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Book SynopsisExamining the assessment of need in children's services this book addresses the full spectrum of practice, policy and research developments in the field. The contributors include leading academics, policy makers and senior practitioners who generate a broad-based holistic approach to the assessment of children in need. They show how needs assessment in children's services can be used to tackle problems such as low achievement, mental ill-health and social exclusion at both individual and strategic levels.Approaches to the Assessment of Need in Children's Services will enable service managers and practitioners to respond effectively to the increasing pressure to monitor outcomes and effectiveness in child care work, and to improve and coordinate children's welfare service provision at individual and community levels and provides an indispensable overview and analysis for anyone working or studying in child welfare and social care.Trade ReviewIn such a compendium it is inevitable that different readers will find some chapters more relevant than others, but practitioners and managers should be encouraged to read beyond their specific interests as each chapter throws up thought-provoking and challenging ideas with material enough to provide a perspective from which to view the sufficiency of their own, and of their agency's practice... This book should also find a ready audience in the PQ in Child Care programmes and in the teaching of the new BA in Social Work as not the least of its merits are the clarity of the writing, the helpful chapter summaries and the comprehensive nature of its references. -- Journal of Social WorkWith its extensive and detailed frame of reference, this book is a timely addition to the demystification of the language and meaning of needs assessment in children services. I found the first section extremely simple and reader-friendly, but detailed enough to facilitate a grasp of its practical application and relevance to training and practice for social care professionals. The legal and historical background, along with the use of a number of frameworks across a variety of local authorities, is extremely helpful to those agencies, authorities and individuals who would like something to build on in relation to children's services planning. -- Child Abuse ReviewAs a lecturer in Social Work, this is certainly a volume which I would encourage students and practitioners to read. -- Children & SocietyThis book is ambitious in its aspirations but succeeds in providing opportunities for those in the field of child welfare to consider carefully their practice, policies, procedures and future plans. This is an edited book with contributions from a wide range of practitioners and academics in the fields of child care and health... Approaches to Needs Assessment in Children's Services is an important contribution towards the development of integrated Children's Services, which envisage systems being in place in order to identify children in need, provide appropriate services and monitor outcomes. Practitioners will benefit from a broader view of the issues and this publication may well encourage them to become involved in policy developments. This is certainly a book worth recommending. -- Child and Family Social WorkA Lot of material in this book could be used to guide individual practice. This book has something for those who require deeper understanding of the assessment process in order to provide more effective services for children in need at community or individual levels'. -- Community PractitionerThe book is divided logically into two parts. The first looks at the population of children and both identification and analysis of their needs as the basis for service planning in the community. -- Community CareThis book addresses the full spectrum of practice, policy and research developments in the field of needs assessment in children's services. Contributors from various fields show how needs assessment can be used to tackle problems such as low achievement, mental ill-health and social exclusion... This book provides an essential overview for those working or studying in the field of child welfare and social care. -- ChildRightTable of ContentsForeword. 1. Introduction, Harriet Ward, Loughborough University. Part 1: Assessing the Needs of Populations of Children 2. Towards Social Inclusion. Can Childhood Disadvantages be overcome?, Robert Page, University of Birmingham. 3. A Framework for Conceptualizing Need and its Application to Planning and Providing Services, Pauline Hardiker, University of Leicester. 4. Needs-led or Needs Must? The Use of Needs-Based Information in Planning Children's Services, Mike Pinnock, North Lincolnshire Social Services and Louise Garnett, The Community Care Needs Assessment Project, South Humber Health Authority. 5. Matching Needs and Services. Emerging Themes from its Application in Different Social Care Settings, Jo Tunnard, Dartington Social Research Unit. 6. Developing a Taxonomy for Children in Need, Ruth Sinclair, National Children's Bureau and Michael Little, Dartington Social Research Unit. 7. Evolution not Revolution: Family Support Services and the Children Act 1989, Jane Aldgate, The Open University. Part 2: Assessing the Needs of Individual Children 8. National Policy on Assessing Children in Need and their Families, Jenny Gray, Department of Health. 9. Underpinning Theories for the Assessment of Children's Needs, Janet Seden, The Open University. 10. An Inter-Agency Approach to Needs Assessment, Harriet Ward, Loughborough University and Mark Peal, The Open University. 11. Addressing Family Needs when a Parent is Mentally Ill, Adrian Falkov, Luton Family Consultation Clinic. 12. Assessing Children's Needs and Parents' Responses, Hedy Cleaver, Royal Holloway College, University of London. 13. Assessing Emotional and Behavioural Development in Children Looked After Away from Home David Quinton, University of Bristol and Clare Murray, City University. 14. Two Steps Forward and One Step Back: Issues for Policy and Practice, Wendy Rose, The Open University. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisFathers are often marginalised or ignored in child protection practice. This reflects an uncertainty within society as a whole about the role of fathers in their children's lives. Engaging with Fathers is a guide for social workers and health visitors on how to broaden their practice to include fathers and stepfathers, whether or not their behaviour is abusive or problematic. The authors' approach is based on theoretical analysis and explores attachment theory, feminism, anti-discriminatory practice and nursing ideology as they have influenced social work. From this they provide suggestions on how to assess the potential risks and the potential assets fathers may offer, and positive examples of what can be done in child care and health visiting, drawn from real practice. They set out a theoretical framework that takes account of the reality of the situations practitioners face, draw up a model for intervention, and demonstrate the implications for practice.Engaging with Fathers is written for the busy professional and avoids jargon. Each chapter contains summaries of the main points, examples of research, exercises, key issues to consider and suggestions for further reading. While developing practice with fathers, it remains firmly focused on what is best for children.Trade ReviewThere can be no doubt that this book has met its aim. It is an informative and highly readable book, which is full of useful ideas and practical suggestions for social work and health care professionals to draw on in their work with families. The authors bring to the book their shared experiences of nursing and social work practice. Unusually, they also introduce practice examples, this makes for a rich text, combining the depth of a single-authored text with the wider coverage of an edited collection. -- European Journal of Social WorkThe particular value of this book to readers lies in the discussion of child protection and the needs of fathers within a political and social context. I recommend it to all those concerned with increasing their awareness of issues relating to child protection, social issues and good, family-centred care. -- Community PractitionerTable of Contents1. Contemporary Context. 2. Fathering Roles 3. Attachment. 4. Anti-discrimination. 5. Caring for Fathers. 6. Fathers as Risks. 7. Fathers as Assests. 8. Framework for Practice. Appendices. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive volume assesses the relationship between legal rights and disability and the effect of law, legal process and third party professional intervention on the lives of people with disabilities. Stressing the crucial role played by disabled people themselves in fulfilling the promise of the worldwide rights movement, the chapters examine this relationship across a variety of themes, stressing the legal elements of each issue, and the extent to which law can assist in strengthening individual rights in that area. The contributors, who are all either academics or other professional experts in their field, write in a jargon free accessible style. The volume will be of interest to lawyers, human rights activists, health care professionals and to disabled people generally.The main areas covered in the volume are:* new perspectives on working in partnership with disabled people;* the changing attitudes to the rights of people with disabilities across the globe;* improvements to the rights of disabled people through legal process, using national and international law;* an examination of the rights and entitlement of disabled people to community care, housing, employment, education, and special services for children;* disabled people and mental health law;* messages from disability research for law, practice and reform implications for research.Trade ReviewThe focus on law in context is to be greatly welcomed, especially in relation to a wider international framework... this book should be included on booklists for students in social work since it addresses disability and the law more widely than conventional legal texts and therefore fills an important gap in the literature. -- Social Work EducationThis book describes the law relating to the rights of people with disabilities as defined in international, European and UK law. However, it does much more than this. It sets these rights and laws in the context of a social model of disability, where the impairment becomes disabling as a result of the barriers in society which limit participation in day-to-day activities. These barriers can be physical, financial or attitudinal. This is linked with a rejection of the medical model, where the focus on the physical or intellectual limitations is believed to lie within the individual. -- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists BulletinI found this book to be impressive in its comprehensive coverage, in its ability to address very real and current issues and in the way that it is unafraid to address bad practice. I would thoroughly recommend this book to health and social work practitioners and to students. -- The British Journal of Developmental DisabilitiesThis book describes the law relating to the right of people with disabilities as defined in international, European and U.K. law. However it does much more than this. It sets these rights and laws in the context of a social model of disability, where impairment becomes disabling as a result of the barriers in society which limit participation in many day-to-day activities. The book is aimed at social and healthcare professionals and cites research throughout showing that many within this group still hold attitudes, which restrict rather than enable participation. It is interesting background reading and useful to have as a reference for times when we need access to information about our clients' rights. -- BulletinThis book sets out to assess the effect of law, legal process and third party professional intervention on the lives of people with disabilities. Stressing the crucial role played by disabled people themselves in fulfilling the promise of the worldwide rights movement, the volume stresses the extent to which law can assist in strengthening individual rights. -- ELPIThis text takes a very comprehensive look at the relationship between legal "rights" and disability, and the effects of the law and the legal process on people with disabilities. As well as taking into account the role of people with disabilities themselves, rather than just the professionals and third parties involved in securing justice for disabled people, the various chapters in the book address a variety of key themes. These include: "working in partnership" with disabled people, and the interventions care and other agencies engage in; changing attitudes towards disability; specific areas of "rights" to community care, housing employment, education, and special services in response to needs; mental health law; and the research into law, practice, and reform programmes. -- Welfare BenefitsTable of ContentsPreface, Jeremy Cooper. 1. Working in Partnership with Disabled People: New Perspectives for Professionals Within the Social Model of Disability, Clare Picking, Occupational Therapist, Southampton. 2. Changing Attitutdes to the Rights of People with Disabilities in Europe, Lisa Waddington, Lecturer in European Law, Maastricht University. 3. Improving the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities through International Law, Jeremy Cooper. 4. Improving the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities through Domestic Law: A Global Overview, Jeremy Cooper. 5. The Legal Regulation of the Powers and Duties of Local Authorities with Regard to Disabled People, Belinda Schwehr, Solicitor and Law Lecturer, Surrey. 6. The Disability Discrimination Act: An Overview, Catherine Casserley, Legal Officer, Royal National Institute for the Blind. 7. Disability, Housing and Homelessness, Mary Holmes, Principal Lecturer. School of Law, Kingston University. 8. Disability and Mental Health Law, Kate Harrison, Solicitor, Former Legal Officer for MIND. 9. Disabled Children (Still) Invisible Under the Law, Mairian Corker, Senior Research Fellow in Deaf and Disability Studies, University of Central Lancashire, and John Davis, Edinburgh University. 10. Disabled Children and Social Care: Law and Practice, Suzy Braye, Reader in Social Work, Staffordshire University. 11. Clear Voices for Change: Messages from Disability Research for Law, Practice and Reform, Michael Preston-Shoot, Professor of Social Work and Social Care, Liverpool John Moores University. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisMost professionals working in health or social care will be required to act as advocates as part of their work. A social worker or community nurse may need to obtain extra benefits or a particular service for a client; a housing official may need to help a tenant whose benefit has been delayed thus placing them at risk of homelessness; a voluntary body may decide to challenge a statement of special educational needs for a child.This is a practical guide to advocacy skills specifically written for those in the health and social care professions. Neil Bateman examines the function of advocacy within these professions and how to interview, negotiate and self-manage successfully. He provides a structure for advocacy, a guide to the ethical implications and advice on litigation and legal matters. Accessible and comprehensive, Advocacy Skills for Health and Social Care Professionals will be an essential resource for all those wishing to improve their practice.Trade ReviewBateman's knowledge - with over 20 years experience of advocacy - is evident throughout. This paperback has the potential to become a sought-after reference tool, offering important pointers about the roles of an advocate. Both interesting and informative, I would fully expect it to remain a useful resource, at least until the time of the next required update. -- Working with Older PeopleIt is a very helpful and highly readable book, which has been specifically written for those in the health and social care professions. It will be of interest to those working in many different settings, including social workers, nurses, advice workers, and housing officials, to name but a few. -- EmeraldBateman's book is an interesting practice guide which can help those involved in social work education and practice. It can also tell language teachers a good deal about the concerns of those educators and practitioners. -- Competence in Social Work PracticeThis book helpfully highlights the legitimate advocacy role of many professionals, and gives sound practical advice on how to develop this aspect of their work as an area of professional skill and responsibility. -- British Journal of Social workThis book recognises that professionals working in health or social care are required to act as advocates as part of their work and identifies the need to recognise the skills involved in advocacy work.'Neil Bateman looks at why people need others to speak up for them. The first half contains the theory, the second practical advice to help develop advocacy skills.' -- The Times 15th June 2001`…This book helpfully highlights the legitimate advocacy and role of many professionals, and gives sound practical advice on how to develop this aspect of their work as an area of professional skill and responsibility… I think this book can serve a valuable function in the development of advocacy as an important aspect of the human service worker's role.' -- The British Journal of Social WorkThis book will be of interest to anyone who has ever been an advocate on behalf of clients with a housing department, the DSS or hospital services. There has been very little published on advocacy skills. -- Health VisitorDespite the specifically focused title of this book, it is of interest to counsellors because advocacy ethical principles and practical skills have relevance to our own. Case vignettes, charts and bullet point summaries illustrate these. A chapter on interviewing reminds readers of 1978 Jamieson's Rules, while others on negotiation and litigation lead on to a worthwhile discussion about the difference between linear and curvilinear problems where all the factual elements are unknown, unclear and subject to social, legal and interpersonal dispute. -- CounsellingWritten for health and social care professionals in practice, it will be useful to undergraduates in these professions as a textbook, and to experienced professionals reflecting on their practice. It ought to be read by general managers and elected members who need to understand the importance their staff attach to their advocacy function and its value to clients when done well. The straightforward style of the writing, supported by simple, clear presentation, provides a handy-sized book. The subject is accorded due seriousness, but it is neither dull nor esoteric. It has sufficient examples from practice throughout. -- Health Service JournalTable of ContentsPART ONE: CONTEXTS. 1. What advocacy is, why it matters and why it happens. 2. Ethical principles for effective advocacy. 3. Advocacy in action. PART TWO: THE ADVOCATE'S SKILLS. 4. Introduction to Part Two. 5. Interviewing. 6. Assertiveness and force. 7. Negotiation. 8. Self-management. 9. Legal knowledge and research. 10. Litigation. 11. A structure for advocacy. 12. What next? References. Index.

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Book SynopsisHow do you choose an appropriate approach for working with each different group you come across? Grounded in systems theory, Oded Manor's model provides a framework that bridges the gap between overly prescribed schemes that do not always meet clients' needs, and open ones that fail to provide sufficient details about practice.The book includes detailed discussion of actual transcripts of working through stages with the same group, and analysis of published accounts of working with very different groups. Constructing a framework around a universal paradox, Manor demonstrates how to identify the needs of each particular group and plan, facilitate and monitor that group effectively.In-depth understanding of each group's dynamics encourages practitioners to generate their own approach to meeting clients' needs in a variety of practice contexts.Accessible and thoroughly researched, this book will enable professionals in the fields of social care, health and mental health, probation, education, youth work, psychology and counselling to practice creative and effective groupworkTrade ReviewThe book is designed to help group workers analyze and think about complex interplay of system levels, structures, processes and content present in any group. The value of this analysis is that workers can make deliberate decisions about when and where to intervene based on analysis, as opposed to common practice, tradition or a variety of other less defensible positions. Another strength of this book is that it is clearly written from a social work perspective, a person in environment perspective is found throughout the book. -- Social Work with Groups.Manor considers the problem of the eclectic fragmentation of groupwork and aims to present "an inclusive blueprint" which draws on systems theory and focuses equally on process structure and content in groups. Acknowledging the difficulties in developing a model which fits all, the focus is on the choices open to workers with time-limited groups which concentrate on interpersonal needs and which include increasing awareness of communication in the group and a focus on changing role relationships. -- CommunityCareTable of ContentsPart One: Evolving a Framework. 1. Connecting the fragments: the role of paradox. 2. Stages in a three-cornered world. Part Two: Applying the Inclusive Blueprint. 3. Forming the group and the engagement phase. 4. Authority crisis and the empowerment phase. 5. Intimacy crisis and the mutuality phase. 6. Separation crisis and the termination phase. Part Three: Wider Implications: The Powers of Paradox. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisWritten by significant researchers and practitioners within the field, this unique collection of key texts introduces the reader to practical theology. It critically explores the way in which the spiritual dimension of pastoral care has entered into constructive dialogue with other disciplines and ways of thinking, including: psychiatry, psychology, counselling, intercultural studies, educational methodology, narrative theory and political studies.Set within this multidisciplinary context, the individual contributions (a selection of articles from a leading journal of pastoral theology, Contact: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Pastoral Studies) cover a wide range of practical and theological issues that alert the reader to the spiritual dimension of pastoral care, such as bereavement, sexuality, ethics, learning disabilities, infertility, the meaning of pain, sickness and suffering and the nature of theology as a practical discipline. The book is an invaluable resource for practitioners, researchers, students and all who have an interest in the ways in which a spiritual dimension can enhance caring practices within a multidisciplinary context.Trade ReviewThe essays cover a wide range of practical and theological issues such as bereavement, sexuality, ethics, learning disabilities, infertility, the meaning of pain, sickness and suffering and the nature of theology as a practical discipline. -- Leveson NewsletterThis is a significant book... we have here an important source book and significant history of the key debates in pastoral theology and care over the last 40 years in Britain. -- Modern BelievingDavid Willows and John Swinton have assembled a collection of essays that illustrate the wide range of concerns of some of those who, in recent decades, have agreed on one thing if nothing else: that theology should do something useful. As Dr. Walton concludes: "This is how theology is done." -- Church TimesJessica Kingsley are to be applauded for their expansion into the area of spirituality since social and community work in the UK tends to be secular-based and suspicious of this dimension. Personal growth is to be seen as a process of discovery and the development of spiritual wisdom or " transformational knowledge". Spiritual care must take seriously the "via negativa" experienced by many ageing people in which God seems to be absent. Personal care and support in suffering must not be privatised as to ignore its corporate and political dimensions. An essential tool in pastoral care is the person's own story and transforming power. -- Plus (Christian Council on Ageing)Practical theology, however, is an ambitious and largely successful attempt to examine God's ongoing revelation in the daily lives of ordinary people. Pastoral theology, a further development of practical theology is, in the words of James Newton, the study of "human caring as a site of God's incarnation". For those involved in pastoral care who seek to find essays that speak, in theological terms, to the realities of their own lives and to their "caring ministry" this collection of essays will be both informative and useful. The topics covered are both practical and theological and include such issues as bereavement, sexuality, ethics, learning disabilities, infertility, sickness and suffering.'From its roots in ministerial training, pastoral theology has emerged as a challenging mode of theology which not only applies, but also constructs and clarifies theological understanding, including that of pastoral care. The editors have brought together 22 articles written over a period of 30 years, that help to demonstrate the development and range of pastoral theology. They represent constructive dialogues with other disciplines such as psychology, political studies, educational methodology, and counselling, and the attention to pastoral issues, including suffering, sexuality, and ethics, makes this book a resource for ministers and practitioners. James Mathers encourages a healthy and health-centred society to understand death as a natural part of life. Alastair Campbell examines the therapeutic captivity of pastoral care, where ethical responsibility and structural evil are ignored. Michael Wilson emphasises the same point through challenging pastoral carers to look beyond the individual to the political context and the community relationships. The book ends with a section on Practical Theology as Story, where there is a challenge to creativity in helping people to find their own stories within God's story. We find that we have reached a familiar conclusion as this book on pastoral theology points us toward new ways of being church, in which the vulnerable and the hurting are able to tell their stories and find good news in God's story and amongst God's people. -- Regent's ReviewsIt would be difficult to find a more distinguished collection of authors than the ones in this volume, or a more timely subject - the spiritual revelations that God gives to common believers. For too long, theology has been dominated by historical and philosophical studies, which, though valuable, often ignore the fact that God has yet more truth to reveal to the world. Practical theology is the study of God's ongoing revelations of love and power in the daily lives of ordinary people. Pastoral theology is the study of human caring as a site of God's incarnation. This volume promises to move all theology forward in its carefully developed and often inspiring essays on the spiritual dimension of pastoral care. -- James Newton Poling, Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryTable of ContentsIntroduction, David Willows and John Swinton, Contact Quarterly Part One: The Emergence of Practical Theology. 1. Pastoral theology: Towards a new discipline (1983), Anthony Dyson, formerly University of Manchester. 2. Can theology be practical? (1992), Paul Ballard, Cardiff University and British and Irish Association of Practical Theology. 3. A vision of pastoral theology: In search of words that resurrect the dead (1994), Stephen Pattison with James Woodward, Cardiff University. Part Two: Practical Theology and the Art of Theological Reflection. 4. Pastoral action and theological reflection (1989), David Lyall, University of Edinburgh and New College. 5. The case study method in theological education (1990), Michael Northcott, University of Edinburgh. 6. The personality profile of Anglican clergymen (1994), Leslie Francis, University of Wales, Bangor and Raymond Rodger, Personal Assistant to the Bishop of Lincoln. 7. Practical theology as a theological form (1996), Emmanuel Lartey, University of Birmingham. Part Three: Practical Theology in Search of Practical Wisdom. 8. Pain, sickness and suffering (1980), Kenneth Boyd, University of Edinburgh and Church of Scotland. 9. Pastoral counselling and psychotherapy (1985), Michael Jacobs, formerly Leicester University. 10. Truth or dare? Sexuality, liturgy and pastoral theology (1994), Elaine Graham, University of Manchester. 11.Friendship in community: Creating a space for love (1997), John Swinton. Part Four: Practical Theology in Critical Dialogue. 12. Objections to a national pastoral organisation (1971) Robert Lambourne, formerly University of Birmingham. 13. Religion and psychotherapy: Friends or foes? (1978), Irene Bloomfield, Association of Pastoral and Spiritual Care and Counselling. 14. The theology of pastoral counselling (1980) Frank Lake, founder of the Clinical Theology Association. 15. Pastors or counsellors? (1992) Alan Billings, parish priest. 16. Where is the theology of British pastoral counselling? (1996), Gordon Lynch, University of Birmingham. Part Five: Practical Theology and Social Action. 17. A healthy society? (1976), James Mathers, formerly University of Birmingham. 18. The politics of pastoral care (1979), Alastair Campbell, University of Bristol. 19. Personal care and political action (1985), Michael Wilson, formerly University of Birmingham. Part Six: Practical Theology as Story. 20. Telling tales: The narrative dimension of pastoral care and counselling (1998), Gordon Lynch, University of Birmingham and David Willows. 21. The challenge of creativity (1999), David Aldridge, University of Witten Herdecke, Germany. 22. Passion and pain: Conceiving theology out of infertility (1999), Heather Walton, University of Glasgow. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book makes a critical case for advocacy in the lives of people with learning difficulties. This can only be applauded.' - Disability & Society'I found this book to be a thoughtful, interesting and challenging read and I would recommend it to anyone working in the field of advocacy or involved in any capacity with people with learning disabilities. It raises many questions about advocacy in all its different forms and asks those of us involved in this field to reflect on our own practice and that of our funding bodies. It also challenges and invites reflection on prevailing attitudes towards learning disability more generally and the way in which services are provided. Finally it leaves the reader in no doubt of the benefit and necessity of advocacy services, to ensure that people with learning disabilities are able to have their voices heard and their needs understood and met.'-The British Journal of Developmental Disabilities'This is designed for advocacy practitioners and staff working in agencies who come into contact with advocacy services. It is aimed at more experienced practitioners, and service planners, who are serious about developing effective advocacy services within a social inclusion framework.'- Care and Health magazine'This book continues to raise questions about advocacy throughout. It asks questions of those who are advocates and those who have the duty of funding such services. It is a very thoughtful and practical collection of essays on a whole range of issues and ranges, and seeks to provide, some answers. In addition to all this, it is very readable and provides a quite comprehensive bibliography, which in itself is worth the cost of the book.'- Rostrum'Advocacy and Learning Disability is a sound collection of perspectives with an interesting international flavour. Barry Gray and Robin Jackson have collected insightful contributions from Britain, the USA, New Zealand and Australia to create a useful overview exploring a very wide range of self-advocacy issues directly related to learning disability delivery.'-The British Journal of Special EducationAdvocacy is a critically important element in the development of effective services for people with a learning disability. It is seen by many as the critical link between theory and practice in creating a truly inclusive society. This book presents an in-depth examination of the historical, legal and philosophical contexts within which advocacy services have developed. The kind of professional and practical issues and problems confronting those running and using advocacy services are discussed, and the role of advocacy is examined. Chapters covering advocacy with families and with people with communication difficulties contain helpful information for practitioners. A survey of the development of advocacy services in the USA, Australia and New Zealand provides an international perspective.Practical and informative, Advocacy and Learning Disability will be essential reading for advocacy practitioners and those working in agencies in the statutory and voluntary sectors who come into contact with advocacy services.Table of Contents1. Advocacy and learning disability, Barry Gray, King Alfred's College, Winchester and Robin Jackson, Camphill Scotland. 2. Principles and types of advocacy, Jan Walmsley, The Open University. 3. Integrity and advocacy, Michael Kendrick, Independent Consultant. 4. Exploring the role of values in the management of advocacy schemes, Tim Clement, The Open University. 5. Professional consciousness and conflict in advocacy Colin Goble, King Alfred's College, Winchester. 6. The legal context of the advocacy service, Deborah Baillie, The Open University and Veronica Strachan, Robert Gordon University. 7. Thoughts from a UK citizen advocacy scheme, Mike Pochin, Dorset Advocacy. 8. Self advocacy and research, Dorothy Atkinson, The Open University. 9. The role of self advocacy: stories from a self advocacy group through the experiences of its members, Fred Spedding, Elizabeth Harkness, Louise Townson, Andy Docherty, Niall McNulty and Rohhss Chapman, Carlisle People First. 10. The neglected dimension - advocacy and the families of children with learning difficulties, Nick Pike, Annie Lawson School, Berkshire. 11. Advocacy with people with communication difficulties, Janet Scott, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow and Janet Larcher, Independent Consultant. 12. Some observations on the American advocacy scene, Michael Kendrick, Independent Consultant. 13. Better and worse: overview of formal advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities in Australia, Dimity Peter, Flinders University of South Australia. 14. Advocacy - the last frontier in special education? Colleen Brown, Manakau Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. The Contributors. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisBased on new, original research, this book highlights the significance of school exclusion as a pivotal process that has long-term negative effects not just on the individuals themselves but also for society as a whole. Drawing on individual accounts, the author demonstrates how aspects of the care system contribute to looked-after children being out of school. Her book explores the reasons for the difficulties they experience, and argues that they need to be differently conceptualised.By drawing on both the personal accounts of the young people and on evidence gained by interviewing teachers and care professionals, she argues in nine concise chapters that exclusion is a social `process'. She stresses the importance of the young people's relationships with care givers and identifies a problematic gap between the care and education systems which contributes to their ongoing cycle of social exclusion.This clear and thought-provoking book will prove invaluable to those professionals and students involved in the education of children in care and for policymakers, academics and practitioners working in residential care.Trade ReviewThis book offers an interesting and, from a policy perspective, a helpful addition to the growing literatures on exclusion and more generally on the education of children in care. -- Social Work EducationFor those professionals who are involved either in developing policy in this area or working on the front line with young people in care, this book is essential reading in order to break through some of the misconceptions held by professionals and offer solutions to this complex problem... She offers a very good analysis of the subject... This book is essential reading to break through some of the misconceptions held by professionals and offer solutions to this complex problem. -- Child Abuse ReviewFor anyone interested in the education of childen "looked after" in residential care by local authorities, this is a book worth reading. It will also appeal to those who have an interestin the whole area of exclusion and, more broadly, children experiencing difficulties in school... Issues covered by Brodie are of clear relevance to all professionals working with young people in residential care. -- Young MindsExclusion from school is not a one-off event, but part of a longer process of negative experiences. Isabelle Brodie considers the issues with particular reference to looked-after children. -- Church TimesChildren in public care are 10 times more vulnerable to exclusion than those living with thier families... This timely book offers a sociological and historical analysis of the problem, providing a frame for a detailed qualitative study of 17 boys in residential care who were excluded. All had suffered stressful experiences, including severe abuse, in their family lives and their fragmented care careers had led to many changes of school. The familiar themes of disrupted learning, ill-perepared placements and poor communication recur in their histories.Isabelle Brodie shows that exclusion is seldom and event but more often a complex process by which a consensus develops among a groups of professionals and carers that the child cannot be contained in mainstream school. well-meaning actions, such as withdrawing children from the classroom when they show signs of stress, maycontribute to the inevitable... This excellent book will be of interest to anyone who is concerned to improve educational opportunities for young people in care and is essential reading for designated teachers and educational psychologists. It offers a valuable insight into the systemic nature of a problem that is too often attributed to the emotional and behavioural difficulties of individual children. -- Community CareTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Explaining exclusion. 3. The research design. 4. The young people. 5. The inter-agency context. 6. Interactions between professionals and young people. 7. Exclusion: An alternative definition. 8. Exclusion: The social work response. 9. Conclusion. Notes. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisMore than 125,000 children in the UK alone are 'sentenced' to separation from their imprisoned parents, mainly fathers. Gwyneth Boswell and Peter Wedge draw on extensive research and experience to examine the effect this kind of separation can have on the emotional development of a child and on family relationships.They make suggestions for work with prisoners and families in the light of current policy and practice and consider how best to support:* children coming to terms with conflicting emotions arising from fathers' imprisonment* fathers who may be teenagers themselves* mothers or carers coping with absent partners* prison staff trying to incorporate the family as a factor in rehabilitation.Examining the rights and needs of imprisoned fathers and their children and using case examples to demonstrate effective ways of maintaining contact and communication, this is an indispensable resource for all those working with the families of fathers in prison.Trade ReviewThis is a very good book. The balance between punishing of lawbreakers and maintaining family ties is a delicate one. Clearly on the evidence presented here there needs to be a perceptible shift in the favour of the child. The work reported here is important not least because it highlights areas of neglect and ignorance that should receive attention if we are serious about rehabilitation following punishment and of well supported families as a resource in that progress. -- Child and Family Social WorkImprisoned Fathers and their Children gives a very "real" insight in to the struggles that an imprisoned father goes through... Those studying in the field of child care, family studies, parenting, human development, and social work would find this book an excellent reference for understanding what needs to be done to reduce the harmful effects of imprisonment on men and their wives and children. -- Children & SocietyThis book is well presented, has clear headings and sub headings, uses statistics to illustrate key facts and findings effectively and is written in an easy style... I recommend this book to students, teachers and trainers as an interesting and informative study. -- Social Work ReviewThe subject of this book is both intriguing and important, especially at this time of transition, when the roles of fathers and children in this country are changing. -- Quakers in Criminal Justice NewsletterThe book is well written, easy to read and well referenced'. -- Primary Health Care Research and DevelopmentThe book begins by offering a thorough review of the moral, legal and societal issues to parent/child relationships, followed by the examination of the importance of attachment in child development. A review of the research identifying the negative effects of parental separation on children is also helpfully provided. This section offers the reader plenty of food for thought and a theoretical basis from which to view the findings presented in the remainder of the text… The authors have produced a highly-readable book that presents its subject matter in a jargon-free style… The text also includes a series of quotes from prisoners, partners and children that serves to consolidate some of the main issues raised. I would therefore recommend this text as a good background reference that gives great insight into the views of the fathers and their children. -- The British Journal of Forensic PracticeThis excellent book examines the effect on men and their children the imprisonment and the necessity of maintaining the best possible communications between them if the relationship is to survive in a meaningful way. -- Magistrate MagazineThe strength of this book lies in the descriptive material with a valuable usage of quotes from all research subjects -the imprisioned fathers, the partners, and perhaps most importantly, the children themselves. The style of the book ensures the reader comes away with a real sense of the impact of a father's imprisionment. In this way, the authors give a voice to those who are not often heard. The format is easy to read, with international examples of good practice in the field and a wide range of useful references to further an understanding of the subject matter. -- Young Minds MagazineThe mulitiple problems faced by children whose fathers are in prison are explored throughout the book. Over 200 prisoners were interviewed and the book covers their perceptions of the effects on their children, the provision of father-child contact, how this is experienced by all the people involved, the kind of support systems needed, and concludes with some strategies for the future. -- RostrumTable of Contents1. Setting the Scene. 2. Characteristics and Perceptions of Prisoner Fathers. 3. The Effects of Father Imprisonment upon Children. 4. Provision for Father/Child Contact. 5. Families' Experiences Father/Child Contact. 6. Formal and Informal Support Systems. 7. Strategies for Change. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive introduction to working with people with learning disabilities, this guide provides the theoretical understanding needed to inform good practice and to help improve the quality of life of people within this group. Using accessible language and case examples, the authors discuss both psychological and practical theories, including:* person-centred and behavioural approaches* anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive approaches* systems theory* task centred approach* role theory.Emphasising empowerment and inclusion of those with learning disabilities, they relate theory to issues such as loss and bereavement, sexuality and social stigma. They also provide guidance for practitioners on social policy and legislation and explore crisis intervention, values and ethics, advocacy and joint agency work, making this an extremely useful resource for social workers, nurses, teachers care workers and others working with people with learning disabilities.Trade ReviewReaders of this Journal will find the book of value in helping them to understand the social model of care and gain a sound awareness of the strategies, potential dilemmas and barriers to effective practice. -- Children, Young People and FamiliesThis is a straightforward and accessible text and an invaluable resource to people with limited experience of working with adults with learning disability. It would also be beneficial as a reference book for experienced occupational therapists who wish to improve their knowledge on different learning disability theories. -- British Journal of Occupational TherapyThe style is user friendly, with many telling vignettes to illustrate practical points of intervention and support. Valuable to students and those practising in the field who wish to update their approaches to the people and families with whom they work. -- British Journal of Developmental DisabilitiesThis book is written in clear and understandable language, examples from practice, illustrating the theory are of additional help -- Wspolne TematyTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. What is a learning disability? 2. Application of theory. 3. Anti discriminatory practice and anti oppressive practice. 4. What is normalization? 5. Communication methods. 6. Advocacy, empowerment, participation and choice. 7. Universal experiences in the lives of people with learning disabilities. 8. Values, ethics and contrasting approaches. 9. Practical theories and methods. 10. Society's influence on practice. 11. The way forward. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive guide to integrating assessment, learning and practice, reflecting current concerns in health and social care. The authors - an academic, a training officer and a practitioner - present complementary perspectives to bring theory and practice closer together.Arguing that a holistic approach to learning can fit with a competency approach to assessment, the authors show how this promotes both efficiency and creativity in evidence-based professional practice. They also demonstrate how their combined assessment and learning tool, the 'signposted portfolio' can work in practice. This portfolio forms both a summary of what the social work student or health care practitioner has learnt and the foundation of an assessment document.This practical and thoughtful resource is essential reading for trainers, practitioners, managers and students in health and social care who are seeking to provide the best service to their clients.Trade ReviewThe book brings together an unusual partnership of an academic, a training officer and a practitioner as writers. Together they have developed an experimental tool for combining learning and assessment in professional practice...Having spent many years working with the portfolio as a method of assessment in pre, post and qualifying social work education. I can see great strengths in this model...I would urge all those considering assessment of practice in the new social work degree to read this book before designing assessment schedules. I am left thinking there is life in the portfolio method yet. -- Newsletter of National Organisation for Practice Teaching.The volume marks a fruitful collaboration between two authorities on practice learning. Doel and Sawdon, and Morrison, who provides her portfolio for a post-qualifying award as an example. -- Community CareTable of ContentsPART ONE: INTEGRATING LEARNING, PRACTICE AND ASSESSMENT. 1. Professional practice. 2. Learning professional practice. 3. Assessing professional practice. 4. Learning and Assessing. PART TWO: A SIGNPOSTED PORTFOLIO. 5. Planning the group. 6. The early stage. 7. The work phase. 8. Group processes. 9. Endings. 10. Evaluating the group. 11. Power and oppression. 12. Other perspectives. PART THREE: POSTSCRIPT. 13. Reflection on the exemplar portfolio. 14. The assessor as learner. 15. Generic framework. 16. Critical Perspectives. 17. Sharing and comparing professional practice. 18. Continuing professional development. 18. Employability. 19. Conclusion. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe assessment of needs and the process of planning care are central issues in modern social work practice. Skilled assessment of client needs and strengths is essential to effective planning and efficient provision of quality social work services including both counselling and personal care. The focus of this book is on the development of the skills required at each stage of the social work process: assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation. Throughout the book a balance is maintained between the focus on client involvement and the role of the social worker in an agency. The latter part of the book addresses practical issues in developing new approaches to assessment and care planning: primary workers, individual support and managing change. Social work practitioners, managers and trainers and students on qualifying and pre-qualifying training will find this an invaluable aid to the development of sound and yet creative practice.Trade Review'...written clearly, is free of jargon and contains a wealth of information and thoughtful discussion. The theoretical content is skilfully related to examples of practice and I felt I was being gently lead through concepts which were sometimes complex and profound.' June Neill, Researcher, National Institute for Social Work, UK 'The authors have achieved a consolidation of current social work theory and practice concisely.' Community CareTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Basic Principles: The basic helping cycle; Social work skills and values. Assessment: Purpose of assessment; Sources of information; Observation skills; Preparation for interviews; Interviewing skills; Organising information: schedules; Theory for practice; Strengths and needs. Care Planning: Contracting; Aims and objectives; Decision making; Planning: an overview. Implementation: Being helped; Strategies for action; Approaches to helping; Monitoring and recording. Evaluation: Principles of evaluation; Measuring effectiveness; Worker skills. Managing the Work: Primary worker systems; Supervision; Managing change; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book is aimed at employers, managers and staff in social work agencies. Historically there has been a slowness to acknowledge the risks which social workers routinely face and some employers have adopted a re-active approach, waiting for incidents to occur before taking action. They are thus placed in the position of having to make policy 'on the hoof' and at a time of crisis. Support to staff who have been attacked has been patchy, and in some instances sadly lacking. The absence of agreed procedures for dealing with violent attacks can leave the staff concerned, feeling unsupported, anxious and stressed. Social work staff, in their turn, may have experienced feelings of guilt when they have been unable to prevent aggression or assault; at best they may lack confidence in the level of understanding and support their line managers will show, and at worst they may feel that they will be blamed for the incident. As a result there is a tendency towards under reporting violent acts. For these reasons a joint approach to the problem is urged which involves social workers, support staff and managers. Personal Safety for Social Workers examines the special issues which social workers, and their employers, need to address. Part 1 reviews some of the information now available about violence in social work settings and within the context of violence in society at large. The respective roles and responsibilities of employers and employees are discussed, and guidance offered on developing a workplace personal safety policy and on the steps which will need to be taken for effective implementation. Advice is given on developing procedures for reporting violent incidents and for providing after-care to staff who have been on the receiving end of violence. This section of the book also looks at the ways in which the design and management of the workplace can enhance personal safety and provides guidelines to social workers on the issues to consider when working away from the normal work base. Part 2 contains detailed personal safety guidelines for use by individual social workers in a variety of work situations. Part 3 addresses training issues and provides a number of sample training programmes. A Reference Section gives information about further reading, training materials and sources of further help, advice and information. The message of this book is that proper attention to risk can reduce both the incidence of aggression and its development into violent acts. Preventive action can have the dual effect of protecting staff, and also of providing quality services in a more sensitive way to social work clients.Trade Review’There is a profusion of good advice, with checklists frequently used. Readers will gain a good overall grasp of the issues involved in this increasingly important field, and an expanded set of ideas on how to keep themselves safe.’ Professional Social WorkTable of ContentsContents: Background: Violence at work; The risks in perspective; Violence against social workers; Defining violence and aggression; Employer and employee roles; Safety in the social work setting; Developing a policy; Implementing a policy; Reporting violent incidents; The workplace; Residential and day care settings; Away from the workplace; After-care. Guidelines for Social Workers: Interviewing techniques; Non-verbal communication; Coping with violence; Developing assertiveness; Travel guidelines. Training for Safety: Guidelines for trainers; Select bibliography; Useful organizations; Index.

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Book SynopsisCognitive-Behavioural Social Work in Practice appears at an interesting time for social work and social services. More than ever, practitioners are required to provide evidence for the effectiveness of what they do, while the rights of service users to ethically competent practice in which they are partners is high on the agenda. Drawing on a wide area of research, as well as the practice experience of its 18 contributors, it covers a broad range of cognitive-behavioural intervention with different client groups in a variety of settings, including child care, family work, probation and offending behaviour, mental health, disability and issues concerning older people. The first chapter sets out lucidly the theoretical and research basis for cognitive-behavioural practice and is rich in case examples. Each subsequent chapter adopts a case study approach to its subject, either by providing a single case study or by the detailed exploration of an area of practice combined with case examples. The volume is unique in not only bringing together practitioners and academics but in presenting the work of the 'academic, reflective practitioner'. It is thus an accessible, informative guide for professionals, students and educators who, with all their working pressures and constraints, strive to provide help based on best evidence.Trade Review’I would recommend this book to practitioners wishing to breathe some fresh air into practice possibilities and to trainee social workers who wish to learn an approach which will build upon other behaviourally-based approaches in their intervention toolbag.’ British Journal of Social Work ’An accessible practice-based book on behavioural social work...’ European Journal of Social Work ’...informative and timely...a rich mixture of theory, research and practice...The text is a thoroughly good buy and should form part of every social work training course.’ Cognitive Behavioural Social Work ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Research and theory; Direct clinical work with children; Intervention to protect the child; Treating children who fail to thrive; Children with severe learning disabilities; Behavioural work in residential childcare; Working with young offenders; Adult probationers and the STOP programme; Working with carers using the birthday exercise; Learning theory, addiction and counselling; Behavioural work, crisis intervention and the mental health call-out; Intervention in group care for older people; The prevention and management of elder abuse; Epilogue: education for effective practice.

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Book SynopsisProtecting Young Children is a practical and accessible guide that provides answers to many of the questions early years practitioners commonly have about safeguarding children. It includes: information about child abuse advice on how to respond to concerns updated material on the statutory framework guidance on management and support - including recruitment and whistleblowing suggestions for building a relationship with families that may help to prevent child abuse simple interactive exercises for individuals and groups.This book is the ideal introduction to this important subject, and is essential reading for any early years pracitioner.

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Book SynopsisWhat Works in Strategic Partnerships for Children? considers how to build strong and effective partnerships for children. It examines the policy context in relation to work with children and young people, looks at the history of partnership working and reviews the theories underpinning the different models of partnership working. The author evaluates the literature relating to partnership working and explores how we can get beyond local political schisms and historical conflicts to provide the best services for children. The book will provide practical guidance for policy makers, service planners, managers and practitioners on how to plan, fund and deliver services in partnership for children and young people.

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Book SynopsisParent-focused interventions impact primarily on families living in disadvantaged communities, but there has been relatively little research into the challenges of bringing up children in these environments.Parenting and Children's Resilience in Disadvantaged Communities explores how families living in these communities manage parent-child relationships during the middle childhood. Based on two linked studies, it examines the experiences and perspectives of parents and children living in disadvantaged communities in the West of Scotland, and highlights their points of view on the stresses and risks they face and the ways in which they deal with them.This book offers insights for practitioners and policy-makers working in parenting, social exclusion and young people.

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Book SynopsisThis toolkit is designed to support practitioners in their work with families where parents misuse drugs and there are concerns about the children's welfare. While focusing on drugs, it covers a wider pattern of misuse, including alcohol. It contains:summaries of key messages for practitionerstools and tips to support effective practicetraining and development activitiesa wide range of practice examplesThe toolkit is written for the range of professionals involved with families including drug misusing parents.

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Book SynopsisParental mental health problems and substance misuse affect a significant number of families. This handbook provides practitioners with early intervention techniques and effective support strategies for ensuring the best outcomes for these vulnerable families.Featuring pointers, models and practice examples, A Practical Guide to Early Intervention and Family Support considers the concept of resilience and effective family support. Assessing the policy context and possible barriers to support, it looks at assessment of need, safeguarding children, minimising negative impact, and most importantly, keeping families together where possible. Drawing on key research on the risks and impacts, this book demonstrates the need for a unified approach from a range of adult and children's services. This third edition has been fully updated to reflect developments in policy and services. Essential reading for all professionals who are involved in providing services to families, it will also be of interest to service commissioners and those with an academic interest in what helps to support children and families in these circumstances.Trade ReviewThis handbook has been designed to meet the needs of practitioners across a wide range of agencies, including of course local authorities, and it should help those working in these complex circumstances to translate the concept of resilience into practice reality. It provides models, frameworks and crucially real examples in order to assist professionals in their task of helping families with complex needs to better meet their children's needs. -- From the Foreword by Allison O'Sullivan, President of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services and Director of Children’s Services in KirkleesThis thoughtful, well-researched and practical book makes a robust contribution to the literature in this complex area of practice. The range of approaches and interventions discussed - illustrated by practice examples from a range of sources - will assist a wide range of professionals to work more effectively together to assess and support families affected by parental mental health and substance misuse, while ensuring that children's voices are heard and their needs never get lost. -- Dr. Brynna Kroll, Co-author of Parental Substance Misuse & Child Welfare, Independent Trainer & Consultant and Parenting Assessor with Somerset’s Family Assessment & Support TeamTable of ContentsList of Practice Examples. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Context, Legislation and Policy. 2. The Potential Impact on Children and Families. 3. What Helps Build Resilience in These Families? 4. Professional Responses and Barriers to Effective Practice. 5. How Can Services Support Families More Effectively at the Practice Level? 6. What Else Can Services Do to Support Families More Effectively at the Strategic Level? 7. Conclusion. Further Resources. Bibliography. Appendix.

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Book SynopsisPutting Analysis into Child and Family Assessment bridges theory and practice, and provides clear guidance to improve assessments in child and family social work. It addresses the issues of central concern to child and family social workers, including analytical assessment, outlines how to avoid common pitfalls, provides strong theoretical foundations, and demonstrates how the theory can be translated into practice. With reference to common and specialist assessments, the book covers every stage of the assessment process: planning and preparation, hypothesising, involving children, and making, recording and reviewing decisions. It features practice tools, case studies and practice development sessions and activities. This third edition has been fully updated with recent policy changes and new research findings. This book will be valued by practitioners, managers, trainers and lecturers looking for a grounded resource which provides practical guidance on how to improve assessments.Trade ReviewPraise for second edition: As social workers are striving to push back the excessive levels of bureaucratisation and increase the space for professional practice, this excellent book offers easily understood ways to improve critical reasoning skills and will be useful for individuals, teams, and agencies. -- Professor Eileen Munro, Social Policy Department, London School of EconomicsThe third edition of this excellent resource is most welcome. Putting Analysis Into Child and Family Assessment takes a clear and practical approach to a crucial yet complex area of practice. Practitioners and trainers alike will find this a really valuable support to best practice. -- Duncan Helm, Senior Lecturer, School of Applied Social Science, University of StirlingIt provides an excellent review of a wide range of evidence and theorizing and touches on many key theoretical issues, but it combines this with practical implications and tasks to support students or experienced workers to develop their skills and knowledge. In doing so it provides a great introduction to assessment - while indicating where readers can go if they wish to explore issues in greater depth or find more evidence in relation to a particular issue. -- Donald Forrester, Professor of Child and Family Social Work and Director of the CASCADE Centre for Children’s Social Care, Cardiff UniversityPutting Analysis Into Child and Family Assessment (3rd ed) by Ruth Dalzell and Emma Sawyer, continues to be the kind of book that I use on a regular basis. It is written and presented in a way that provides a great example of how to analyse in practice. Set within a contemporary social work policy and practice context, it identifies and examines the key elements of analytical assessments separately and in relation to each other. It offers accessible theory, research and evidence, models, tools and exercises that allow practitioners, students, tutors, practice educators and trainers to reflect upon their practice and continue to develop and build upon their knowledge base. An excellent resource. -- Ruth Neville, Principal Lecturer in Social Work, University of HuddersfieldThis book is undoubtedly a brilliant starting point...overall, this book is a very useful addition to the social-work literature and in particular to those writing assessments within the court environment. -- Mark Sloman * Seen and Heard, Volume 26, Issue 2 *Table of ContentsForeword. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. The Assessment Process in Context. 2. Preparing For and Planning Assessments. 3. Conducting the Assessment. 4. Making, Recording and Reviewing Decisions. 5. Team Development Activities. 6. Challenges and Opportunities For Analytical Practice. References. Resources and Useful Information.

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Book SynopsisParental drug use can cause serious harm to children. Adult Drug and Alcohol Problems, Children's Needs supports practitioners in their work with families where parental drug use leads to concerns about children's welfare. The training resource contains: · summaries of the key messages for practitioners · tools and tips to support effective practice · training and development activities · practice examples from around the UK.This second edition has an increased focus on alcohol misuse and reflects recent changes to both policy and practice. The book will be useful for all individuals and agencies involved with families where parents are struggling with substance abuse, including children's social workers, substance misuse workers, primary care and school staff, criminal justice agencies, obstetric and paediatric teams, substitute carers and a range of voluntary and community services.Trade ReviewSince its initial publication in 2007, this book has always been one of my favourite texts for training and practice purposes and this welcome newly-updated edition builds on all its strengths. Key debates are placed within a robust research and policy context and a good mix of models, tools and approaches are provided, underpinned by a solid theoretical foundation. Critical areas of engagement, risk assessment, intervention and multi-agency working are addressed, with a strong emphasis on proactive rather than reactive intervention and hearing the family's story. Crucially, the voices of children and young people who live with parental drug misuse are heard loud and clear, as well as those of carers and professionals. Training exercises, briefings, practice examples, case studies and links to other resources combine to produce a valuable resource for health and social care practitioners and trainers. Accessible and easy to read, this is an invaluable resource for anyone working in the complex area of parental substance misuse and child welfare. -- Dr. Brynna Kroll, Independent Trainer & Consultant, Senior Assessing Social Worker, Somerset Family Assessment and Support Team and co-author of ‘Parental Substance Misuse & Child Welfare’Research tells us that helping professionals who are not specialist drug and alcohol workers, like social workers, regularly engage with children and families affected by problematic alcohol and drug use. Research also tells us that these practitioners often feel poorly equipped to deal with such complex issues, often with limited specialist knowledge and training. That is why the second edition of Adult Drug and Alcohol Problems, Children's Needs is such a welcome resource, especially as it considers both alcohol and drug use. Based on a research informed model for meeting the needs of children affected by parental substance misuse, the toolkit gives practice tips, models for assessment, tools for reviewing practice, training exercises and much more. Practitioners across the helping professions will find this toolkit relevant and invaluable to support, challenge and develop their day to day practice in this area. -- Dr Aisha Hutchinson, Tilda Goldberg Centre for Social Work and Social Care, University of BedfordshireTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Foreword. Introduction. 1. Key Messages. 2. Practice Tools. 3. Training Exercises. 4. Briefings. 5. Practice Examples. Contacts and Sources of Further Information. References.

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Book SynopsisThe Social Work Act of 1968 in Scotland set out to replace Victorian prisons, lunatic asylums and orphanages, and challenge the Poor Law mentalities which had built and sustained them for generations. With the aid of a wide professional career, football tactics, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Marxism, and wit, Alistair Findlay reveals the buzz, vitality and inner dynamic of the frontline of Scottish social work in the first memoir written by someone who works in the service. His poetry collection, Dancing With Big Eunice, also inspired by his social work, was acclaimed by Bob Holman, who said: ‘He conveys its sweat, its smell, its reality. He understands both its trivia and its enormity.’

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Book SynopsisThis book examines three decades of research on behavioral inhibition (BI), addressing its underlying biological, psychological, and social markers of development and functioning. It offers a theory-to-practice overview of behavioral inhibition and explores its cognitive component as well as its relationship to shyness, anxiety, and social withdrawal. The volume traces the emergence of BI during infancy through its occurrences across childhood. In addition, the book details the biological basis of BI and explores ways in which it is amenable to environmental modeling. Its chapters explore the neural systems underlying developmental milestones, address lingering questions (e.g., limitations of studying BI in laboratory settings and debatable benefits of self-regulatory processes), and provide recommendations for future research.Key areas of coverage include: Animal models of behavioral inhibition. Social functioning and peer relationships in BI. Attention mechanisms in behavioral inhibition. BI and associative learning of fear. Behavioral inhibition and prevention of internalizing distress in early childhood. The relations between BI, cognitive control, and anxiety. Behavioral Inhibition is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians, scientist-practitioners, and graduate students across such fields as developmental psychology, psychiatry, social work, cognitive and affective developmental neuroscience, child and school psychology, educational psychology, and pediatrics.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The History and Theory of Behavioral Inhibition.- Chapter 2. Behavioral Inhibition in Nonhuman Primates: The Elephant in the Room.- Chapter 3. Behavioral Inhibition in Rodents: A Model to Study Causes and Health Consequences of Temperament.- Chapter 4. The Neural Mechanisms of Behavioral Inhibition.- Chapter 5. Psychobiological Processes in the Development of Behavioral Inhibition.- Chapter 6. The Neurobiology of Behavioral Inhibition as a Developmental Mechanism.- Chapter 7. The Social World of Behaviorally Inhibited Children: A Transactional Account.- Chapter 8. Peer Relations and the Behaviorally Inhibited Child.- Chapter 9. The Temperamentally Shy Child as the Social Adult: An Exemplar of Multifinality.- Chapter 10. Relations Between Behavioral Inhibition, Cognitive Control and Anxiety: Novel Insights Provided by Parsing Subdomains of Cognitive Control.- Chapter 11. Attention Mechanisms in Behavioral Inhibition: Exploring, and Exploiting, the Environment.- Chapter 12. Behavioral Inhibition and the Associative Learning of Fear.- Chapter 13. Behavioral Inhibition as a Precursor to Psychopathology.- Chapter 14. The Biological Bridge Between Behavioral Inhibition and Psychopathology.- Chapter 15. Behavioural Inhibition and the Prevention of Internalising Distress in Early Childhood.- Chapter 16. Next Steps: Behavioral Inhibition as a Model System.

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Book SynopsisPart I . Social Work Profession.- Chapter 1. Grand Challenges for Social Work in the United States:  Enlightenment for Chinese Social Work.- Chapter 2. Social Work vs. Society Work: Conceptual Issues and a Comparative-Historical Understanding of Chinese Shehui Gongzuo (SG).- Part II. Social Work Education.- Chapter 3. Social Work Doctoral Education in the United States:  Lessons for Social Work Programs in Asia and the Pacific Islands.- Chapter 4. MSW Students’ Field Education Experiences in China: Ethical Difficulties and Responses.- Chapter 5. Accompanying Supervision: The Logic and Return of Supervision in the Training of Social Work Talents in County Areas.- Part III. Professional Development and Research.- Chapter 6. Promoting High-Quality Development of Social Work through Standardization: A Case Study in Shenzhen.- Chapter 7. Overturning Social Work: The Evolving Professional Image of Social Workers in China from a Representative Perspective.- Chapter 8. Application of Structural Equation Modeling in Social Work Intervention Research: Taking “Let’s Be Friends (Shaanxi)” as an Example.- Chapter 9. Social Determinants of Sexual Behaviors:  Understanding the Trading Sex for Survival Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness.- Part IV. Diversity Issues and API Populations.- Chapter 10. The Role of Racial Frameworks in Asian American Pan-Ethnic Identity Formation and Political Empowerment.- Chapter 11. The Impact of Anti-Asian Hatred on School-aged Children and Adolescents.- Part V. Frontiers of Social Work Practice.- Chapter 12. Flexible Embeddedness: Social Work Strategies Across Communities, States, and Borders on the China-Myanmar Frontier.- Chapter 13. Practice Dilemmas and the Way Forward for Corporate Social Work in the Pearl River Delta.- Chapter 14. A Full-Cycle Disaster Intervention Model with Community Resilience Building as the Core: A Case of Henan's 7.20 Mega Flood Disaster.- Chapter 15. Conceptualizing the Local Governance Performance: A Systematic Review and Thematic Analysis.

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