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Book SynopsisWhat causes a person to flourish or languish? Or to be well or ill? How can the mental health and well-being of society as a whole, and individuals, be promoted and enhanced? This book explores the social, economic, political, cultural and environmental factors that affect mental health and well-being on a societal and individual level, and how prevention and intervention can enhance mental health. Taking a holistic approach to mental health, the book sets out effective strategies, from creating a supportive environment to building personal skills. Three extended case studies demonstrate how principles can be applied in practice in different situations: a specific social problem (suicide); a population group (young Black and minority ethnic groups); and a medically defined problem (people with long term conditions).The book is a vital resource for strategic planners (including commissioners) working to promote mental health and wellbeing at a population level, as well as operational services delivering to specific individuals and groups. It addresses the role of generic service providers as well as being essential reading for mental health and public health students.Trade ReviewThere was a time when psychiatrists turned their backs on public health, and public health people 'forgot' mental health. This push to promote public mental health is as welcome as it is timely. It has the potential to improve health, and reduce health inequalities, globally. -- Sir Michael Marmot, Director, UCL Institute of Health EquityAdopting a whole of government approach to mental health and wellbeing at both national and local levels is essential to meet the challenges posed by this text. It offers front-line practitioners and strategic planners valuable tools and examples to enable multi-agency working to succeed. -- David J Hunter, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Durham UniversityDespite Government commitment to greater parity for mental health in England it remains the poor relative with action and funding still too focussed on treatment and behaviour change. This book provides a powerful argument for a broader social determinants of health approach which will help local champions for this agenda. Its emphasis on community action and development is particularly refreshing - recognising the important role that citizens must play if we are to make progress on this agenda. -- Mark Gamsu FFPH (Visiting Professor Leeds Beckett University) and co-author of People Centred Public HealthNot many books are scholarly and accessible, firmly planted in research and also useful to clinical practitioners, policy makers and managers. This book works at all these levels. The analysis clearly sets out the scale of the problem, the factors that affect mental health and the policies and approaches most likely to bring improvement. The case studies give depth of understanding. The book is a powerful challenge to everyone concerned with mental health issues and reminds us of the dangers of increasing inequality for the most vulnerable in our society and "the vicious spiral in which circumstances adversely affect mental well-being and mental ill health affects circumstances". -- Ken Jarrold CBE, Chair of the NHS Trust providing mental health services in North Staffordshire, former Chair of the National Reference Group for Health Inequalities and former member of the National Mental Health Task ForceGenerally, the style was concise and clear, with key points sections at the start of each chapter, reasonable text layout (although admittedly a bit bland), and a summary/coming up section at the end of each chapter. Relevant policy and legislation are outlined in a helpful rather than tokenistic way, and generally the references and anecdotal case studies seem to be pertinent and informative. Overall, this is a recommended read. -- Dr Alexandra Quigley * Journal of Mental Health *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Foreword by Professor John R. Ashton. Introduction: What Creates Mental Health and Well-being? 1. Measuring Outcomes Related to Mental Health and Well-being: What Do We Want to Achieve? 2. What Affects Mental Health and Well-being? The Wider Social, Cultural and Physical Environment. 3. What Affects Mental Health and Well-being? Individual Social, Cultural and Physical Circumstances. 4. What Affects Mental Health and Well-being? Individual Life Stage and Personal Behaviours. 5. How Can We Develop Mental Health and Well-being Strategically? 6. How Can We Develop Mental Health and Well-being Operationally? 7. Extended Case Study: Prevention of Suicide and Self-harm. 8. Extended Case Study: Improving Mental Health and Well-being Among Young Black and Minority Ethnic Groups. 9. Extended Case Study: Improving Mental Health and Well-being in People with Long-term Conditions. Conclusions. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisProviding an exploration of the key issues, this book offers practical advice on how to improve the safeguarding and welfare of black children and young people in need. With contributions from academics, researchers and practitioners, it promotes an understanding of the particular cultural and social issues that affect black children in relation to child protection. It highlights how race and racism, as well as culture, faith and gender, can influence the ways need and risk are interpreted and responded to. Drawing on insights from research evidence, case examples and practice guidelines, it outlines the range of factors that contribute to the vulnerability of black children and describes how to improve techniques of working with minority ethnic families. The book covers issues such as the effects of parental mental health problems, living with domestic violence, child maltreatment, and demonstrates how these might be understood differently for black children and young people. There are also chapters on topics such as female genital mutilation, witchcraft and forced marriage. Essential reading for all social workers and child protection workers, as well as students and support managers, Safeguarding Black Children provides the tools and understanding needed to better support these children.Trade ReviewThis unique publication unearths a whole new repertoire of knowledge which would be very useful for practitioners like myself as well as policymakers, students and academics in better critiquing the issues affecting the lives of African children in the UK. It is a refreshing addition to the academic debate about the resilience of children and it sheds a new light on the adverse conditions affecting children - and the role of various actors to help address these. -- Debbie Ariyo OBE, CEO, AFRUCAThough it is the case that black children face many of the harms children in the majority population are exposed to, because of racism and discrimination they also face different challenges. Writing from a strengths, rather than deficit focus, and using a systems analytic lens, the authors tackle an array of subjects from the more general such as mental health, community and, domestic violence to more specific challenges such as forced marriage, female genital mutilation and witchcraft-related abuse. With contributions from some of the best scholars writing on black children's experiences in the UK today, this book addresses some of the structural factors that increase risk to black children, acknowledges their resilience and identifies ways to engage with them and their families. It fills a void in the safeguarding literature; indeed there is none like it. In addition to its practice and policy value, Bernard and Harris have achieved something whose significance cannot be overstated in the current climate, they have re-asserted the importance of progressive, anti-racist social work practice. The overarching message of this book then, is that safeguarding black children simply amounts to good practice for all children. -- Professor Adele Jones, The Centre for Child, Family and Youth Research, The University of Huddersfield, UKThis book represents a bold and important departure in navigating the fine line between acknowledging the heterogeneity and strengths of black families and the known and systemised risk factors that mean black children are overrepresented across a range of safeguarding issues. It is truly a tour de force in breadth and in depth, addressing issues facing new migrants as well as those in established black communities. Sometimes challenging and contentious in their investigation, at times painful and moving in the content covered, but always exacting in drawing on the evidence base, these scholars have produced a collection that is a must for contemporary practice. -- Professor Charlotte Williams, RMIT University, Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsIntroduction: Claudia Bernard and Perlita Harris, Goldsmiths, University of London. Section 1: The Effects of Adverse Experiences on Black Children. 1: Mental Health and Black Children, Frank Keating and Stephan Brown, Royal Holloway, University of London. 2. Black Children's Experience of Living with Domestic Violence, Claudia Bernard, Goldsmiths, University of London. 3. Living in Gang-Affected Neighbourhoods: The Impact on Black Children and Young People, Carlene Firmin and Jenny Pearce, University of Bedfordshire. Section 2: Different Categories of Maltreatment: Summary of Key Issues. 4: Child Sexual Abuse in the Lives of Black Children, Claudia Bernard, Goldsmiths, University of London. 5: Black Children and Families: An Exploration of Child Physical Abuse, Ravinder Barn, Royal Holloway, University of London, and Derek Kirton, University of Kent. 6: Child Neglect and Black Children, Danielle Turney, University of Bristol. 7: Emotional Abuse of Black Children, Jean Clarke, Brunel University. 8: Engaging Black Fathers in Child Protection Services, Jonathan Scourfield, Cardiff University and Elizabeth Lewinson, Barnados. Section 3: Safeguarding Black Children from Harmful Practices and Safeguarding Trafficked and Separated Children: Summary of Key Issues. 9: Safeguarding Children Linked to Witchcraft, Prospera Tedam, Northampton University. 10: Forced Marriage as a Safeguarding Issue, Anna Gupta, Royal Holloway, University of London. 11: Safeguarding Black Children from Female Genital Mutilation, Perlita Harris, Goldsmiths, University of London. 12: Safeguarding Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children: Promoting Rights and Strengths Based Practice, Joanne Westwood, University of Stirling. 13: Safeguarding Trafficked Children, Anna Gupta, Royal Holloway, University of London. Concluding Remarks: Claudia Bernard and Perlita Harris, Goldsmiths, University of London. The Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisCurrent community care policies and increasing numbers of older people needing assistance mean that all social workers must be up-to-date in their knowledge, skills and attitudes towards people with dementia and their carers. This book, written by experienced social workers, provides guidance on best practice in a readable and jargon-free style. Working with dementia: · looks at medical, social and citizenship approaches, thus providing the very latest thinking in the field; · covers a wide range of issues, including often-neglected areas such as sexuality and the design of the built environment; · provides contextual information about the old and new cultures of care; and · discusses skills such as communication and practical assistance. This book is essential reading for social work and social care students, social workers undertaking CPD, and social and care workers transferring to dementia care from other fields. BASW/Policy Press series The BASW/Policy Press partnership provides the very best in accessible and practical high-quality resources for social work professionals and students. For other titles in this series, please follow the series link from the main catalogue page.Trade Review" ... the text is accessible and easy to read. The use of quotations and case studies are very helpful and practitioners and students should appreciate and learn from these. ... [the book] is especially helpful in promoting and developing partnerships and relationships with people with dementia and their families." Community Care"... chock full of simple yet powerful case examples, is written in an engaging and accessible style, and touches on important areas often not covered in social work practice handbooks..." Dementia Journal, Vol 7: 3, 2008 "This book would be useful for anyone who works with and cares for a person experiencing dementia or for those in a supervisory role with workers who provide this care. Whilst being thorough and reflective in their analysis of the past and present-day services for people with dementia, the writers retain a healthy focus on practical everyday issues." British Journal of Social Work, Vol 37 (6), Sept 2007"A practical and thoughtful text - just what we have been waiting for in social work education." Geraldine Graham, University of Bradford"There has always been a shortage of material which gives enough attention to social work with people with dementia and this book fills an important gap. Mary Marshall and Margaret Anne Tibbs provide a comprehensive overview covering such diverse areas as the rise of the new culture of dementia care, the potential role for new technology and policy and legislative changes such as the Mental Capacity Act 2005. I particularly liked the chapter on communication which goes to the heart of creating partnerships with people with dementia and their families. Other sections, such as the care environment and diagnosis, will be invaluable for social workers practising in the changing world of health and social care provision." Jo Moriarty, King's College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part 1: The new culture of dementia care: Introduction; Old culture; New culture; Part 2: The context: Introduction; Demographics; What is dementia?; Policy and legal context; Part 3: The experience of dementia: Introduction; Personhood; Physical health; The way the person is treated by others; Continuum of mistreatment through malig. social psychology to abuse; Behaviour with others find difficult; Emotional needs; Dilemmas; Citizenship; Part 4: Communication: Introduction; Communicating with people with dementia; Communicating with carers; Communicating with colleagues; Communicating with the public; Part 5: Obtaining practical help: Introduction; Diagnosis; Assessment; Care management; Claiming benefits; Advocacy; Part 6: The care environment: Introduction; Design; Modern technology; Food; Activities; Part 7: Making it work: Service development; Staff support; Personal survival; Training; Part 8: Therapy: Introduction; Behaviour management; Internal influences; External influences; Factors in the world at large; How do we decide which we opt for?; Counseling; Counseling poeple with dementia; Counseling carers; Counseling paid staff; Group work; Family therapy; Part 9: The future: Introduction; Listen to people and their carers; Give dementia care the status it deserves; Embrace the new culture of dementia care; Don't allow a split to develop between health and social care professionals; The focus of the caring organizations should be on the 'front-line'; Specialization; The law; Public awareness; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis powerful critique of youth justice based on lived experience, theory and practice looks at the topic through a refreshing new lens, suggesting that some existing ways of dealing with children and young people may do more harm than good. After making readers aware of Risk Relation Paradox, the author shows that positive outcomes cannot be imposed or directed but that they can stem from ‘presence, attunement, connection and trust’ (PACT). Then priority should be given to buffering the impact of familiar but questionable relationships in a youngster’s own ‘village’ that may have led to toxic stress, complex trauma, criminal or anti-authority attitudes and other adverse childhood experiences. In arguing for change, Andi Brierley brings his extensive experience on both sides of the justice fence as prisoner and professional to bear — and whilst he champions the engagement skills of others who have travelled a similar journey, he also explains how the approach can be used by anyone.Trade Review‘This important and engaging text will be of great value to those working within the youth justice sector and educators alike… Andi Brierley crafts a new framework that facilitates pathways to positive outcomes. And offers a rich and insightful account of the key components of effective relationship-based practice.’-- Dr Sean Creaney, Edge Hill University, UK; ‘This book sits at the intersection between personal lived experience and professional practice and … makes it a hugely valuable contribution to the discourse … Brierley not only contextually articulates his experiences but seeks to provide a new framework through which youth justice can effect change.’-- Lisa Cherry (From the Foreword).Table of ContentsForeword by Lisa Cherry. The Who, the Why and the Context; It Takes a Village to Raise a Child; Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover; A Unique Perspective of Relational Justice; The Risk Switch; Joint Enterprise; Youth Crime and Trauma; Relationships: The Key Components. References and Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Criminal Justice System is becoming a de facto provider of mental health care, according to a series of recent prison inspections and reports on policing and mental illness which have highlighted the crisis in mental health services. However, the pressures on prisons and other areas of the CJS mean that the needs of those with mental health problems are often overlooked. This book examines the experiences of people with mental health problems across all stages of the CJS and across all the points of contact – police, Courts and prisons between the CJS and people with mental health problems. Providing a clearly written, comprehensive introduction to the main themes in this field, it also has a clear critical edge highlighting the failings in the areas of penal and social policy that have resulted in increasing numbers of people with mental health problems being criminalised. Highlighting a very important social issue, Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System provides a thorough introduction to this subject for social work students and practitioners.Table of ContentsForeword Introduction Key Decision Points A Short History of Community Care Madness and the riminal Justice System: Ethical Issues Prisons Mental Health and Forensic Services Policing and Mental Illness The Way Forward: Rediscovering Dignity

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Book SynopsisThis fully revised and updated edition of Learning Disability Today provides an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to some of the key issues in the lives of people with learning disabilities and the practice of those who support them. Learning Disability Today was first published in 2007 to meet the need for a handbook which, while well-grounded in latest research and practice, was accessible for staff occupying many roles, such as support workers and managers in learning disability service settings, community learning disability teams and professionals who may find themselves supporting a person with an intellectual disability from time to time, families and voluntary supporters, as well as students of learning disability/intellectual disability. It has continued to be a highly successful title, and has been published in three previous editions over the past nine years. This new, fourth edition is a complete revision, aiming to address key knowledge requirements, challenges and concerns for people working in the field and provide opportunities for reflection and continuing professional development. The content is illustrated throughout by case studies to help the reader explore how best to address issues in practice.Table of ContentsSection 1: It's my life Positive Behavioural Support Communication From advocacy to involvement to co-production and back again Sexuality and Relationships Education for people with learning disabilities Section 2: Staying healthy Health promotion and supporting people to access health services Physical health Mental Health Section 3: Topical issues Dementia in people with learning disability Autism Supporting People with Profound and Multiple Disabilities End of life care Section 4: Staying safe Safeguarding Adults with Learning Disabilities: What is abuse? Safeguarding Adults with Learning Disabilities: What to do and how to prevent abuse Positive risk-taking: Supporting people with learning disabilities to live a life like any other Hate Crime: crime against disabled people People with learning disabilities in the Criminal Justice System

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding and Responding to Behaviour that Challenges in Intellectual Disabilities addresses the need for an up-to-date handbook which, while well-grounded in research and latest clinical practice, is essentially non-academic and accessible for staff occupying many roles, for example, support workers and managers in learning disability service settings, community learning disability teams, psychologists, psychiatrists and other professionals who may find themselves supporting a person with an intellectual disability from time to time, as well as family members and students of both mental health and intellectual disability. The new edition is a complete revision and updating of content, aiming to address key knowledge requirements and concerns of people working in the field, with opportunities for reflection and professional development. The content is illustrated by case studies to help the reader explore how to best to address issues in practice.Table of ContentsPart 1: Clearer Values Foreword: Responding to a changing world Peter Baker & Tony Osgood What is behaviour that challenges? Edwin Jones Behaviour that challenges: how big is the problem? Jon Mason Positive behavioural support Anne McDonald Legal considerations Rachel Forrester-Jones Listening to people using services Tony Osgood Part 2: Gaining a Better Understanding Assessing behaviour that challenges Laurence Patterson & Jenna Szymanski Communication and behaviour that challenges Jill Bradshaw Conceptualising quality of life Julie Beadle-Brown Part 3: Delivering Support Practice leadership and behaviour that challenges Roy Deveaux Building a good rapport Maria Hurman Getting the environment right Sandy Toogood Keeping people safe - reactive strategies John Shephard Learning new ways of behaving Ciara Padden & Shelley Brady Cognitive approaches to behaviour that challenges Stephen C. Oathamshaw The use of medication for the management of behaviours that challenge in people with intellectual disabilities Shoumitro Deb Part 4: Lessons Learned We're in this together: supported staff Peter Baker & Nick Gore Working together with families Isabelle Garnett and Holly Young Working for change: policy and practice contexts Viv Cooper Afterword Tony Osgood and Peter Baker

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Book SynopsisIf you are embarking on a university social work degree the books in this series will help you acquire and develop the knowledge, skills and strategies you need to achieve your goals. They provide support in all areas important for university study, including institutional and disciplinary policy and practice, self-management, and research and communication. Tasks and activities are designed to foster aspects of learning which are valued in higher education, including learner autonomy and critical thinking, and to guide you towards reflective practice in your study and work life. Academic Writing and Referencing for your Social Work Degree provides you with a sound knowledge and understanding of: what constitutes good academic writing in social work a range of strategies for writing successful essays and reports the importance of clarity and coherence in your writing about education how to improve your academic style, grammar and punctuation, and formatting and presentation referencing conventions in the field of social work, and of how to avoid plagiarism. Trade Review...One of the strengths of Academic Writing and Referencing is the focus on criticality, and developing an argument in academic essays. This can be challenging for inexperienced writers at degree level, but criticality and rhetorical writing is very important as social work students move into practice.... -- Lucy Rai * British Journal of Social Work *Table of Contents Academic writing: text, process and criticality Coherent texts and arguments Referring to sources Language in use Preparing your work for submission

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Book SynopsisSelf-neglect covers a wide range of behaviours, from neglecting to care for one's personal hygiene and health to one's surroundings; this can include behaviours such as hoarding of objects and/or animals. As presentation of self-neglect cases vary greatly, assessment and support planning should be made on an individualised case by case basis. Self-neglect describes a Risks and Strengths assessment model which has been developed by practitioners as an aid to frontline workers across all sectors, as well as agencies holding responsibilities in Safeguarding Adults. It aims to support and structure the effective, timely and consistent assessment of risk in relation to key social and healthcare factors of self-neglect both on an individual case level and at a strategic level in contributing to community/locality needs analysis and reporting mechanisms; including annual Safeguarding Adults Board Reports. Table of ContentsForeword Introduction Chapter One The Concept of Self-neglect and Multi-agency Considerations Chapter Two A Model Intervention Framework in Self-neglect Cases Chapter Three Risks & Strengths Assessment Model Chapter Four Case Studies Chapter Five The Care Act (2014) and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adult Chapter Six Community Strength and Resilience Appendix One The Mental Capacity Act (2005) Appendix Two The Mental Health Act (1983) - rights, powers and protection Appendix Three A Simple Guide to Terminology in Safeguarding Adults

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Book SynopsisCare-giving transcends race, gender and age and most people will be a care giver or receiver (often both) at some point in their lives. This book explores the extent of caregiving in the UK and discusses its impact on individuals, groups and communities, as well as health and social care professionals. It covers ways of identifying carers and providing information and advice and, given the likelihood of practitioners themselves providing care, a discussion regarding maintaining resilience and the extent to which personal experiences guide and inform practitioners response to work with carers is included. Exercises allow the reader to explore ways practitioners can engage with and support carers. The recent legislative changes brought about by the Care Act 2014 is discussed, as well as relevant policies. Caregiving has the potential to transcend disciplines, so this text will appeal to students of a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and across the professional arena including social work, nursing, occupational and physiotherapy. The author is donating her royalties on this book to Carers UK and Carers Trust.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why this book? Carers in the UK in the 21st century The Background to Informal care giving What do carers actually do? What can be learned from research? Carers in a multi-professional arena. Carers under pressure Looking to the future

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Book SynopsisThe purpose of this manual is to enable practitioners to deliver skills training to people with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities who have problems managing and regulating their emotions, which in turn impacts on their lives and relationships. The people who could benefit from such training may live in community settings, residential settings or secure settings. The new edition has been updated to incorporate new adapted skills, adapted for use with an intellectual disability population following the publication of the second edition of Marsha Linehan's DBT Skills Training Manual and DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets. The training manual features guidance regarding staff training, programme evaluation, additional resources regarding mindfulness exercises, guided imagery, role plays and composite characters to increase the ease of group facilitation. These are included in the hard copy and online and include learner handouts with new and updated worksheets, forms and printable resources. The programme is designed for delivery in a group setting, but can be adapted for individual intervention.Table of ContentsModule 1: Mindfulness skills Module 2: Managing feelings Module 3: Coping in crisis Module 4: People skills Mindfulness booster module.

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Book SynopsisThis engaging book pulls together the individual strains of self-care, spirituality and common sense. It is a one-stop ‘bible’ to give social workers and other professionals an uncomplicated, easy to read resource that empowers them to manage and maintain their well-being through personal responsibility and self-care. The world today is fast paced and societal expectations for impeccable service are high. We cannot always alter the demands of our professional or personal lives, but by actively pursuing well-being we can enhance skills to support open discussion in supervision (or in personal reflection) so that individuals (and organisations) can successfully rise to meet challenges head on and reduce the risks associated with burnout. Building on the authors’ years of personal experience, this book Brings together everything professionals need for their own self-care through a range of practical activities Gives you tried and tested self-care ideas backed by the latest research Allows you as professionals to take a holistic approach to a range of subjects that people usually explore in isolation. Table of Contents Self-care; the fundamental principles Sleep: nutrition of the mind Nutrition: the impact of what you eat and drink Exercise: how moving more means you get more done Mind full or mindful: giving yourself space Achieving professional emotional regulation; the impact of organisation and person Being organised to fuel productivity: how do you know what you need to do and how do you do it Finding your motivation mojo: making a start's the hardest part Maintaining the resilient professional

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Book SynopsisDilemmas and Decision Making in Social Work is a collection of stories to help social workers work with dilemmas, weigh up options and make good decisions. Told in the first person from the point of view of a social worker, each case study begins with the service user’s story and then applies relevant theory. It demonstrates where workers have to think outside their own frames of reference and seek other’s expertise, how they work with barriers to collaboration with other professionals and how to handle disagreements. Where fitting, the emotional impact of the work is highlighted and how social workers deal with this. In summary: Starts with the human story and then considers which theory applies so very accessible to readers Demonstrates thinking in action Packed with succinct examples of real time challenges and how these have been tackled Full of reflective questions valuable to all social workers and supervisors regardless of experience. This book helps students and new workers learn from experience of established workers, firstly to gain insight into practice in areas they have no experience, but primarily to help them understand how decisions are made reflexively in the moment. Trade Review“The book takes a different approach to the topic through focusing almost exclusively on the use of case studies to encourage students to reflect on and further explore the dilemmas and issues presented by these scenarios and the response of the fictional social worker. This approach is refreshing and I can see the case studies being used as a constructive tool for discussion in social work education as well as in practice during both individual and group supervision. Helpful pointers are provided for students to consider various theories, models of intervention and ethics (and)…the introductory chapter is helpful in setting the scene, emphasising the fictional nature of the case studies and encouraging critical engagement by the reader.” -- Fiona Clark, * School of Education and Social Work, University of Dundee, *"Dilemmas and Decision Making in Social Work...is a welcome addition to the practice learning toolkit. It is an accessible resource containing 12 case studies covering a broad range of children & families and adult scenarios interweaving substance misuse, mental health and safeguarding. Jackson speaks directly to students as she highlights the emotional impact of social work alongside the many dilemmas around decision making…Within each case study she annotates the discussion with suggested links to theory as well as offering her own reflections on the case followed by some reflective questions for students to consider…Given the challenges that many students face applying theory to practice, this accessible book will support their development in this crucial area." -- Deirdre Fitzpatrick * Head of Social Work (Scotland), The Open University in Scotland *"…This resource would be equally useful for newly qualified workers or more experienced workers who may be struggling with a particular piece of work and might find unpacking the issues presented and the thought processes behind their actions helpful…Though hypothetical, the work described encompasses the very real dilemmas and challenges that social workers face on a day-to-day basis and there is a sense of honesty and transparency in the reflection provided…As well as a wide range of theoretical interventions, the case studies highlight the ethical and value aspects of the work as well as the importance of relational aspects of social work. The format of the book also encourages an acknowledgment of the impact on the worker themselves…Thank you for sharing this book with me. It has provided me with lots to think about, particularly in my role as HEI educator, Practice Learning Manager and Practice Teacher." -- Dr Clare Hancock-Fraser * Senior Lecturer/Practice Learning Manager, Robert Gordon University *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Kim 3. Josie 4. Leo 5. Rachid 6. Sophie 7. Elizabeth 8. Meikal 9. Anna 10. Jimmy 11. Rosella 12. Becky 13. Mathias 14. Some thoughts to finish

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Book SynopsisThis is the story of an anti-racist campaign staged by social workers and allied health professionals which encourages readers to consider their own possibilities for anti-racist action. The murder of George Floyd in May 2020 and subsequent expression of anger, frustration and grief at the continued existence of racism led to more sophisticated and honest conversations about racism and its impact. Social work also started to recognise its own problem with racist systems and its failure as a profession that strives for social justice to have addressed this in any meaningful way. The Anti-Racist Social Worker describe a successful campaign of anti-racist direct action that was staged by a small group of social workers and occupational therapists. The opening chapter tells the story of the campaign from the coming together of the campaign group to the concluding day of action. Subsequent chapters are written by campaign members at different stages of their career, from student social worker to Chief Social Worker for England. Each describes journeys to and stories of anti-racist activism. These stories are about either the writers’ experiences of racism and how this translated into action or their growing understanding of the impact of racism and subsequent decision to take personal action. Importantly, each chapter offers a personal case study and therefore a suggestion of individual anti-racist action that can be taken by social workers. The Anti-Racist Social Worker is a call for action told through individual stories. It shows how those in social care and allied health professions can contribute in a meaningful way to the creation of the change we need and encourages everyone to consider their own roles in dismantling racism. Trade Review"As the East of England regional representative of the CAHPO Ethnic Minority Strategic Advisory Group, I am committed to develop myself as a more inclusive leader who role models anti-racist values and behaviour at all times, and to ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion are always embedded fully within our regional AHP workforce development. Being a non-racist is not enough, we need to be anti-racist! Stories quoted within this amazing book have showcased the need of building anti-racist policies to reduce racial inequality. I do believe that the time for talking is over and now it’s time for us to take some real actions to make the changes.” -- Yat Tsang * Allied Health Professional (AHP) *"I was compelled to keep reading this book owing to the authenticity of the voices, their stories challenging me to take action against systems and attitudes - no matter how big or small. The openness of their accounts make clear their own learning journey, the barriers faced and attempts to overcome them that has been far from easy, and they illuminate the many gains from deciding to take action for the individual, others and our communities. Passivity, Inactivity is not an option in anti-racist social work. This book tackles some difficult issues, peeling back previous misconceptions and the consequences of staying silent. It may not be an easy read for some … but from my perspective as a black woman in social work education, it is refreshing! We have a responsibility to take action on a personal, team and organisational level and activism against racism is better together!" -- Vida Douglas * Professional Lead for Social Work, University of Hertfordshire *"This book is a great resource for the health and social care workforce that demonstrates the difficulties, racism and discrimination black social workers have experienced with discussions around racism, anti-racism and allyship. Alongside direct practical steps one could take in their journey towards anti-racist allyship. It is important that individuals are empowered to do their part to combat injustices at an individual level as well as an institutional level and birth true and authentic anti-racist allyship and equity. This book is a starting point and should be accessible for practitioners, educators and students alike." -- Kalimah Ibrahiim * Occupational Therapist and founding member of BAME OT UK network. *Table of ContentsIntroduction Tanya Moore and Glory Simango Ch 1 Mentoring for Inclusion Glory Simango and Tanya Moore Ch 2 SWAction21 Tanya Moore Ch 3 The Road to Activism Diana Katoto & Omar Mohammed Ch 4 Activism in Academia Zoe Thomas Ch 5 Journey to Allyship Liz Howard Ch 6 Rewiring My Racist Brain Jo Williams Ch 7 The Romani and Traveller perspective Dan Allen, Doreen Dove, Allison Hulmes & Mairtain Moloney-Neachtain Ch 8 If not now, when? On Jewishness and Challenging Antisemitism Victoria Hart Ch 9 Dialogues on Race in Communities of Practice Lydia Guthrie & Marie Otton Ch 10 Moving Forward together: Developing an Anti-Racist social work team Jen Hooper & Akwasi Sefa-Boakye Ch 11 Let’s Talk about Race Baldish McGurrin Ch 12 Creation of Anti-Racist Organisation Liz Fergus and Chi Nyasvimbo Ch 13 The Social Care WRES Mark Harvey, Nimal Jude and Zohal Shafiq Ch 14 It’s not Black and White Sherlyn Graham and Catherine Greenlaw Personal Pledges

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Book SynopsisChallenges current adult-led approaches to working with vulnerable young people, and introduces practitioners and students to creative methods that will enhance the self-worth of children and teenagers. Anthropologist and social worker, Rachel Burr, outlines clear communication techniques for working with children and young people to support them towards self-determination. By critically examining the dominant approaches to children and young people’s mental health, she provides straightforward practical strategies that can be used to address emotional upset, loss, and aid recovery. There has never been a more pressing time to encourage young people and children to engage in methods that allow them to develop a new sense of self-worth and purpose. Whether you’re a professional already working with children, or a student studying for a child-related qualification, this strength-based approach will help you to help children and young people develop a stronger sense of self which can be taken forward and used independently.Trade Review"This is a warm and wise book, woven through with insights from the author’s 25 years’ experience of working with children and young people and a lifetime of reflection and study. Steeped in an in-depth knowledge of psychology, sociology, anthropology, social work and studies of children and young people’s mental health, it is grounded by vibrant and moving case studies and by the voices and experiences of young people themselves. Sympathy and understanding for young people permeate every page and Rachel Burr has managed to write a book which is academically rigorous and reassuring, helpful and truly valuable. It will appeal to parents, practitioners and to young people themselves." -- Professor Heather Montgomery * Professor of Anthropology and Childhood, The Open University *"This theoretically and experientially engaging and grounded book powerfully promotes the rightful status that children and young people must be afforded in contemporary society. Written by Dr Rachel Burr, whose professional values and behaviours demonstrably model the book's message - children and childhood matter -, it is a 'must read' for all concerned with the social and emotional wellbeing of children and young people." -- Gillian Ruch * Professor of Social Work, University of Sussex *“It is very rare for a child rights specialist to engage with therapeutic issues in working with children and young people; still more unusual to offer practical, accessible advice on groupwork with children and young people of all ages in a manner that is sensitive to institutional and systemic power dynamics…The detailed examples are especially useful, as well as the critical reflections…Rachel Burr brings together her unique skills and experience as a social worker, child therapist, and also international child rights researcher and anthropologist to provide a culturally and generationally-sensitive and practical guide for innovative support and developmental work with children and young people in a range of settings.” -- Erica Burma * Professor of Education, author of 'Deconstructing Developmental Psychology' and UKCP registered Group Analyst *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why now?: Chapter 1: The state of childhood today Chapter 2: Mental health and wellbeing Chapter 3: Current approaches to mental health support for children and young people Chapter 4: A new way of thinking Chapter 5: Learning from children and young people Chapter 6: Young children speak out Chapter 7: It takes more than a mantra Conclusion: The long and winding road

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Book SynopsisPractice educators, as social workers are used to being creative and innovative in their demanding roles in practice. But often they can struggle to find the time to integrate this creativity in the teaching and learning with students. To support a student’s ability to develop their critical thinking, practice educators need to possess and demonstrate a range of different skills and knowledge around models and strategies of teaching, supervision, and assessment. This concise guide enables practice educators to be more creative in the teaching, supervision and assessment of students. Containing stand-alone, but inter-linked chapters that each cover an innovative or creative approach in social work practice education, provide accessible material and practice guidance to enable practice educators to cultivate a creative approach to learning. This includes contemporary and diverse ideas around the teaching, supervision and assessment of social work students who are undertaking their practice learning placements. Each chapter is written by a qualified practice educator enabling them to draw upon their experiences of effectively supporting the development of students and the building of a learning relationship. The book bridges theory and practice, providing a straightforward and useful resource for practice educators to draw upon, thus supporting their research-mindedness to inform their practice and contribute to their knowledge-base. Both of which are indicative skills within their expert specialist roles. In short, the book provides a range of creative approaches, demonstrates their application in practice and helps to build a “creative toolbox” to use within practice. Trade Review"...This book provides an excellent tool for practice educators to engage their students creatively, both proactively with all students and reactively where a student needs additional support. The appendices provide multiple activities that have been referred to across the book, so can be used with students by practice educators. Overall, this is an indispensable practical guide for practice educators that moves away from the procedural focus of other practice education books and into practical solutions to develop students’ knowledge and skills on social work placement." -- Paula Beesley Leeds Beckett University, UK * British Journal of Social Work (2022) 1–2 *"I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which I read as a whole, but equally the chapters are stand alone, to be dipped into again and again, savoured and enjoyed. The book is accessible, down to earth, yet it is full of theory with interesting references to follow up. The book contains numerous exciting and creative tools and models to use with social work students on placement as well as in classroom settings. The book certainly “practises what it preaches”, and is beautifully crafted with pictures, poems and images. The book is expertly structured, taking the reader on a wonderful journey that will serve to enthuse and motivate practice educators, and encourages all of us to be creative in our pedagogical practices." -- Dr Jo Finch * Professor in Post Graduate Research, University of Suffolk *"'Creative Approaches to Social Work Practice Learning’ does exactly what is says on the cover. The editors have brought together an interesting, creative and engaging text which explores the different stages of practice learning and how creativity can be built into students learning. The imagery and poems bring the text to life offering students and their practice educators new and exciting ways to deliver teaching and harness learning. The nine chapters together offer readers information on trauma informed learning environments, tools for anti-racist practice, practice education in a digital world and the importance of professional curiosity, to mention a few. The book will be useful addition to the resources for practice education." -- Dr Prospera Tedam (SFHEA) * Associate Professor & Chair of Dept, United Arab Emirates University *Table of ContentsIntroduction Ch1 Let's start at the beginning - Claire Skilleter Ch 2 Practice educating in a digital world - Anna Wright Ch 3 Anti-Racist Social Work Practice Education - Garfield Hunt Ch 4 The creative use of timelines: A trauma-sensitive approach for developing students’ critical analysis and reflexivity - Caroline Aldridge Ch 5 Power - Heidi Dix & Aisha Howells Ch 6 The Musician, The Stripper and The Boxing Day Flood: the use of stories in social work - Alison Taylor Ch 7 Exploring professional curiosity - Nora Duckett Ch 8 Getting Creative with Endings - Claire Skilleter Conclusion

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Book SynopsisEssential reading for those who want to develop greater knowledge and awareness of the history, culture and lifestyles of GRT people. There are many misconceptions about the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in the UK and Ireland. Little is understood of their culture and they are often marginalised by society. This book dispels many of the myths and gives a compassionate and empathetic view of the daily struggles they face including discrimination, racism and poverty. It also reviews criticisms directed at them and determines whether these are justified. Services are analysed to establish what works and what is weak. Packed with expert opinions from professionals working in the field and case studies and vignettes, garnered from personal interviews by the author with GRT people. Drawing from a wide range of perspectives from both inside and outside the respective communities, this book provides readers with all the key elements required to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of these remarkable communities and their cultures.Trade ReviewA much needed and most valuable exposition of the vibrant culture and shameful abuses suffered by one of Britain's most marginalised and disadvantaged minorities. -- Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner“…Written in a style that is factual and easily-accessible, this work is bolstered by excerpts from interviews with members of the GRT and Irish Traveller communities themselves and activists and NGO’s familiar with the history, culture and traditions of these ethnic minorities...Declan Henry’s book is a timely and crucial addition to the small but growing body of work that places the voices of Traveller, Gypsies and Roma central to the discourse. Working together, how can Gypsy/Traveller and non-Traveller communities achieve a shared future encompassing mutual acknowledgement and respect, one where we all realise our full potential as human beings in the truest possible sense?” -- Dr. Mícheál Ó hAodha, * University of Limerick, Ireland *Table of ContentsForeword by Allison Hulmes Introduction Chapter 1 – Context Setting Chapter 2 – Romany Gypsies Chapter 3 – Roma Chapter 4 – Irish Travellers Chapter 5 – Health Chapter 6 – Education Chapter 7 – Religion Chapter 8 – Crime Chapter 9 – Discrimination Chapter 10 – LGBT Issues Epilogue Reference and Recommended Reading Useful Services Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisStrength-based practice is an optimistic and empowering approach that is becoming increasingly popular in the education sector from early years to middle years and youth services. This book helps those working with children and families embed this approach in their practice to make a positive difference to children's lives. Intended for students and practitioners working with children and families, this book provides a practical guide, demonstrating how to identify strengths in the most challenging of situations and offers an optimistic and empowering approach using a diverse range of case studies. It is also relevant for those involved in SEND and social work. The study of strength-based practice has been widely used in the health and social care sector and is becoming more popular within the educational sector, aiming to fill a gap in training for future practitioners working with children and families. Using case studies and reflective questions, this book marries the practical and theoretical, demonstrating how to apply this knowledge in a variety of settings. Trade Review"This book is full of optimism and positivity, identifying how practitioners can find strengths even when working with those facing very challenging circumstances. At its heart is a commitment to identifying and fostering resilience, in order to progress to positive outcomes for families, children and young people. The book has a clear structure and format, and its visual elements ensure that information is presented with remarkable clarity. It promotes and supports careful reflection on practice and very effectively applies key concepts to real-life situations. Given the uncertainties in our world, faced by people across a full breadth of age ranges, this book is refreshing in its offer of hope." -- Professor Richard Woolley * Head of the School of Education, University of Hull *"Huge congratulations to the authors of this invaluable book. They have brought together a range of perspectives from different and distinct areas of working with children, and their families, starting from conception and moving across childhood and youth. It is especially pleasing to see the often-overlooked middle childhood phase being given attention. I will take away many lessons from this book, the authors offer fresh insights and practical approaches to looking for the strengths in professional situations, and many of the practical suggestions will be helpful for personal preservation, and even self-improvement. The book is structured beautifully, with numerous diagrams and illustrations that enhance the accessibility of the content. This is a valuable resource for practitioners, it will be useful for students who are studying degrees related to professions in education, health and care, as well as being a useful teaching tool for lecturers. Very highly recommended, a great read." -- Dr Jackie Musgrave * Associate Head of School, School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport (ECYS), OU *Table of ContentsChapter 1: A glass half full: introducing our strength-based philosophy Chapter 2: Strength based practice in the first 1000 days (conception to age 2) Chapter 3: Strength based practice within the early years Chapter 4: Strength based practice in middle childhood Chapter 5: Strength based practice in youth services Chapter 6: Strength based practice with children and young people who have SEND Chapter 7: Strength based practice with parents and carers Chapter 8: Strength based practice with people who have suffered adverse life experiences Chapter 9: Strength based practice in safeguarding and child protection Chapter 10: Celebrating diversity as a strength Chapter 11: Strength-based leadership and management Chapter 12: Looking to the future with optimism and hope Index

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Book SynopsisMindfulness and social work values go hand in hand and this book is the perfect guide in self-care for social workers who want to incorporate mindfulness into their working lives to positive effect. Looking after your mental health in your working life is so important so that you can do the best job you can and learning mindfulness is a great way to incorporate this. Studies have suggested that mindful social workers can have greater emotional awareness with less emotional reactivity, develop stronger interpersonal skills, and other valuable skills that are important for a relationship-based practice. The Mindful Social Worker gives the reader mindfulness guidance to not only improve themselves but also see how this can have an impact on their work. In this book, the reader will be provided with practice tools such as meditation and relaxation techniques to help the practitioner to be more present and have a stronger propensity to reflection. Case study reflection and self-assessments are also used in this book to enable any practitioner from students and the newly qualified to the experienced social worker or care professional. This is all done within the framework of professional standards for Social Work education and practice, showing how much mindfulness can relate to the social work profession. Trade Review"The world we live in today seems to demand that we routinely shift our focus in a quest for instant gratification. This can lead to a way of being where we find it difficult to submerge ourselves in the ‘deep work’ of practice. We always have a sense that we’re missing something and need to move on. Operating in the social work profession in a mindful way can be an antidote to this. This book takes you on a journey of exploration into mindfulness and applies it effectively to the realities of the practice world. An excellent, insightful, and truly helpful read!" -- Stephen Mordue * University of Sunderland *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 - Explaining Mindfulness Chapter 2 - The Mindful Social Worker Chapter 3 - Mindful Communication Chapter 4 - Developing Trusted Relationships Chapter 5 - Assessment: The Benefits of a Mindful Approach Chapter 6 - Problem solving and Creativity Chapter 7 - Supervision and Critical Reflection Chapter 8 - Continuing the Mindful Journey

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Book SynopsisGain the knowledge and insight you need to support your loved one with dementia to live life as they wish. When a family member is diagnosed with dementia it’s difficult to know what to do. Do you worry you don’t have the skills and knowledge to support them? And what about looking after your own mental health? A Family Guide to Living Well with Dementia is here to help. Written by someone with lots of experience in this field, it gives you the knowledge and insight to be able to support the person with dementia to live life as they wish. This easy-to-follow and accessible guide contains information that is intended to support people to plan for how they want to live their life, receive their care, and for end-of-life planning. In this book you will find: Details of the different types of dementia and the dementia journey Explanations of the various Person Centred approaches to dementia care Information about people's rights within the health and social care legislation Insights into behaviour and methods of communication Support options available to you and your loved one, paid and community-based. Often people who have been diagnosed with dementia and their families report feeling lost and not sure what to do apart from learning to adapt and find a way to do their best in what can often be difficult circumstances. This book provides easy, engaging, and practical content for things to consider and conversations to have so as to be able to provide the best care and support on a basis of sound understanding from everyone involved.Table of ContentsCh 1 An Introduction to Personalisation Ch 2 Personalisation: What Does it Mean for People Living with Dementia? Ch 3 The Dementia Journey Ch 4 A Toolkit to Develop Skills and Approaches to Achieve Personalised Support in Dementia Care Ch 5 Effective Communication Tools and Approaches to Use to Support People Living with Dementia Ch 6 Personalisation During Times of Changing Behaviour Ch 7 Developing and Embedding Person Centred Cultures

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Book SynopsisSocial workers and health professionals are often placed in situations where they are verbally or physically threatened by service users and others. This book helps them recognise potential risks in situations, when to avoid involvement, and how best to manage these risks, giving them the confidence to work effectively. Suitable for practitioners, students, leaders and supervisors, this book covers topics such as managing risks, improving safety awareness, teamwork and organisational support within the modern-day context. Specifically, this second edition includes: Interviews from current senior and first line managers in children’s and adult social care and health services, front line staff and more. A new chapter on managing online and digital issues including managing the transition of back to work after Covid-19. Greater emphasis on the responsibilities of employers and their duty of care to staff. Further elaboration on the impairment of decision-making under stress caused by imitation and threat. The use of new therapeutic approaches in reducing threat from service users and better responding to their needs. This book helps students to become aware of the factors which may affect judgement in child protection cases and assist in managing cases on placement. It helps professional practitioners in managing the anxieties associated with their current case load and provides strategies to manage these unfortunately common workplace experiences.Table of ContentsIntroduction – the extent of violence against social workers. The psychological impact of threat and violence on decision-making. What practitioners can do to keep themselves safe. What organisations can do to keep staff safe. What practitioners can do keep themselves safe in an incident Post incident responses Links to working with resistant families Staff safety training Working in non-responsive institutions Performance management in social care Working effectively in stressful situations Summary of issues

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A how to' guide to anti-racist practice for social workers and social care practitioners.

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Book SynopsisFully updated for its 2nd edition, Care of Older People uses a whole-person and values-led approach to explore practice with older people, providing the opportunity for practitioners to reflect critically on not just what they do but also on how and why.

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Book SynopsisThis contributed volume offers a holistic understanding of social work practice in deprived communities through its thematization of understanding deprived communities globally, the development of competencies for social work practice in and with deprived communities, social work education as a community development tool, and the empowerment of social workers in deprived communities. Inequality as a globally recognized challenge is extensively elaborated within the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Global Agenda program for social work, making this a timely and important contribution to the literature. Deprived communities, used in this book to mean slums, ghettos, favelas, and low-income, remote, underserved, vulnerable, impoverished, underdeveloped, disadvantaged, or less-favoured communities, exist worldwide and are conceptualized under different terms and concepts. For that reason, social work, specifically in deprived areas, is not sufficiently recognized as a specific field of practice within community work. As a result, this volume features contributions that: provide a conceptual clarification of many different terms that are used for describing deprived communities and offer a systematic literature review on community processes and effects on well-being in underdeveloped communities; map different fields of social work involvement in deprived communities with concrete practice examples; and, stress why social work as a profession needs support and how it can be empowered to improve its capacities in deprived communities. With international authorship and perspectives on social work approaches for deprived communities from India, Sub-Saharan Africa, North and Central Europe, and North America, Practicing Social Work in Deprived Communities is an essential resource for social workers, social work educators, and community development practitioners. The text also should be of interest to students of social work, as well as other professionals and researchers working within community development and deprived communities.Table of ContentsPart I: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Deprived Communities 1 Understanding deprived communities globally; Author: Ana Opacic In this chapter different meanings of deprived communities are discussed and positioned within a specific global context. These meanings refer to the following concepts: ˝low income˝, ˝impoverished˝, ˝vulnerable˝, ˝remote˝, ˝disadvantaged˝, ˝undeserved˝, ˝less favoured˝ community, ˝slum˝, ˝ghetto˝, ˝favela˝. Different deprived communities are classified in five groups. The first group is based on lower income or health indicators as a proxy for poverty. The second group is the deprived community and based on a multidimensional approach that can be compared with non-deprived neighborhoods. The third group consists of marginalized, disadvantaged, and less favored communities with a focus on development trajectories within a wider social context. The fourth group reflects communities with a severe exposure to risks that result from geographical isolation in remote communities. In the fifth group, there are so-called controversial communities in urban settings that do not differ solely from their surroundings, but also exhibit a specific lifestyle and identity leading towards stigmatization in a wider context. 2 Effects of deprived community on personal well-being and community processes; Author: Ana Opacic In this chapter the author discusses what it means to live in a deprived community based on systematic literature review. Deprived community as a context produces adverse effects on both the individual level and community level. Existing research show that people who live in a deprived community face poverty, higher rates of crime, and have lower health and education prospects. In deprived communities lack of social services is notable. Research show that deprived communities are characterized by community processes such as segregation, exclusion, and lower sense of autonomy, resilience, and empowerment. In this chapter the author places these effects in the frame of theoretical approach, such as community development theory, diversity, and multicultural context and community resilience. Part II. Social Work Practices in Deprived Communities Throughout the World 3 Community development principles in the context of deprived communities. Authors: Ana Opacic, Carmen Luca Sugawara, Nino ŽganecIn this chapter the authors outline central principles of community development and position them within the frame of deprived communities. Specific attention is given to principles of autonomy (including community participation, ownership, self-help), principles of inclusive communities (advocacy, access and equity, inclusion), and principles of active communities (social action, networking, empowerment, lifelong learning). Many times deprived communities as systems demonstrate system archetypes that suggest challenges of implementing community development principles into practice. For example, deprived communities may demonstrate addiction on external relief; there is a strong sense of powerlessness, communities may face stigmatization, and communities with scarce resources may develop inner inequalities and lack of trust towards community structures. These challenges are supported through empirical findings and the authors outline the importance of these principles for sustainable community development. 4 Strategies for increasing community engagement in a community with a lack of perspectives, Author Baiju P.Vareed Engaging community or following participatory practice in development was initiated by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and subsequently by various government departments. Working with stakeholders in communities demands an understanding of the local culture, social milieu, and power dynamics. Local problems need local solutions as well as support and resources from outside of the community. Community engagement is imperative while working with culturally diverse countries like India, where there is no one-size-fits-all. The vast voluntary sector comprising community-based staff of NGOs and trained social workers have vigorously embraced engagement since the last decade of the last century. Community agencies ensure involvement of stakeholders and community members in all sorts of development activities including agriculture, livelihood, gender development, micro business, and health and sanitation. This article discusses how citizen engagement is undertaken in community development programs in India by NGOs and government departments, with case studies from rural, urban, and slum dwellings5 Strengthening social capital in deprived communities: From Empty Foyer to Shared Social Space, Authors. Anna Metteri, Tuula Kostiainen, Joonas Kiviranta, Matilda Leppänen This chapter offers a descriptive analysis of the process -- how social work competencies develop in a process of collaborative learning in an enhanced integration project in Hervanta, one of the biggest multicultural suburbs in Finland. The three-year pilot project called TEKO started in 2016 and was aimed at enhancing refugee integration into the Finnish society through community social work and two-way integration. The project established a community pop-up center Kototori, where a social worker and a social instructor worked two days a week to develop a community approach. Kototori is a result of the co-operation among partners The City of Tampere, Federation of Tampere Evangelical Lutheran Parishes, and Tampere University. Gradually, the reflective community approach was leading to the practice of mutually shared competences, changing the way professional competencies were used. This meant deconstructing power relations between individuals, community, and social workers. 6 Social work practice in places of resettlement and sustainable community development; Author: Odessa Gonzalez Benson This chapter aims to provide a descriptive summary and conceptual analysis of social work practice conducted within refugee communities upon resettlement. Place-based social work practice within the context of the resettlement city is examined. It is at the scale of the city that is more often the site for community development with refugees, rather than the state-level as determined by federal policy. Social workers thus engage not only with refugees and their organizations, but also with other stakeholders and actors who are invested in economic and urban development at a broader sense. Also, participatory approaches as a form of practice are highlighted, considering both the promise and limits or challenges to such practice. Analyses also account for the sociopolitical and economic landscape in which social work practice with refugees emerges and evolves in the United States. Data are model programs in resettlement cities in the United States, as determined by the federal resettlement office. 7 Violence prevention and neighborhood collective efficacy in deprived communities. Author: Mary L Ohmer Deprived communities often face high rates of community crimes and violence, which is particularly visible in slum, ghetto, and favela communities, but also in many other examples across the globe. In this chapter, the author discusses theoretically why deprived communities may face higher violence and crime rates. Furthermore, it analyzes through lenses of neighborhood collective efficacy how crime and violence can be prevented and how civic engagement and participation can be employed in dealing with substantive neighborhood problems, including community and youth violence. In particular, practice examples are provided as well as examples of intervention research results in order to make stronger argument of theoretical contribution. 8 Community projects for socioeconomic empowerment. Authors Makhubele, JC; Mafa, P; Matlakala, FK and Mabvurira, V The history of the rural communities of Africa is one of land dispossession, forced removals, and immiseration. Most underdeveloped areas have traditionally been supplying cheap labor to the developed areas, providing low wages and neglect of welfare and cultural support of the underdeveloped areas. Underdeveloped communities are still essentially characterized by lines of division between commercial farming and the underdeveloped and under-resourced communities. Specific focus in this chapter is on conceptualizing the theoretical framework rooted in African realities, African geo-political contexts of poverty eradication strategies, conceptualization and nexus of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Agenda 2030 for sustainable development, and Agenda 2063 aspirations, participatory democracy, land issue, sociocultural orientation of communities; processes and outcomes of community-based development; knowledge base (values, skills, principles, techniques, roles, and methods) that social workers engaging with undeveloped African communities should embody/possess, and challenges that arise from community engagement when working with underdeveloped communities. 9 Developing smart social services for mending the gap in development inequalities; Author: Nino Žganec Deprived communities are underserved communities with lack of many basics services. This is s difficult task because of increased demands, lack of existing or available experts, change of priorities, lack of strategic planning, and weak intersectoral cooperation with a lack of information. Thus, local services should reach to the end user (outreach programs), experts should facilitate achieving administrative assumptions, programs should be based on already existing resources, and partnerships should be continually developed to facilitate coordination and information sharing. Many times deprived communities are remote, and there is great potential of using technology to mend the gap and make services more accessible. Due to a lack of resources, social services should be more holistic, while very specific services that require specialized skills can be provided as e-service and other alternative ways. 10 Advocacy strategies and skills for raising the issue of regional development inequalities; Author Jelena Matančević Usually social workers empower communities within communities. But when it comes to deprived communities, social workers should also reach outside communities using advocacy strategies in order to set up the agenda on wider regional or national and even international levels. Unequal local development is the result of many local and global factors and structural barriers. In this chapter the author discusses why social work should be engaged in wider structural examples and provide examples on how finding allies in a regional network can improve political status of deprived communities that are many times stigmatized and disempowered. Part III. Supporting Social Work Practice in Deprived Communities 11 Higher education institutions of social work as allies of the most vulnerable communities. Authors: Ana Opacic, Carmen Luca Sugawara In this chapter the authors discuss the complex relationship that exists between higher education in social work and deprived communities. Higher education institutions are strong allies of the most vulnerable communities. Higher education institutions, sometimes before other stakeholders, recognize deprived communities and serve as social advocates on a wider level. There are at least three dimensions of relationships between higher education institutions of social work and deprived communities: a) higher education institutions with their third mission to actively promote and enhance community development projects; b) there are specific strategies for recruiting social work students from deprived communities since it is of crucial importance to have experts working in these communities; and c) innovative methods of teaching and using distant or tele-education can support social work students and professionals and decrease professional isolation. 12 Being more than a social worker in environments with scarce human resources. Author: Glen Schmidt In this chapter the author elaborates different challenges that social workers are facing in their practice in deprived communities. Context of their practice are remote Canadian communities, but with clear implications for similar contexts across the globe. Canadian social workers practicing in remote parts of the country face a number of challenges. Workers in the resource extraction communities have high-income levels while Indigenous communities tend to be poor, at least in the sense of disposable income. In both types of communities there is a lack of health and social service resources. For social workers this means that it is difficult to access specialist services, and social workers have to develop generalist practice skills. The physical environment plays a role in social work practice as people’s activities are shaped with weather and climate in mind. Social workers practicing in smaller isolated communities are also highly visible, and their practice comes under scrutiny in ways that their urban counterparts usually don’t experience. To be effective, social workers in remote and isolated Canadian communities need to be competent generalist practitioners capable of adapting to life in a small isolated settlement. 13 Social work in conflict with other community development oriented professions: Authors Ana Opacic and Odessa Gonzalez Benson In this sort of conclusion chapter, authors wrap up what is specific about social work practice in deprived communities on the level of micro practice (resolving concrete issues), meso-practice (working across similar topics), macro-practice (advocating on a wider social level), and meta practice (supporting social workers themselves). However, since social workers act in transdisciplinary arenas meeting other professionals, such as urban planners, local developers, and geographers, authors try to elaborate what is shared space and what are specific values that social workers bring into practice. Concrete examples of transdisciplinary practices are displayed, such as potential innovative solutions for practice, and research and education in and about deprived communities that provide more opportunities for community development. Part IV: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis timely, relevant text is a comprehensive compendium of critical information about voting in the United States. It frames voting as an integral aspect of social work practice and provides concrete suggestions for how students can increase their involvement in expanding voter participation by marginalized groups.This book: Examines the current social and political context Introduces multiple perspectives on why voting matters Presents a brief history of voting rights in the United States Explains the nuts and bolts of campaigns and elections Discusses who votes and who doesn’t, how people vote, and why Describes voter suppression tactics and identifies obstacles facing low-turnout groups Highlights strategies to expand voter participation Provides concrete examples of how students can help maximize voter participation Explores how voter engagement intersects with social work at all levels of professional practice The only social work textbook devoted entirely to the topic of voting, Promote the Vote: Positioning Social Workers for Action is the ideal supplement for classes in social welfare policy, policy practice, human rights, and social justice. Filled with research findings, practical information, and case examples, this book provides social work students and professionals with the knowledge, strategies, and tools to engage clients and their communities in the electoral process. With voting rights quickly becoming a flashpoint in the struggle for equity and justice, now is the perfect time for this valuable resource.Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Context for Voter Engagement The Social and Economic Context The Political Context Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 2: Why Voting Matters Voting Is a Human Right Voting Is Consistent with Social Work Values Voting Builds Political Power Voting Benefits Individuals Voting Benefits Communities Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 3: How We Got Here: A Brief History of Voting Rights Early Voting in America Voting Rights for African Americans The Women’s Suffrage Movement The Youth Vote Additional Policies to Expand Voting Rights Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 4: Voting Processes and Procedures Elected Officials Political Parties Registration and Voting Political Campaigns Presidential Elections Congressional, State and Local Elections Ballot Measures Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 5: Voting Patterns and Trends Voter Turnout Who Votes? Why People Vote How People Vote Voting by Social Workers Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 6: Special Populations People of Color Naturalized Citizens and Linguistic Minorities People in Poverty People Experiencing Homelessness Citizens with Felony Convictions People with Disabilities LGBTQ+ Voters Survivors of Domestic Violence Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 7: Barriers to Voting Structural Barriers Intimidation and Suppression Gerrymandering Money in Politics Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 8: Expanding Opportunities Registration Initiatives Voting Initiatives Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 9: A Better Future The Need for Change Legal and Ethical Considerations Strategies for Action Developing a Culture of Voting Summary and Conclusion Try This! Appendix I: State Election Information Websites Appendix II: Helpful Resources

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Book SynopsisChapter 1.-Introduction.-Chapter 2.-The origins and conceptual framework of the monograph.-Chapter 3.-Fiction as method.-Chapter 4.-Community aesthetics as the Foundation of the Good.-Chapter 5.-Hello, Mrs. James.-Chapter 6.-We are one from many.-Chapter 7.-Honoring and building our local capabilities.-Chapter 8.-Releasing Know how.- Chapter 9.-Angela’s story.-Chapter 10.-Unobtrusive leadership.-Chapter 11.-Governing the commons.- Chapter 12.- We are not alone.-Chapter13.- A final commentary on intrinsic social innovation.

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Book SynopsisAbandonment, loss, endless transitions, self-reliance, continued persistence, and fierce beauty all coexist in this compelling collection of stories of ten women who journey from victims of the child welfare system to survivors, and beyond. These women face endless challenges, oppression, and trauma but discover their power through: creativity, advocacy, self-awareness, education, motherhood, and extreme empathy. They decipher their personal stories looking back through the lens of their lived experience to contribute to changing the narratives of how people who grew up in the child welfare system see themselves, and how society sees them. These stories create compassion and understanding, breaking down biases. They also illustrate the direct and multi-faceted relationships between residential schools, the breakdown of Indigenous families, the perpetuated systemic racism of the child welfare system, and oppression through other societal systems. Many of these women are the voices of those who could have been murdered and missing Indigenous women or girls but have lived to tell their stories.Trade Review"ThIS collection of 10 womens stories is not an easy read, but it is a necessary one." - Winnipeg Free Press

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Book SynopsisThe perfect tool to add to any 'therapeutic treasure box', this set of 68 cards provides a way to help open conversations and structure discussions with children and adolescents aged 6+. The treasure deck offers a fun, non-threatening way to help to build understanding and forge relationships. It also provides a safe, playful way for children to articulate and make sense of their feelings, thoughts, experiences and beliefs. The deck comes with two different types of card - the 'feelings cards' and the 'sentence completion cards' - which can be used separately or together, and the cards are accompanied by a booklet which explains some of the different ways in which they can be therapeutically used. Designed and tested by specialist clinical psychologist, trainer and author Dr Karen Treisman, this deck is a little treasure that will have great value for anyone working with children and adolescents aged 6+.Table of ContentsN/A

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Book SynopsisKids Need... cards are any easy to use tool for professionals to explore children's needs and wants with carers. Using a creative approach, each card features a child's "need" such as; a room of their own, fresh fruit and vegetables, and pocket money. Participants are invited to place cards under one of three headings: "Kids Need", "Kids Sometimes Need", and "Kids Don't Need".The cards encourage participants to raise general discussions and can be used as part of a therapeutic tool or as an assessment of parenting skills.'- ChildRightWhat is the difference between children's 'needs' and 'wants'? How should parents respond to the demands of their children? Do all children need the same things?Kids Need... cards present a creative approach to exploring children's needs and parents' knowledge. Each card features a child's 'need', for example 'a room of their own', 'pocket money', 'to make mistakes' or 'to be criticized', and participants are invited to place cards under one of the three header cards: 'Kids Need', 'Kids Sometimes Need' and 'Kids Don't Need'. The cards are designed to be flexible and adaptable, and can be used to encourage general discussions, as therapeutic tool, or as an aid to the assessment of parenting skills.Kids Need... is a fun, accessible and effective game that will be particularly useful to professionals working with parents and families, including social care workers, counsellors and educators.Trade ReviewKids Need... is a simple and creative approach to exploring children's needs and parents' understanding and we will be recommending this to other colleagues working with families. We found it was a non-threatening way to explore parent's perceptions without patronising them and opened some honest dialogue. It can be used across a lot of different presenting issues such as therapeutic work, family support and assessment, when working with adults, children and young people, individually or in groups. The graphics are relevant and humorous and the resources can be adapted in lots of different ways, the only limit is your imagination!. -- Social Work in ActionAltogether a simple yet effective tool for practitioners and highly recommended. -- CAFCASSPlaying this game with my daughter, I was amazed at how much discussion it generated between us. They were easy to use, and the use of pictures and symbols mean they are user friendly to parents with literacy difficulties or for whom English is not their first language. Not only do they give the opportunity to open up discussion and explore feelings, they also give the practicitioner an understanding of what parents understanding of their child's needs are, in order to facilitate client-generated changes to behaviour. Sessions of 40 minutes to two hours are recommended, and the benefits easily justify the initial time spent. This is a good value tool to support preventative and supportive public health work. -- Community PractitionerTable of Contents(Instruction booklet): Introduction. Who can use them? Why use cards? Using the Cards. Recording the session. Solution-focused communication. A therapeutic tool. Cognitive dissonance. An assessment tool. Analysis and planning. How do the cards fit in with the Assessment Framework? The difference between saying and doing. It all adds up. Working with children and young people. Working with individuals and groups. More ideas. Ending the session. How long does it take. The Author. Acknowledgements. Useful Reading.

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Book SynopsisWalking This Path Together is an edited collection devoted to improving the lives of children and families that come to the attention of child welfare authorities by demonstrating and advocating for socially just child welfare practices. In this new, updated edition, authors provide special consideration to the historical and political context of child welfare in Canada and theoretical ideas and concrete practices that support practitioners, educators and students who are looking for anti-racist, anti-oppressive and anti-colonial perspectives on child welfare practice.

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Book SynopsisNow in its 4thedition, Counseling Psychologyremains one of the leading, trusted introductory texts orienting students to this expansive and dynamic field. This comprehensive overview of the entire field of counseling psychology surveys key professional practices and issues, interventions, science and research, andgeneralbasic concepts. It examines the history and growth of the field; its themes and foundations, including vital issues of ethics and cultural competence; its contributions to research in areas such as vocational psychology and social justice; and the ways in which counseling psychologists have helped develop effective practices in psychotherapy and counseling. Buildingon the four-part structure of the previous edition,Counseling Psychologyprovides key updates and expanded discussion of important topics like diversity and social justice. The addition of Questions for Reflection at the end of each chapter and feature boxes highligTable of Contents PrefacePart I. Foundations of Counseling Psychology Chapter 1. An Introduction to Counseling Psychology Chapter 2. History of Counseling Psychology Chapter 3. Ethical Values of Counseling PsychologistsPart II. The Science of Counseling Psychology Chapter 4. Research Strategies and Paradigms of Counseling Psychologists Chapter 5. Vocational Psychology: History and Recent Trends Chapter 6. Diversity and Social Justice Chapter 7. Working With Strengths: Counseling Psychology's Calling Chapter 8. Analyzing the Outcomes and Processes of Counseling and PsychotherapyPart III. The Practice of Counseling Psychology Chapter 9. The Therapeutic Relationship Chapter 10. The Science and Practice of Assessment Chapter 11. The Psychodynamic Approach Chapter 12. The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach Chapter 13. The Humanistic–Experiential Approach Chapter 14. The Feminist Multicultural Approach Chapter 15. Career Counseling: Theories and Interventions Chapter 16. Therapeutic Groupwork: Beyond the Individual Chapter 17. Couple and Family TherapyPart IV. Careers in Counseling Psychology Chapter 18. Training and Professional Issues in Counseling Psychology References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisReviewing diverse sites, including the US, Cambodia, Israel, Poland, Chile, Australia, and Brazil, this book considers how schooling systems are being influenced by the rise of external actors who increasingly determine the content, delivery, and governance of education.Table of ContentsForeword - Gita Steiner Khamsi Introduction - Miri Yemini, Claire Maxwell, Christopher Lubienski 1. Collective parental involvement: an in-between actor - Audrey Addi-Raccah 2. When teachers become the external actor: private tutoring and endogenous privatisation in Cambodia - Hang M. Le and D. Brent Edwards, Jr. 3. Cross-sectoral alliances in charter schools: the role of boards of directors from for-profit and non-profit sectors - Charisse Gulosino and Elif Şişli Ciamarra 4. A communitarian framework for understanding the relations between schools and NGOs - Izhar Oplatka 5. PISA for sale? Creating profitable policy spaces through the OECD’s PISA for Schools - Steven Lewis and Bob Lingard 6. Historical reconfigurations of internal/external actors in Danish educational testing practices - Christian Ydesen 7. A short history of external agency involvement within education in contemporary Poland - Mikołaj Herbst 8. New philanthropy in the heterarchical governance of education in Brazil - Marina Avelar 9. Venture philanthropy and the rise of external actors in Australian education - Emma Rowe 10. Power struggle in education policy change: the role of knowledge actors in structural reforms in Chile - Dante Castillo-Canales and Javier González Díaz Conclusion - Christopher Lubienski, Claire Maxwell, Miri Yemini

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Book SynopsisFocusing on youth activism for greater equality, liberty and mutual care - radical democracy - this timely collection explores the movement's impacts on community organisations and workers. Essays from the Global North and Global South cover the Black Lives Matter movement, environmental activism and the struggles of refugees.Table of ContentsPART I Young people: radical democracy and community development Introduction: Young people, radical democracy and community development - Janet Batsleer, Harriet Rowley and Demet Lüküslü Thinking/acting with migrants under neoliberalism: "It's horrible to perceive solidarity as merely absorbing the sorrow of one side". - Cihan Erdal PART II Young people acting together for eco-justice Imagining the future under capitalism: young people involved in environmental activism in an economic crisis - Dena Arya Community building for and through sustainable food - Dominic Zimmermann Daring, dissolving and dancing: making communities with water - Róisín O’Gorman PART III Acts of citizenship? Community development, empowerment and youth participation in social-housing neighbourhoods in France - Gülçin Erdi LGBTQ+ young peoples’ sexuality and gender citizenship in digital spaces - Sally Carr and Ali Hanbury Enabling spaces for and with marginalised young people: the case of the Disha peer support and speak out group - Sadhana Natu Meaningful youth engagement in community programming in Kenya - Yvonne Akinyi Ochieng, Su Lyn Corcoran and Kate Pahl PART IV Black lives still matter Conceptualising community development through a pedagogy of convivência: youth, race and territory in Brazil - Fernando Lannes Fernandes and Andrea Rodriguez "I did not want the project to end. For me, it should last forever": exploring a community development framework based on learned lessons from marginalised youth voices in Brazil - Andrea Rodriguez and Fernando Lannes Fernandes Burning work: field map - Christxpher Oliver PART V Practising hope They are not your warriors: intergenerational tensions and practices of hope in young people’s environmental activism - Dena Arya Afterword: Community as prefigurative practice – practices of hope - Janet Batsleer, Harriet Rowley and Demet Lüküsl ü

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Book SynopsisHow can clinicians help vulnerable young families overcome barriers to secure, reciprocal, and joyful parentâinfant relationships? This book provides a flexible framework for promoting reflective parenting from the ground up. Described are effective ways to support safety and self-regulation in parents with histories of trauma and adversity, giving them a stronger foundation for seeing, hearing, and connecting to their children. The book distills principles of the influential Minding the Baby (MTB) home visiting program, as well as contemporary attachment and mentalization research. Vivid case material illustrates therapeutic strategies that can be used with parents and children in any clinical context. End-of-chapter Questions for Clinicians help readers apply the concepts discussed, with special attention to developing their own reflective capacities.Trade Review"This outstanding, beautifully written book gives clinicians an understanding of how to apply Minding the Baby principles with parents of infants and young children. It is by far the very best description of applied attachment theory and the concept of mentalizing available for a clinical audience. Practitioners are guided to improve parents’ experiences and practices, with the ultimate aim of improving young children's lives. The authors do not shy away from challenging questions about the universal applicability of attachment theory--instead, they address them head-on, emphasizing the importance of race, poverty, and other societal factors in the lives of families. I would use this book for my elective clinical practice class entitled Stress and Trauma in the Early Years."--Ruth Paris, PhD, School of Social Work, Boston University "An exceptionally helpful and practical guide, written by one of the world’s best experts in this field. Slade and her colleagues provide a crystal-clear description of clinical strategies based on one of the most influential evidence-based interventions for vulnerable parents and children. The book shows how to understand and address tough parenting challenges that can gravely undermine children's development and well-being. Practitioners will treasure this superb work."--Peter Fonagy, OBE, FMedSci, FBA, FAcSS, Head, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, United Kingdom; Chief Executive, Anna Freud Centre "This much-needed book fills an important gap in the literature on parenting interventions. It will serve as a go-to resource for mental health providers from a range of disciplines, including nursing, psychology, and social work, because it models a clinical attitude and describes therapeutic techniques in a clear, approachable style. The clinical examples--of both effective interventions and interventions that 'miss the mark'--help the reader appreciate the central role of mentalization in promoting emotional growth. The numerous figures depicting the relationships between concepts are a useful tool for better understanding. The Clinician Mentalizing Self-Assessment feature is simply brilliant."--Alicia F. Lieberman, PhD, Irving B. Harris Endowed Chair in Infant Mental Health and Professor, Department of Psychiatry ​and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco "In this book, you will find a therapeutic recipe crafted by people who are caring for parents and children. This is an intervention that carries the souls and hearts of the families and professionals who have helped to create it. Surrounding this is the science that provides support for the intervention--both the data and the theory. What you will feel most strongly as you take in the principles and ideas of this program are the arms holding you up until you are ready to hold up others."--Jessica Borelli, PhD, Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine-Table of ContentsPreface Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations 1. Minding the Baby™ and Reflective Parenting: An Introduction I. Theoretical and Scientific Bases for Minding the Baby Parenting 2. The Foundations of Attachment Theory and Research 3. Pathways to Secure Attachment: Caregiver Sensitivity 4. Pathways to Secure Attachment: Parental Mentalizing 5. Impaired Mentalizing and Trauma 6. Adversity, Toxic Stress, and Resilience II. Establishing the Relational Foundations of Reflection 7. The Relational Foundations of Reflection 8. The Relational Foundations of Reflection in the Clinician 9. The Relational Foundations of Reflection in Parents and Children III. Building Reflective Capacities 10. Enhancing Parental Reflective Functioning: General Considerations 11. Reflective Nursing 12. Parental Mental Health 13. Clinical Applications of the Pregnancy and Parent Development Interviews IV. Clinical Applications of Minding the Baby Parenting 14. Brenda, Aidan, and Allie 15. Yolanda, Manny, and Mildred 16. Genevieve, Jared, and Jimmy 17. Embracing Complexity Appendix I. The Pregnancy Interview, Arietta Slade Appendix II. The Parent Development Interview--Short Version (2004), Arietta Slade, J. Lawrence Aber, Brenda Berger, Ivan Bresgi, and Merryle Kaplan References Index

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Book SynopsisThe purpose of the book is to enhance the concept of Technique in the teaching and practice of Social Work. Over the years Technique has not been stressed as a part of practice even though the actual practice of Social Work consists of the utilization of techniques in addition to theory and the process of assessment and diagnosis.The book seeks to achieve its goal in four ways. It addresses the way the concept of Tchnique has or has not been used over the years. It addresses the need for a clear definition of technique. It analysis the qualities that Technique should have at this point in our history of clinical practice. It then formulates and presents a definition of technique for our thesis based on this definition. It then presents a brief discussion of 101 Techniques discussed in contemporary literature by discussing each one''s place in practice a bit about its history and necessary knowledge skills to use responsibly. It addresses the latter by grouping a level of risk involved Trade Review"Turner and Rowe are to be commended for writing such a remarkable bok. It is one of the most practical social work books published in recent years, and none of the others offer so much useful material for social work students and established practitioners, neophytes and experienced ones alike." --Best Practices in Mental Health, fall 2017Table of ContentsChapter I: Techniques in Social Work Practice, an Overview ; Chapter II: 101Social Work Techniques ; i) Specific ; 1. Advice ; 2. Advocacy ; 3. Agency Structure ; 4. Analysis of Obstacles ; 5. Art ; 6. Audio Recordings ; 7. Authority ; 8. Brain Storming ; 9. Brokering ; 10. Case Management ; 11. Challenge ; 12. Clarification ; 13. Collaboration ; 14. Compliment ; 15. Computer ; 16. Consciousness Raising ; 17. Consultation ; 18. Contract ; 19. Cue Cards ; 20. Culturalgram ; 21. Degrees, Titles & Awards ; 22. Directives ; 23. Dream Work ; 24. Eco Map ; 25. Empowerment ; 26. Empty Chair ; 27. Examination of Alternatives ; 28. Exploring ; 29. Eye Contact ; 30. Fees ; 31. Films, DVDs, Videos, ; 32. Food ; 33. Free Association ; 34. Genogram ; 35. Gifts ; 36. Home Visit ; 37. Homework ; 38. Hypnosis ; 39. Interpretation ; 40. Interpreter ; 41. Journal Writing ; 42. Letter Writing by Social worker ; 43. Letter Writing by Client ; 44. Listening ; 45. Locii of Interview ; 46. Mediation ; 47. Meditation ; 48. Meeting Skills ; 49. Miracle Question ; 50. Money ; 51. Office Setting ; 52. Paradox ; 53. Partializing ; 54. Pets ; 55. Photos ; 56. Poetry ; 57. Power ; 58. Prayer ; 59. Prescription ; 60. Problem Solving ; 61. Public Speaking ; 62. Questions ; 63. Reading ; 64. Referral ; 65. Reflective Thinking ; 66. Reframing ; 67. Rehearsal ; 68. Relaxation ; 69. Resource Location ; 70. Ritual ; 71. Role Playing ; 72. Role Reversal ; 73. Sculpting ; 74. Self Disclosure ; 75. Separation ; 76. Silence ; 77. Story Telling ; 78. Sustaining ; 79. Task ; 80. Task Analysis ; 81. Teaching ; 82. Telephone ; 83. Television ; 84. Time ; 85. Touch ; 86. Toys ; 87. Transference ; 88. Working with Other ; 89. Write a Self-History ; ii) Generic ; 90. Behavioral Technique 1 ; 91. Behavioral Technique 2 ; 92. Behavioral Technique 3 ; 93. Music 1 ; 94. Music 2 ; 95. Music 3 ; 96. Play 1 ; 97. Play 2 ; 98. Play 3 ; 99. Standardized Instruments 1 ; 100. Standardized Instruments 2 ; 101. Standardized Instruments 3 ; Chapter III: The Way Ahead ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisSocial settings have enormous power to promote or hinder positive youth development. Researchers and practitioners know a great deal about features of schools and programs for youth that affect development, but much less about how to transform settings to bring about these desirable features. This book shows how to harness the power of settings. It shifts the debate from simply enhancing youth outcomes at the individual level to improving the settings of youths'' daily lives. The book offers researchers and practitioners blueprints for creating and changing influential settings including classrooms, schools, universities, out-of-school time programs, ethnic systems of supplementary education, and other community-based programs. Leading scholars in psychology, education, human development, sociology, anthropology, economics, law, and public policy discuss a wide array of social change strategies, and describe how to measure key features of settings as a target and guide for change. The authors also demonstrate how larger social structures - such as school districts, community coalitions, community data resources - can support change. Many of the chapters describe ways to make settings work for all youth, including those marginalized by reason of race, ethnicity, social class, or sexual orientation. Toward Positive Youth Development will guide researchers, educators, administrators and policy makers to improve schools and youth programs for all of America''s youth.Trade ReviewThe 2010 recipient of the Social Policy Edited Book Award as awarded by The Society for Research on Adolescence! "...a collection of well-written, inspiring scholarly contributions which build an evidence base for setting-level interventions to improve youth outcomes. While focused on macro level change (settings), the book maintains an awareness of micro level goals (positive youth outcomes). This unique, integrated focus should be of interest to a wide range of practitioners, researchers, funders, and policy makers--those dedicated to improving the lives of youth and those interested in organizational development and change."--Journal of Sociology & Social WelfareTable of ContentsPART 1: CHANGING CLASSROOMS; PART 2: CHANGING SCHOOLS; PART 3: CHANGING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS; PART 4: CHANGING LARGER SOCIAL STRUCTURES; PART 5. CROSS-CUTTING THEMES: STRATEGIES FOR MEASUREMENT AND INTERVENTION

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Book SynopsisSupportive psychotherapy is widely practiced but poorly defined, often misunderstood, and unfairly disparaged. Dr. Markowitz and his colleagues manualized Brief Supportive Psychotherapy (BSP) as a time-limited control treatment to compare to more active established psychotherapies like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) in research studies. In fact, BSP, an emotion-focused, bare-bones treatment based on Carl Rogers'' Client Centered Therapy, has since proven itself to be a robust treatment in multiple randomized controlled treatment trials. It has generally kept pace with the brand name treatments in treating patients with difficult disorders like chronic depression. Some therapists, previously trained only in cognitive and behavioral approaches, have found this affect-focused approach adds a new dimension to their thinking and to patients'' lives.Brief Supportive Psychotherapy: A Treatment Manual and Clinical Approach is both an elaboration of the now well-tested research treatment manual for BSP and a primer for clinicians. It illustrates how BSP helps patients with mood and anxiety disorders to tolerate rather than avoid their powerful negative emotions. It describes the key elements of supportive psychotherapy, covering the crucial common factors that help make all evidence-based psychotherapies effective. These include affective arousal, helping the patient to feel understood, realistic optimism for improvement, a therapeutic ritual, clinical poise, and success experiences. BSP maximizes patient autonomy, letting the patient lead sessions, and prescribes no homework. It is an elemental, relatively simple approach for a psychotherapy, yet no psychotherapy is easy to do well. Its affect-focused approach enhances the application of all psychotherapeutic approaches. It deserves a place among evidence-based treatments in depression treatment guidelines.Trade ReviewSupportive psychotherapy is arguably the most common form of psychotherapy performed in actual practice. In this clearly written, highly edifying book, John Markowitz, one of the world's leading psychotherapy researchers, lays out the premises, procedures, and applications of supportive psychotherapy, buttressed by detailed case vignettes that bring readers into the consultation room. This manual will not only serve novices and their teachers, but will also inform and enlighten veteran practitioners."-Dr. Joel Yager, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of MedicineThe most important form of psychotherapy is also the most neglected. Supportive therapy is an essential and inherent element in all patient care * whether delivered by psychiatrists; other physicians; psychologists; social workers; nurses, occupational therapists; or aides. But almost no one teaches clinicians how to form powerfully healing therapeutic relationships. Markowitz fills this void with eloquence and deep clinical wisdom."-Dr. Allen Frances, MD *Brief Supportive Psychotherapy: A Treatment Manual and Clinical Approach, by John C. Markowitz, is outstanding.This brief, powerful book is significant because it offers more than a model of therapeutic practice-its valuable contribution to nurturing connection-driven patient relationships and an understanding of the importance of affectbased therapies cannot be overstated. * Am J Psychother in Advance *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 What is Supportive Psychotherapy? Chapter 3 Common Factors Chapter 4 Affect Focus Chapter 5 Formulation: Developing an Emotional Conceptualization of the Patient Chapter 6 The Structure of BSP Chapter 7 Supportive Evidence: Research on a Treatment that Works Chapter 8 Adjusting BSP to Different Disorders Chapter 9 Case Examples Chapter 10 BSP Training and Supervision References Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisThe chapters in this book describe the current situation and changes that affect the health and well-being of different Indigenous populations around the world. They also highlight the adaptations and strengths of older people as they find ways to meet current challenges in their lives.Trade ReviewThe book focuses on the mental, physical, and social challenges older people are experiencing regarding social change in the growing community. The book is a helpful learning tool for instructors, undergraduate and graduate students, and healthcare practitioners across the globe...It is rich in understanding the uniqueness of diverse cultures on issues concerning indigenous older adults. * Dolapo Adeniji, Ph.D., MSW, MEd, Department of Social Work College of Health and Human Services Indiana State University *Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Cultural Determinants of Healthy Indigenous Aging Michael Yellow Bird, Gina Belton and Jamie Jensen Chapter 2. Active Aging in Mountainous Villages: An Ethnographic Study of Indigenous Older Adults in Taiwan Hai Luo Chapter 3. Locating Aging in India: Indigenous Perspectives of the Khasis and Jad Bhotiyas Juster Lyngdoh and Malathi Adudsumalli Chapter 4. Socio-cultural Beliefs and Health Seeking Behavior among Older Adults in Selected Rural and Urban Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria Fatai A. Badru and Oluwafunmilayo T. Adekola B. Aging and Social Policy: Challenges and Effects on Indigenous Older Persons Chapter 5. Lapland in Transformation: Impacts on Cultural Well-Being of the Older Population, with Special Reference to Indigenous Residents Shahnaj Begum Chapter 6. Indigenous Adults in Taiwan: The Aging Population and Related Policy Kui Kasirisir and Hai Luo Chapter 7. Development of the Indigenous Long Term Care System in Taiwan Hung-Yu Ru Chapter 8. Indigenous Spirituality, Decolonization and Restoration of Traditional Elders' Ancestral Knowledge Today: Social Work and Aging Julian Kunnie C. Effects of Social Change on Communities, Families and Older Persons Chapter 9. Aging in the Contested Floodplain: Challenges of Indigenous People of the Kafue Flats Fred Moonga Chapter 10. Survival Strategies of Older Adults in the Manipuri Community in Bangladesh Tulshi Kumar Das Chapter 11. Elderly Care in Rural Ghana: Support System and Survival Strategies of Older Persons in Bamang, Ashanti Region Kwadwo Ofori-Dua Chapter 12. Socioemotional Challenges of Indigenous Elders: A Study Based on a Rural Village of Northern Sri Lanka Subramaniam Jeevasuthan and Varatharajah Jeyaruban D. Emotional and Psychological Issues Chapter 13. Etahi Kaum? tua Momeki: Social Isolation and Loneliness among Older M?ori Living in Aotearoa, New Zealand Tess Moeke-Maxwell, Stella Black, Tessa Morgan, Janine Wiles and Merryn Gott Chapter 14. Loneliness among Indigenous People in Chile: A Neglected Issue Lorena P. Gallardo-Peralta, Esteban Sànchez-Moreno and Vicente Rodriguez-Rodriguez E. Contributions of Indigenous Older Persons Chapter 15. Honoring and Preserving Culture through Indigenous Cultural Generative Acts to Reduce Generative Mismatch and Improve the Health of All Generations Jordan Lewis Chapter 16. Continuity, Connectedness and Community: An Alaska Native Lifecycle and Explanatory Model of Caregiving Networks Maria Crouch and Rosellen Rosich Chapter 17. Reigniting the Indigenous Spirit: Indigenous Elders and Organizations Jason Albert, Susannah Walker and Gilbert Kewistep Chapter 18. Examining Inter-Generational Ties and Roles: From the Lens of Tribal Older Persons in India Jennifer Philip and Asha Banu Soletti Chapter 19. Shared Role and Responsibilities of Older Adults in Jaffna, Sri Lanka: Unrecognized Contributions to their Families and Communities Shamila Sivukumaran and Subramaniam Jeevasuthan Conclusion Tuula Heinonen (with Jordan Lewis) Index

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