, thus allowing the reader to gain expertise from a wide range of mental health practitioners. I wish I had this book when I first started working with veterans!"—Ann Feder, LCSW-R, VA- VISN Region 3 Mental Health Programs Manager, Bronx, New York"As a war veteran and combat medic, I can say that this book is clearly the most comprehensive text ever written on ‘caring for the military’ and the challenges returning veterans face upon reintegration into society. This book will be essential to every social worker, psychologist, psychiatrist, or professional working with servicemen and women. The authors should be applauded for demonstrating that sound scholarship and research can be a pleasure to read."—Marvin L. Colson, MA, MS, Clinical Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University; U.S. Navy, Ret."Joan Beder has given us a guide for working with and demonstrating how to care about veterans. This book should be a requirement for every professional who work with veterans and their families."—Frances L. Brisbane, PhD, MSW, Vice President, Office of Faculty, Staff, and Student Diversity, and Former Dean, School of Social Welfare, Stony Brook UniversityTable of ContentsPreface About the editor About the contributors Part I: The World of the Military: Culture and Transitions 1. Military Cultural Competence Yvette Branson 2. Military Culture and Veteran Transition Jose E. Coll and Eugenia L. WeissPart II: Special Populations 3.Homeless Veterans Carissa van den Berk-Clark and David L. Albright 4. Women Service Members and Veterans Anne G. Sadler, Michelle A. Mengeling, Sarah S. Fraley, and Brittany D. Martin 5. Older Veterans Kari L. Fletcher, David L. Albright, Kimberley A. Rorie, and Alexandra M. Lewis 6. Military Families: Strengths and Concerns Reintegration and Beyond Eugenia L. Weiss, Deborah Hino, Julie Canfield, and David L. Albright 7. The Impact of War and Deployments on Young Military-Connected Children Eugenia L. Weiss, Don Moncrief,and Tara DeBraber 8. Caring for Caregivers: Understanding and Helping Those Who Support the Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Ilysa R. Michelson and Cory Chen 9. Understanding Our Military Survivors of Sexual Assault Kristi L. Mueller 10. Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans Sandra Laski and David L. AlbrightPart III: Clinical Challenges and Perspectives 11. Veterans and Suicide: Risk Factors, Assessment, and Treatment Appendix 11.A Appendix 11.B Appendix 11.CChristie Jackson 12. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from Blast Explosions: Applications for Non-DoD/VA Mental Health Clinicians George M. Cuesta 13. Working with Military Nurses and their Family System Pauline A. Swiger, Eric Graybill, and Diane L. Vaccarell 14. Treating Co-Occurring Conditions in the Returning Warrior Jeffrey S. Yarvis, Gabrielle N. Bryen, and Hannah Stryker Thomas 15. Occupational Therapy for our Military; Challenges and Roles Kristen Maisano and Joan Beder 16. Moral Injury Joan Beder 17. Tele-behavioral Health Julie M. Landry Poole, Lynette Pujol, and Bret Moore 18. Traditional and Whole Health and Patient-Centered Care at the Veterans Health Administration: An Overview Grace W. Yan 19. The Cost of Caring Charles R. Figley and Joan Beder

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Book SynopsisThis step-by-step guide takes the reader logically through the process of undertaking a literature review, from determining when this methodology might be useful, through to publishing the findings. It is designed particularly for students undertaking a dissertation using literature review methodology. However, it also caters to practitioners who wish to review the existing evidence in order to develop practice. Key features of the text include: a chapter on what makes a good literature review, so that readers are clear and confident about what they're aiming for; discussion of the value of literature reviews, whether for fulfilling the requirements of a course or for developing practice; a chapter structure that reflects the structure of a typical dissertation by literature review, making the material intuitive and easy to navigate; case examples throughout to illustrate how methodolTable of Contents1. What is Literature Review Methodology? 2. Why Carry Out a Literature Review? 3. What Constitutes a Good Literature Review? 4. The Background and Rationale for the Review 5. Developing the Review Question and Aims 6. Carrying out the Search 7. Appraising the Literature 8. Synthesizing the Findings 8. Discussing the Literature Review Findings 10. Drawing Conclusions and Making Recommendations 11. Disseminating the Findings of a Literature Review

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

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Book SynopsisThe Holistic Care and Development of Children from Birth to Three provides students and practitioners with the knowledge and understanding they need to meet the complex needs of babies and toddlers. With a focus on the fundamentally holistic nature of young children's development, and emphasising the role of play, and the emotional and physical environment throughout, the book shows its reader how to maximise each and every opportunity for learning when caring for the under threes.The text addresses both theory and practice, foregrounding the vital link between the two as the reader learns how to integrate theoretical approaches into their own setting and ways of working. From personal, physical, social and emotional development, to cooperation with parents, SEN and enabling environments, a wealth of topics are discussed in the depth and detail required to ensure that children can be given the best possible start in their critical first three years.Trade Review"This newly published book provides a sound basis on which further exploration of the field may be built. It covers essential underpinning knowledge of physical growth and development – and also includes information about nutrition and oral health. The case studies and reflective questions are well chosen and should provide ample material for positive discussion to support practice and provision. Well structured, accessible and relevant – overall – this book is to be recommended."— www.activematters.orgTable of ContentsA Visual Tour of The Holistic Care and Development of Children from Birth to Three Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction to Holistic Development Chapter 2: Personal, Social and Emotional Development Chapter 3: Physical Development Chapter 4: Language Development Chapter 5: Play and Holistic Development Chapter 6: Early Mathematical Development Chapter 7: Cognitive Development Chapter 8: Special Educational Needs Chapter 9: Suitable physical environments Chapter 10: Effective Partnerships Chapter 11: What Does the Future Hold?

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Book SynopsisMulticulturalism in Western countries continues to grow, but responsiveness to it with culturally sensitive research, policy and practice has been slower to develop. This lag could be accused of enabling institutional racism that is, culturally insensitive practices and policies can cause or perpetuate harm to non-mainstream children and families, the very thing that child protection systems are set up to address. Thus, it is critical that the field has a resource that clearly and comprehensively outlines the characteristics of cultural competency in the child protection system when working with ethnic minorities and across both mainstream and non-mainstream cultures, so as to equally protect the safety of all children.Unlike previous research, this book addresses discrete and relevant practice issues - how to work effectively with interpreters, whether or not to match caseworkers and clients based on ethnic background and what to consider when making plans for children in the outTable of ContentsIntroduction: What is in this book and who should use it Methodology: The Study on Which this Book is Based Part I: Setting the Scene1. Defining and Understanding the Client Group – Who are Ethnic Minorities and What do they Characteristically have in Common? 2. The Theoretical Backdrop – Why is it Important to Work Effectively with Ethnic Minorities and Across Cultures in Western Child Protection Systems? Part II: Practice Issues 3. Frequency of Maltreatment – What are the Most Common Types of Abuse and Neglect Reported across Cultures and What is their Effect on Children? 4. Culture and Maltreatment – Are Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Inadequate Supervision and Neglect of Basic Needs Related to Culture? 5. Common Risk Factors of Maltreatment – Are Domestic Violence, Alcohol and Other Drug Issues, Mental Health Issues in the Carer, Housing and Financial Issues Related to Culture? 6. Protective Factors – Acknowledging Strengths of Families across Cultures Chapter 7. Working Effectively with Interpreters Chapter 8. To Match or Not To Match? The Pros and Cons of Ethnic Dis/Similarity between Client Families and Caseworkers 9. Ethnic Minority Children in the Out-Of-Home Care (OOHC) System – How do they Fare Compared to Aboriginal and Anglo Children? Part III: Wrapping Up10. Summarising the Main Causes of Entry of Ethnic Minorities in Western Child Protection Systems – What’s Cultural and What Isn’t? 11. Getting it Right – Personal, Organisational and Institutional Characteristics of Cultural Competency12. Conclusion and Where to from Here?

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Book SynopsisThis accessible book focuses on the emotional needs, experiences and development of young children, exploring the role of the practitioner in ensuring that each and every child feels loved, supported and safe; able to develop secure attachments and flourish in the first five years and beyond. Drawing upon neuro-scientific research and referencing key theories relating to attachment, and health and wellbeing, the book examines the responsibilities of the early years practitioner in supporting children to reach their full potential. The response of the adult to the emotional needs of individual children is analysed in detail, and the impacts of various experiences, cultures and contexts on a child's emotional wellbeing are considered. With topics including safeguarding, communication, the physical environment, neurological development and Attachment Theory, readers will: learn how to respond appropriately to individual children extTable of ContentsAbout the Author Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Development of the Brain in relation to the emotional needs of very young children. Chapter 2: Attachment Theory Chapter 3 Key Persons: Adults’ responses to children Chapter 4: Working with Parents Chapter 5: The Effects of Different Cultures experienced by very young children Chapter 6: Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSharing the care of children in families is increasingly becoming the norm in modern-day society as more mothers enter paid work and government campaigns endeavour to increase the number of men working in childcare. However, running alongside debates of gender imbalance in childcare, there has also been mounting anxiety from the media and public about the risks of child abuse, often perceived as being mostly perpetrated by men and calling for firmer regulation of men's involvement with children.This book asks whether men's care for children, both as fathers and practitioners, actually differs at all from the care provided by mothers and female carers? In what ways do men and concepts of masculinity need to change if they are to play a greater role in the care of children or are such societal perceptions based on outdated gender stereotypes? Bringing together cutting-edge theory, up-to-date research and current practice, this book analyses the role of both fathers and male proTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Images and Representations2. Discourses and Debates3. Ideas and Perspectives4. Identities and ExperiencesConclusion

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1998, Social Assessment Theory and Practice provides an innovative and comprehensive theoretical and practical basis for social assessment. It examines both multi-disciplinary and multi-professional issues in social assessment and is based on perspectives drawn from all the major service users and oppressed social groups. The book integrates social theory and practice at multiple levels, using summaries, checklists, diagrams and a running case study.Trade Review’...provides a carefully and cogently argued theoretical basis for the process of assessment which underpins a clearly defined methodology for its execution...deserves a wide readership...’ British Journal of Social Work ’The book succeeds in making connections across a diversity of situations, theories and practices in social assessment, while at the same time remaining very close to the everyday practice of social work...of great value for trainers and professionals...’ European Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsPart 1. Critical Auto/biography: Social Theory for Social Assessment. 1. Values and Methodology. 2. Taking Social Difference Seriously. 3. Reflexivity: Personal Involvement and Responsibility. 4. Historical Location. 5. Interacting Social Systems: The Personal and the Structural. 6. Power. Part 2. Critical Auto/biography: Developing Methods and Dialogues in Practice. 7. Social Assessment and Multi-Professional Practice. 8. Assessing Needs, Risks and Strengths. 9. Children and Families. 10. Mental Health and Distress. 11. Older People. 12. Disabled People. Part 3. Conclusion. 13. Towards Effective Social Assessment.

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Book SynopsisThis accessible textbook draws upon progressions in academic, political and global arenas, to provide a comprehensive overview of practical issues in psychological work across a diverse range of community settings.Interest in community psychology, and its potential as a distinctive approach, is growing and evolving in parallel with societal and policy changes. Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition covers crucial issues including decolonial approaches, migration, social justice, and the environmental crisis. It has a new chapter on archive research, working with data, policy analysis and development, to reflect the continuously developing global nature of community psychology. Key features include: Sections and chapters organised around thinking, acting and reflecting Case examples and reflections of community psychology in action Discussion points and ideas for exercises that can be undertaken by the reader, in ordeTrade Review‘This is a wonderful, exciting book. In this time of austerity, it is easy to despair, but this book offers lots of examples of how to get involved in working with others to create a better world. It moves beyond theory to describe different forms of collective action and inspires hope about social change. Another world, a better world is possible but action without reflection can threaten progress. This book explores the underlying theories, values and different forms of social action in a lucid and stimulating format.’ - Michael Murray, Emeritus Professor of Social & Health Psychology, Keele University, UK. 'The second edition of this ground-breaking volume maintains the excellent approach of the first volume; it is honest, self-reflective and comprehensive in describing and elaborating this vastly important approach to understanding behaviour, institutions, societies and processes of change. It has been updated with modern cases and developments on the global stage and goes into detail of how change can be achieved without simply trying to shout louder than others. As young people become increasingly aware of their rights and of the crucial importance of altering the direction of travel if their futures are to be more secure than they currently appear, so increasing numbers of university courses (and not just Psychology degrees) will need to offer modules that provide the sort of thoughtful and lucid analyses outlined in this volume. This will make an excellent source book for such modules.' - Roger Ingham, Professor of Health and Community Psychology, University of Southampton, UK Table of Contents Introduction PART I: THINK! What is critical community psychology? Core elements of a critical community psychology The contested nature of community Community as social ties PART II: ACT! Problem definition Action planning Action 1: furtherance of critical consciousness and creation of new forms of social settings Action 2: Development of alliances, and accompaniment, advocacy and analysis of policy Action 3: Archive research, policy analysis and development PART III: REFLECT! Evaluation Change, influence and power Roles, skills and reflections on learning for community psychologists Critical disruption: Does critical community psychology have an adequate praxis?

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive analysis of the methodological, theoretical, and meta-theoretical considerations and guidelines involved in undertaking institutional ethnographic work involving people with cognitive and communicative disabilities.It presents a coherent platform for integrating theory and method built on classical and recent anthropological and sociological theory as well as classic and recent methodological considerations within the ethnographic tradition. Furthermore, it introduces readers to the challenging work of understanding the lifeworld of people who cannot express themselves in ordinary ways or who are deeply stigmatised and oppressed by dominating discourses telling them how to understand and define their role in society. It will be of interest to all scholars, students and researchers of disability studies, particularly those who undertake ethnographic research or want to understand the challenges involved in doing so.Table of ContentsPreface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Epistemological considerations and challenges; Chapter 3. Metatheoretical questions; Chapter 4. Theoretical considerations; Chapter 5. Cultural studies in practice; Chapter 6. Ethnography in practice; Chapter 7. Investigating discourses, documents and professional intervention; Chapter 8. Validation; Chapter 9. Disability, politics and rehabilitation; Chapter 10. Disabilities which involves the brain; Chapter 11. Investigating services for people with mental illnesses; Chapter 12. A national survey of day care offered to pre-school children with autism; Chapter 13. Investigating national services for people with ADHD; Chapter 14. Investigating two residential homes for elder people with dementia and challenging behaviour; Chapter 15. Conducting master thesis; Index

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Book SynopsisSocial work students consistently struggle to apply theory to practice, or use the knowledge of textbooks and classrooms in the field. Vignettes and scenarios represented in textbooks are often simplistic, too tidy to be realistic, and with clean resolutions. Next Steps: Decision Cases for Social Work Practice highlights the complex, messy nature of social work practice in a way that is engaging to students, allowing them to step into the role of a practicing social worker. This book is a collection of decision cases from multiple areas of social work practice, designed to enhance the quality and depth of classroom case discussion and analysis. These realistic, compelling cases present dilemmas about which even experienced practitioners may disagree. This allows rich classroom discussion that enhances critical thinking, provides real-life application, and creates numerous opportunities to apply content and knowledge acquired throughout a social work education experience.Trade ReviewFinally! A pedagogical strategy that harnesses the true nature of social work practice as an applied science! This book is a wonderful compilation of complex decision cases designed to challenge each student in different ways, allowing them to test new decision-making paradigms in a psychologically safe and supportive style. I look forward to incorporating these cases into all of my social work practice courses.--Ali Winters, DSW, LCSW, Assistant Professor, Social Work, Tennessee State UniversityThe decision-making, case method approach to teaching in this book is superior to other case examples that tell students what to think or how to think. The case examples highlight the complexity of social work practice at all levels while assisting students to develop enhanced decision making skills. I am excited to try some of these case examples and the case method approach in the classroom. This book should be adopted and utilized within social work curriculum.--Kelly Bass, DSW, CSW-PIP, ACS, MSW Program Director, University of South DakotaTable of ContentsPart One: Bachelor of Social Work Graduates; 1. Bonnie’s Boys; 2. Hunger; 3. Who Belongs?; Part Two: Master of Social Work Practicum Students; 4. All For Love; 5. Involuntary Mindfulness; 6. Crossing the Borderline; 7. Don’t Speak Too Much; Part Three: New MSW Graduates; 8. A Day in the Life; 9. Caring Heart; 10. Judge Not; 11. Disastrous; Part Four: Experienced MSW Practitioners; 12. Ascension; 13. I Want to Hold my Babies; 14. Call Me Cam; 15. Evie’s Urges; 16. You’re Doing This Wrong

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Book SynopsisHuman Behavior Theory and Social Work Practice with Marginalized Oppressed Populations addresses what social workers can do to combat the increasingly complex social concerns that face the profession, and explores how to incorporate the celebration of diversity and the protection of human rights into social work curricula and the helping process. The authors combine human behavior theories with a narrative, postmodern practice methodology that deals with both the client's or constituencies' presenting problem and equity issues, and, as a result, the book is both theoretical and applied. Two major integrating themes throughout are at the forefront of the bookthe celebration of diversity and the equality of human rights. The goal is to strengthen diversity and human rights components of the social work curriculum and to provide more practice guidelines for cross-cultural practice.Trade ReviewBeginning with a 'call to action', this timely and engaging text inspires as it informs! Authors Greene, Wright, Herring, Dubus, and Wright (joined by several guest contributors) adroitly apply the multifaceted lens of the ‘Resilience-Enhancing Stress Model’ to thankfully bring enhanced focus to familiar practice challenges enabling readers to see them more fully and understand them anew. Coupling the wisdom of many of our time-tested concepts and frameworks with more recent teachings, this book interweaves case studies and other useful tools throughout the exploration of our interconnected systems of professional care—individuals and families, organizations and communities, as well as the practice of advocacy within local and global social movements.Whether done cover-to-cover or selected sections at a time, reading this book is a ‘must do’ for today’s Social Workers committed to equity, healing, and a socially-just future for us all.—Darlyne Bailey, PhD, LISW, Professor, Dean Emeritus, and Director of Social Justice Initiatives, Bryn Mawr College; Co-Chair, The Special Commission to Advance Macro Practice in Social WorkTable of ContentsForeword; Preface: Call to Action; Chapter 1 The RESM: A Culturally Sensitive Model of Social Work Practice; Chapter 2 Narrative Theory, the Culturally Sensitive RESM Interview, and the Helping Process; Chapter 3 Risk and Resilience Theory: An Outcome Approach; Chapter 4 RESM Assessment and Intervention: Ecological and Systems Theory; Chapter 5 Social Work and Social Justice: Groups, Organizations, and Social Movements; Chapter 6 A Presenting Problem, a Family, and a Marginalized Community: Applying the RESM; Chapter 7The RESM: An African American Client With Dementia and His Caregivers; Chapter 8 Educational Resilience, School Stressors, and the RESM of School Social Work Practice; Chapter 9 Resettling as a Forced Migrant: Applying the RESM; Chapter 10 Improving Police–Community Relations: Creating a Third Space for Cultural Inclusion;Chapter 11 Chronic Stress in U.S. Indigenous Communities: The RESM and the Relational-Self Approach; Chapter 12 Grand Narratives: Building Community and Global Resilience; Epilogue: Lake Hula

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Book SynopsisThis book explores how intersectionality theory can be applied to social work practice with children and families, older people and mental health service users, and used to engage with diversity and difference in social work education and research. With case-study examples and practice questions throughout, the book provides a model for integrating intersectionality theory into social work practice. It highlights the ways intersectional theory helps us to understand the complexities of working with the interlocking nature of problematised elements such as gender, race, class, sexuality, disability, and other axes of structural inequalities experienced by groups in subjugated social locations. Intersectionality is used to examine multiple forms of inequalities and the complexities and questions they give rise to in social work practice. The emphasis throughout is that intersectional approaches can open up social work practice to new understandings of the complex linkageTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Intersectionality Theory. 3. Employing Intersectionality in Children and Families Social Work. 4. Intersectionality in Mental Health Social Work. 5. Intersectionality and Social Work with Older People. 6. Intersectionality as Pedagogical Practice in Social Work Education. 7. Intersectional Approaches and Social Work Research. 8. Concluding Thoughts

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Book SynopsisHandbook on the Consequences of Sentencing and Punishment Decisions, the third volume in the Routledge ASC Division on Corrections & Sentencing Series, includes contemporary essays on the consequences of punishment during an era of mass incarceration. The Handbook Series offers state-of-the-art volumes on seminal and topical issues that span the fields of sentencing and corrections. In that spirit, the editors gathered contributions that summarize what is known in each topical area and also identify emerging theoretical, empirical, and policy work. The book is grounded in the current knowledge about the specific topics, but also includes new, synthesizingmaterial that reflects the knowledge of the leading minds in the field.Following an editors' introduction, the volume is divided into four sections. First, two contributions situate and contextualize the volume by providing insight into the growth of mass punishment over the past three decades and an overview of the Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION The Consequences of Sentencing and Punishment Decisions I. CONSEQUENCES OF PUNISHMENT DECISIONS 1. Historical Trends in Punishment and the Lens of American Federalism 2. Collateral Sanctions: The Intended Collateral Consequences of Felony Convictions II. BROAD IMPACTS 3. The Collateral Consequences of Incarceration for Housing 4. Residential Insecurities and Neighborhood Quality Following Incarceration 5. Impact of Incarceration on Employment Prospects 6. Incarceration, Reentry, and Health 7. The Psychological Effects of Contact with the Criminal Justice System 8. Impacts of Incarceration on Children and Families 9. Impacts of Conviction and Imprisonment for Women III. CONSEQUENCES OF SENTENCING DECISIONS 10. Punished for being Punished: Collateral Consequences of a Drug Offense Conviction 11. Compounded Stigmatization: Collateral Consequences of a Sex Offense Conviction 12. The Hidden Consequences of Visible Juvenile Records 13. Deportation as a Collateral Consequence IV. INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS 14. Mass Jail Incarceration and Its Consequences 15. Collateral Consequences of Pretrial Detention 16. The Impact of Restrictive Housing on Inmate Behavior: A Systematic Review of the Evidence 17. The Impacts of Privatization in Corrections: The State of Evidence and Recommendations for Moving Forward V. BROAD IMPLICATIONS 18. “Raise the Age” Legislation as a Prevention Approach to Address Mass Incarceration 19. Mass Incarceration in Jail and Family Visitation 20. The Hardest Time: Gang Members in Total Institutions 21. Exportation Hypothesis: Bringing Prison Violence Home to the Community

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