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Book SynopsisThe second edition of this leading textbook provides the definitive guide to disaster health management. From the key concepts, principles and terminology, to systems for mitigation, planning, response and recovery, it gives readers a comprehensive overview of every aspect of this emerging field. Split into eight parts, the book begins by drawing the parameters of disaster health management before outlining key elements such as communication, community engagement and legal issues. It then moves on to discuss preparing for potential disasters, managing and mitigating their impact, and then recovering in the aftermath. Offering key insights into evaluation, leadership and the psychosocial aspects of disaster health management, the new edition also features a range of international case studies, including those outlining the management of COVID-19.It is essential reading for both students and practitioners engaging in this important work.Table of ContentsPart 1 – The Conceptual Basis of Disaster Management. 1.Definitions and Terminology. 2.Disaster Trends and Impact. 3.Concepts and Principles. Part 2 – Key Elements of Disaster Management. 4.Disaster Management Frameworks. 5.Risk and its Management. 6.Business Continuity Management (BCM). 7.Risk and Crisis Communication During Health Disasters. 8.Community Engagement. 9.Legal and Ethical Aspects of Disaster Management. Part 3 – Healthcare Considerations. 10.Health System Impacts and Responses to Disasters. 11.Physical Health Impacts of Disasters. 12.Psychosocial Impacts of Disasters. Part 4 – Getting Ready. 13.Prevention and Mitigation. 14.Planning. 15.Preparedness. Part 5 – Incident Management and Response. 16.Principles of Incident Management. 17.Incident Management Practice. 18.External Assistance in Disasters. Part 6 – Recovering. 19.Community Recovery. 20.Recovery of Physical and Social Infrastructure: Rebuilding a Stronger Community. Part 7 – Unique Challenges of Particular Disasters. 21.Natural Disasters. 22.Manmade (Technological) Disasters. 23.Conflict, Terrorism and CBRNE. 24.Pandemics. 25.Complex Humanitarian Emergencies. Part 8 – Strategic Considerations. 26.Leadership. 27.Evaluation and Lessons Management. 28.Education, Training and Research. 29.Future Challenges.

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Book SynopsisThis book is an accessible, sensitive, and evidence-based resource for partners, parents, and other family members navigating the heartache and challenges of caring for a young adult with cancer. When a young person you love is diagnosed with cancer, the impacts on partners and parents is life-altering. In this book, Anne Katz offers her unique perspective as a counselor to help family members as their child or partner goes through diagnosis, treatment, and the years of survivorship. Interweaving clinical practice with evidence-based tips and interventions, each chapter presents the story of a young person with cancer and how the illness impacts those that love them with Dr. Katz providing gentle, targeted advice throughout. The chapters include individuals from diverse backgrounds, such as people across different ages, gender identities, ethnicities, and sexual orientations, as well as reflective questions, with topics covering treatment decision-making, how to care during tTrade Review"Whenever I hear that Anne Katz is authoring another book, I get excited by the prospect. Her insights into the challenges faced by young people with cancer and their families is unsurpassed. This promises to be another tour de force that will provide a foundation for learning about the parent-partner perspective for professional staff, advocates, young people with cancer and their families around the world"Simon Davies, Executive Director, Teen Cancer America"Supporting parents and partners of young adults diagnosed with cancer, even if essential, is often overlooked. This book changes that. Caring for a young adult going through such a life altering experience is not easy and can feel overwhelming. Dr. Katz offers a road map that can provide guidance and a sense of direction. The stories she shares, aligned with some solid evidence-based advice, can not only impact caregivers, but can change how the young adult experiences cancer."Geoff Eaton, Executive Director, Young Adult Cancer Canada."Dr Anne has always been ahead of her time. Without her leadership and her influence as one of the earliest subject matter experts in sexual health and cancer survivorship, today's conversations would not be the same. Thank you for thoughtful leadership."Matthew Zachary, Founder and Ex-CEO, Stupid CancerTable of Contents1.Introduction 2.The Diagnosis: "Our world has turned upside down" 3. Treatment decision-making: "How can we help?" 4. Caring during treatment: "I’ve never seen anyone so sick; I feel helpless" 5.Living with cancer: "Who can help us at this time?" 6.The aftermath: "I want to have a normal a life!" 7.The unspeakable: "It’s too soon for him to leave us" 8. Key tasks for adolescents: "I’m not a baby! Why can’t they let me be me?" 9.Key tasks for young adults: "I need to make my own way and create my own family" 10. Where to find help: "Who and what can we trust?"

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Book SynopsisThe term sensitive research' is applied to a wide range of issues and settings. It is used to denote projects that may involve risk to people, stigmatising topics, and/or require a degree of sensitivity on behalf of the researcher. Rather than take the notion of sensitive research' for granted, this collection unpacks and challenges what the term means. This book is a collective endeavour to reflect on research practices around sensitive research', providing in-depth explorations about what this label means to different researchers, how it is done including the need to be sensitive as a researcher and what impacts this has on methods and knowledge creation. The book includes chapters from researchers who have explored a diverse range of research topics, including sex and sexuality, death, abortion, and learning disabilities, from several disciplinary perspectives, including sociology, anthropology, health services research and interdisciplinary work. The researchers includeTable of Contents1. Introduction: Unpacking sensitive research: a stimulating exploration of an established concept Part 1: Unpacking ‘sensitivity’: the tyranny of established definitions 2. What is ‘sensitive’ about sensitive research? The sensitive researchers’ perspective 3. Relatively normal? Navigating emergent sensitivity in generating and analysing accounts of ‘normality’ 4. Involving young people with life-limiting conditions in research on sex: the intersections of taboo and vulnerability Part 2: ‘Sensitive’ Ethics in action: Research encounters and 'Whose research is this anyway'? 5. Reflecting on asynchronous internet mediated focus groups for researching culturally sensitive issues 6. ‘Working together is like a partnership of entangled knowledge’: exploring the sensitivities of doing participatory data analysis with people with learning disabilities 7. Difficult data: reflections on making knowledge claims in a turmoil of competing subjectivities, sensibilities and sensitivities Part 3: ‘The ideal sensitive researcher’: reflexivity, internalisation and the cost to self? 8. Internalising ‘sensitivity’: vulnerability, reflexivity and death research(ers) 9. Researching perinatal death: managing the myriad of emotions in the field 10. ‘Men, we just deal with it differently’: researching sensitive issues with young men 11. The performance of researching sensitive issues

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Critical Pedagogies for Social Work traverses new territory by providing a cutting-edge overview of the work of classic and contemporary theorists, in a way that expands their application and utility in social work education and practice; thus, providing a bridge between critical theory, philosophy, and social work.Each chapter showcases the work of a specific critical educational, philosophical, and/or social theorist including: Henry Giroux, Michel Foucault, Cornelius Castoriadis, Herbert Marcuse, Paulo Freire, bell hooks, Joan Tronto, Iris Marion Young, Karl Marx, Antonio Gramsci, and many others, to elucidate the ways in which their key pedagogic concepts can be applied to specific aspects of social work education and practice. The text exhibits a range of research-based approaches to educating social work practitioners as agents of social change. It provides a robust, and much needed, alternative paradigm to the technique-driven âcTrade Review"This groundbreaking work forges tantalizing connections between the socially grounded practice of critical education and the educationally grounded practice of critical social work. A range of politically charged practice settings are analyzed through a variety of provocative theoretical lenses in a volume that is sure to become a reference point for anyone interested in the critical practice of social work." - Stephen Brookfield, John Ireland Endowed Chair, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis-St. Paul, USA "This book is a first for social work. It delves into a comprehensive range of theories to ensure that practice is informed by critical pedagogy. A much-needed l resource for educators, students and practitioners in the quest for the application of knowledge that contributes to social change." - Professor Linda Briskman, PhD, Margaret Whitlam Chair of Social Work, Western Sydney University, Australia"This innovative book brings together high profile international academics, to reflect on critical pedagogies for social work education. It is the first time that is possible to access to a compendium of classic and contemporary theorists and to have a comprehensive overview on how their key pedagogic concepts can be applied to specific aspects of social work education and practice. It is a must-read book for academics that want to prepare social workers to be committed for social change and develop counter-hegemonic practices of resistance and agency." - Professor Annamaria Campanini PhD, President, International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), Bicocca University, Milan, Italy"Critical scholarship of all kinds is more needed in the world, than ever before. Cementing the link between critical theory and critical pedagogy in social work, this book delivers gold standard analysis and insights on this under-researched and centrally important topic." - Donna Baines, Director and Professor of Social Work, University of British Columbia, Canada"This volume pulls together critical theories about pedagogy in a new way to strongly inform social work education. It is a great to see this collection of theories which value adds to the specific impact of each. The book provides an exciting, and itself transformative, perspective on how social work education needs to be enlivened, enriched and made more effective in achieving a social change agenda. Compulsory reading for any social worker, and social work educator, who pride themselves on creating a social justice profession." - Professor Jan Fook, PhD FAcSS Professor and Chair, Department of Social Work, University of Vermont, USA"This volume parades a breathtaking range of thinkers, pioneers of disciplines and activists, some of whom have rarely been made relevant for social work. It not only inspires new, critical approaches to teaching social work, but above all asserts the firm place social work as a discipline can command in today’s academic context. Drawing on these contributions, social work teachers and practitioners can look afresh at social work’s transformative potential as discipline and profession and confidently break through the many political, managerial and academic constraints that threaten to stifle practice, teaching and research today. A pioneering achievement." - Professsor Walter Lorenz, PhD Charles University, Prague. Formerly Free University of Bolzano, ItalyTable of Contents1. Introduction: The imperative of critical pedagogies for social workChristine Morley, Phillip Ablett, Carolyn NoblePart 1: Key foundational concepts2. Karl Marx: Capitalism, alienation and social workMichael Lavalette3. Reaching Back to Go Forward: Applying the Enduring Philosophy of Jane Addams to Modern Day Social Work EducationCarolyn Hanesworth 4. Lifting the veil of our own consciousness: W.E.B. DuBois and transformative pedagogies for social workDavid Hollinsworth 5. Reaching Higher Ground– the importance of Lev Vygotsky’s therapeutic legacy for Social Work Katherine Reid6. A Prophet without Honor: Bertha Capen Reynolds’ Contribution to Social Work’s Critical Practice & Pedagogy Michael Reisch7. ‘Reflecting on Antonio Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks: Marxism and Social WorkPaul Michael Garrett8. From Language to Art: A Marcusian Approach to Critical Social Work PedagogyAdi Barak9. Theodor Adorno: ‘Education after Auschwitz’ – Contributions towards a critical social work pedagogy John Fox10. Paulo Freire’s critical pedagogy for critical consciousness and practiceStephen Cowden, Nilan Yu, Wilder Robles and Debora Mazza11. Teaching democracy in the social work and human service classroom: Inspiration from Myles Horton and the Highlander Folk SchoolTrevor Gates12. Pedagogy and power through a Foucauldian lensJulie King13. ‘A social work counter-pedagogy yet-to-come’: Jacques Derrida and critical social work education and practicePeter Westoby14. From privileged irresponsibility to shared responsibility for social injustice: The contribution of Joan Tronto and Iris Marion Young to critical pedagogies of privilegeBob Pease15. Critical social work education as democratic Paideia: Inspiration from Cornelius Castoriadis to educate for democracy and autonomyPhillip Ablett and Christine Morley 16. Sociology for the people: Dorothy Smith’s Sociology for Social WorkMichelle Newcomb17. Henry Giroux’s vision of critical pedagogy: Educating social work activists for a radical democracyChristine Morley and Phillip Ablett 18. Social work through the pedagogical lens of Jacques RancièreStephen Cowden19. Giorgio Agamben – Sovereign power, bio-politics and the totalitarian tendencies within societiesGoetz Ottmann and Iris Silva Brito20. Avashai Margalit’s Concept of Decency: Potential for the lived experience project in social work?Lorna Hallahan21. The Relevance of Nancy Fraser for Transformative Social Work EducationMel Gray, Dorothee Hölscher and Vivienne Bozalek22. Roberto Esposito, biopolitics and social workStephen A Webb23. Gilles Deleuze: Social Work from the position of the encounterDr Heather LynchPart 2: Specific applications: Fields of practice, Postcolonial and Southern Voices, Practice Methods, and Fields of Practice24. Donna Haraway: Cyborgs, Making Kin and the Chthulucene in a Post-Human WorldJim Ife 25. Critical (Animal) Social Work: Insights from Ecofeminist & Critical Animal Studies in the Context of NeoliberalismHeather Fraser and Nik Taylor26. Piketty’s inequality and educational convergence concepts for transformative social policy practiceJennifer Mays27. The radical potential of Carl Jung’s wounded healer for social work educationSelma Macfarlane28. Embedding the queer and embracing the crisis: Drawing on Kevin Kumashiro’s anti oppressive pedagogies for social work education and practice.Jen Kaighin29. The Panopticon Effect: Understanding Gendered Subjects of Coercive Control through a reading of Judith ButlerJamilla Rosdahl30. Disrupting Ableism in social work pedagogy through Merleau-Ponty and critical disability theory.Lisa StaffordPostcolonial and Southern Pedagogies31. No more ‘Blacks in the Back’: Adding more than a ‘splash’ of Black into social work education and practice by drawing on the works of Aileen Moreton-Robinson and others who contribute to Indigenous Standpoint TheoryJennie Briese and Kelly Menzel32. Engaged Buddhism, Embodiment, and the Legacy of Joanna MacyLoretta Pyles 33. Frantz Fanon’s Revolutionary Contribution: An Attitude of Decolonailty as Critical Pedagogy for Social WorkLinda Smith34. Samkange’s theory of Ubuntu and its contribution to a decolonised social work pedagogyJacob Mugumbate35. The relevance of Gandhism for Social Work Education And PracticeLata Narayan Practice methods36. Teaching community development with Hannah Arendt: Enabling new emancipatory possibilitiesUschi Bay37. The Transformation and Integration of Society; Developing Social Work Pedagogy through Jürgen Habermas’ Theory of Communicative ActionRúna í Baianstovu and Phillip Ablett38. Alain Touraine: The politics of collective actionCarolyn Noble and Goetz Ottmann 39. Augusto Boal and Hans George Gadamer: A complimentary relationship toward critical performance pedagogy in social work education.Jean Carrathurs and Phillip Ablett40. Critical transformative learning and social work education: Jack Mezirow’s transformative learning theoryPeter Jones41. bell hooks’ trilogy: Pedagogy for social work supervisionCarolyn Noble42. Navigating the Politics and Practice of Social Work Research: With Advice from Pierre BourdieuMark Brough, Barbara Adkins and Rod Kippax43. Stephen Brookfield’s contribution to teaching and practising critical reflection in social workChristine Morley

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Book SynopsisBringing together cutting-edge theory and research that bridges academic disciplines from criminology and criminal justice, to developmental psychology, sociology, and political science, Thinking About Victimization offers an authoritative and refreshingly accessible overview of scholarship on the nature, sources, and consequences of victimization.This book integrates empirical research and victimization theory and is written in a lively style, with sharp storytelling and an appreciation of international research on victimization. Rooted in a healthy respect for criminological history and the important foundational works in victimization studies, it provides a detailed account of how different data sources can influence our understanding of victimization; of how the sources of victimization - individual, situational, and contextual - are complicated and varied; and of how the consequences of victimization - personal, social, and political - are just as complex. ThinTrade Review'Taking a fresh approach, Jillian Turanovic and Travis Pratt analyze victimization across diverse contexts, ranging from the small confines of the prison to the expansive reach of the internet. This volume is rich in theory and scholarship but masterfully written to be accessible to students at all levels. It also is a work of practical relevance, as readers are encouraged to consider the disquieting consequences of victimization and to evaluate the policies—both effective and foolish—proposed to reduce such harm. Put simply, Thinking About Victimization has set the standard for textbooks in this area.'Francis T. Cullen, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, University of CincinnatiTable of ContentsPART I: SETTING THE STAGE 1.Introduction 2.Measuring Victimization PART II:THE SOURCES OF VICTIMIZATION 3.Individual Sources of Victimization 4.Victimization from the Offender’s Perspectives 5.Situations and Context PART III:THE CONSEQUENCES OF VICTIMIZATION 6.Personal Consequences of Victimization 7.Legal Consequences of Victimization 8.Social and Political Consequences of Victimization PART IV:SPECIAL TOPICS IN VICTMIZATION 9.Violence Against Women 10.Victimization at School 11.Cybervictimization 12.Victimization in Prison 13.Wrapping it Up: Emerging Issues in Victimization

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Book SynopsisSystemic Perspectives in Mental Health, Social Work and Youth Care describes the theoretical foundations of a systemic framework, or systemic lens', and how the counsellor, therapist, social worker or other health professional can apply these ground principles in therapeutic meetings with clients. The book presents a wide variety of perspectives and interventions, multiple examples, and practical methods, applicable to professionals with a range of experience. A case study covering a diverse family of three generations is presented throughout the book to clearly illustrate systemic perspectives, concepts, and practices. This accessible book will inform and enhance the therapist's practice and conversations with individuals, couples, parents, groups or networks, even in the presence of psychopathology, multi-stressors or complex networks. This highly readable guide will be essential reading for systemic practitioners of all backgrounds, as well as professionalsTrade Review'This accessible and hugely engaging text sets out both to explain systemic principles for professional practice and to support the development of systemic thinking in practice. The book explores the different ways in which we look at and understand families and their relationships, and importantly, why we might look in the ways we do. The authors follow the generations of a particular family system throughout the text and with their lively writing style draw us into the family members’ experiences –their loves, their challenges, their dreams, their hurts and misunderstandings, and their successes. The authors invite us into the safety of the therapeutic context with the family members and clearly describe the unfolding of the therapeutic process, as they weave together the intra-personal with the inter-personal, social and developmental contexts of life. I strongly recommend this book as a practical and foundational text for training in health and social care practice. The sub-title of the book is ‘A Relational Compass’ – a strong metaphor to guide us the reader through the complexities of family life and to help make them more understandable, manageable and open to change.'Arlene Vetere, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Family, VID Specialized University, Norway'This brilliant practice-orientated book provides a systemic compass to help practitioners to stay on course, with clients and therapists together confirming, debunking and changing their experience(s) of reality. Exercises at the end of each chapter invite the reader to reflect on their own practice and the personal contexts that contribute to their responses during the therapeutic process. A fascinating exploration of the different lenses needed to work systemically with a wide range of families in diverse settings – highly recommended to anyone interested in systemic practice!'Eia Asen, Professor Dr. Anna Freud Centre, UK'I would like to endorse Systemic Perspectives in Mental Health, Social Work and Youth Care: A Relational Compass by Anke Savenije, Justine van Lawick and Ellen Reijmers. This English translation will have special relevance for mental health practitioners including psychiatrists, doctors, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, family therapists and social workers who seek to apply a systemic, contextual, and family-centred practice framework. It draws on an ever-increasing evidence-based literature that acknowledges the value of applying a ‘systemic lens’ across a range of psychiatric diagnoses and presenting issues. The dual theory and practice focus of the book including useful homework exercises will have appeal for both beginning and experienced practitioners especially the detailed illustration of therapeutic work with the Dufour family across several chapters as well as the inclusion of a wealth of practice examples to illustrate the finer points of systemic therapy. English language readers will appreciate the focus on context in therapy conversations between therapists and clients and other systems and the book provides a useful and easily understood map for systemic practice across a range of settings for individuals, couples, parents, families, groups and larger networks. The chapters on systemic work with families presenting with ‘individual vulnerabilities’ and complex mental health issues and the role of common factors in therapy change will be especially useful. In summary this book will have wide appeal for psychologists, therapists, social workers and counsellors in English speaking countries who wish to learn more about applying a systemic approach in a range of mental health contexts.'Dr Glenn Larner, Senior Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist, Sydney, Australia, and Editor-in Chief of Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family TherapyTable of ContentsPreface; Series Editors' Foreword; 1. Does 'the family' exist? 2. A systemic lens 3. The practitioner 4. Something needs to change 5. The start of the working alliance 6. Mapping 7. Positioning 8. Settings matter 9. Individual vulnerability in context 10. Multiple and complex problems 11. The systemic practitioner in action 12. Change: An epilogue

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Book SynopsisPuppet-Assisted Play Therapy is an innovative and comprehensive approach that significantly advances the field of play therapy. This easy to read, user-friendly book includes history, creative interventions, case studies, the art of puppetry, and the worldwide benefits of puppet-assisted play therapy. It includes instructions for making customized puppets for a therapist's practice and original research on the relationship of puppet therapy on children's creativity. By describing all the various facets of puppet-assisted play therapy, this engaging text explores how using puppets produces a powerful connection and trust needed for the therapeutic process. Puppet-Assisted Play Therapy is a valuable addition to the library of any therapist, social worker, counsellor, teacher, or other professional interested in play and puppets with children.Trade Review"As a play therapist of more than 38 years, I am always looking for creative therapeutic techniques to use in my practice. Hulburd's book offers innovative strategies for directive and non-directive play therapists alike." — Desiree Ingram, MS, LMFT-S, RPT, USA "Hulburd’s creative approach is brilliant. Puppets connect with children and give them a sense of control in their world. Adding puppets to your toolbox is a win-win for children and families." — Sarah-Jane Nelson, BScN, RN, USATable of ContentsIntroduction 1. History of Puppetry 2. PAPT and Neurobiology Constructs 3. Puppetry Enhances Creativity 4. PAPT Addresses Theoretical Platforms 5. PAPT and Cognitive Behavior Theory 6. PAPT and Other Theories 7. PAPT and Engagement, Assessment, Intervention, and Evaluation 8. Even More PAPT Techniques and Interventions 9. PAPT and Specific Issues in Play Therapy 10. Puppet Making 11. The Art of Puppetry – Make Your Puppet Come Alive. 12. Puppets Worldwide. 13. Ethical Concerns 14. PAPT and EMDR Conclusion Appendices References

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Book SynopsisThis accessible text presents a comparative analysis of health and social care policy and practice from around the world, with learning points drawn out for the UK. It supports readers to improve practice by reflecting on differences and similarities in the policies of other OECD countries.Divided into two parts, the book opens with a focus on core concepts in health and social care policy and practice such as service user involvement, the promotion of wellbeing, health inequalities, funding, and integrated care. The differing philosophical, socio-political, and historical perspectives that underpin these key areas in different countries are explored, in order to develop a greater understanding of the UK system. The second part of the book takes a close look at a range of specific contemporary issues, such as end-of-life care, long-term conditions, homelessness, refugee and migrant health, disability, domestic abuse, substance use, and women in prison. These in-depth case stu

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a critical account of how citizenship unfolds among socially marginalised groups in democratic welfare states. Legal, political and sociological perspectives are applied to offer an assessment of the extent and depth of citizenship for marginalised groups in countries which are expected to offer their members a highly inclusive form of citizenship.The book studies the legal and political status of members of a nation-state, and analyses how this is followed up in practice, by examining the subjective feelings of membership, belonging or identity, as well as opportunities to participate actively and be included in different areas of society. Showing how the welfare state and society treat citizens at risk of social exclusion and offering new insights into the conceptual interconnection between citizenship, social exclusion, and the democratic welfare state, the book will be of interest to all scholars, students and academics of social policy, social work and public policy.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the expertise of social work and social care researchers, educators, practitioners, and those with lived experience of accessing social work services, this book presents an objective and practice relevant overview of strengths-based practice in the UK. The potential benefits for individuals, families, and communities of social work adopting a strengths-based approach in adult social work and social care are widely recognised across the four nations of the UK. Despite this, there remains much uncertainty about what good strengths-based approaches are, and how they can be practically supported in practice, policy, and research. Presenting a contemporary picture of how strengths-based practice is understood within a UK social work and social care context within each of the home nations, this book draws on the latest research and practice knowledge to discuss and critique the impacts and implementation of the main strength-based models. Drawing on learning from other cou

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Book SynopsisThis book studies the ideological nature of mainstream scientific psychology. It raises critical questions about the dominant forms of psychological theorization and praxis, based on their validity, social relevance and power privileges. Re-envisioning Psychology critically interrogates scientific images of the mind, individual, gender, development, society and culture that mainstream psychology promotes. The issues taken up in this book revolve around the pivotal concerns of psychology's scientific basis, its dominant quantitative research methodology, the construction of individual' as the unit of analysis, the conceptualization of social', cultural' and gender' in relation to individualism, and the understanding of abnormality as shaped by the discourses of medical science and capitalism.Comprehensive and topical, the book will be useful to students, researchers, and teachers of psychology, applied psychology, social work, gender and women studies, and sociology.

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Book SynopsisNow in its third edition, Human Rights and Social Work explores how the principles of human rights inform contemporary social work practice. Jim Ife considers the implications of social work''s traditional Enlightenment heritage and the possibilities of ''post-Enlightenment'' practice in a way that is accessible, direct and engaging. The world has changed significantly since the publication of the first edition in 2000 and this book is situated firmly within the context of present-day debates, concerns and crises. Ife covers the importance of relating human rights to the non-human world, as well as the consequences of political and ecological uncertainty. Featuring examples, further readings and a glossary, readers are able to identify and investigate the important issues and questions arising from human rights and social work. Now more than ever, Human Rights and Social Work is an indispensable resource for students, scholars and practitioners alike.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Human rights in a globalised world; 2. Human rights: beyond traditional formulations; 3. Public and private human rights; 4. Culture and human rights; 5. Human rights and human needs; 6. Human rights and obligations; 7. Ethics and human rights; 8. Participation in the human rights discourse; 9. Constructing human rights for social work practice; 10. Achieving human rights through social work practice; 11. Respecting human rights in social work practice; 12. Conclusion: prospects for human rights practice.

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Book SynopsisHuman Rights and Social Work: Towards Rights-Based Practice helps students and practitioners understand how human rights concepts underpin the social work profession and inform their practice. This book examines the three generations of human rights and the systems of oppression that prevent citizens from participating in society as equals. It explores a range of topics, from ethics and ethical social work practice, to deductive and inductive approaches to human rights, and global and local human rights discourses. The language, processes, structures and theories of social work that are fundamental to the profession are also discussed. This edition features case studies exploring current events, movements and human rights crises, including the Black Lives Matter movement, the Northern Territory Emergency Response, and homelessness among LGBTIQA+ young people. This edition is accompanied by online resources for both students and instructors. Human Rights and Social Work is an indispensaTable of Contents1. Human rights in a globalised world; 2. Human rights: Beyond traditional formulations; 3. Public and private human rights; 4. Culture and human rights; 5. Human rights and human needs; 6. Human rights and obligations; 7. Ethics and human rights; 8. Participation in the human rights discourse; 9. Constructing human rights for social work practice; 10. Achieving human rights through social work; 11. Respecting human rights in social work practice; 12. Conclusion: Prospects for human rights practice.

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Book SynopsisThis practical guide provides 99 case examples of typical and atypical cases of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, along with useful tools for early identification and post-diagnostic support. Emphasising a collaborative approach between medical and social care, this is a vital resource for those on the frontline in primary care.

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Book SynopsisJon Glasbyis Professor of Health and Social Care and Director of the Health Services Management Centre at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is a qualified social worker by background and a board member of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). Specialising in joint work between health and social care, Jon is involved in regular policy analysis and advice. He sits on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Integrated Care and the Journal of Integrated Care. Jerry Tewis a Reader in Mental Health and Social Work and Head of Education in the School of Social Policy, Institute of Applied Social Studies.

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Book SynopsisThe role of the social worker is to be found lying interestingly between society and the individuals they work with. As a result, social workers often feel pulled between the demands and challenges that each presents. The Compleat Social Worker explores the many debates the profession enjoys, including those between nature and nurture, care and control, thought and feeling, art and science, facts and values. In examining these ideas and the discussions they sponsor it celebrates social work''s rich heritage of scientific thought and human relationships. It is out of these many divisions and disagreements and their resolution that the idea of the well-rounded, compleat social worker emerges. For those wishing to explore and enjoy, argue and acknowledge what it is to be a good social worker, this elegant book will prompt lively interest and debate.Trade Review'This is a little gem of a book, it provides the reader with a perspective on a number of discussions that are taking place in social work on a day to day basis. David Howe adopts a neutral stance, delivered in a readable style.' - Dave Mason, Staffordshire UniversityTable of Contents1. The Individual and Society: Looking Both Ways in Social Work 2. Order and Change: The Purpose of Social Work 3. Care and Control: The Tasks of Social Work 4. Bureaucrats and Professionals: How Social Workers are Organised and Operate 5. Certainty and Uncertainty: How Social Work Decisions are Made 6. Objects and Subjects: People's Inner and Outer Worlds 7. Qualitative and Quantitative: Social Work's Research and Evidence Base 8. Thought and Feeling: How Social Workers can Best Respond 9. Past and Future: What is the Focus of Social Work 10. Nature and Nurture: How to Make Sense of Human Behaviour 11. Art and Science: The Craft of Social Work 12. Good Relationships and Working Well: How to Practice Empathically and Effectively 13. Freedom and Equality: How to Balance Individual Choice and the Collective Good 14. Facts and Values: What is Known and What Ought to be Done 15. On the Whole and Taking Everything into Consideration 16. The Compleat Social Worker.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsDiagrams and Charts Introduction: Racism, An Issue of Continuing Concern Chapter One: ‘Plus ça change, plus c’est la m?me chose’ Chapter Two: Racism as a Socially Constructed Phenomenon Chapter Three: Identity: A Personal Matter or a Political Issue? Chapter Four: Anti-Racist Social Work with Children and Families Chapter Five: Anti-Racist Social Work with Older People Chapter Six: Anti-Racist Social Work with Offenders Chapter Seven: Anti-Racist Social Work with Asylum Seekers and Refugees Chapter Eight: Anti-Racist Community Work Chapter Nine: Anti-Racist Social Work Across Borders Conclusions: Anti-racist Social Work Guidelines

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Book SynopsisSince the 1970s the issue of intimate partner violence (IPV) has been explained through the patriarchal desire of men to control and dominate women, but this gendered perspective limits both our understanding of IPV and its treatment. Intimate Partner Violence: New Perspectives in Research and Practice is the first book of its kind to present a detailed and rigorous critique of current domestic violence research and practice within the same volume. In this challenging new text, with contributions from the UK, the US, and Canada, the subject is assessed from a more holistic position. It provides a critical analysis of the issue of domestic violence including issues that are often not part of the mainstream discussion. Each of the chapters tackles a different area of research or practice, from a critical review of contemporary topics in domestic violence research, including a critical review of men's use of violence in relationships, a consideration of malTrade Review‘This is a must-read book for researchers, practitioners, educators, and policy makers alike, working in the field of IPV; particularly those who value contemporary research, evidence-based-practice and are open to questioning traditional paradigms. The book promotes a critical but balanced evaluation challenging the gendered approach to IPV, examining both men and women’s experiences of IPV as well as issues surrounding neglected victims and adolescents. Significantly, emphasis is placed on exploring how all of this must inform intervention. This excellent book offers an invaluable opportunity, through the shared knowledge from experts in the field, to gain an up-to-date understanding of the complexity of IPV and its treatment and how we need to challenge traditional approaches to IPV based on the evidence that current research affords.’ - Dr. Kate Walker, Professor, Centre for Advances in Behavioural Science, Coventry University, UK.‘This book is an important contribution to a contested and complex field. As a feminist researcher, I do hold to the importance of a gender based analysis of domestic abuse and intimate partner violence. I feel it is important to understand the role of gender in intimate relationships more generally, and particularly when violence and abuse occurs. Gender plays a role, regardless of whether victims and perpetrators are male or female. It may, therefore, seem surprising that I am offering a recommendation for this book. As a feminist, I’m committed to the robust challenge of patriarchal power, but am also aware that power is a complex and diffuse phenomenon, and that restrictive concepts of gender impact everyone. Whilst there are aspects of the authors’ analysis that I disagree with, they do offer an inclusive account of violence and abuse in intimate relationships, that highlights the importance of recognising male victims, the experience of violence and abuse in LGBTQ relationships, children’s experiences of domestic abuse, programmes for perpetrators and violence and abuse in young people’s dating relationships. This book invites us to consider how power functions in complex ways, in a range of relationships. I continue to feel that a feminist account is valuable and important, but we do need to hear and engage with alternative explanations. What is valuable about this book is that it offers a contribution to this debate that is not rooted in anti-feminist or misogynist tropes, potentially salvaging an engagement with the full range of ways that violence and abuse occurs in families and intimate relationships from the men’s rights movement. It is my hope that this will allow the beginning of a sensible conversation about how we continue to provide gender sensitive and appropriate support to women, whilst open out support to others impacted by violence and abuse in intimate relationships.’ – Jane Callaghan, Director, Child Wellbeing & Protection, University of Stirling, UK.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Why change current practice?Part I: Research2. Challenging the gendered approach to men’s violence towards women3. "Victim cast as perpetrator": Men’s experiences of the Criminal Justice System following female-perpetrated intimate partner violence 4. "It can’t be that bad, I mean, he’s a guy": Exploring judgements towards domestic violence scenarios varying on perpetrator gender, victim gender, and abuse type5. Distinctions in adolescent dating violence: An exploration of etiology, scope, and prevention strategies of intimate partner violence in adolescence6. Barriers to support in LGBTQ+ populationsPart II: Practice7. The evolution of evidence-based treatment for domestic violence perpetrators8. Using research in practice: Up2U an innovative approach to tackling domestic abuse 9. Towards evidence-based treatment of female perpetrated intimate partner violence and abuse10. Raising awareness and improving services for male victims of abuse: Reflections on a three-year development project in Scotland11. Childhood experiences of domestic violence and adult outcomes: Where are we now: challenges, debates and interventions?12. Conclusions and recommendations: Why change current practice?

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Book SynopsisThe second edition of Policy Practice for Social Workers expands the concept of policy practice in social work settings and illustrates how significant policy change may be achieved at a local, community, state, and national level. Guided by an ethic of care approach, this textbook is intended to raise readers' awareness about policy practice and its fundamental relationship with the aims of the social work profession, offers a foundation for key skill development, and contextualizes the work of policy practitioners in the larger political-economic settings in which they work. This textbook is divided into two parts. First, readers will expand their understanding of policy practice, its beginnings and development over the course of social welfare history, and the political, economic, and social drivers that affect policy decisions and undergird the U.S. political system. Readers will also learn about the ethic of care framework and the value-based lens it contributesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments I. Policy Practice Then and Now 1. Defining Policy Practice in Social Work 2. Examining Social Welfare History 3. Doing Policy Practice within an Ethic of Care Framework 4. Making Policy: Politics, Economics, and Policy Practice II. Policy Practice Skills 5. Developing an Ethical Policy Practice 6. Analyzing Social Problems and Social Welfare Policies from An Ethic of Care Perspective 7. Working with the Media and Shaping Public Opinion 8. Influencing Government Action: The Legislative Process, Interest Groups, and Lobbying 9.Building a Coalition to Create Change 10. Campaigning 11. Evaluating Policy: Implementation and Outcomes 12. Building an Equitable Future

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Book SynopsisEvaluation is an essential element of professional practice. However, there is little in the literature that is designed to help students involve and support young people in evaluating the impact of youth work activities. This comprehensive book explores current thinking about evaluation in the context of youth work and community work and offers both theoretical understanding and practical guidance for students, practitioners, organisational leaders and commissioners. Part 1 provides underpinning knowledge of the origins, purpose and functions of evaluation. It charts the developments in evaluation thinking over the past 50 years, and includes an exploration of theory of change'. Concepts such as impact, impact measurement and shared measurement are critically examined to illustrate the political nature of evaluation. Findings from empirical research are used to illuminate the challenges of applying a quasi-experimental paradigm of evaluation of youth and communitTrade Review'Bringing her extensive practice, research and teaching experience to the task, Susan Cooper provides an excellent and welcome treatise on participatory evaluation, confidently putting young people at the centre of the process. Offering a step by step method, this timely book will enable practitioners, not only in youth work but in the human services more widely, to incorporate evaluation as a core aspect of empowering practice.' - Dave Ward, Professor of Social and Community Studies, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK'Participation seems to be a taming force in evaluation, making it fit the youth work context. Using a participatory approach enables us to recognizing the value of different opinions and it gives people their say. But as Sue Cooper reminds us, participation is not just about evidence and youth work, but also one way of keeping democracy alive in modern society. Every politician should read this book.' - Anu Gretschel, Senior Researcher Ph.D., Finnish Youth Research Network, Finland Table of ContentsIntroduction; What is youth work?; What are youth work outcomes?; Overview of book; PART I. Evaluation: Nature, Politics and Tensions; Chapter 1: What is Evaluation?; Unpacking ‘evaluation’; What is evaluation for?; Different paradigmatic approaches; The evolving nature of evaluation; Introducing ‘Theory of Change’; The problem with evaluation; Chapter 2: The Politics of Evaluation; The political context; Understanding ‘impact’; Shared measurement; What counts as ‘evidence’?; Chapter 3: Practitioners’ Tensions and Dilemmas; Generating data replaces ‘real’ work; Accounting systems are reductionist; Funder-led practice; Tensions between targets and authenticity; Tensions between targets and values; PART II. Participatory Evaluation; Chapter 4: What is Participatory Evaluation?; Defining participatory evaluation; Underpinning philosophy and values; Developments in participatory evaluation; Participation and empowerment; Models of participation; Making the case for participatory evaluation in youth and community work; Chapter 5: Participatory Evaluation Approaches; Similarities and distinguishing features; Empowerment evaluation; Empowerment evaluation in practice; Collaborative evaluation; Collaborative evaluation in practice; Democratic evaluation; Democratic evaluation in practice; The challenges associated with stakeholder involvement; Chapter 6: Transformative Evaluation; Rationale; Theoretical foundations; Transformative evaluation in practice; The four stages of Transformative Evaluation; Challenges associated with transformative evaluation; Tried and tested; Chapter 7: Learning in Participatory Evaluation; Learning and accountability: A dichotomy?; Learning in evaluation; Five types of ‘process use’; Learning in the moment; Learning through collective reflection; Empowerment; PART III. Participatory Evaluation in Practice; Chapter 8: Preparing for Evaluation; Clarifying and articulating purpose; Developing a theory of change; Considering ethics; Engaging stakeholders; Resources; Chapter 9: Data in Participatory Evaluation; Who ‘generates’ data?; What data are needed?; Quantitative and qualitative data; Issues of trustworthiness in participatory evaluation; Factors influencing decisions about data generation methods; Chapter 10: Methods for Generating Data; Questionnaires; Interviews; Observation; Story-telling; Chapter 11: Analysing Data; Approaches to data analysis; Analysing quantitative data; Analysing qualitative data; Content analysis; Coding data and generating themes; Content analysis in Transformative Evaluation; Involving stakeholders in data analysis; Chapter 12: Sharing Knowledge; Voice, audience and message; Writing an evaluation report; Other forms of sharing knowledge; Meta-evaluation: Sharing learning about evaluation; Conclusion; Index

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Book SynopsisIntuition in Psychotherapy provides an unprecedented look at the phenomenon of clinical intuition, outlining its role in psychotherapy and providing a framework to develop intuitive skills that will positively impact practice.Based on qualitative research and extensive first-hand interviews, the text illuminates how an awareness of intuitive processes can benefit therapists' diagnostic and treatment outcomes. Chapters provide a context for the use of intuition within current thinking in psychotherapy and highlight different forms of intuition that can be purposefully incorporated into clinical practice. Suitable for trainee and practicing psychotherapists, the text explores common intuitive processes and offers guidance for how practitioners might develop a unique therapeutic style. As understanding of intuition becomes mainstream in psychotherapy practice, Intuition in Psychotherapy will serve as a key point of reference for years to come. Trade Review"The most brilliant professor I knew in medical school often could not explain how he arrived at a diagnosis. His intuitive ability was simply dazzling, but he stumbled with explanations. In Intuition in Psycotherapy, psychotherapists Marilyn Stickle and Margaret Arnd-Caddigan explore this gift of intuition. They show that beneath logic and reason are ways of knowing that are nonlocal, ways that are not limited to specific points in space and time. This unifying expression of consciousness amplifies and extends one’s mental power exponentially, enabling us to know things we are not "supposed" to know when we limit ourselves to reason, logic, and the here and now. And because this way of knowing connects us nonlocally with others, it facilitates empathy, compassion, love, and caring. Recognized throughout human history, this view of consciousness is surfacing in many discipline This fascinating book shos why, and suggests that it is only a matter of time until the abundant evidence for these intuitive, nonlocal ways of knowing are openly acknowledged in every major discipline." – Larry Dossey, MD, Author of One Mind: How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters "I was delighted to see this wonderful new book that brings together the worlds of science and spirituality, for the latter is only a realm of science not yet thoroughly explored. An effective psychotherapist is able to settle down in deeper consciousness so that s/he can resonate with the patient. What is fascinating about Intuition in Psychotherapy is the way the authors succeed in presenting the material both scientifically and appealingly. This book will have broad appeal both within and outside of the therapeutic community. I highly recommend it." – Richard Dietrich Maddox, Certified Teacher of Transcendental Meditation and Author of four Amazon #1-bestselling novels"In reading the book I was delighted to see that many of the chapters discuss characteristics and features that enable the positive use of intuition and build upon the essentiality and importance of developing a positive professional relationship in therapy. I appreciate both the authors’ contention that intuition can be seen as a form of interactive communication stemming from a deep connection between people, and the fact that intuition can complement practice models such as cognitive-behavioral and solution focused. The book fills a gap in scholarly literature on the important role that intuition can have in effective counselling, and would be emphasis of how intuition fits with or complements models such as these of value to students and practitioners interested in learning more about intuition." – John Coates, PhD, Professor Emeritus, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, Canada"This excellent work makes an invaluable contribution to social work, counselling, and, more broadly, our understanding of the human experience and condition. Based on their important qualitative study and considerable combined expertise, Marilyn Stickle and Margaret Arnd-Caddigan’s work explores clinical intuition using an interdisciplinary perspective yielding rich findings, not the least of which include attuned listening and deep inner awareness. Strong in both theoretical exploration and development and applications to clinical practice (the therapeutic alliance in particular), this groundbreaking book is a must read for those who are interested in counselling or who are simply seeking more robust human communication and engagement." – Arielle Dylan, PhD"Building on the ‘art and science’ of social work practice, Margaret Arnd-Caddigan and Marilyn Stickle shed light on the use of intuition in clinical practice. Thoroughly grounded in theory, research, and practice, this important study highlights how self-awareness, instinctive understandings, and trust can be powerful tools in counselling practice. Applicable to a variety of counselling professions, including social work, this valuable book provides a foundation for understanding the nuances of the therapeutic relationship, as well as, increasing self-awareness and trust among therapists and service users. This excellent work will be an important addition for anyone interested in the helping profession who wants to broaden their understanding of communication, therapeutic relationships, and use of self." – Jenni Cammaert, PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work at St. Thomas University"This book is an exhaustive exploration of the thinking and research on intuition from a broad theoretical and practical spectrum. The authors skillfully compare the practices and insights of a diverse group of research participants to findings from other relevant research. The results are an informative, thought provoking combination of data, theory and practical instructions…. The findings from previous research and the authors’ conclusions substantiate the existence of human connectiveness and that communication occurs in a variety of nonverbal and verbal forms. The effective use of intuition in clinical practice requires self awareness and the ability to be focused and in the moment with the client. The reminder of the value of knowledge, skills, self-awareness, ethics and transparency in the therapeutic process is refreshing. Although intuition is the focus of the book, the "how to" content offers valuable information for any clinician in the process of honing their skills." – Charlotte L. McConnell, ACSW, retired CEO of Family and Child Services of Washington, DC, Inc., and former faculty at Howard University School of Social Work"Intuition in Psychotherapy weaves theoretical, scientific and holistic models into a tapestry of self-inquiry, self-development and mindfulness. This book enables us to reflect on the ins and outs of intuition. The authors challenge clinicians to allow intuition to lie dormant or enliven it with openness and wonderment. Moreover, the researchers have nudged clinicians either new to the field or experienced in the field of psychotherapy to respect the gifts of intuition, and so doing, we honor the client." – Patricia A. Ruiz, PhD, LCSW, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist"The authors have written an important book for all therapists, regardless of clinical orientation. In addition to its use by therapists, this would prove useful to all those seeking deeper human connections." – Gretchen McKnew LCSW, ACSW, Private Practice"Intuition in Psychotherapy captures the inner essence of therapeutic practice. From a "brain" perspective intuition lives in the limbic-heart and the visceral-gut systems, our emotional brains. These two systems connect us with spirituality, human relatedness, nature, and much more. Therapists track our client’s journey in our emotional brains, while also holding ourselves apart, utilizing the fiber of our thinking brain to assess our words and treatments. The authors have cleverly outlined the "tuned-in" psychotherapist’s journey of intuition with their clients using research and analysis. This is a beginning, I believe, to a new knowledge of practice." – Lynn Turner, PhD, LCSW, Reiki Master and Certified Chakra Energy Healer"There are things that we can teach clinicians, but intuition is not one of them. We can only identify, support and nurture this critical aspect of clinical practice. The authors do just that. This outstanding book offers a scientific basis of the characteristics of intuitive practice and practitioners, such as the " inner knowing". While based in research, the authors writing style invites the reader to find a cozy chair, curl up, relax and read a wonderful story of the forms of intuition, ways to enhance intuition, and learning to trust our intuition. I would recommend this book to beginning as well as very experienced therapists." – Cathleen Gray, PhD, LICSW, Retired Professor, The Catholic University of AmericaTable of Contents1. Current Knowledge and Perspectives 2. Therapists’ Understanding of their Intuition 3. How Therapists Use Intuition in Therapy 4. Focus of Therapists’ Attention 5. Forms of Clinical Intuition 6. Experiences and Practices Associated with Clinical Intuition 7. Characteristics and Values of Intuitive Therapists 8. Concerns Regarding Clinical Intuition 9. Teaching Clients to Trust their Intuition 10. Overarching Themes in Clinical Intuition

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Book SynopsisTrauma and Primitive Mental States: An Object Relations Perspective offers a clinically based framework through which adult survivors of early childhood trauma can re-engage with painful past events to create meaningful futures for themselves.The book highlights the use of the body and the mind in working with these early unmentalized and unrepresented states, illustrating the value of finding language that embodies emotions, and working in the here and now of transference and counter-transference. Including a range of examples of how early trauma can thus be re-presented and clinically understood, the book illustrates how patients can discover themselves and leave their repetitive patterns of suffering behind.Written by a clinician with over 30 yearsâ experience, this will be fascinating reading for psychoanalysts and psychotherapists as well as any mental health professional working with childhood trauma. Trade Review"Vindicating Ferenczi’s contributions on the importance of early trauma, or what I have referred as "pre-conceptual trauma", Dr. Eekhoff has produced an insightful book much needed for the psychoanalytical understanding of psychopathology. This generous and well documented contribution, also proves using clinical material, how pre-conceptual traumas could induce with time, alexithymic reactions as well as somatic pathology, as if the body attempts to dream a repetitious undreamed dream. I highly recommend this book to all professionals in the field of mental health who are interested in the comprehension of psychic trauma." --Rafael E. López-Corvo, MD, Training and supervising psychoanalyst of the IPA, Venezuelan (ASOVEP), Canadian (CPS) and American (APsA) Psychoanalytical Associations."Dr Eekhoff presents us with her view that mental representations are not a given. The outcome relies – she argues - on the meeting of the baby’s innate dispositions and the parental function. Through the chapters of this valuable book we are invited to follow her study of a variety of clinical experiences and pathologies, from autism to trauma, where the function of representation went awry or was arrested and how she treated them. The reader will be met with a talented writer and psychoanalyst, which Eekhoff certainly is." --Dr. Robert Oelsner, Training and Supervising Analyst, Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society & Institute and the Psychoanalytic Training Institute of Northern California, Author & Editor, Transference and Countertransference Today."This book is a jewel that should be studied in all psychoanalytic seminars. It is a wonderful description of clinical experience with detailed theoretical explanations. Dr. Eekhoff describes severe pathologies from the moment of birth to adulthood. Her book provides clinical examples of object relations analytic work with patients whose representations of experience have been inadequate for emotional meaning making. Throughout the book, the excellent examples of countertransference and its use in the here and now are instructive. The patient obliges the psychoanalyst to feel, without words, what happened in the first months of life. Dr. Eekhoff has the courage to write that we all have somatic reactions, but that anything is possible to be analyzed and put into words. She is courageous when dealing with what is called non-analyzables when she says "this is not impossible to treat"."--Dr. David Rosenfeld, Ex-vice-president International Psychoanalytic Association - London, Consultant Professor of Psychiatry - Buenos Aires University, Training Analyst - Buenos Aires Psychoanalytic Society.Table of ContentsForeword Howard D. Levine, MDIntroductionChapter 1: Between Body and Mind: Transforming Physical Experience into Psychic Development in the Clinical SituationChapter 2: Affective Bridges Between Body and MindChapter 3: The Silent Transference: Clinical Reflections on Ferenczi, Klein, and BionChapter 4: Somatic CountertransferenceChapter 5: Finding a Center of Gravity via Proximity to the AnalystChapter 6: Infantile Trauma, Therapeutic Impasse, and RecoveryChapter 7: Finding the Impulse: Healing from Infantile TraumaChapter 8: The Body as a Mode of RepresentationBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisLearning Critical Reflection documents the actual learning experiences of social work students and practitioners. It explores how a more in-depth understanding of the process of learning, combined with an analysis of how to critically reflect, will help improve the learning process. The contributors are all professionals who have learnt, in a formalised way, how to critically reflect on their practice. They speak in depth, and with feeling, about their experiences, how downsides and upsides worked together to transform the way they understood themselves, their professional identity, and their practice. Existing literature about critical reflection is reviewed, identifying the details of learning, and pulling no punches in recognising the difficulty and complexity of becoming transformed through this learning process. The editors of this book also contribute their own reflections on learning how to teach critical reflection and include the findings of a research studyTrade Review‘Internationally renowned theoreticians and practitioners Laura Béres and Jan Fook have pulled together a compelling and heartfelt collection of essays that discuss the latest developments in teaching reflective practice. The book is exceptional for its international scope including narratives from the UK, Canada and Australia, and for the inclusion of both educators and students of critical reflective practice. In a field that has been well developed academically it is refreshing to be offered concrete advice and frameworks for practice to help teach critical reflection.’ - Ken Moffatt, Professor, School of Social Work and Jack Layton Chair, Faculty of Community Services and Faculty of Arts‘In this fascinating and timely book, Laura Béres and Jan Fook gather a group of colleagues to propose and then explore a newly developed model of critical reflection that integrates different theoretical traditions. The unique contribution of this book lies in its focus on exploring how people experience the process of critical reflection. It will be enormously helpful to anyone trying to understand how to help themselves, and their colleagues, be critically reflective.’ - Stephen Brookfield, Distinguished University Professor and John Ireland Endowed Chair, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis-St. PaulTable of ContentsChapter 1: Learning Critical Reflection Laura Béres and Jan Fook; Section I: Developing an Appropriate Learning Culture and Strategies to Support the Critical Reflection Process; Chapter 2: Critical Acceptance: A Pathway to Critical Reflection of Practice Tonya Salomons; Chapter 3: The Energising Experience of Being Non-judgmental in the Critical Reflection Process Stephen Lawley; Chapter 4: Finding Exception: Application of Narrative Practice in Professional Critical Reflection of Practice Nate Meidinger; Chapter 5: Learning How to be Reflective Helen Hickson; Section II: The Changes Made from the Learning Process; Chapter 6: From ‘Imperfect Perfectionism’ to ‘Compassionate Conscientiousness’ Rebecca Donati; Chapter 7: Confronting the Role of My Identity as a Mother in My Social Work Practice Jackie Schindler; Chapter 8: Critical Reflection of Practice: Reflecting on Confidence and Group Dynamic Ashley Elsie-McKendrick; Chapter 9: Deconstructing ‘Pretty’ Jasmyn Lennox; Chapter 10: Social Worker Well-being and Critical Reflective Practice Fenix Cornejo; Section III: Research and Reflections on Learning and Teaching Critical Reflection; Chapter 11: Reflections on Learning as a Teacher: Sharing Vulnerability Laura Béres; Chapter 12: Researching the Learning Experience of Critical Reflection Laura Béres and Jan Fook with Nate Meidinger and Tonya Salomons; Chapter 13: Conclusion: Issues in Teaching and Learning Critical Reflection Jan Fook and Laura Béres; Chapter 14: Resources for Learning and Teaching Critical Reflection Laura Béres and Jan Fook; Index

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Book SynopsisLiberation psychology is an approach that aims to understand wellbeing within the context of relationships of power and oppression, and the sociopolitical structure in which these relationships exist. Liberation Practices: Towards Emotional Wellbeing Through Dialogue explores how wellbeing can be enhanced through dialogue which challenges oppressive social, relational and cultural conditions and which can lead to individual and collective liberation. Taiwo Afuape and Gillian Hughes have brought together a variety of contributors, from a range of mental health professions and related disciplines, working in different settings, with diverse client groups. Liberation Practices is a product of multiple dialogues about liberation practices, and how this connects to personal and professional life experience. Contributors offer an overview of liberation theories and approaches, and through dialogue they examine liberatory practices to enhancTrade ReviewLiberatory approaches to nourishing psychological and community well-being are being crafted on every continent, attending to the needs, challenges, and visions of particular local communities. Afaupe and Hughes’ edited volume offers readers an important look at how liberation psychology is being articulated and practiced in a diverse variety of community and clinical settings in the U.K. In doing so, the inspiring work that is featured will help practitioners perceive the interdependence of the social and the psychological and be able to link resistance to oppression with helping to cultivate settings where creativity, emancipatory dialogue, and social transformation thrive. Liberation Practices will also help to open the imagination of cultural workers beyond the UK, contributing to transnational efforts to articulate a broad range of libertory healing practices that are available for contextualized improvisation with local communities suffering in the face of neoliberal globalization. - Mary Watkins, Ph.D., Author of Toward Psychologies of LiberationBeyond liberation psychology and above praxis: A new way to liberate our own practices - Maritza Montero, Universidad Central de Venezuela (Venezuela Central University)Table of ContentsPart I: Introductory Chapters. Hughes, Afuape, Introducing Ourselves. Hughes, Afuape, Historical Development of Liberation Practices. Hughes, Afuape, Patel, Looking Further at ‘Liberation’; A Critical Perspective. Part II: Working With Young People. Clennon, Holdin' On: Using Music Technology as a Tool of Cultural Liberation With Respect to Performing Masculinities at a Young Offenders' Institution. Hughes, Afuape, What’s Our Story: Centralising Young People’s Experiences of Gangs, Crews, and Collectives, to Develop Services That Promote Wellbeing. Wren, A Clinical Service For Gender Non-Conforming Young People: What Can a Liberation Psychology Perspective Contribute? Clayton, Hughes, The Use of Film and Creative Media to Liberate Young Refugee and Asylum Seeking People From Disempowering Identities - A Dialogical Approach. Part III: Working with Adults. Clennon, Bradley, Afuape and Horgan, "Keeping it Real": Oppression, Liberation, Creativity and Resistance. Byrne, Tungana, Upenyu, Monika, Devota, Janet, Fay, Rose, Rukia, Wonderful, Patience, Becky, Mary, Hope, Lizzy, Linda, Barbie, Uwamaria. ‘Women Can Build a Nation. Our Disease, HIV, Cannot Stop us to be Mothers Because we are the Mothers of the Nations’: A Liberation Approach. Castro Romero, Liberatory Praxis Alongside Elders. Nylund, Waddle, Breaking Out of the Gender Binary: Liberating Transgender Prisoners. Part IV: Teaching and Practice Within Wider Systems. Hughes, Bisimwa, Hard to Reach Services? Liberating Ourselves From the Constraints of Our Practice. Castro Romero, Teaching Liberation Psychology. Peña and Garcia, A Story of Political Consciousness and Struggle Across Time and Place. Part V: Issues and Dilemmas. Afonu, Kovacova, Unwin, Is it Possible to Take a Liberation Approach as a Clinical Psychology Trainee? Afuape, Afuape, Is Psychoanalysis a Liberation Approach? African Sisters in Dialogue. Kagan, Burton, Towards and Beyond Liberation Psychology. Part VI: Reflections on Practice. Moane, Hughes and Afuape, A Passion For Change: Liberation Practices and Psychology

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Book SynopsisAddressing the changing world of professionalism, this text combines theory, research and practice, using real case studies, to investigate the process of becoming professional. Mapping the journey from allied or associate practitioner positions through qualifying and into advanced practitioner status, it is a valuable companion for health and social care, social work and allied health students from the beginning of their studies.Developing Professional Practice in Health and Social Care is an accessible text, including case studies, reflective exercises and activities, chapter aims and summaries and further reading boxes throughout. It covers: the context for professional practice, including historical perspectives, policy and discussion of relevant competencies and frameworks the concept of professionalism, exploring what it means to be a professional values and ethics underpinning professional practice <Table of ContentsLists of figures List of tables List of contributors Preface Acknowledgements 1. The current context and climate of professionals: Definitions and history (Adam Barnard) 2. Philosophy for Professionals – The Practice of Philosophy (Adam Barnard and Hannah Sawtell) 3. Values and Ethics for Professionals (Adam Barnard) 4. Professional Identity (Nick Hartrop) 5. Working in Organisational Systems- Current challenges and Dilemmas (Simon Howard) 6. Critical Practice: ‘Touching something lightly many times’: some thoughts on language and reparation in relation to mental health and social justice (Linda Kemp) 7. Globalised Practice (Adam Barnard) 8. Reflections on conditionality- issues of social policy for the emerging professional (Chris Towers) 9. Professional Supervision (Jane Challinor) 10. Reflective writing for professional practice (Sian Trafford) 11. Contemplating ‘career’ across disciplines: reflexive explorations of ‘career’ (Ricky Gee) 12. Personal Development Planning as Reflection (Catherine Goodall) 13. Journeys of Faith: Personal stories and faith development in church schools (Andy Wolfe) 14. A Personal Learning Journey (Vicky Palmer) 15. The Tain of the Mirror (Kevin Flint, Adam Barnard and Vicky Palmer) Index

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Book SynopsisMindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents is a group-based curriculum incorporating mindfulness, self-awareness, and substance-abuse treatment strategies for use with adolescents dealing with substance use. The evidence-based, how-to format provides a curriculum for professionals to implement either partially, by picking and choosing sections that seem relevant, or in full over a number of weeks. Each session comes equipped with clear session agendas, example scripts and talking points, what-if scenarios that address common forms of resistance, and optional handouts for each session. Sections cover the major principles of working with adolescentsrelationship building, working with resistance, and morealong with a full curriculum. The book is a natural fit for psychotherapists, but addiction counselors, school counselors, researchers, mentors, and even teachers will find that Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents changes the wTrade Review"What is most impressive about this book is that the evidence-based, how-to format provides a flexible curriculum for professionals. This way, you can implement the program either partially, by picking and choosing sections that seem relevant, or in full over a number of weeks…It provides application of mindfulness for different kinds of learning, and isn’t limited to teenagers only! Adults benefit, too." – Lee Weber, www.addictionblog.org"Himelstein and Saul offer a rich and highly practical guide while providing much more than a how-to book. Clearly based in research, personal mindfulness practice, and years of clinical experience, here is a raw, honest, fearless program that promises to engage adolescents from all backgrounds. Deeply rooted in both mindfulness practice and science, the program skillfully integrates meditation, skits, role-plays, psycho-education, metaphors, acronyms, stories, poems, and even formal debates, while offering clinicians a reliable structure and guidance balanced with trust in one’s own clinical expertise and personal mindfulness practice. This is the resource so many of us have been seeking, and this is a program that will undoubtedly change the course of countless young lives. A deep bow to my colleagues."– Sarah Bowen, PhD, assistant professor of psychology at Pacific University in Portland, Oregon, and author of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention: A Clinician’s Guide"Imagine taking the extensive experience of someone who has helped a range of high-risk youth, combining this with the ancient practice of mindfulness training, and then weaving these together beautifully with steps proven by science to help enhance emotional well-being and reduce self-destructive behaviors. This is the magnificent mixture you have in your hands in Himelstein and Saul’s important guide, which offers step-by-step group lessons to support the healthy development of a resilient and insightful mind." – Daniel J. Siegel, MD, author of Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain and The Mindful Therapist: A Clinician's Guide to Mindsight and Neural Integration "If you are working with adolescents suffering from addiction, this is the book you need. Himelstein and Saul have done a stellar job of gathering and imparting the mindfulness-based treatment methodology. Read this book, be mindful, and serve the truth." – Noah Levine, author of Dharma Punx and Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction"A truly authentic, sensitive, savvy, and invaluable curriculum for transforming young lives and the lives of those who are drawn to offer it to them." – Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of the Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness"Based on years of experience working with and listening to young people, Himelstein and Saul present a curriculum that is well-designed and user friendly, respectful of young people, and effective in building self-awareness, self-control, and community connection. An important resource for every professional in the substance abuse field. Highly recommended!" – Paul Kivel, educator, activist, and coauthor of Helping Teens Stop Violence, Build Community, and Stand for Justice"Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents is a pioneering manual that weaves together science and clinical wisdom from the fields of mindfulness, psychotherapy, and addiction treatment. It is an invaluable resource for mental health professionals and teachers, and offers a unique and highly effective approach to treatment of substance abuse. I highly recommend this book." – Shauna Shapiro, PhD, professor at Santa Clara University and author of Mindful Discipline and The Art and Science of Mindfulness"Among the ever-growing number of resources for those privileged to share mindfulness with youth, this book stands out as an absolutely exquisitely crafted resource! The authors are extremely generous—sharing their wisdom, acknowledging the wisdom of the reader, and, most importantly, acknowledging the wisdom of the youth we serve. The book is grounded in research and provides nuanced guidance. Every chapter supports the reader in creating authentic connections with substance-using teens and sharing potent skills that they will actually use. The detailed notes to the facilitator and ‘what if’ scenarios are invaluable resources for readers committed to inspiring youth to choose to make meaningful changes in their lives." – Amy Saltzman, MD, author of A Still Quiet Place: A Mindfulness Program for Teaching Children and Youth to Ease Stress and Difficult Emotions and director of the Association for Mindfulness in Education"Himelstein and Saul have created a thoroughly detailed and researched compendium of how to apply mindfulness effectively in working with young people grappling with the complex issues of substance use and abuse. Their curricula beautifully weave experiential exercises, didactic information, and process-oriented techniques from multiple forms of learning, both through relationship building between adults and adolescents and among the adolescents themselves. In the spirit of the best pedagogy, the authors are able to train the trainers with the skill and finesse grounded in the solid foundation of their own clinical, teaching, and mindfulness practice and experience." – Larry Yang, Buddhist meditation teacherTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Curriculum Development and Researched Outcomes 3. Using This Curriculum 12-Session Curriculum 4. Session 1: Introduction to the Program 5. Session 2: Mindfulness of Drugs and their Health Effects 6. Session 3: Reacting Vs. Responding 7. Session 4: Mindfulness of Delusion 8. Session 5: Emotional Awareness 9. Session 6: The Brain and Drugs 10. Session 7: Mindfulness of Craving 11. Session 8: Mindfulness of Triggers 12. Session 9: The Family System and Drugs 13. Session 10: Mindfulness of the Peer System 14. Session 11: Mindfulness of the External Environment 15. Session 12: Closing Ceremony

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Book SynopsisIn this book and companion website you will find: A practice-oriented description of qualitative and quantitative research methods that engages rather than intimidates students Illustrations of real-life research and evaluation from different levels of social work practice, encompassing many populations Attention to the ethics and politics of research at each phase of the process, from the identification of an issue through reporting findings Exercises that provide hands-on learning opportunities in research and evaluation A historical, strengths-based perspective on research and evaluation in social work that teaches empowerment and professionalism Six in-depth, interactive, easy-to-access cases, that include data in SPSS and Excel A wealth of instructor-only resources available at www.routledgesw.com/research, including sample syllabi, links, multiple-choice, and free-response test items all linked to current EPAS standarTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements About the Authors 1. The Context of Social Work Research 2. The Politics and Ethics of Social Work Research 3. Research Problems and Research Questions 4. Single Subject Research 5. Research in Agencies and Communities 6. Qualitative Research with Dr. Robin Bonifas 7. Group Research Design 8. Sampling 9. Measurement 10. Data Collection and Data Entry 11. Descriptions of Quantitative Data 12. Bivariate Statistics and Statistical Inference 13. A Researcher’s Writing and Presentation Tools References Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisThe new edition of Relational Psychotherapy offers a theory that's immediately applicable to everyday practice, from opening sessions through intensive engagement to termination. In clear, engaging prose, the new edition makes explicit the ethical framework implied in the first edition, addresses the major concepts basic to relational practice, and elucidates the lessons learned since the first edition''s publication. It's the ideal guide for beginning practitioners but will also be useful to experienced practitioners and to clients interested in the therapy process.Trade Review"Patricia DeYoung is the Truth! Her authenticity, wisdom, and clarity speak even more thunderously in this, her second edition of Relational Psychotherapy. Her deep humanity and resounding clinical acumen allow relational theory and therapy to come alive to a degree I don't think has been equaled in any other book on the subject. Brava!" Steven Tuber, PhD, ABPP, is professor of psychology and director of clinical training in the doctoral program in clinical psychology at the City College of New York."The temptations of jargon are seductive, and many writers in our field succumb to them in ways that enable them to gloss over sticky points in their thinking. DeYoung commits herself to a much more experience-near and jargon-free approach to describing her work. The result is a refreshing look at what it means to work relationally that I found very helpfully illuminating and clarifying. It was a pleasure to see real people pop off almost every page." Paul L. Wachtel, PhD, is the author of Relational Theory and the Practice of Psychotherapy.Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Introduction 1. Relational Therapy and Its Contexts 2. Beginning with the Basics: Structure, Ethics, and Empathy 3. Assessment: What’s Wrong When Your Client Feels Bad? 4. Relational Trauma: Past and Present, Memory and Now 5. The Terribly Hard Part of Relational Psychotherapy 6. The Wonderfully Good Part of Relational Psychotherapy 7. Ending and Going On 8. Twelve Years Later References Index

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Book SynopsisReframing Community Partnerships in Education provides both the theoretical framework as well as a practical guide to engage educators in interdisciplinary, inter-organizational, multicultural, and multi-generational work to improve the social fabric of communities. Using case examples of best practice, this book explores transformational practices for community development, community building, and civic engagement. Featuring Community Learning Exchange pedagogies adaptable to a wide range of contexts, this book encourages educatorsthrough use of participatory practices and a collective leadership modelto build stronger communities and advance learning for all. Trade Review"In my district, the practices revealed in this book have already made a positive impact on our future leaders and, more importantly, on our students. The community engagement strategies embedded in the ‘Community Learning Exchange’ brand of teaching, learning, and leading are dynamic, authentic, and revolutionary. This author team has provided the tools to support our community and district for the betterment of all!"--Mark Eads, Superintendent of San Marcos CISD, USA"Readers will enjoy this unique look at how ‘Community Learning Exchanges’ change the way in which families, schools, and communities work together to create positive outcomes for their children. The authors bring forth the value of transformational leadership and highlight the importance of ‘telling stories’ to convey community change. They dare readers to listen deeply to and learn from stories of people and places, in order to truly understand the solutions waiting to be discovered, together." --Carla D. Thompson, Vice President for Program Strategy, W. K. Kellogg Foundation"The book will be of interest to those engaged in community development and especially adult educators who wish to develop models of democratising teaching and learning."-- Isolbel Hawthorne-Steele, The Irish Journal of Adult and Community EducationTable of ContentsForewordPrefacePart 1: The Ideas Behind the ActionChapter 1: The Community Learning ExchangeChapter 2: Meaning Making, Axioms, and Ecologies for EngagementChapter 3: A Theory of Change in ActionPart 2: The WorkChapter 4: Storytelling: Stories of ImpactChapter 5: Storymaking: Making Sense of the Lived ExperiencesPart 3: Dynamic-Critical PedagogiesChapter 6: Teaching for Learning, Learning to TeachChapter 7: Dynamic-Critical Pedagogies of ReflectionChapter 8: Dynamic-Critical Pedagogies with and in CommunityPart 4: Impacts, Reflections, and an Invitation to Action Chapter 9: Impacts From and Reflection on the CLE WorkChapter 10: Conclusion and an Invitation to Action AppendixAdditional Resources About the Authors

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Book SynopsisThis newly updated and streamlined edition of Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations provides proven strategies for combating alcohol and drug addiction through group psychotherapy. The interventions discussed in the book build on a foundation of addiction as an attachment disorder rooted in the understanding of addiction as a family disease. An appreciation of group and organizational dynamics is used to address the complex experience of developmental trauma that underlies addiction. Having identified the essential theoretical underpinnings of supporting recovery from addiction in Part One, the second half of the book gives a thorough nuts and bolts description of constructing a psychotherapy group and engaging productively in the successive phases of its development from initiation of treatment to termination. The book concludes with specific recommendations for group psychotherapists to increase their competence with groups, deepen their appreciation of groupTrade Review"Provides an enthusiastic, thoughtful, and clear endorsement of the effectiveness of group psychotherapy in the modern treatment of addiction. The brilliant use of metaphor and vignettes to explain complex phenomena aid greatly in understanding precisely how group is the best approach with this population. A must have and read for anyone in the field of addiction treatment."Christopher Stewart, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Louisville School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry; Training Director, Addiction Psychiatry Residency Program"Building on attachment theory and family dynamics, the authors describe an addictions-specific approach to group therapy, complementary with 12-step recovery and respectful of the offerings of multiple treatment approaches. Rather than ‘either-or,’ this volume offers a ‘yes, and’ perspective on how individuals find their recovery path within group frameworks. This volume has already made me a better clinician."Fred Baurer, MD, Medical Director, Kirkbride Center"What Yalom’s textbook on group psychotherapy is to the field of psychotherapy, Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations is sure to become to the field of working with addictions in group. The authors make a convincing case for understanding addictions as attachment disorders, and just as convincingly a case for the singular benefits of group treatment as an essential part of addiction treatment. This is the rare text that is essential for both beginning and advanced clinicians."Gil Spielberg, PhD, AGPA-F, certified Group Psychotherapist and training and supervising Psychoanalyst"This fourth edition of Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations brings up to date principles for conducting group therapy virtually in our post-covid world, addresses the issues of systemic racism and health inequity as they show up in groups, and importantly impresses upon the reader the importance of joy in the therapeutic group process." Kimberly Dennis, MD, CEDS, nationally recognized expert on recovery from eating disorders; Co-Founder and Medical Director at SunCloud Health"This is a ‘must read’ for anyone who deals with the family disease of addiction. The authors explain how the healing dynamics of group therapy may be integrated with the 12 step paradigm."Michael O’Malley, MB, BCh, BAO, CCFP, FCFP"Problems with substance use are described as a family problem, reflecting the need to address the dynamics in the person’s chosen family. The book draws from several knowledge bases including attachment theory to show how group experiences can be a powerful antidote to those challenges. The book relates theory as well as concrete guidance that would benefit anyone facilitating groups with people struggling with substance use."Noah Lipton, LCSW, MPA, Implementation Specialist, New York State Psychiatric Institute"Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations brilliantly elucidate the roots of addiction by illustrating the impact of the diseased family on the individual and skillfully characterizing addiction as an attachment disorder. They adeptly describe how the illness manifests in group and individual settings and most importantly, how the therapist can successfully navigate this therapeutically, making this book obligatory reading for all addiction providers."Paige Marnell, MD, Medical Director, Magnolia Center for Addictive Disease"Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations is an indispensable resource that sets the standard for substance use treatment in an easy-to-read work that will benefit clinicians of every skill level. It captures the intricacies of group psychotherapy, including the impact of modern culture and technology on mental health and the influence of virtual therapy platforms on the treatment of substance use disorders." Ryan Drzewiecki, PsyD, LP, Chief Clinical Officer, Sierra Tucson"Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations offers a breath of fresh air by holistic addressing the family disease. The authors are direct about the many barriers within the professional community to overcoming denial, trauma, professional ignorance, and narrowness of thinking which block more widespread progress in treating the family disease." Tom Adams, MSW, executive and leadership transition consultant and writer on addiction recovery"In clear-eyed, compelling, insightful prose, this book weaves together the major teachings of attachment theory, family systems theory, Freudian psychoanalysis, and the 12 Steps to make for a truly insightful magnum opus on the art and science of group process for addictions. The power of working in the ‘here and now’ as opposed to the ‘there and then,’ as well as the ways in which group dynamics are a re-enactment of dysfunctional family of origin dynamics support the emphasis on collective decision-making regarding group rules and boundaries. Current issues from COVID-19 to telehealth were woven into the discussion in relevant and helpful ways. This book is a must-read for anyone working in group therapy with persons recovering from addiction."Anna Lembke, MD, professor of psychiatry and author of Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence.Table of ContentsPart I: Theoretical Models 1. Addiction as an Attachment Disorder 2. Addiction is a Family Disease: An Attachment Theory Perspective 3. The Family is the Original Group: Group Relations and Addiction 4. Addiction is the Attempt to Maintain the Original Family: Trauma and its Re-enactment in Group Psychotherapy 5. Mutual Support is the Key to Constructing a Recovering Family: Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions 6. Addiction to Theory is the Group Psychotherapist’s Most Serious Resistance: Exposing the Blind Men and the Elephant Part II: Nuts and Bolts 7. Conception and Birth: Preparing a Group Member 8. Holding the Infant: The Opening Phase of Group Psychotherapy 9. Separation and Individuation: Rupture and Repair 10. Play and Adventure: Enabling Peer Support 11. Termination: Letting Go and Letting God 12. Preparation of the Group Psychotherapist

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Book SynopsisArt Therapy for Social Justice seeks to open a conversation about the cultural turn in art therapy to explore the critical intersection of social change and social justice. By moving the practice of art therapy beyond standard individualized treatment models, the authors promote scholarship and dialogue that opens boundaries; they envision cross disciplinary approaches with a focus on intersectionality through the lens of black feminism, womanism, antiracism, queer theory, disability studies, and cultural theory. In particular, specific programs are highlighted that re-conceptualize art therapy practice away from a focus on pathology towards models of caring based on concepts of self-care, radical caring, hospitality, and restorative practice methodologies. Each chapter takes a unique perspective on the concept of care that is invested in wellbeing. The authors push the boundaries of what constitutes art in art therapy, re-conceptualizing notions of care and wellbeing as anTrade Review"Scholars, researchers, educators, and practicing art therapists require a new paradigm. By centralizing the voices of women and art therapists of color, Talwar complicates who art therapy is practiced by and who art therapy is for. Included are theoretical perspectives from a range of disciplines providing a foundation to move the field forward."Yasmine J. Awais, MAAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, LCAT, LPC, Assistant Clinical Professor, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University"Talwar brings together the voices of art therapists who give shape and meaning to the ‘cultural turn’ in art therapy. Their radical intersections offer colleagues across the arts therapies a language with which to claim and encourage practices centered on social justice, self-reflexivity, care, and wellbeing."Nisha Sajnani, PhD, RDT-BCT, Associate Professor and Director, Drama Therapy Program, New York University "Talwar’s book is timely—art therapy urgently needs to expand notions of helping beyond the therapy room. She and the contributing authors challenge traditional models of pathology and ‘art as healing,’ urge practitioners to question theories and practices that support unjust systems, and motivate the construction of new models of care that examine structures of oppression impacting those we serve. This is inspiring and passionate scholarship and some of the best writing on social justice I’ve seen."Donna Kaiser, PhD, past Executive Editor, Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy AssociationTable of ContentsSection 1: Theoretical Framework 1. Beyond Multiculturalism and Cultural Competence: A Social Justice Vision in Art Therapy Talwar 2. Critiquing Art Therapy: History, Science, and Representation Talwar 3. Identity Matters: Questioning Trauma and Violence Through Art, Performance, and Social Practice Talwar 4. Intersectional Reflexivity: Considering Identities and Accountability for Art Therapists Talwar, Clinton, Sit, and Ospina 5. Envisioning Black Women’s Consciousness in Art Therapy Gipson Section 2: Praxis: Public Therapeutics and Art Therapy 6. "‘You Want To Be Well?’: Self-Care as a Black Feminist Intervention in Art Therapy" Tillet and Tillet 7. Radical Caring and Art Therapy: Decolonizing Immigration and Gender Violence Services Ravichandran 8. Res(Crip)ting Art Therapy: Disability Culture and Art as a Social Justice Intervention Yi 9. "The Sweetness of Money": Creatively Empowered Women (CEW) Design Studio, Feminists Pedagogy and the Art Therapy Talwar

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Book SynopsisResearch shows that intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is the most common form of sexual assault. Professional focus is often on the victim, but more information is needed about the perpetrators in order to have a fuller understanding of this crime. The very nature of IPSV sexual assault within a relationship means that professionals who work with victims must understand the dynamics of perpetrators as well.This new book will distill the knowledge that exists about perpetrators of IPSV. It includes chapters by authors who have worked directly with IPSV perpetrators and covers important subjects such as addressing IPSV in batterer groups, police management strategies, the danger of IPSV to children, the different types of violence perpetrators use, and prevention approaches for young people. There is also still a widely held view that rapists are strangers in alleyways. This book is intended to educate professionals about who is a perpetrator, as well as to highlight thTrade Review'Perpetrators of IPSV is an important and valuable contribution to our understanding of this widespread, yet understudied, form of violence. Noted scholars, practitioners and survivors offer new research as well as extensive intervention and prevention recommendations. This volume will prove most useful for all of us working to end sexual violence.' - Kersti Yllo, Wheaton College, U.S.A 'The subjects of this comprehensive, well-researched, and disturbing collection are the men who have sexually assaulted a partner and the effects on the women and children who are victimized by them. The book is long overdue, much needed, and path-breaking.' - Evan Stark, Rutgers University, U.S.A'McOrmond-Plummer, Easteal and Levy-Peck have made a critical contribution to the field of violence against women with this multi-disciplinary book that addresses a highly understudied phenomena. For far too long there has been a dearth of information about men who sexually abuse their intimate partners. This important book assembles leading experts from a variety of disciplines to address this void in an important way. For those who are working in the community with perpetrators, those working with women who have been victimized by their partners and others committed to ending violence against women, this book is essential reading.This book contributes in an important way to furthering our understanding of IPSV as 'real rape' with very real consequences for society and most importantly, the lives of women who are victimized by their partners.' - Raquel Bergen, Saint Joseph's University, U.S.ATable of ContentsList of contributorsForeword - Evan StarkAcknowledgementsPart 1: Moving the Focus to Perpetrators and their Impact Introduction: Why a Focus on Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence is Essential – Louise McOrmond-Plummer, Patricia Easteal AM, and Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck Talking to Killers: What Can They Tell Us About Sexual Assault as a Risk Factor for Homicide? – David Adams Children’s Exposure to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence – Kathryn Ford Part 2: Who Are the Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence? The Mindset of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators: Motivations and Myths – Patricia Easteal AM and Louise McOrmond-Plummer Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators and Entitlement – Debra Parkinson Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: Characteristics & Motivations – Joseph A. Camilleri and Melissa M. Miele What Type of Men Sexually Assault Their Partners, and Why Do Women Love Them? Beyond Stereotyping – Louise McOrmond-Plummer Part 3: Perpetrators’ Strategies for Control What Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Looks Like: Coercive Methods of Perpetrators – Louise McOrmond-Plummer "But He Didn’t Hit Me" – Living with a Non-Physical-Battering Sexual Abuser – Lindsey Mason Lucky to Be Alive: A Battering Partner Rapist – Louise McOrmond-Plummer Perpetrators and Reproductive Coercion – Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck Part 4: How Perpetrators are Condoned: The Social Context of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence The Role of Male Peer Support in Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators’ Offending – Walter S. DeKeseredy The Role of Adult Pornography in Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators’ Offending – Walter S. DeKeseredy and Rus Ervin Funk The Court’s Response to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators – Anna Carline and Patricia Easteal AM Intimate Partner Sexual Violence and Family Law – Angela Lynch, Janet Loughman, and "Eleanor," with commentary by Thomas P. Alongi When Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Intersects with Faith Traditions and Practices – Marie M. Fortune Part 5: Community Prevention and Intervention with Perpetrators Addressing and Combatting Intimate Partner Sexual Violence – Rus Ervin Funk and Lundy Bancroft Intimate Partner Sexual Violence and Perpetrator Programs: Project Mirabal Research Findings – Nicole Westmarland and Liz Kelly Law Enforcement Response to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators – Mike Davis Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Prevention with Young People – Kat Monusky and Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck Preventing Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment with Young People: A One-Year Follow-up on the Shifting Boundaries Intervention – Bruce G. Taylor, Elizabeth A. Mumford, Weiwei Liu, and Nan D. Stein Conclusion: A Fresh Approach to Prevention, Identification, and Accountability of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators – Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck, Patricia Easteal AM, and Louise McOrmond-Plummer Index

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Book SynopsisAlison Brammer is a solicitor and Professor in the School of Law, Keele University. Her specialist interests are Social Work Law, Family and Child Law and Safeguarding.

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Book SynopsisSegal, Gerdes, and Steiner''s AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PROFESSION OF SOCIAL WORK introduces readers to the social work profession and describes the role of social worker in the social welfare system. Through case studies, personal stories, and exercises, this social work text helps readers apply the concepts and truly understand what it means to be a social worker. Part of the Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series, the fourth edition is completely up to date and thoroughly integrates the core competencies and recommended practice behaviors outlined in the most recent Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

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Book SynopsisIn recent years there has been a significant shift within social work practice towards recognising the expertise of people with a lived experience. As a result service user involvement is now embedded into curricula. Throughout this textbook, service users and carers detail their experiences of interventions including being detained under the Mental Health Act, having a child removed to a place of safety and having a carer's assessment. In meeting professional standards such as the Professional Capabilities Framework, students and social workers are required to take into account service user perspectives, and to collaborate with them to achieve positive outcomes. Chapters end with advice to social workers directly from contributors, providing invaluable perspectives on different intervention situations. There is specific focus on statutory social work throughout, as well as an exploration of broader implications of interventions, the underpinning legislation, policies and research.

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Trade ReviewThis textbook highlights the importance of understanding the legal context for ethical and effective social work practice. Written in an accessible manner, it covers areas of law that are particularly relevant to social workers. The inclusion of people’s experiences of the law helps to illustrate the tensions and opportunities that the legal context creates in practice. * Dr Jemma Venables, University of Queensland *The strengths of this book are the focus on Australian law, the topics and their relation to each other, the fit with semester and its scope. It is well structured and covers all the main areas for social work. * Dr Lynelle Watts, Curtin University *This book provides an accessible guide to ethical practice and makes a good link between understandings of justice and human rights. The level is appropriate, the structure is appealing, and the focus on advocacy is particularly useful for students in social work and new graduates. * Dr Prue Atkins, La Trobe University *Table of ContentsThe Australian legal system Legal Research Ethics, justice and the law Working in involuntary settings The legal obligations of social workers Going to court and giving evidence Working with lawyers Human rights and anti-discrimination law Social work in the criminal legal system (Co-authored with Katherine Ogilvie and Caroline Lambert) Families, children and young people (Co-authored with Francis Zemljak) First Nations People and Communities and the Law (Co-authored with Meena Singh) Adult Guardianship Law (Co-authored with Margaret Spencer) Mental health law Refugee and asylum law (Co-authored with Asher Hirsch) Ethical social work around the law Changing the legal system

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Book SynopsisAn engaging and accessible introduction to understanding human behaviour and development from a psychological perspective. Written by a psychologist with extensive teaching experience, it offers a clear and systematic exploration of psychological concepts and research, and discussion of their relevance for social work practice. The psychological framework provides thematic coherence for a uniquely wide range of material, from brain development to communication skills, psychiatric diagnoses to forms of discrimination. With a logical and intuitive structure, it's perfect for Human Growth and Development modules and other Social Work modules with psychological content, enabling students to see how different elements of theory and research connect together for practical application.Table of Contents1 Introduction 2 The Brain and Behaviour 3 Communication and Relationship in Social Work 4 Approaches to Psychology 5 Human Growth and Development 6 Disabilities 7 Mental Health 8 Well-Being and Environmental Stressors 9 Abuse and Trauma 10 Social Psychology Appendices References Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book explains the importance of using an anti-oppressive approach to understanding ethics and values in social work. recent feminist ethical theory Numerous case examples are used to illustrate how anti-oppressive values apply to a range of ethical perspectives.

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Book SynopsisHow can today's nonprofits demonstrate effective use of funds? How can they motivate employees and volunteers and combat burnout and high turnover? How can they ensure that they are performing in accordance with their mission and purpose? Author Stephen J. Gill answers these questions and more in Developing a Learning Culture in Nonprofit Organizations. Filled with practical tips and tools, the book shows students and managers of human services, arts, education, civic, and environmental agencies how to implement a learning culture with individuals, teams, the organization as a whole, and the larger community. Key Features Draws on the author's more than 25 years of consulting experience Demonstrates how to create a culture of intentional learning that uses reflection and feedback, focuses on successes and failures, and builds a strong organization that motivates employees and volunteers Trade Review"Gill’s book is a basic primer for managers who are highly motivated to create a vibrant culture of learning. Gill does and excellent job of summarizing research regarding the elements of successful instructor led training activities. The importance of Gill’s book is that it clearly conceptualizes “learning culture” and offers straightforward approaches to moving toward this goal." -- Dee WilsonTable of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Need for a Learning Culture Chapter 2. Barriers to a Learning Culture Chapter 3. Creating a Learning Culture Chapter 4. Individual Learning Chapter 5. Team Learning Chapter 6. Whole Organization Learning Chapter 7. Community Learning Chapter 8: Learning From Evaluation Chapter 9: Using Models to Facilitate Learning Chapter 10: Summary References Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisTrauma is defined as a sudden, potentially deadly experience, often leaving lasting, troubling memories. Traumatology (the study of trauma, its effects, and methods to modify effects) is exploding in terms of published works and expanding in terms of scope. Originally a narrow specialty within emergency medicine, the field now extends to trauma psychology, military psychiatry and behavioral health, post-traumatic stress and stress disorders, trauma social work, disaster mental health, and, most recently, the subfield of history and trauma, with sociohistorical examination of long-term effects and meanings of major traumas experienced by whole communities and nations, both natural (Pompeii, Hurricane Katrina) and man-made (the Holocaust, 9/11). One reason for this expansion involves important scientific breakthroughs in detecting the neurobiology of trauma that is connecting biology with human behavior, which in turn, is applicable to all fields involving human thought and response, incTrade Review"The Encyclopedia of Trauma is an excellent example of a reference source that takes a topic and examines it from all angles—the single major topic is the focus of the discussion, rather than a particular discipline...This volume is essential for academic libraries supporting programs in psychology, medicine, or social work, and large public libraries will find this useful as well." -- Danise Hoover * Booklist *An excellent standard reference work featuring entries arranged in alphabetical order, with references and links to related topics, this work is an important academic summary of the scholarship on trauma. Summing Up: Highly recommended. -- CHOICE * CHOICE *

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