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Book SynopsisMany published books that comment on the medical model have been written by doctors, who assume that readers have the same knowledge of medicine, or by those who have attempted to discredit and attack the medical practice. Both types of book have tended to present diagnostic categories in medicine as universally scientifically valid examples of clear-cut diseases easily distinguished from each other and from health; with a fixed prognosis; and with a well-understood aetiology leading to disease-reversing treatments. These are contrasted with psychiatric diagnoses and treatments, which are described as unclear and inadequate in comparison. The Medical Model in Mental Health: An Explanation and Evaluation explores the overlap between the usefulness of diagnostic constructs (which enable prognosis and treatment decisions) and the therapeutic effectiveness of psychiatry compared with general medicine. The book explains the medical model and how it applies in mental health, assuming little Trade ReviewThe book reads like a young man's quest to find the truth. For a nerdy psychiatrist, this book brings more anticipation and excitement than any Star Wars movie ... I am eagerly anticipating the sequel[.] * Shuichi Suetani, Australasian Psychiatry *This truly is a unique book that has no comparisons. Those interested in this book should understand that they can't just read it, they need to slowly study it to get the most from it. * Aaron Plattner, MD, Doodys *In response to growing library of books and papers that critique psychiatry as a medical approach to mental health problems, Samei Huda, a consultant psychiatrist, has written a comprehensive retort. ... the book is richly detailed and closely argued, providing a valuable (and as far as I know unique) trove of data on comparative treatment efficacy, social and biological risk factors and many other issues. * Huw Green, Discursive of Tunbridge Wells *Huda's book provides a cutting edge, state-of-the-art summary and evaluation of diagnostic reliability and outcome data that will help patients and researchers alike interpret new studies, as Huda provides an excellent reference point for assessing the magnitude of effects. Dr. Huda's work is a breath of fresh air in what can seem like the social media disinformation whirlpool. * Daniel Winarick, Psychology Today *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements 1: Explanation of basic concepts of medical terminology 2: The role of diagnosis in medical practice and society 3: The nature of diagnostic constructs 4: The clinical picture, creating diagnostic constructs and causation 5: Multidisciplinary working, evidence, treatment and decision making in medicine 6: Criticism of psychiatric diagnosis 7: Criticism of psychiatric treatment 8: Reliability of diagnosis 9: Spectrums with health 10: Variability of clinical picture 11: Spectrums of conditions 12: Biological factors and health 13: Social factors and health 14: Clinical utility of diagnosis 15: Treatments in psychiatry compared to general medicine 16: Final conclusions References Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe fully revised and updated Oxford Handbook of Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Mental Health Assessment remains the first clinically-informative, research-based reference for those seeking to understand and assess mental health in infants and young children. It details the latest empirical research on measures and methods of infant and young child assessment and provides clinically applicable information for those seeking to stay apprised of the latest empirical research on measures and procedures in early assessment. Through authoritative examination by leading developmental and clinical scholars, this handbook takes a closer look at current developmentally based conceptualizations of mental health function and dysfunction in infants and young children as well as current and new diagnostic criteria in specific disorders such as sensory modulation dysfunction, autism spectrum disorders, affective disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The chapters are presented in four sections corresponding to four broad themes: contextual factors in early assessment; temperament and regulation in assessment of young children; early problems and disorders; and translation and varied applied settings for assessment. Each chapter presents state of the science information on valid, developmentally based clinical assessment and makes recommendations based on developmental theory, empirical findings, and clinical experience. Chapters have been added to cover family assessment, early care and educational environments, new approaches to distinguish temperament from psychopathology, assess language, and implement second stage screening and referral. The volume recognizes and highlights the important role of developmental, social, and cultural contexts in approaching the challenge of assessing early problems and disorders. This new, updated volume will be an ideal resource for teachers, researchers, and a wide variety of clinicians and trainees including child psychologists and psychiatrists, early interventionists, and early special educators.Trade ReviewA masterful revision of the first comprehensive approach to mental health assessments issues in infants and young children. The first edition was a classic and this 2nd edition continues this tradition. This will be a critically important book for research and clinicians alike. It remains the definitive guide to the topic of infant mental health assessment. * Fred R. Volkmar, Yale University *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Contextual Factors in Early Assessment Chapter 1: Cultural Perspectives for Assessing Infants and Young Children Michelle Sarche, Monica Tsethlikai, Leandra Godoy, Robert Emde, & Candace Fleming Chapter 2: Theoretical and Empirical Foundations for Early Relationship Assessment in Evaluating Infant and Toddler Mental Health Roseanne Clark, Audrey Tluczek, Elizabeth C. Moore, & Amber L. Evenson Chapter 3: Assessment of Early Parent Child Relationships Roseanne Clark, Audrey Tluczek, Elizabeth C. Moore, Amber L. Evenson Chapter 4: Apprehending the Interpersonal Context of Early Childhood Development: A New Systemic Approach to Infant-Family Assessment James McHale & Susan Dickstein Chapter 5: Assessment in Early Care and Education Environments Laura Stout Sosinsky & Rachel A. Gordon Part II. Temperament and Regulation in Assessment of Young Children Chapter 6: Historical Background of the Study of Temperament and New Perspectives on Assessment Samuel P. Putnam, Maria A. Gartstein, & Mary Rothbart Chapter 7: Distinguishing Temperament from Psychopathology David Rettew Chapter 8: Infant Temperament and Early Self-Regulation Patricia Tan & Pamela Marie Cole Part III. Early Problems and Disorders Chapter 9: The Preschool Age Psychiatric Assessment (PAPA): A Structured Parent Interview for Assessing Psychiatric Symptoms and Disorders in Preschool Children Helen Egger, Adrian Angold, Brian Small, & William Copeland Chapter 10: Quantitative and Multicultural Assessment of Preschoolers' Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Problems: Multi Cultural Perspectives Thomas Achenbach Chapter 11: Assessment of Attachment in Infancy and Early Childhood Neil W. Boris, Tessa Chesher, & Valerie Wajda-Johnson Chapter 12: Assessment of Sensory Processing Disorder: The Interplay with Affect in the Context of Relationship Lucy Jane Miller, Molly Witten, & Roianne R. Ahn Chapter 13: Assessment of Language in Young Children Leslie Rescorla Chapter 14: Affective Disorders Cynthia Rogers & Joan L. Luby Chapter 15: Social Processes and Risk for Autism Cheryl Klaiman, Celine A. Saulnier, Emily Rubin, Katarzyna Chawarska, & Ami Klin Chapter 16: The Contribution of Developmentally Sensitive Measurement to Assessment of Disruptive Behavior in Young Children Sarah A.O. Gray & Lauren S. Wakschlag Chapter 17: Fear and Anxiety in Young Children and Their Assessment Suzanne Broeren, Jennifer Hudson, & Ronald M. Rapee IV. Translation and Varied Applied Settings for Assessment Chapter 18: A Community-Based Approach to Infant Mental Health Assessment: Infants and Parents at High Psychosocial Risk Miri Keren & Ruth Feldman Chapter 19: Screening for Risk in a Primary Care Setting Lynne C. Huffman & Joan Baran Chapter 20: Second Stage Screening and Referral Rebecca B. Silver, Megan Beers, Leandra Godoy, & Susan Dickstein Epilogue & Future Directions Alice S. Carter & Rebecca Del Carmen-Wiggins

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Book SynopsisTONY SAYER is now an independent lecturer and social care consultant. Recently, he was a Lecturer in Social Work at Bournemouth University, UK and he is now an Open University Tutor.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe continuation of a classic! As always, the book is a joy to read, replete with numerous case examples to illustrate the major principles. -- Cynthia D. Bisman, Bryn Mawr College This edition of the classic Alfred Kadushin and Daniel Harkness text continues as the seminal work on supervision in social work, a distinctive practice valued by generations of social workers. Drawing on the growing body of contemporary empirical findings, the authors provide support for many of the long-standing concepts, principles, and practices so astutely identified in the original and later editions. Recent literature from social work and related fields is integrated with contemporary issues facing social work agencies and their supervisors. New and experienced supervisors as well as supervision scholars and researchers will find this comprehensive text an invaluable resource. -- Marion Bogo, University of Toronto Supervision is an incredibly complex aspect of professional practice, encompassing support, education, administration, evaluation, discipline, and risk management. Since its first edition, this book has been the gold standard on the art and science of supervision. The authors effectively build on that strong foundation by distilling important research, identifying risks and opportunities, and recommending strategies for sound supervision amid contemporary challenges. Our profession is so fortunate to have this resource! -- Kim Strom-Gottfried, UNC School of Social WorkTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. History, Definition, and Significance 2. Administrative Supervision 3. Administrative Supervision: Problems in Implementation 4. Educational Supervision: Definition, Differentiation, Content, and Process 5. Principles and Problems in Implementing Educational Supervision 6. Supportive Supervision 7. Problems and Stresses in Becoming and Being a Supervisor 8. Evaluation 9. Group Supervision 10. Problems and Innovations Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisCHRIS CLARK is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Edinburgh, having previously worked in social development and community work. His previous books include Social Work and Social Philosophy (with R. Asquith) and Theory and Practice in Voluntary Social Action.

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Book SynopsisIt has long been argued that families play a crucial role in helping support prisoners during and beyond their time in prison. Through harnessing material and emotional support offered through family, prisoners can have a stronger commitment to move towards prosocial pathways via these important social ties. Yet, often overlooked are the experiences of families themselves in providing support for prisoners. This book focuses on parents whose adolescent male children are sent to prison. Charting many of the adversities which parents face â from violence, psychological stress, to stigma and shame â the book provides one of the first empirical assessments of the ways parents manage the consequences of serious crime and navigate relationships with their children in prison.As well as documenting major social hardships of imprisonment, the book will also assess the heterogeneous impacts on relationships between parents and their male children, including cases where relationships maTable of Contents1.Introduction 2.The Complexity of Youth-Parent Relationships 3.Parent-Child Lives Before Prison 4.The Challenges of Visitation 5.Adapting and Coping with Imprisonment 6.Conclusion

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Book SynopsisMentalization in the Family draws upon the latest research on child development, parenting, and mentalization theory to provide a comprehensive guidebook for parents, teachers, social workers, and any professional working with families today. The book explains the core concepts of mentalization, an idea whereby an appreciation of internal mental states, both those of others and oneself, can lead to an understanding of overt behaviour. It explores key ideas central to this  such as attachment style, internal regulation, emotional compass, and parental navigation but also offers practical guidance around issues such as play, siblings, boundaries, and sexuality.Accessibly written throughout and featuring pedagogical tools that bring the theory into life, this wide-ranging book will be essential reading for a range of professionals, from those working with foster families to teachers working with troubled or disruptive children. It also ofTrade Review"Parenting and family life comes both completely naturally to us and yet is so complex at the same time, it can feel almost impossible to feel we’ve ever got it ‘right’. In this wonderful book, Janne Østergaard Hagelquist and Heino Rasmussen, both parents and clinicians make the impossible seem possible. Using clear language, wonderful images and providing us with a tool kit, they help us to regain our capacity to mentalize in the most non-mentalizing system of all – the family. This is the book you will wish your parents had read and which your own children will undoubtedly benefit from. I wish I had it before I had children!" Sheila Redfern, Head of Service, Specialist Trauma and Maltreatment"The authors use the mentalizing framework expertly to articulate for parents an understanding of child development that provides a basis for practical help in parenting. They have organized their presentation with crystal clarity while providing an abundance of everyday examples of parenting challenges accompanied by useful suggestions and strategies. Most importantly, they give primary weight to the quality of relationships among family members, grounded in sensitive and skillful mentalizing that the authors exemplify." Jon G. Allen, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Baylor College of Medicine; and Senior Staff Psychologist in The Menninger Clinic, Houston, Texas"In this new volume, Janne Østergaard Hagelquist and Heino Rasmussen provide a sensitive and reflective guide for parents and families who wish to increase their mentalizing capacity. With humor and humility (two important characteristics of the mentalizing stance), and rich and vivid examples, the authors manage to gently convey not only the "what", but also the "how" of mentalizing. All parents and families can benefit from reading this book, and the volume also presents a very useful tool for psychoeducation that clinicians may use in their work with families." Carla Sharp, PhD, Director of Clinical Training and the Developmental Psychopathology Lab at Houston University, TexasTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1: Mentalizing – basic concepts; 2: The nautical universe; 3: The childs development; 4: The mentalization toolbox; 5: Your own childhood's influence on your parenting style and the mentalizing family; 6: Challenges in parenting

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Book SynopsisSocial Work Practice in the Criminal Justice System presents an overview of the criminal justice system for social workers, exploring the networks and institutions which comprise it. Integrating social work ethics and a commitment to social justice, this textbook explores social work practice roles to address social problems within the criminal justice system and promotes the development of knowledge, skills, and critical reflection in this increasingly important area of practice. In addition to covering the four key areas for social work practice â law enforcement, courts, corrections, and legislation, it covers police social work and forensic social work. This second edition has been updated to include: The opioid crisis and opioid courts Separate chapters describing special populations and contemporary issues in the criminal justice system Expanded criminal justice perspectives and theoretical framewTrade Review"In his timely update of this pathbreaking book – a first for the social work profession – Patterson has broadened his lens to examine the complex intersection between the criminal justice system and challenges faced by veterans, LGBTQ persons, and people who struggle with opioid addiction. Patterson also has keen insights to share about current and emerging controversies related to bail reform and decarceration, particularly as they pertain to social work's unique mission." - Frederic G. Reamer, Ph.D., Professor, School of Social Work, Rhode Island College "Thank you for writing this much needed book. This book serves as wonderful addition to the preparation of social work professionals in the field of criminal justice and related areas. It provides a foundation for understanding the role of social work in the field of criminal justice as well as the skills, knowledge, and values necessary to be an effective criminal justice social work professional. It is comprehensive, concise, and very easy to read. Significant strengths of the book are the summaries of social work practice implications and the applications of evidence-based practice principles." - Dr. Valtreasa Tolliver-Cook, Associate Professor of Social Work, Alcorn State University "Social Work Practice in the Criminal Justice System, 2nd edition is a comprehensive and compelling examination of the crucial role that social work plays within the forensic realm. This edition includes critical updates on evolving areas of practice and is a vital resource for social work professionals at all levels from students to seasoned practitioners and everyone in between. A must-read!" - E. Jean-Marie Catlett, LMSW, Forensic Social Worker Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction to the U.S. criminal justice system; Chapter 2: Legislation and the criminal justice system; Chapter 3: Law enforcement; Chapter 4: The court system; Chapter 5: Corrections; Chapter 6: Criminal justice reforms and alternative programs; Chapter 7: Special populations in the criminal justice system; Chapter 8: Contemporary issues in the criminal justice system; Chapter 9: Social work practice in the criminal justice system; Chapter 10: Evidence-based practices in the criminal justice system; Chapter 11: The future of social work practice in the criminal justice system; Resources

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Book SynopsisNow in its third edition, Progressive Community Organizing: Transformative Practice in a Globalizing World introduces readers to the rich practice of progressive community organizing for social change while also providing concrete tools geared toward practitioner skill building. Drawing from social movement scholarship and social theory, this book articulates a transformative approach to organizing that embraces emergent strategies and healing justice. It emphasizes framing processes and the power of stories using story-based strategy and digital activism. Embracing intersectional organizing, the book addresses topics such as identity politics, microagressions, internalized oppression, and horizontal hostility with attention to recentering and allyship as a growth-oriented journey of solidarity and liberation. Readers will engage with case studies focused on issues such as poverty, racial justice, immigration, housing, health and mental health, and climate Trade ReviewThis edition of Progressive Community Organizing is far-ranging and timely. In a world of unprecedented and sustained social upheaval, Pyles provides necessary history, theory, practical wisdom, and case studies. This moment for climate, health, racial, and housing organizing represents the convergence of many organizing traditions. For a nuanced overview of a range of organizing traditions in the pursuit of justice, this book is definitive. It takes many hands to bend the moral arc of justice. After reading this book, you will add yours.Alethia Jones, PhD, Director, Open Society Foundations. . . Drawing on her considerable experience as a community organizer, Loretta Pyles has provided such a model for action. Her transformative approach to organizing, one that is embedded in the lessons of social movements and human rights campaigns, addresses the whys and hows of anti-oppressive mobilization with marginalized groups and communities . . . The result is a comprehensive and holistic framework that encompasses recruitment, consensus building, leadership development, issue framing, communication, power analyses, and more . . . Loretta Pyles guides us in what is necessary to transform our communities and in the process, transform ourselves.Cheryl A. Hyde, PhD, MSW, Temple University School of Social Work, USAIn this latest addition of Progressive Community Organizing, Pyles expands and develops further her vision and model for a transformative approach to practice that addresses human rights and social justice. She carefully and clearly integrates a strong theoretical perspective with the tools for social change and action. This method integrates internal and individual healing and change with methods to build community and organizational change. It is a call to action for creating a more sustainable, just, and compassionate world. Lorraine M. Gutiérrez, PhD, Associate Dean for Educational Programs, Professor of Social Work, and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan School of Social Work, USA"This edition of Progressive Community Organizing is far-ranging and timely. In a world of unprecedented and sustained social upheaval, Pyles provides necessary history, theory, practical wisdom, and case studies. This moment for climate, health, racial, and housing organizing represents the convergence of many organizing traditions. For a nuanced overview of a range of organizing traditions in the pursuit of justice, this book is definitive. It takes many hands to bend the moral arc of justice. After reading this book, you will add yours.Alethia Jones, PhD, Director, Open Society Foundations, USA"… As countries and communities grapple with global pandemics and other public health crises, economic loss and rampant inequality, state brutality against people of color and everyday racial microaggressions, there is a critical need for strategic frameworks that offer sound tactics and authentic processes. The [book offers] a comprehensive and holistic framework that encompasses recruitment, consensus building, leadership development, issue framing, communication, power analyses, and more … She deftly addresses the challenges of working cross-culturally and becoming authentic allies, and demands that each of us immerse ourselves in critically self-reflective work in order to engage in liberatory praxis. She guides us in what is necessary to transform our communities and in the process, transform ourselves."Cheryl A. Hyde, PhD, MSW, Temple University School of Social Work, USA"In this latest addition of Progressive Community Organizing, Pyles expands and develops further her vision and model for a transformative approach to practice that addresses human rights and social justice. She carefully and clearly integrates a strong theoretical perspective with the tools for social change and action. This method integrates internal and individual healing and change with methods to build community and organizational change. It is a call to action for creating a more sustainable, just, and compassionate world." Lorraine M. Gutiérrez, PhD, Associate Dean for Educational Programs, Professor of Social Work, and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan School of Social Work, USATable of ContentsPart I. Foundations of Community Organizing Introduction 1. The Bedrock of Community Organizing 2. Transformative Practice 3. Theories and Praxis 4. Learning from Social Movements 5. Community Organizing Frameworks Part II. Tools for Community Organizing 6. Organizing People 7. Transformative Organizations 8. Communication for Social Change: Issue Framing, Storytelling, and Social Media 9. Strategy and Power 10. Tactics for Change Part III. Enduring and Emerging Issues in Organizing 11. Intersectionality, Solidarity, and Liberation 12. Religion and Spiritual Aspects of Organizing 13. Global Justice Amidst Climate Crisis

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Book SynopsisDrawing on a novel blend of moral philosophy, social science, psychoanalytic theory and continental philosophy, this book offers up a diagnosis of contemporary liberal capitalist society and the increasingly febrile culture we occupy when it comes to matters of harm. On what basis can we say that something is harmful? How are we supposed to judge between competing opinions on the harmfulness of a particular behaviour, practice, or industry? Can we avoid drifting off into relativism when it comes to judgements about harm? In an age of deep cultural and political discord about what is and is not harmful, providing answers to such questions is more important than ever. Appraising the current state of the concept of social harm in academic scholarship and every-day life, Thomas Raymen finds a concept in an underdeveloped state of disorder, trapped in interminable deadlocks and shrill disagreements about what should and should not be considered harmful. To explain the genesisTrade Review'This book is a landmark in the study of zemiology and social harm. Surveying the zemiological landscape, Raymen finds the concept of social harm to be in a state of disorder, and takes us on a historical, philosophical, political, and psychoanalytic journey of remarkable scale and scope. Arriving back at the present, this book equips its readers with a new set of questions, tools, and insights to categorise and critique myriad zemiological positions as well as a powerful perspective from which to ask questions about social harm in the 21st century. Required reading for anyone interested in social harm.'Anthony Lloyd, Associate Professor of Criminology and Sociology, Teesside University'If by chance this book does not receive classic status and act as a new foundation for the study of social harm, it will be yet another indication that the social sciences are in terminal decline, and nothing can be done to slow the descent.'Simon Winlow, Professor of Criminology, Northumbria University'New criminology books are commonplace, but theoretically ground-breaking ones that make a significant leap forward in a core area of our discipline are truly rare. This book falls into the latter category. It is a book that will either make you think again, or it will give clarity and coherence to those inchoate thoughts that have been in the back of your head but that you have never managed to articulate. Either way, it is a book that everyone interested in social harm must read.'James Treadwell, Professor of Criminology, Staffordshire UniversityTable of Contents1.A Disquieting Suggestion for Criminology and Zemiology 2.Social Harm in an Era of Liberal Cynicism and Its Consequences 3.Social Harm and Its Relationship to Human Subjectivity 4.The Decline of the Telos 5.Morality and Desire 6.Disavowed Liberalism 7.Where Do We Go From Here?

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Book SynopsisThe high profile cases of Charlie Gard, Alfie Evans, and Tafida Raqeeb raised the questions as to why the state intrudes into the exercise of parental responsibility concerning the medical treatment of children and why parents may not be permitted to decide what is in the best interests of their child. This book answers these questions. It argues for a reframing of the law concerned with the medical treatment of children to one which better protects the welfare of the individual child, within the context of family relationships recognising the duties which professionals have to care for the child and that the welfare of children is a matter of public interest, protected through the intervention of the state.This book undertakes a rigorous critical analysis of the case law concerned with the provision of medical treatment to children since the first reported cases over forty years ago. It argues that understanding of the cases only as disputes over the best interests ofTable of Contents1 The Changing Context for Children’s Medical Treatment Cases2 The Children Act 1989 and Responsibilities for Children’s Medical Treatment Cases3 The Development of the Legal Framework for Children’s Medical Treatment Cases 4 The Legal Duties of Doctors to Children in Their Care 5 Protecting the Interests and Welfare of Vulnerable Children 6 Professional Duties and Public Responsibilities in Limitation of Life-Sustaining Treatment Cases7 At the Frontiers of Medicine 8 Professional Duties, Public Responsibilities, and State Intervention into Family Life

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Book SynopsisAlthough there is plentiful research on the impact of marriage, employment and the military on desistance from criminal behaviour in the lives of men, far less is known about the factors most important to women's desistance. Imprisoned women are far more likely than their male counterparts to be the primary caretakers of children before their incarceration, and are far more likely to intend to reunify with their children upon their release from incarceration. This book focuses on the role of mothering in women's desistance from criminal behaviour.Drawing on original research, this book explores the nature of mothering during incarceration, how mothers maintain a relationship with their children from behind bars and the ways in which mothering makes desistance more or less likely after incarceration. It outlines the ways in which race, gender, class, nationality, sexuality, gender identity, and other characteristics affect mothering and desistance, and explores the tTrade Review"Venezia Michalsen's new book Mothering and Desistance is a wonderful, impressive and moving study of the overlooked question of the conditions under which women desist from crime. Going back to Shadd Maruna's classic work Making Good, Michalsen correctly points out that men's desistance has been researched far more often than women's -- even though her data show that women are growing worldwide, and disproportionately in the United States, as a percentage of incarcerated populations. Her research is impressive insofar as Mothering and Desistance is based on interviews with close to 100 women; it persuasively shows that a large proportion of formerly incarcerated women are mothers, and that motherhood is a huge contributing factor influencing women's desistance. Michalsen's book is uniquely researched and well-framed, and will be a highly cited study on this topic. I am excited about this book's publication and would use it immediately in my classes on criminology, deviance, gender and crime and the sociology of punishment." - Lynn Chancer, former co-editor of Theoretical Criminology"Dr Michalsen's book is both important and makes a valuable contribution to the literature in number of ways. First, she pulls together a remarkable amount of research and descriptive work to paint a very detailed and compelling global picture on the current state of incarcerated women. Second, her concentration on desistance (and especially the specific dynamic between mothers and their children) as opposed to the more narrow, less nuanced but more commonly used measure of recidivism reduction makes this a significant addition to the criminological literature on desistance. Finally, her policy suggestions in her "what is to be done" section is much stronger than the versions in most academic criminological work. Her experience as a practitioner in the Women's Prison Association as well as her current academic research combine to make this a strong conclusion."- Michael Jacobson, Executive Director of the CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance"Made for men, justice systems instinctively ignore the existence of motherhood. This carries heavy implications not only for incarcerated mothers, but for the children and communities to whom they eventually return. Dr Michalsen's work brilliantly illuminates these issues, domestically and globally, pulling together the experiences of moms in the system (in their own words), the ramifications for their desistence, and the policy responses that are necessary to fix the problem."- Francesca Laguardia, Associate Professor of Justice Studies, Montclair State UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction, 1. Incarcerated women and mothers around the world, 2. Methods and theory, 3. Women and mothers coming home, 4. Mothering, desistance, and redemption, 5. The way forward

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Book SynopsisIn this unique book, international trainer and consultant Lisa Cherry invites professionals from education, social work and healthcare to engage in conversations on a range of pertinent topics and issues affecting children and young people today.Divided into three main parts, which introduce attachment, adversity and trauma, each discussion places an emphasis on emotion and the understanding that we have as humans for compassion, empathy and connection. By encouraging collaboration between sectors and exploring a range of intersecting themes, the conversations take the reader on a winding journey to broaden their depth of thinking, reflect on their practice and to consider the central message: that we can bring about social change, one interaction at a time.This book is a call to action and an opportunity to look around and decide what kind of service we want to provide, what kind of community we want to live in and what sort of legacy we want to leave. At a time of evTrade ReviewThis beautifully written, accessible, jargon-free and thoughtful book is a wonderful contribution to the world of the power of relationships and connections. It combines poetry, with a range of conversations which have been transcribed with people from lots of different sectors and from a range of contexts. Each interview is filled with so much richness and food for thought, as well as bringing people's journeys and stories alive. Lisa then concludes each section with reflective questions which can be the springboard for so much further learning and interweaving of the theme. A joy to read and one to not be missed!Dr Karen Treisman, Clinical PsychologistAt a time when many of us feel the physical and emotional distance caused by a pandemic, this book is a reminder that some of the most important connections come through open and reflective conversations. Lisa facilitates stories of attachment, adversity and trauma with humility and openness. The contributors illustrate the power of embracing vulnerability for growth and learning. Together, they show us that above everything, it is often the capacity to love and to nurture that can make the biggest difference to those we support. The call to action is to keep talking, feeling and learning.Kerry Payne, Early Childhood Special Educational Needs and Disability SpecialistThis book is a must-have for anyone seeking to understand the importance of conversations when working with children and young people. The voices captured in this book are diverse yet what they all have in common is the focus on the transformative impact that conversations can have on lives and outcomes for children and young people. Although the author introduces theoretical perspectives in an accessible way in her desire to reach a diverse audience, the ‘academic’ nuances are not lost as she provides reflective questions, and identifies relevant additional reading. The key message in this book is that ‘conversations matter’ and with that in mind the author and contributors have used their conversations to explain the value of conversations in relationship focussed work.Dr Prospera Tedam, Honorary Visiting Fellow, Anglia Ruskin UniversityI loved this book! It is beautiful in so many ways; the voice of the author can be heard clearly and she brings to it both her personal and professional lived experience – it and we are richer for that. It is accessible to all, with its mix of conversation, signposting (to further reading) and questions, stimulating reflection and, no doubt, new conversations. This book is equally suited to the solitary reader or a book club of those who wish to make a difference to children’s lives, as Lisa Cherry has and continues to do so, with humility and a singular determination. Lisa and her contributors would produce one hell of a dinner party conversation! Colin Pettigrew, Corporate Director for Children, Young People and SchoolsTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsForewordPrefaceBiographiesPart OneIntroduction: Thinking About Attachment1. A Conversation with Dr Eunice Lumsden: Social Work, Adoption and the Early Years2. A Conversation with Jamel Carly: Child Development, Early Years and Youth Work3. A Conversation with Andi Brierley: Criminal Exploitation, Intergenerational Trauma and Being In Care4. A Conversation with To The Moon and Back Fostering Agency: Daring To Care, Relational Approaches to Fostering and Professional LovePart TwoIntroduction: Thinking About Adversity5. A Conversation with Rachel Tomlinson from Barrowford Primary School: Teaching, Behaviour and Relationships6. A Conversation with TIGERS: Apprenticeships, Nurseries and Leadership7. A Conversation with New Marston Primary School: Diversity, Improving Behaviour and Realising the Vision8. A Conversation with Fiona Holiday: Play Therapy, Artful Expression and Creating SafetyPart ThreeIntroduction: Thinking About Trauma9. A Conversation with Cath Knibbs: Online Harm, Online Living and the Impact for Children and Young People10. A Conversation with Sophie Gilbert: Social Work, Training and Preventing Burnout11. A Conversation with Sass Boucher: Working with Trauma, Staff Retention and Staff Wellbeing12. A Conversation with Benjamin Perks: UNICEF, Intergenerational Transmission of ACEs and Creating Trauma Informed Schools and CommunitiesConclusion13. Bonus Conversation with Pooky KnightsmithGlossary

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Book SynopsisThe Criminalisation and Exploitation of Children in Care explores the results of a recent qualitative study, which focused on multi-agency responses to children and young people in residential and foster care who were at risk of criminalisation and/or exploitation and abuse.Recent high-profile reports have highlighted an urgent need for effective multi-agency work to tackle the issues of criminalisation and exploitation of children and young people in care. However, progress to date has been slow, and it is clear that there is still some way to go before effective multi-agency working becomes widespread. In response, this book draws upon the experiences and perspectives of practitioners from a sample of co-located Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs, as well as the latest research, theory and policy developments in the field. In doing so, it explores both the benefits and challenges of multi-agency working and concludes with recommendations for future policy and prTrade Review"It is ironic to say the least that local authority care, which is intended to offer vulnerable young people care and protection, too often instead has served to propel them into the criminal justice system. This book offers a lucid account of how the exploitation and criminalisation of young people in care can occur, together with the challenges for multi-agency working and recommendations for more effective approaches. Anyone working in the care and justice sectors will benefit from reading it."David Berridge, Emeritus Professor of Child and Family Welfare, University of Bristol, School for Policy Studies"The phrase 'out of care, into custody' is one well used to denote one of the ways in which many young people find themselves on the road to crime and victimisation. Little work tackles the 'what can be done about this' question. In this original and ground breaking work Shaw and Greenhow chart ways of both understanding and influencing the ways in which multi-agency partnerships can make a difference to the lives of these young people. Focused on recommendations for action, it a book that must be read by practitioners and academics alike."Professor Sandra Walklate, Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, Liverpool University"The Criminalisation and Exploitation of Children in Care addresses a major concern for those responsible for the safety and security of children and young people in residential and foster care. It draws on original research with practitioners from various agencies involved in the care and protection of young people to highlight the complex and multi-layered nature of the risks, and the need for more effective, multi-agency responses. This is a significant, evidence-based contribution to the field, which details important lessons for policy and practice in safeguarding children and young people in care."Andrew Kendrick, Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work and Social Policy, University of Strathclyde "It is ironic to say the least that local authority care, which is intended to offer vulnerable young people care and protection, too often instead has served to propel them into the criminal justice system. This book offers a lucid account of how the exploitation and criminalisation of young people in care can occur, together with the challenges for multi-agency working and recommendations for more effective approaches. Anyone working in the care and justice sectors will benefit from reading it." - David Berridge, Emeritus Professor of Child and Family Welfare, University of Bristol, School for Policy Studies"The phrase 'out of care, into custody' is one well used to denote one of the ways in which many young people find themselves on the road to crime and victimisation. Little work tackles the 'what can be done about this' question. In this original and ground breaking work Shaw and Greenhow chart ways of both understanding and influencing the ways in which multi-agency partnerships can make a difference to the lives of these young people. Focused on recommendations for action, it a book that must be read by practitioners and academics alike." - Professor Sandra Walklate, Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, Liverpool University."The Criminalisation and Exploitation of Children in Care addresses a major concern for those responsible for the safety and security of children and young people in residential and foster care. It draws on original research with practitioners from various agencies involved in the care and protection of young people to highlight the complex and multi-layered nature of the risks, and the need for more effective, multi-agency responses. This is a significant, evidence-based contribution to the field, which details important lessons for policy and practice in safeguarding children and young people in care." - Andrew Kendrick, Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work and Social Policy, University of Strathclyde Table of ContentsIntroduction; Chapter 1: Setting the Scene; Chapter 2: Advantages and challenges of multi-agency working; Chapter 3: Theory and Methodology; Chapter 4: Criminalisation; Chapter 5: Exploitation; Chapter 6: Perspectives of MASH Team working: approaching a ‘community of practice’?; Chapter Seven: Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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Book SynopsisThis handbook provides a much-needed holistic overview of disability and sexuality research and scholarship. With authors from a wide range of disciplines and representing a diversity of nationalities, it provides a multi-perspectival view that fully captures the diversity of issues and outlooks.Organised into six parts, the contributors explore long-standing issues such as the psychological, interpersonal, social, political and cultural barriers to sexual access that disabled people face and their struggle for sexual rights and participation. The volume also engages issues that have been on the periphery of the discourse, such as sexual accommodations and support aimed at facilitating disabled people''s sexual well-being; the socio-sexual tensions confronting disabled people with intersecting stigmatised identities such as LGBTBI or asexual; and the sexual concerns of disabled people in the Global South. It interrogates disability and sexuality from diverse perspectives, froTrade Review"The study of disability and sexuality is thriving and this handbook is one of the most important volumes to date for scholars, students, and activists interested in the field. Focusing on a diverse, interdisciplinary range of issues from impressively global perspectives, the volume is indispensable for thinking about sexuality and disability in theory, representation, and policy." Robert McRuer is Professor of English at George Washington University in Washington, DC, USA."It is a pleasure for me to offer my full endorsement of The Routledge Handbook of Disability and Sexuality by Russell Shuttleworth and Linda Mona. Although issues relating to sexuality and disability have been in the literature for many years, this collection provides an astonishing array of current cultural, disability affirmative perspectives on the topic. This is must reading for anyone interested in understanding the linkage between these concepts." Stanley Ducharme, Ph.D., Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Urology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. USA.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Contextualising Disability and Sexuality Studies. PART 1 Theoretical frames and intersections. 1 Theorising disabled people’s sexual, intimate and erotic lives/current theories for disability and sexuality. 2 Theoretical developments: Queer theory meets crip theory. 3 Thinking differently about the sexual capacities of bodies with Deleuze and the case of infertility amongst men with Down syndrome. 4 A critical rethinking of sexuality and dementia: A prolegomenon to future work in critical dementia studies and critical disability studies. 5 Combating old ideas and building identity: Sexual identity development in people with disabilities. 6 Sexuality and disability in Brazil: Contributions to the promotion of agency and social justice. PART 2: Subjugated histories and negotiating traditional discourses. 7 Sexuality, disability, and madness in California’s eugenics era. 8 Disability rights through reproductive justice: Eugenic legacies in the abortion wars. 9 Sexuality and the disregard of lived reality: The sexual abuse of children and young people with disabilities. 10 Sexuality and physical disability: Perspectives and practice within Orthodox Judaism. PART 3: Politics, policies and legal frames across the world. 11 Sexual citizenship, Disability policy and facilitated sex in Sweden. 12 Access to sexual and reproductive health for people with disabilities in Zimbabwe. 13 "Tick the straight box": Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender (LGBT+) people with intellectual disabilities in the UK. 14 Sexuality and sexual rights of young adults with intellectual disability in Central Java, Indonesia. 15 Advance consent and network consent. PART 4: Representation, performance and media. 16 Missing in action: Desire, dwarfism and getting it on/off/up…A critique and extension of disability aesthetics. 17 Sex, love and disability on screen. 18 Dynamics of disability and sexuality: Some African literary representations. 19 Flaunting towards otherwise: Queercrip porn, access intimacy and leaving evidence. 20 Desexualising disabled people in the news media. PART 5 Sexual narratives and (inter)personal perspectives. 21 Understanding the lived experience of transgender youth with disabilities. 22 Flowing desires underneath the chastity belt: Sexual re-exploration journeys of women with changed bodies. 23 (Il)licit sex among PWDs in Trinidad & Tobago: Sexual negotiation or compromise. 24 Reimaging sexuality in the disability discourse in South Asia. 25 Disability and asexuality? 26 Through a personal lens: A participatory action research project challenging myths of physical disability and sexuality in South Africa. 27 "That’s my story": Transforming sexuality education by, for and with people with intellectual disabilities. PART 6: Accommodation, support and sexual well being. 28 Sexual wellness for older persons with a disability: A life-course perspective. 29 Toward sexual autonomy and well-being for persons with upper limb mobility limitations: The role of masturbation and sex toys. 30 Paid sexual services available for people with disability: Exploring the range of modalities offered throughout the world. 31 Promoting sexual well-being for women with disabilities through family-centred integrated behavioural healthcare. 32 Occupational therapy’s engagement with empowering disability and sexuality. 33 Disability and social work: Partnerships to promote sexual well-being. 34 Intersections of disability, sexuality, and spirituality within psychological treatment of people with disabilities.

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Book SynopsisWhile it has many connections to other topics in normative and applied ethics, discrimination is a central subject in philosophy in its own right. It plays a significant role in relation to many real-life complaints about unjust treatment or unjust inequalities, and it raises a number of questions in political and moral philosophy, and in legal theory. Some of these questions include: what distinguishes the concept of discrimination from the concept of differential treatment? What distinguishes direct from indirect discrimination? Is discrimination always morally wrong? What makes discrimination wrong? How should we eliminate the effects of discrimination? By covering a wide range of topics, and by doing so in a way that does not assume prior acquaintance, this handbook enables the reader to get to grips with the omnipresent issue.The Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Discrimination is an outstanding reference source to this exciting subject and the first collection of its Trade Review"This is a comprehensive state of the art collection of essays on the ethics of discrimination that will be an invaluable resource for both researchers and students."Andrew Mason, University of Warwick, UK."This volume brings together a set of essays that combine rigorous conceptual analysis and incisive legally and empirically informed approaches on discrimination. Together they provide an indispensable, and timely, guide to understanding and disentangling the philosophical issues that surround the topic of discrimination in all its theoretical and normative dimensions. The Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Discrimination is the most comprehensive resource to date for all who want to understand what discrimination exactly amounts to and how it bears on current social inequalities."Magali Bessone, Université de Rennes I, France.Table of ContentsThe philosophy of discrimination: an introduction (Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen). Part I: Conceptual issues. Chapter 1: Direct discrimination (Frej Klem Thomsen). Chapter 2: Indirect discrimination (Tarunabh Khaitan). Chapter 3:Statistical (and non-statistical) discrimination (Fred Schauer). Chapter 4: Epistemic discrimination (Katherine Puddifoot). Chapter 5: Discrimination and intersectionality (Natalie Stoljar). Part II: The wrongness of discrimination. Chapter 6: Discrimination and respect (Erin Beeghly). Chapter 7:Discrimination and social meaning (Deborah Hellman). Chapter 8: Discrimination and irrelevance (Lena Halldenius). Chapter 9: Discrimination and desert (Andres Moles). Chapter 10: Discrimination and rights (Peter Vallentyne). Chapter 11: Discrimination and equality of opportunity (Carl Knight). Chapter 12: Discrimination and harm (Richard Arneson). Chapter 13: Discrimination and freedom (Sophia Moreau). Chapter 14: Discrimination and virtue (J. L. A. Garcia). Part III: Groups of discriminates. Chapter 15: Discrimination and gender (Gina Schouten). Chapter 16: Discrimination and race (Patrick S. Shin). Chapter 17: Discrimination and religion (Sune Lægaard).Chapter 18: Discrimination and sexual orientation (Edward Stein). Chapter 19: Discrimination and disability (Sean Aas and David Wasserman). Chapter 20: Discrimination and age (Juliana Bidadanure). Chapter 21: Discrimination and immigration (José Jorge Mendoza). Chapter 22: Discrimination and obesity (Garrath Williams). Chapter 23: Discrimination and lookism (Xiaofei Liu). Chapter 24: Discrimination and trans identities (Mari Mikkola). Part IV: Sites of discrimination. Chapter 25: Discrimination and the job market (Sarah Goff). Chapter 26: Discrimination and education (Gideon Elford). Chapter 27: Discrimination and law enforcement (Re’em Segev). Chapter 28: Discrimination and insurance (Ronen Avraham). Chapter 29: Discrimination and politics (Nenad Stojanović). Chapter 30: Discrimination and the private sphere (Hugh Collins). Chapter 31: Discrimination and the personal sphere (Paul Butterfield and Hugh Lazenby). Part V: Causes and means. Chapter 32: The social psychology of discrimination (Jules Holroyd). Chapter 33: Discrimination and affirmative action (Julie Suk). Chapter 34: Discrimination and diversity (George Hull). Chapter 35: Wrongful private discrimination and the egalitarian ethos (Carina Fourie). Part VI: History. Chapter 36: Discrimination: word, concept, anti-norm - some historical sketches (Robert Fullinwider). Index

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Book SynopsisJuvenile Justice: An Introduction, Tenth Edition, presents a comprehensive picture of juvenile offending, delinquency theories, and the ways juvenile justice actors and agencies react to delinquency. Whitehead and Lab offer evidence-based suggestions for successful interventions and treatment and examine the prospects for rebalancing the model of juvenile court. This new edition includes insightful analysis and the latest available statistics on juvenile crime and victimization, drug use, court processing, and corrections. Special attention is given to female involvement, disproportionate minority contact, and diversity issues. The text also includes extensive discussion of police shootings, the issue of race, probation reform, life sentences for juveniles, recent Supreme Court decisions, and reform suggestions from Currie and Feld. An essential text for undergraduate juvenile justice courses, this book offers rich pedagogicaTrade Review"Juvenile Justice: An Introduction gives a comprehensive review of the juvenile justice system, covering the extent of juvenile delinquency, the history of juvenile justice, theories explaining juvenile delinquent behaviors, topical issues such as juvenile gang involvement, juvenile drug use, and juveniles and the police. The juvenile justice process and the system’s response to juvenile delinquency are clearly outlined. I also appreciate how the authors interweave the juvenile justice landmark cases into the discussion. The book also discusses restorative justice as an alternative approach to dealing with juvenile delinquency.Another positive for me is the in-depth coverage of the theories explaining delinquency. While students in this course (usually sophomore or junior) would have already taken their theory course (Criminology) in their second semester, many do not recall even hearing about these theories. This gives me a chance to present this to them a second time."Sherill Morris-Francis, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Mississippi Valley State UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction—The Definition and Extent of Delinquency 2. The History of Juvenile Justice 3. Explaining Delinquency—Biological and Psychological Approaches 4. Sociological Explanations of Delinquency 5. Gang Delinquency 6. Drugs and Delinquency 7. Policing and Juveniles 8. The Juvenile Court Process 9. Due Process and Juveniles 10. Institutional/Residential Interventions 11. Juvenile Probation and Community Corrections 12. Prevention in Juvenile Justice 13.The Victimization of Juveniles 14. Future Directions in Juvenile Justice

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Book SynopsisThe book is aimed at any of those people who work in the health professions: nurses, medical staff, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech therapists, soeial workers, teachers of various sorts and voluntary workers.

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Book SynopsisRemaking Social Work with Children and Families provides a sustained examination of the ''modernisation'' of this area of social care. It analyses some of the key themes introduced by the administrations of John Major and Tony Blair and provides a critical exploration of contemporary policy initiatives and issues. These include: the Looking After Children (LAC) materials The Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and Their Families ''working together'' to protect children the mainstream approach to ''race'' and ethnicity in social work the implications for social work of the emergence of ''personal advisers'', mentors and related professionals.The author argues that political and ideological factors need to be taken into account in order to understand the dominant discourses and evolving practices of social work with children. Potential fixation with ensuring that young people are able to ''fit'' into their allotted rTrade Review‘A book for those who want to understand the immediate past, in the hope that it might enlighten the future for children’ - Chris Hanvey, UK Director of Operations, Barnardos in Community Care magazine‘This is an excellent text for opening discourse between academics and researchers on data-gathering methods, which will truly assist social workers in their day-to-day work with clients, while simultaneously providing accountability. The text also facilitates teaching critical thinking to students’ - The British Journal of Social Work‘The account is a passionate and thorough one…this makes a real contribution to critical writing on statutory social work in the UK, or more specifically, on social work with children and families in England and Wales. Garrett builds his analysis from the basis of current social work methods and, and in doing so, opens a window on the discourses which underpin social work practice today’ - European Journal of Social Work‘[A] book for those who want to understand the immediate past, in the hope that it might enlighten the future for children’ - Chris Hanvey, UK Director of Operations, BarnardosCommunity Care (2003) 27 November‘This is an excellent text for opening discourse between academics and researchers on data-gathering methods, which will truly assist social workers in their day-to-day work with clients, while simultaneously providing accountability. The text also facilitates teaching critical thinking to students' - Diane Jacobs, Tulane University, New Orleans The British Journal of Social Work (2004) vol. 34 (4)‘[The] account is a passionate and thorough one…[T]his makes a real contribution to critical writing on statutory social work in the UK, or more specifically, on social work with children and families in England and Wales. Garrett builds his analysis from the basis of current social work methods and, and in doing so, opens a window on the discourses which underpin social work practice today’ - Viviene E. Cree, University of Edinburgh European Journal of Social Work (2004) vol. 7(1)‘It provides a sound historical account of significant developments in children’s social work in England and Wales during the 1990s and in the early years of this century, including sections on looked after children, joint working in child protection, adoption and issues of race and ethnicity. It concludes with a valuable evaluation of the "emergent new professionals" and in particular a critical review of the Connexions Service. In the concluding chapter it anticipates some of the themes of the Green Paper such as Children’s Trusts and the Identification, Referral and Tracking system…The book could provide a useful overview of recent policy and practice developments for student social workers and could usefully stimulate class discussions in each of the areas it addresses’. - Chris Mills, NCPCC Social Work Education (2004) vol. 23 (3)‘Many will find a resonance in his reminder to professionals that it can be their duty to dissent from the currently dominant political view. It is useful to have a senior academic in the field articulate the need for such autonomy and detachment’ - Julie Miller, Consultant Paediatrician, St James’ Hospital, Leeds Child Abuse Review (2004) vol. 13 (3)‘Overall, this is a well-written, accessible and thought provoking book, which deserves a wide audience. It would be of interest to social work students, social care professionals, policy makers and academics’ - Pamela Attree, Institute of Health Research, Lancaster University Sociological Research Online (2004) 9/2 http://www.socresonline.org.uk/9/2/garrett.html‘Paul Michael Garrett has been a consistent – and consistently stimulating – critic of the modernisation agenda in social work with children and families for several years now. [He] is widely read, and it shows. He brings a wide range of theoretical and factual sources to bear on his argument. His approach is intended to be critical but constructive, not simply debunking. It is also engaged from the beginning with the ethical purpose of social work with children and families’ - Nigel Thomas, University of Wales Children & Society (2005) Vol. 19'This book makes a real contribution to critical writing on statutory social work in the UK, or more specifically, on social work with children and families in England and Wales. Garrett builds his analysis from the basis of current social work methods and tools, and in doing so, opens a window on the discourses which underpin social work practice today.' - European Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsIntroduction: Thinking Critically About Social Work with Children and Families in the Early Twenty-First Century 1. Part One: Major Departures? Social Work with Children and Families 1990-1997 1. The 'Blueprint' for Change: The 'Looking After Children' (LAC) System 2. Examining the 'Product Champions: LAC and its Continuing Role in the Remaking of Social Work with Children and Families 3. 'Working Together' to Protect Children? Part Two: Things Can Only Get Better? New Labour and Social Work with Children and Families 4. Social Work and the Third Way: The Assessment Framework, New Labour and More New 'Tools' for Social Work with Children and Families 5. An 'Eye Catching Initiative': New Labour and Child Adoption 6. Viewing the World Through a Monochrome Lens: Social Work with Children and Families and the Dominant Approach to 'Race' and Ethnicity 7. Social Work with Children and Families in a World of 'Emergent New Professionals' Conclusion

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Book SynopsisFamily therapy is increasingly recognised as one of the evidence based psychotherapies. In contemporary therapeutic practice, family therapy is helpful across the age span and for distress caused by family conflict, trauma and mental health difficulties. Because of this, many psychotherapists integrate elements of family therapy within their approaches.Family Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques provides a concise and jargon-free guide to 100 of the fundamental ideas and techniques of this approach.Divided into helpful sections, it covers: Family therapy theory Essential family therapy practice Using family therapy techniques Common challenges in family therapy Contemporary debates and issues Self issues for family therapists. Family Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques is an invaluable resource for psychotherapists and counsellors in training and in practice. As well as appealing to eTrade Review"This book is excellent – clear, well organised, and very easy to find your way about!" - Arlene Vetere, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Surrey, UK"Mark Rivett & Eddy Street can be congratulated for producing a work which is definitely above par to many contemporary texts. I wish I had had access to a book like this when I was training in family therapy, yet I am now fortunate to have it sitting on my bookshelf." - Dion Leeuwenburg, The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, No. 2, 2010"This book is excellent – clear, well organised, and very easy to find your way about!" - Arlene Vetere, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Surrey, UK"Mark Rivett & Eddy Street can be congratulated for producing a work which is definitely above par to many contemporary texts. I wish I had had access to a book like this when I was training in family therapy, yet I am now fortunate to have it sitting on my bookshelf." - Dion Leeuwenburg, The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, No. 2, 2010Table of ContentsPart I: Systems Theory. Part II: Complexities and Debates. Part III: Beginning Therapy. Part IV: The Therapist’s Techniques. Part V: Developing Interventions. Part VI: Techniques from Schools of Family Therapy. Part VII: Ending Therapy. Part VIII: The Self of the Therapist. Part IX: Dealing with Common Challenges in Family Therapy. Part X: Family Therapy in Contexts. Part XI: Debates and Issues.

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Book SynopsisWhat are the experiences of children and young people?How can we think about the challenges they face?What systems and practices can support them?How can we develop greater equality, participation and inclusion across diverse settings?This second edition of Equality, Participation and Inclusion 1: Diverse Perspectives is the first of two Readers aimed at people with an interest in issues of equality, participation and inclusion for children and young people. This first Reader focuses in particular on the diverse perspectives held by different practitioners and stakeholders. Comprising readings taken from the latest research in journal articles, newly commissioned chapters, as well as several chapters from the first edition that retain particular relevance, this fully updated second edition has broadened its focus to consider a greater diversity of perspectives. Whilst exploring how we think about the experiences of childrTable of Contents1. Introduction: Another point of view Part 1: Looking back: A personal experience 2. Mabel Cooper’s life story 3. ‘The stairs didn’t go anywhere’: a self-advocate’s reflections on specialised services and their impact on people with disabilities 4. ‘Race’, gender and educational desire 5. Brushed behind the bike shed: working-class lesbians' experiences of school Part 2: Looking forwards: The development of new thinking 6. Has classroom teaching served its day? 7. The politics of education for all 8. Why it remains important to take children’s rights seriously 9. Youth participation in the UK:Bureaucratic disaster or triumph of child rights? Part 3: Looking from within: Barriers and opportunities 10. Social model or unsociable muddle? 11. Including all of our lives: renewing the social model of disability 12. Children's experiences of disability: pointers to a social model of childhood disability' 13. Towards an affirmation model of disability 14. The news of inclusive education: a narrative analysis 15. Guardians of tradition: presentations of inclusion in three introductory special education textbooks 16. Transcending transculturalism? Race, ethnicity and health-care 17. Countering the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder epidemic: a question of ethics? Part 4: Looking from within: The experience of inclusion 18. Inclusion in mainstream classrooms: experiences of deaf pupils 19. Voices on: teachers and teaching assistants talk about inclusion 20. Lessons from the 1%: children with labels of severe disabilities and their peers as architects of inclusive education Part 5: Looking around us: A broader experience 21. Children's "social capital": implications for health and well-being 22. Taking looked after children’s views into account on a day-to-day level: the perceptions and experiences of children and social workers 23. Aversive disablism: subtle prejudice toward disabled people 24. A Collective Model of difference

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Book SynopsisServices for young children have gone through a period of rapid transformation in recent years, which have been paralleled by great advances in our knowledge of early child development. However, care and education in the first three years of life continues to be a neglected area.Thoroughly updated to take account of key policy and practice changes in childcare provision, this landmark text translates child development theory and research into everyday practice. All the practical ideas in the book have been developed and tested in nurseries, family and childrenâs centres and include the importance of providing opportunities for adventurous and exploratory play for babies and toddlers, understanding and responding to children's emotional needs and offering personalized and sensitive care. The book also explores different ways of working with parents and the role of early years settings and practitioners in helping to keep children safe. It includes chapters on: Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Childcare Policy and Visions of Childhood 2. The Key Person 3. Planning Spaces for Living, Learning and Playing 4. Babies in Day Care 5. The Treasure Basket 6. The Second Year of Life 7. Heuristic Play with Objects 8. Children in their Third Year 9. Mealtimes 10. Out of Doors 11. Leading and Managing a Childcare Centre 12. Building a Staff Team 13. Bridging the Child’s Two Worlds 14. Safeguarding Children 15. Elinor Goldschmied

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Book SynopsisOut of the Mainstream identifies those aspects of mental illness which can compromise parenting and affect children's development, as well as the efforts of professionals to intervene effectively. With chapters from professionals working primarily with children or adults, in different agencies and in specialist teams or in the community, the book illustrates the ways in which the needs of mentally ill parents and their children can be understood.The book outlines different theoretical approaches which may be in use alongside each other, including:A systems theory approach to work with families and with agencies;The psychoanalytic understanding of mental illness and its impact on family relationships and organisations;An educational approach to supporting staff, children and parents;A psychiatric or bio-medical model of workOut of the Mainstream considers how the diverse groups of agencies, specialist teams and groups in the cTrade Review"The great strength of the book is in the wealth of detail provided, which both locates it in its particular setting, but also gives the reader the tools with which to construct a similar service, albeit it in a different location and with a different mix of agencies on the ground. It is a book that comes vividly to life through the wealth of case examples and vignettes. It is also the book I wish I had written - a similar but also different story, about the development of a Parental Mental Health Service in North Kensington." - Gabrielle Crockatt, Journal of Child Psychotherapy (Vol. 39 No. 3)"This book provides a timely and lively message about the levels of need amongst this group of two million families and the possibility for an appropriate response when services can link across boundaries. It is to be hoped that it will be read by clinicians working with both adults and children, and commissioners, so that the work so inspiringly and thoughtfully carried out and presented in this coherent and powerful can be carried forward through informed thinking about service provision." - Liv Darling, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (Vol. 27 No. 3)"This is an important and unusual book, grounded in many years of careful, thoughtful service development by outstanding clinicians. But many voices come alive in its pages - children and young people, parents, professionals. It breaks new ground in representing the interconnection of these perspectives within a single, coherent volume without sacrificing attention to the clinical challenges of this kind of work. This is real world psychoanalytic practice and theory development at its best". - Andrew Cooper, Professor of Social Work at the Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust and University of East London."The great strength of the book is in the wealth of detail provided, which both locates it in its particular setting, but also gives the reader the tools with which to construct a similar service, albeit it in a different location and with a different mix of agencies on the ground. It is a book that comes vividly to life through the wealth of case examples and vignettes. It is also the book I wish I had written - a similar but also different story, about the development of a Parental Mental Health Service in North Kensington." - Gabrielle Crockatt, Journal of Child Psychotherapy (Vol. 39 No. 3)"This book provides a timely and lively message about the levels of need amongst this group of two million families and the possibility for an appropriate response when services can link across boundaries. It is to be hoped that it will be read by clinicians working with both adults and children, and commissioners, so that the work so inspiringly and thoughtfully carried out and presented in this coherent and powerful can be carried forward through informed thinking about service provision." - Liv Darling, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (Vol. 27 No. 3)Table of ContentsPart 1 Themes, theories and background; Chapter 1 Hidden children, Rosemary Loshak; Chapter 2 Living with a parent with mental health needs, Cassie Bromley, Liana Hadleigh, Amy Roe; Chapter 3 Becoming visible, Lizette Nolte; Chapter 4 Working with the impossible, Rosemary Loshak; Chapter 5 Loss and change in the setting, Rosemary Loshak; Part 2 The Children and Adult Mental Health Project (CHAMP) 2002–2012; Chapter 6 Making a difference, Rosemary Loshak; Chapter 7 Perinatal Crisis Service, Sandra Nathanson; Chapter 8 The children’s specialist in the adult mental health team, Rosemary Loshak; Chapter 9 How systemic work can contribute towards the development of collaborative work between child and adult mental health services, Philip Messent, Noah Solarin; Chapter 10 A specialist teacher in the Children and Adult Mental Health Project, Louise Gallagher, Peggy Gosling; Part 3 The wider context; Chapter 11 Providing a comprehensive service, Catriona Scott; Chapter 12 Parental mental illness, Eleni Palazidou; Chapter 13 Managing post-Part um depression in the community, Cathy Urwin; Chapter 14 Reflections;

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a theological foundation for engaging with the realities of suffering and dying. Designed particularly for practical theology students and trainee caregivers, it introduces the spiritual and theological issues raised by suffering and dying. The chapters consider: how Christian theology deals with the problem of suffering and how the Bible treats these difficult issues post-biblical interpretations of Jesusâ suffering and the Cross modern instances including ecology, poverty, discrimination and war comparative religious approaches and the depiction in popular culture. Natalie Weaver relates theology to practical issues of caregiving and provides a âtoolboxâ for thinking about suffering and death in a creative and supportive way.Trade Review"Dr. Weaver has given us a rich context and orientation from within which we can fully and meaningfully engage with questions of suffering and death in a religious manner. This text will be vital for all who are concerned with and care for the suffering and dying, as well as for anyone who recognizes the engagement with suffering and death as a fundamental component of what it means to be human." - Steven Burr, Georgetown University, USA"This fascinating book offers not only a thoughtful and critical exploration of the nature of suffering from the perspective of the Bible, but also a gentle and deeply pastoral response. It contributes to the ongoing academic conversations around theodicy and, importantly, it will make a difference to those who are forced to live in a world that is deeply marked by suffering and death." - John Swinton, University of Aberdeen, UK"This book provides a solid foundation for examining spiritual underpinnings and applied practices, and offers both professional and lay persons an approach to compassionate care giving." - Patricia A. Sharpnack, Breen School of Nursing, Ursuline College, USA“Weaver relates theology to practical issues of caregiving and provides a ‘toolbox’ for thinking about suffering and death in a creative and supportive way.” –Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Theodicy the Question 'How Can God Allow Pain?' 2. Suffering in the Bible: Old Testament 3. Suffering in the Bible: New Testament 4. Soteriology: Historical Intepretations of the Meaning and Efficacy of the Cross 5. Soteriology: Revisting the Cross in the Contemporary Period 6. Death in Comparative Perspective 7. Issues in Spiritual Caregiving for the Suffering and Dying 8. A Toolbox for Dealing with Suffering and Dying.

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Book SynopsisAssessing and managing risk is a daily challenge for social workers. Working with risk can be anxiety provoking and demanding, requiring great skill and high levels of confidence. In these complex situations, social workers have to work hard to get the balance right. This innovative book focuses on the development and use of skills for work with risk. Using a range of case studies, examples and reflective exercises, the authors examine the key skills required to work effectively with risk. Various chapters focus on assessment skills, gathering and evaluation of information, decision-making challenges, and ethical issues. Recognising the difficulties presented in the context of busy statutory work, there is a strong focus on practical skills and tips for improving risk management plans. The book also pays careful attention to the emotional impact of working with risk, with a final chapter on the management of self in the challenging and sometimes distressing world of social Trade Review"As we would expect from Hazel Kemshall and colleagues, this text conveys complex ideas about risk and danger whilst making them meaningful to social work practitioners struggling to work ethically and proportionately in organizations and systems focused on managing institutional risk and blame."Sue White, University of Birmingham"This new book addresses a high priority aspect of practice for social work in the modern world. Building on professional experience, research and teaching, this book is rooted in practice issues, and it will be valued by social workers in diverse settings to help them reflect on and develop their work in this complex area."Brian Taylor, University of UlsterTable of ContentsFigures and Activity Boxes vi Acknowledgements ix 1 Understanding Risk 1 2 Skills for Risk Assessment 9 3 The Art of Decision Making 43 4 Risk Planning and Management 71 5 Risk and Ethics 101 6 Review and Evaluation of Risk 121 7 Managing Self in the Organizational Context 146 Conclusion 166 References 173 Index 188

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Book SynopsisThis timely new book presents the concepts, context, and applications of a problem-solving approach to group work with children and adolescents. This comprehensive new volume covers it all. It addresses issues associated with assessment, problem recognition, planning and composition, leadership, and activities in a wide range of settings when working with children and adolescents. Phases of group work, practice guidelines, and evaluation are also thoroughly considered. Significant applications focus on group work with children and adolescents from families in which divorce has occurred; group work to improve peer relationships and social competence; group work with children and adolescents who are at risk for developing mental health and substance abuse disorders; and school performance group work. To help illustrate key points, a lively case example is provided for each application. A practical volume for practitioners in the helping professions, Group Work with Children and Adolescents will be highly valuable to those practicing in the fields of social work, human services, clinical and counseling psychology, and psychiatric nursing.Trade Review"This is an eminently useful book for anyone who runs groups for youth . . . the most detailed and comprehensive I’ve seen in aiding practitioners actually prepare for and run a group for this population." -- Gordon MacNeilTable of ContentsPART ONE: CONCEPTS OF GROUP WORK The Context of Practice The Basis of Group Work Processes of Practice Evaluation of Practice A Review of the Field PART TWO: APPLICATIONS OF GROUP WORK Parental Divorce Peer Relationships and Social Competence Mental Health and Substance Abuse School Performance

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Book SynopsisThis path-breaking international handbook of disability studies signals the emergence of a vital new area of scholarship, social policy and activism. Drawing on the insights of disability scholars around the world and the creative advice of an international editorial board, the book engages the reader in the critical issues and debates framing disability studies and places them in an historical and cultural context. Five years in the making, this one volume summarizes the ongoing discourse ranging across continents and traditional academic disciplines. To provide insight and perspective, the volume is divided into three sections: The shaping of disability studies as a field; experiencing disability; and, disability in context. Each section, written by world class figures, consists of original chapters designed to map the field and explore the key conceptual, theoretical, methodological, practice and policy issues that constitute the field. Each chapter provides a critical review of an area, positions and literature and an agenda for future research and practice. The handbook answers the need expressed by the disability community for a thought provoking, interdisciplinary, international examination of the vibrant field of disability studies. The book will be of interest to disabled people, scholars, policy makers and activists alike. The book aims to define the existing field, stimulate future debate, encourage respectful discourse between different interest groups and move the field a step forward.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Formation of Disability Studies - Gary L Albrecht, Katherine D Seelman, and Michael Bury PART ONE: THE SHAPING OF DISABILITIES STUDIES AS A FIELD An Institutional History of Disability - David L Braddock and Susan Parish Counting Disability - Glenn T Fujiura and Violet Rutkowski-Kmitta Disability Definitions, Models, Classification Schemes and Applications - Barbara Altman Theorizing Disability - Gareth Williams Methodological Paradigms That Shape Disability Research - Scott Campbell Brown Disability - Patrick Fougeyrollas and Line Beauregard An Interactive Person-Environment Social Creation Representation and Its Discontents - David T Mitchell and Sharon L Snyder The Uneasy Home of Disability in Literature and Film Philosophical Issues in the Definition and Social Response to Disability - David Wasserman Disability and the Sociology of the Body - Bryan S Turner Intellectual Disabilities- Quo Vadis? - Trevor R Parmenter Disability, Bioethics and Human Rights - Adrienne Asch Disability Studies and Electronic Networking - Ellen Liberti Blasiotti, John D Westbrook, and Iwao Kobayashi PART TWO: EXPERIENCING DISABILITY Divided Understandings - Carol Gill The Social Experience of Disability Mapping the Family - Philip M Ferguson Disability Studies and the Exploration of Parental Response to Disability Disability and Community - Michael P Kelly A Sociological Approach Welfare States and Disabled People - Robert F Drake Advocacy and Political Action - Sharon Barnartt, Kay Schrinerm and Richard Scotch Health Care Professionals and Their Attitudes Towards, and Decisions Affecting Disabled People - Ian Basnett The Role of Social Networks in the Lives of Persons with Disabilities - Bernice A Pescosolido Inclusion/Exclusion - Jean-François Ravaud and Henri-Jacques Stiker An Analysis of Historical and Cultural Meanings PART THREE: DISABILITY IN CONTEXT Disability Culture - Colin Barnes and Geoff Mercer Assimilation or Inclusion? Identity Politics, Disability and Culture - Lennard J Davis Making the Difference - Tom Shakespeare and Nick Watson Disability, Politics, and Recognition Disability Human Rights, Law and Policy - Jerome E Bickenbach The Political Economy of the Disability Marketplace - Gary L Albrecht and Michael Bury Disability and Health Policy - Gerben DeJong and Ian Basnett The Role of Markets in the Delivery of Health Services Disability Benefit Programs - Bonnie O′Day and Monroe Berkowitz Can We Improve the Return to Work Record? A Disability Studies Perspective on Employment Issues and Policies for Disabled People - Kay Schriner An International View Science and Technology Policy - Katherine D Seelman Is Disability a Missing Factor? Disability, Education and Inclusion - Len Barton and Felicity Armstrong Cross-Cultural Issues and Dilemmas Support Systems - Simi Litvak and Alexandra Enders The Interface Between Individuals and Environments The Relationship between Disabled People and Health and Welfare Professionals - Sally French and John Swain Public Health Trends in Disability - Don Lollar Past, Present, and Future Disability in the Developing World - Benedicte Ingstad

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Book SynopsisLearn what children living in group homes need most! Pain, Normality, and the Struggle for Congruence: Reinterpreting Residential Care for Children and Youth presents the results of a 14-month study of 10 staffed group homes in British Columbia. The book uses grounded theory to construct a theoretical model that speaks to the primary challenge care workers face each day—responding to pain and pain-based behavior in residents. It combines participant observations, transcribed interviews, and document analysis to develop a core theme of congruence, several major psychosocial processes, and 11 interactional dynamics identified as being fundamental to group home life. The study brings to light several neglected aspects of residential care and proposes new directions in policy development, education, practice, and research to create an integrated and accessible framework for understanding group home life for youths. Pain, Normality, and the Struggle for Congruence: ReiTable of Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Historical and Contemporary Issues in Residential Care for Children and Youth Chapter 2. The Staffed Group Home Study: Research Method and Implementation Chapter 3. A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Group Home Life and Work Chapter 4. Congruence in Service of the Children’s Best Interests: The Central Theme of Group Home Life and Work Chapter 5. Creating an Extrafamilial Living Environment: The Overall Task of a Group Home Chapter 6. Responding to Pain and Pain-Based Behaviour: The Major Challenge for Staff Chapter 7. Developing a Sense of Normality: The Primary Goal for Residents Chapter 8. Through the Lens of the Theoretical Framework: A Review of Selected Residential Child and Youth Care Literature Chapter 9. Implications for New Directions in Child and Youth Care Policy Development, Education, Practice, and Research References Index

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Book SynopsisThis important text draws together a wealth of experience to present theoretical and practical insights into the way society intervenes in the lives of disabled people, and considers how resources could be used in ways that are more helpful and supportive.Stressing the social contexts within which disabilities become apparent, the contributors highlight two key points: disabled people have practical difficulties only in the area of life affected by their disability and in other respects are no different from anyone else; and they are handicapped not by the parameters of their disability but by the demands and attitudes of society. The contributors consider the position of people with specific types of disability, explore both sides of the `care' and `counselling' equation, and discuss training, legislation and aspects of management and attitudes among professionals.Beyond Disability has been developed as a Course Reader for the Open University course Trade Review`Beyond Disability... raises questions such as why services tend to miss the needs experienced by disabled people themselves, what is it like to be disabled - and what is it like to experience different impairments such as mobility, visual or intellectual impairments. The volume includes sections on legislation (anti-discrimination), counselling, the attitudes of professionals, and concludes with a `diagnosis of the present′, co-authored by one of the grand old men of the British disability movement, Vic Finkelstein.′ Acta Sociologica `Overall,the book is an insightful investigation into the perceptions and experiences, struggles, and responsiblities of a society concerned about sensitively addressing issues of disability′ - Contemporary Psychology `This text moves the disability debate onwards from blunt challenges to prevailing models of disability.... It Explains both the complexities and the practicalities of access from a vairety of perspectives.... It [the book] offers alternatives to assumptions about intervention which are profoundly challenging. I would recommend it to all readers who are interested in reflecting upon their role in the alleviation of communication disability′ - Bulletin `The value of this section [Section II] is that the authors bring out common themes from the basis of different impairments - and highlight some of the complexities which are hidden by using broad categories of disability.... This wide-ranging book provides a broad overview of disability and social responses witha balance of personal experience, policy analysis and theoretical perspectives′ - Social Policy `This book is a useful tool.... I rather like the "beyond disability" notion′ - Community Care ′The second section is by far the most rewarding with the chapter [ten] on the changing perceptions of impairment in Nicaragua and its political symbolism and uses being a cross between anthropoligical study and cultural studies. It is this mix of disciplines which enables this text to rise above single discipline texts as its salience and analysis has a depth to it which is rarely achieved.... The editor′s own chapter on the import of Norway′s rehabilitation ideology to the unsuspecting hands of Botswana is a wonderful example of how such an analysis should work′ - Disability and Society Table of ContentsIntroduction - Gerald Hales PART ONE: SETTING THE SCENE Aspects of Intervention - Ann Macfarlane Consultation, Care, Help and Support Key Issues in Support - Collette Welch PART TWO: THE PRACTICALITIES Mobility Impairment - Sue Napolitano Visual Impairment and Disability - Colin Barnes A Hearing Difficulty as Impairment - Mairian Corker Learning Difficulties - Sheila Ford PART THREE: HOW DOES IT FEEL? The Experience of Care - Sian Vasey Disabled People and the Equal Opportunities Movement - Bernard Leach The Experience of Counselling - Sallie Withers Being a Counsellor - Ray Woolfe PART FOUR: MAKING IT WORK Simulation Exercises in Disability Awareness Training - Sally French A Critique Disability and Legislation - Ken Davis Rights and Equality Legislation - Deborah Cooper A Practical Example - Young People and Education Working Choices - Brenda Smith The Attitudes of Health Professionals towards Disabled People - Sally French PART FIVE: THE WAY FORWARD Four Camels of Disability - Dick Leaman Developing New Services - Vic Finkelstein and Ossie Stuart

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the need for evidence-based models of prevention and health promotion programs for psychologists. It contains numerous practical and culturally informed suggestions, tools, and case examples from across the lifespan. Intended for mental health practitioners, researchers, educators, and policymakers.

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of A Handbook of Children and Young People's Participation brings together work from research and practice to reflect on some of the key developments in the field since the first edition published in 2010.Subtitled Conversations for Transformational Change', the collection focuses on both ongoing and new discourses that enable us to advance thinking and practice to better understand what it means for participation to be transformational. Featuring all new content, it explores the developments that have been achieved in theory and practice in the last decade as well as the challenges and, indeed, the limitations of dominant participation approaches with children and young people in achieving genuine societal transformation. A key feature of the Handbook is the inclusion of young people as co-authors in many of the chapters.Foregrounding aspects of participation as experienced by diverse groups of children and young people, the book espTable of Contents0.Introduction: The shifting landscape of children and young people’s participation: looking forward, looking back. Part one: Reflection. Section one: Continuing challenges. 1.Children’s participation in transformational development: reflections emerging from praxis. 2.Youth participation in Aotearoa New Zealand: rationales, rights and responsiveness. 3.Discursive barriers to children's political influence. Section two: Intergenerational dynamics and the role of adults. 4.‘There was no fence’: reconceptualising children’s participation for transformative change within a school context. 5.Overcoming the adult gaze in participatory research with young people. 6.Transformative constraints in practices of co-production with social workers and young people in Hong Kong. 7.What about my voice? Facilitating the participation of disabled children and young people with complex communication needs through independent advocacy. 8.Transformative spaces: intergenerational partnership and personal transformation at the heart (and art) of child participation. Part two: Learning. Section one: Participation as a learning process. 9.Youth participation with a purpose? Promoting the transformative power of remote action-reflection research with Brazilian youth in conditions of resource insecurity. 10.Politics, participation and the pandemic: reflections on new democratic engagement and participatory inquiry growing up under Covid-19. 11.‘Hope in the present’: foregrounding uncertainty in transformative education for sustainability in the Global South. 12.Realisation of children’s right to participate using Action Research principles: a Kenyan case study. Section two: Children and young people as researchers. 13.Children’s Circle of Learning: doing critical sexuality education in India. 14.From principles to practice: application of child participation principles in collaborative participatory research between children and adults in Mali, Somalia and Sudan. 15.Peer research, power and ethics: navigating participatory research in an Africa-focused mobilities study before and during Covid-19. 16.Adventures in youth-led research with disabled young people in the UK and Japan. 17.Learning from experience: Sistematización of ten years of action research by children and adolescents with CESESMA in Nicaragua. Section three: Participation seen from ‘above’ and ‘below’. 18.Representation and conflict: tensions of youth participation. 19.Children’s participation in Aotearoa New Zealand: changes, challenges and indigenous critiques. 20.Affecting change in different contexts: children’s participation in social and public policy dialogues in Brazil, Canada and South Africa. 21.I-participate: culture and identity in enabling meaningful opportunities. Part three: Action. Section one: Children and young people as activists. 22.How perception of agency influences young people’s activism in the UK. 23.Children and young people’s activism in Brazil: from the fringes of society to the centre of decision-making. 24."Asamblea de Niñas": exploring the bonds between children's participation and the feminist movement in Buenos Aires. 25.Being a young political actor: reflections with young domestic abuse survivors from the frontline of transformative participation. 26.Understanding children's participation using the capability approach. Section two: Children and young people contesting inequalities and striving for inclusion. 27.Political mobilization through everyday struggles: children’s participation in Brazil’s Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST). 28.Courageous Conversations: youth participatory action research as resistance. 29.The future is ours: young people and the inclusive city. 30.Belonging and agency: the transformatory power of participatory design with children affected by displacement. Section three: Children and young people responding to the climate crisis. 31.'It’s up to you, me – all of us!' Children’s participation in Scotland’s Climate Assembly. 32.Transformative learning and societal change in climate policy: a participatory workshop with children and youth. 33.Greta Thunberg’s climate activism: challenging generational and economic power. 34.Conclusion: moving forwards for meaningful and transformative participation.

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Book SynopsisBuilding on the successful 1st edition, this reader brings together some of the most significant ideas that have informed social work practice over the last fifty years. At the same time as presenting these foundational extracts, the book includes commentaries that allow the reader to understand the selected extracts on their own terms as well as to be aware of their relations to each other and to the wider social work context. There is no settled view or easy consensus about what social work is and should be, and the ideas reflected in this volume are themselves diverse and complex. The world of social work has changed greatly over the last ten years, and this new edition reflects that change with new material on the decolonisation of social work knowledges, the greater emphasis on inter-disciplinarity and co-production and the new concern for identities. With an accessible introduction to contextualise the selections, the book is divided into three main sections, eacTable of Contents0.Introduction - Reading social work. Part One - The Profession of Social Work. Commentary One. 1.Black History Month: a provocation and a timeline. 2.But is it social work?. 3.The politics of social work. 4.Changes in the form of knowledge in social work: from the ‘social’ to the ‘informational’?. 5.The quest for a universal social work: some issues and implications. 6.The (r)evolution and decolonization of social work ethics: The Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles. 7.Human rights practice: possibilities and pitfalls for developing emancipatory social work. 8.The impact of scandal and inquiries on social work and the personal social services. 9.Social work in a risk society. 10.Am I my brother’s keeper?. 11.Research from the Underside. 12.What is Professional Social Work?. 13.The Client Speaks. 14.Service users and practitioners reunited: the key component for social work reform. Part Two – Knowledge and Values for Social Work. Commentary Two. 15.The sociological imagination. 16.Reassessing attachment theory in child welfare. 17.A critique of the adverse childhood experiences framework in epidemiology and public health: Uses and misuses. 18.Resilience: Some conceptual considerations. 19.A Critical Understanding of Social Work by Paolo Freire (1919). 20.There is an alternative: homines curans and the limits of neoliberalism. 21.The social model of disability. 22.The relevance of Nancy Fraser for transformative social work education. 23.Feminism for the 99%. 24.Intersectionality’s definitional dilemmas. 25.Learning to deliver LGBT+ aged care. 26.Towards practicing social work law. 27.What are values and ethics?. 28.Green social work in theory and practice: a new environmental paradigm for the profession. Part Three – Practice in Social Work. Commentary Three. 29.On the nature of practice. 30.‘Radical Social Work’ by Roy Bailey and Mike Brake: A Classic Text Revisited. 31.The critical role of street level bureaucrats. 32.Assessment in the twenty-first century. 33.The significance of African-centered social work for social work practice. 34.Bridging the Past and Present to the Future of Crisis Intervention and Crisis Management. 35.The contemporary context of relationship-based practice. 36.The ecological systems metaphor in Australasia. 37.The strengths perspective in social work practice: extensions and cautions. 38.Personalisation through participation: A new script for public services. 39.Collaboration and partnership in context. 40.A review of Donald A. Schön’s, The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. 41.Making things new: Distant Voices and Unbound at Vox Liminis with Padraig O’Tuama.

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of Mental Health Social Work in Context continues to be an authoritative, evidence-based introduction to a core area of the social work curriculum. Grounded in the social models of mental health particularly relevant to qualifying social workers, but also intended to familiarise students with social aspects of medical perspectives, this core text helps to prepare students for practice and to develop their knowledge around:   promoting the social inclusion of people with mental health problems;   the changing context of multidisciplinary mental health services;   an integrated evidence base for practice; and   working with people with mental health problems across the life course.Including new material on proposed reforms to mental health and mental capacity legislation, this book also contains major revisions that focus on the statutory and policy contexts ofTable of ContentsIntroduction, 1. Perspectives on Mental Health, 2. Developing Socially Inclusive Practice, 3. The Social Work Role in Mental Health Services, 4. Working with Children and Adolescents, 5. Mental Health Social Work with Adults: Mood Disorders and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, 6. Mental Health Social Work with Adults: Psychoses and Personality Disorders, 7. Mental Health Social Work with Older People, 8. Risk and Dangerousness, 9. Contemporary Mental Health Social Work: Challenges and Opportunities

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