Social work Books
OUP USA Disability
Book SynopsisDisability, Fourth Edition is an indispensable tool for human services students in understanding disability from an empowerment perspective. Authors Mackelprang, Salsgiver, and Parrey establish the historical and societal context in which those living with disabilities are marginalized while offering a social ecological model and its three - biosocial, psychosocial, and social - cultural dimensions that students and instructors can employ. Readers will alsobe introduced to universal diversity theory, which draws from feminist, race, disability, and queer theories for an approach that is applicable across all diverse groups. Written from a North American perspective, the book also addresses disability laws, policies, and practices globally.
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Oxford University Press Inc The Strengths Model A RecoveryOriented Approach
Book SynopsisBoth a philosophy of practice and a specific set of tools and methods, the strengths model is designed to facilitate a recovery-oriented partnership between client and practitioner. This revised edition charts the evolution of the strengths model, reviews the empirical support behind it, and illustrates the techniques and values that guide its application.Trade ReviewFor those who have read the first edition, there is still enough new material here, with more examples of real case histories, to make this a must read text....Rapp and Goscha have achieved what they set out to do: setting out the values and principles and the theory of the Strengths Model, and describing real practices that implement this approach....I would strongly recommend it for social work practitioners in mental health services, but it should also be considered as mandatory reading for all social workers and every mental health discipline. * British Journal of Social Work *Table of ContentsForeword, Patricia Deegan ; Preface ; 1. History, Critique, and Useful Conceptions: Toward a Strengths Paradigm ; 2. A Beginning Theory of Strengths ; 3. The Purpose, Principles, and Research Results of the Strengths Model ; 4. Engagement and Relationship: A New Partnership ; 5. Strengths Assessment: Amplifying the Well Part of the Individual ; 6. Personal Planning: Creating the Achievement Agenda ; 7. Resource Acquisition: Putting Community Back into Community Mental Health ; 8. Supportive Case Management Context: Creating the Conditions for Effectiveness ; 9. Strengths Model Epilogue: Commonly Asked Questions (Objections) ; Appendix I. Spirit-Breaking Behaviors ; Appendix II. Hope-Inducing Behaviors ; Appendix III. Areas to Explore Through the Strengths Assessment ; Appendix IV. Quality Review of Strengths Assessment ; Appendix V. Strengths Model Core Competencies Evaluation Tool ; Appendix VI. Strengths Model Case Management Fidelity Scale ; References ; Index
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Pearson Education (US) Social Work and Social Welfare
Book SynopsisWritten with an emphasis on CSWE’s 2008 EPAs, this introductory text demonstrates social work as a profession in the context of the American social welfare system. It illustrates how social work and social welfare require collaborative efforts in advancing social and economic well-being.Table of ContentsContents Preface 1. Social Work as a Profession A Profession Defined Would you enjoy a career in Social Work? Social Work Defined Core Competency: Human Rights and Justice Social Work in Relation to Social Welfare Possible Careers in Social Work Social Work with Individuals Social Work with Families Social Work with Groups Social Work with Communities Social Workers in Administration Social Workers in Policy Practice Core Competency: Policy Practice Social Workers in Research Social Work in Relation to Other Professions Social Work: A Values-based Profession Values Core Competency: Professional Identity Ethics Competence in Relation to Diversity and Individual Dignity Core Competency: Diversity in Practice Social Justice and Human Rights Strengths and Empowerment Baccalaureate Social Work Education The Future of Social Work Chapter Summary PRACTICE TEST MySocialWorkLab 2. Theoretical and Conceptual Models of Social Work The Complexity of Social Work Theory and Practice Human Behavior and the Social Environment Multidimensional View: The Biopsychosocial Model of HBSE Biological Domain Psychological Domain Core Competency: Human Behavior Social Domain Core Competency: Diversity in Practice Expanding Our Perspective: The Spiritual and Physical Domains Core Competency: Practice Contexts Systems Theory and Social Work Practice The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice Chapter Summary Practice Test MySocialWorkLab 3. Basic Concepts in Social Welfare Social Welfare: A Conceptualization Core Competency: Human rights and Justice Ideological Input Economic Institutions Core Competency: Practice Contexts Political Institutions Core Competency: Policy Practice Social Institutions Outcome: Societal Well-Being Core Competency: Critical Thinking Chapter Summary Practice Test MySocialWorkLab 4. Generalist Social Work Practice Roles and Functions of Social Work Core Competency: Diversity in Practice The Nature of Helping Relationships Core Competency: Professional Identity Diversity and Cultural Competency Core Competency: Ethical Practice Engagement Data Collection and Assessment Core Competency: Research Based Practice Family Assessments Group Assessments Organization and Community Assessment Planning and Contracting Intervention in Generalist Social Work Generalist Social Work with Individuals Generalist Social Work with Families Generalist Social Work with Groups Generalist Social Work with Organizations and Communities Termination Chapter Summary Practice Test MySocialWorkLab 5. Social Work and Social Justice: Diversity, Difference, and Oppression Chapter Outline Human Difference and Diversity Core Competency: Critical Thinking Diverse Peoples of the United States Major Social Groups in the United States Core Competency: Diversity in Practice Core Competency: Human Rights and Justice Organizing Principals of Diversity and Difference in Society Social Groups Inequality: Discrimination and Prejudice Inequality: Domination and Subordination Identity Core Competency: Practice Contexts Oppression, Power and Privilege The Lived Experience of Oppression: “The isms” Racism Ethnocentrism Xenophobia Classism Sexism Homophobia and Heterosexism Ableism Social Work and Social Justice Empowering Practices: Social Justice in Action Practice Focus: Strengths-Based Practice Chapter Summary Practice Test MySocialWorkLab 6: History of Social Work and Social Welfare The Beginnings of a U.S. Social Welfare System Caring for the Poor: Poverty and the Workhouse The Central Role of Organized Religion and The First Amendment The Influence of American philanthropy Industrialization of America The Poor Laborer The Antipauper Movement The Growth of Private Nonprofit Agencies for the Poor The Development of Charity Organization Societies Core Competency: Professional Identity The Progressive Era Core Competency: Human Behavior The Social Advocacy of Women and the Settlement Houses Business Charitable Contributions: The Growth of Community Chests and Service Clubs The Great Depression and Creation of a National Social Welfare System The Great Depression The New Deal The Role of Social Work in the New Deal Successes and Failures of the New Deal Core Competency: Ethical Practice Lyndon B. Johnson and the Great Society The Great Society Nixon and the Federal Social Welfare Partnership The Women’s Movement Impact of the Civil Rights and Women’s Movements on Professional Social Work Core Competency: Insert Margin Note 6.4 Reagan and New Federalism The First President Bush: George H.W. Bush Bill Clinton and Welfare Reform Developments in Social Work Social Welfare Developments: 2000-Present Chapter Summary Practice Test MySocialWorkLab 7: Poverty and Social Welfare Introduction to Poverty Definition and Causes of Poverty Defining and Measuring Poverty Federal Poverty Thresholds and Guidelines Current Federal Poverty Thresholds: Problems and Alternatives Core Competency: Social Policy Who are the Poor? Demographic Trends in Poverty Causes of Poverty Economic System Factors: Work, Income, and the Labor Market Education and “Human Capital” Oppression and Discrimination Core Competency: Human Rights The Impact of Changing Family Structures Core Competency: Critical Thinking The “Culture of Poverty” Publicly Funded Services to the Poor Social Insurance Programs Unemployment Insurance Workers’ Compensation Public Assistance Programs Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Core Competency: Practice Contexts Supplemental Security Income General Assistance Current Issues in Public Assistance: A Critical Analysis of Welfare Reform Food and Shelter Programs Food Stamps The Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Public Housing and Section 8 Housing Assistance Contributions of Business and the Private Nonprofit Sector to Housing Current Shelter Issues: The Homeless Other Publicly Funded Programs in American Social Welfare Chapter Summary Practice Test MySocialWorkLab 8: Health, Healthcare and Medical Social Work Social Workers in the Healthcare Profession Major Health Problems Heart Disease Cancer Obesity Asthma
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Columbia University Press Statistics in Social Work
Book SynopsisThis concise and approachable introduction to statistics limits its coverage to the concepts most relevant to social workers. Besides presenting key concepts, it focuses on real-world examples that students will encounter in a social work practice.Trade ReviewStatistics in Social Work is a practical and effective resource for social work students. Batchelor requires no prior knowledge of statistics from her readers and explains topics in plain language with relatable examples. Most importantly, she offers a social justice perspective that emphasizes and integrates the core value of the social work profession. -- Ashley Davis, Boston UniversityThis is an excellent introduction to statistics for both students and practitioners in social work—it demystifies terms and procedures and uses real world examples to help the reader to see the everyday applicability of statistical knowledge, whether in practice or in study. -- John Devaney, coauthor of Quantitative Research Methods for Social Work: Making Social Work CountTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. Creating Useful Data3. Understanding People and Populations4. Variance: The Distance Between Us5. The Statistics of Relationships6. Sampling: The Who and the How7. What Works? Hypothesis Testing and Inferential Statistics8. When Two Is Not Enough: Testing with Multiple Groups9. An Introduction to Advanced ConceptsAppendix I: GlossaryAppendix II: Answer Key for Review QuestionsAppendix III: Equations Cheat SheetReferences
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Columbia University Press Teaching in Social Work
Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive survey of the theories, principles, methods, and formats that are most appropriate and applicable to teaching in the field of social work. Drawing from her extensive classroom and field experience, Jeane W. Anastas identifies the factors that produce effective educational outcomes.Trade ReviewJeane Anastas has written the complete guide to teaching in social work education. With numerous practical tips for teaching and learning, Teaching in Social Work is filled with everything you will need to know, from understanding learning styles to assessment tools and different methods for effective pedagogy. The coverage on diversity, equity, and inclusion in learning makes the book a timely source for building an inclusive classroom. -- Cynthia Franklin, editor in chief of the Encyclopedia of Social WorkTeaching in Social Work provides a highly intelligent, up-to-date synthesis of social work theory, practice, and trends, plus selected insights from andragogy. Anastas’s organization of this material within a ‘teaching-and-learning-in-environment’ framework remains an important and original contribution to social work education. A true tour de force. -- Edwina S. Uehara, dean of University of Washington School of Social WorkIn this second edition, Anastas takes a rigorous and refreshing approach to advancing critical thinking and applications about the content, process, and impact of teaching in the social work profession. Teaching in Social Work contributes immensely to the reader’s understanding and implementation of the critical issues of understanding and assessing student learning outcomes and teaching effectiveness. -- Darrell Wheeler, Iona CollegeTeaching in Social Work is an essential text for social work educators. Anastas describes well the unique considerations in the practice of social work education not addressed in other texts. -- Lance Peterson, University of St. ThomasTable of ContentsPreface to the Second EditionAcknowledgments1. Teaching and Learning in Social Work: The Context2. How Adults Think and Learn3. Teaching Courses: Methods and Modalities4. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Classroom5. Assessing Learning6. Assessing Teaching7. Online Teaching and Learning8. Academic Jobs and Faculty Work9. Ethical Issues in Teaching10. ConclusionsAcknowledgmentsNotesReferencesIndex
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Random House USA Inc River of Fire On Becoming an Activist
Book Synopsis“River of Fire is Sister Helen’s story leading up to her acclaimed book Dead Man Walking—it is thought-provoking, informative, and inspiring. Read it and it will set your heart ablaze!”—Mark Shriver, author of Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis The nation’s foremost leader in efforts to abolish the death penalty shares the story of her growth as a spiritual leader, speaks out about the challenges of the Catholic Church, and shows that joy and religion are not mutually exclusive. Sister Helen Prejean’s work as an activist nun, campaigning to educate Americans about the inhumanity of the death penalty, is known to millions worldwide. Less widely known is the evolution of her spiritual journey from praying for God to solve the world’s problems to engaging full-tilt in working to transform societal injustices. Sister Helen grew up in a well-off Ba
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Cengage Learning, Inc The Social Work Portfolio Planning Assessing and
Book SynopsisIn THE SOCIAL WORK PORTFOLIO, the authors emphasize that learning how to learn and continuing to learn are fundamental processes for professional social workers in the twenty-first century. The text provides students with a tool to plan, assess, and document the nature, scope, and quality of learning during--and following--formal university study. The book is intended to help students to develop their own social work portfolio.Trade Review1. The Social Work Portfolio and Lifelong Learning. The Social Work Portfolio. Contemporary Social Work: Issues and Challenges. Independent Learning Exercises. Collaborative Group Exercises. 2. Exploring Your Learning Self. Contemporary Perspectives on Learning. Multiple Intelligence. Independent Learning Exercises. Collaborative Group Exercises. Portfolio Exercise. 3. Determining Your Social Work Learning Needs. The Social Work Knowledge Base. The General Social Work Knowledge Base. Independent Learning Exercises. Collaborative Group Exercises. Portfolio Exercise. 4. Exploring a Social Work Career and Preparing a Resume. Personality Characteristics and Occupational Choice. The Career Timeline. Independent Learning Exercises. Collaborative Group Exercises. Portfolio Exercise. 5. Preparing a Personal Learning Plan. Personal Learning Plans. Learning Goal(s). Independent Learning Exercises. Collaborative Group Exercises. Portfolio Exercise. 6. Compiling and Assessing Your Social Work Portfolio. Compiling the Components of Your Social Work Portfolio. Title Page. Independent Learning Exercises. Collaborative Group Exercises. Portfolio Exercise. Optional Exercises. Appendices.Table of Contents1. The Social Work Portfolio and Lifelong Learning. The Social Work Portfolio. Contemporary Social Work: Issues and Challenges. Independent Learning Exercises. Collaborative Group Exercises. 2. Exploring Your Learning Self. Contemporary Perspectives on Learning. Multiple Intelligence. Independent Learning Exercises. Collaborative Group Exercises. Portfolio Exercise. 3. Determining Your Social Work Learning Needs. The Social Work Knowledge Base. The General Social Work Knowledge Base. Independent Learning Exercises. Collaborative Group Exercises. Portfolio Exercise. 4. Exploring a Social Work Career and Preparing a Resume. Personality Characteristics and Occupational Choice. The Career Timeline. Independent Learning Exercises. Collaborative Group Exercises. Portfolio Exercise. 5. Preparing a Personal Learning Plan. Personal Learning Plans. Learning Goal(s). Independent Learning Exercises. Collaborative Group Exercises. Portfolio Exercise. 6. Compiling and Assessing Your Social Work Portfolio. Compiling the Components of Your Social Work Portfolio. Title Page. Independent Learning Exercises. Collaborative Group Exercises. Portfolio Exercise. Optional Exercises. Appendices.
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Lexington Books Six Lost Leaders Prophets of Civil Society
Book SynopsisOctavia Hill, William Glyn-Jones, Mary Richmond, George William Brown, Mary Parker Follet, and Bryan Keith-Lucas were all united by a shared conviction that citizenship involved more than just voting. This text examines the various initiatives they spearheaded over the past two centuries.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 George William Brown: " A Fearless Independent" Chapter 3 Octavia Hill: "One Small Woman without Advantage of Birth" Chapter 4 William Glyn-Jones: "The Uncrowned Monarch of the British Drug Trade" Chapter 5 Mary Ellen Richmond: "The Ancient of Days" Chapter 6 Mary Parker Follett: "The Prophet of Management" Chapter 7 Bryan Keith-Lucas: "Out of Step with the Centre" Chapter 8 Conclusion
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Rowman & Littlefield The Human Experience Description Explanation and
Book SynopsisExamines and applies theories of humans, environments and human-environment interaction to professional thinking and action. This work highlights values and assumptions that underlie theory generation and application to professional practice and challenge the reader to answer two questions how do we know, and what do we do with our knowledge?Trade ReviewDepoy and Gilson present a thoughtful and thought-provoking analysis of theory and related assumptions and values that moves theory from the sidelines to its central role in human services practice across the disciplines. The Human Experience is an exceptional text that should be required pre-service reading for all disciplines in the human services-and will surely find its way to the bookshelf of thinking human services professionals everywhere. -- Lucille A. Zeph Ed.D, director and associate professor of education, Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, University of MaineThe importance of The Human Experience cannot be overestimated. It is a clarion call, an invitation for the Allied Health Professions, and, particularly, for Social Work, to enter the 21st century. The Human Experience takes social theory, makes it accessible and attractive, and points the way to a better way of analyzing human situations, which will lead to a better way of achieving social justice and alleviating suffering. -- Tina Passam Ph.D., M.Div., associate professor, Classical Languages & Literature; chair, Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Academic Committee...a stimulating work... * PsycCRITIQUES *In this textbook, authors DePoy and Gilson introduce the social work field to an innovative, postmodernist conceptual approach for understanding human behavior, appearance, and experience. This text will revolutionize the way instructors think about and teach their human behavior courses, and will challenge students to examine how values influence which human behaviors are considered legitimate for social work services and which types of professional responses should be provided. The text includes numerous interesting case examples and thinking points, which encourage the students to engage in critical reflection about the material. DePoy and Gilson incorporate recent postmodern thinking in the chapters on emergent and contemporary approaches to theory, including an inventive section on visual culture. -- Elizabeth P. Cramer, Ph.D., associate professor, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social WorkTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction and Theory Overview: And There Was Theory Chapter 2 Introduction to Explanatory Legitimacy Theory Chapter 3 Scope of Human Description Chapter 4 Explanations Chapter 5 What is Legitimacy? Chapter 6 Longitudinal Foundations Chapter 7 Longitudinal - Grand Longitudinal Approaches Chapter 8 Longitudinal - Specific Longitudinal Descriptions and Explanations Chapter 9 Foundations of Environmental Theories Chapter 10 Interior Environment Chapter 11 Exterior - Environment Chapter 12 Categorical Foundations Chapter 13 Interior Category Chapter 14 Exterior Category Chapter 15 Systems Descriptions and Explanations Chapter 16 Contemporary and Emerging Theories Chapter 17 Longitudinal - Legitimacy Chapter 18 Environmental Legitimacy Chapter 19 Category Legitimacy Chapter 20 Systems Legitimacy Chapter 21 Contemporary and Emerging Legitimacy Chapter 22 Putting ELT to Work 23 References
£82.20
University Press of America Sinclairs Listening Ears The Journey of a Feline
Book SynopsisTo find more information about Rowman & Littlefield titles please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com.
£62.69
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers Bridges of Compassion Insights and Interventions
Book SynopsisIn this text the authors bring the authority of their experience to their ways of integrating an insight-oriented psychodynamic approach with the concrete and structured elements of positive behavioural programming, as illustrated by 19 case-study chapters.
£88.00
Cornell University Press The Politics of Nonstate Social Welfare
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together a multidisciplinary group of contributors who use survey data analysis, spatial analysis, in-depth interviews, and ethnographic and archival research to explore the fundamental transformation of the relationship between states and citizens.Trade Review"The Politics of Non-state Social Welfare begins to fill a major gap in the welfare literature. Almost all of the previous literature on welfare provision in developing countries has focused on relations between citizens and the state. This book offers the first comprehensive examination of how citizens and states are affected by the growth of NGOs, sectarian organizations, informal brokers, and other types of non-state actors. The authors of the case study chapters offer in-depth accounts of such providers, drawing on extensive fieldwork. In introductory and concluding chapters, Melani Cammett and Lauren M. MacLean elaborate and assess a series of carefully nuanced propositions about variations in the inclusiveness, accountability, and sustainability of the services provided by non-state actors and the conditions in which they complement or undermine the role of the state." -- Robert Kaufman, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Rutgers UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Melani Cammett and Lauren M. MacLean 1. Mapping Social Welfare Regimes beyond the OECD Ian Gough 2. The Political Consequences of Non-state Social Welfare: An Analytical Framework Melani Cammett and Lauren M. MacLean Part I States, Non-state Social Welfare, and Citizens in the Developing World 3. Empowering Local Communities and Enervating the State? Foreign Oil Companies as Public Goods Providers in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan Pauline Jones Luong 4. The Politics of "Contracting Out" to the Private Sector: Water and Sanitation in Argentina Alison E. Post5. Blurring the Boundaries: NGOs, the State, and Service Provision in Kenya Jennifer N. Brass 6. Bridging the Local and the Global: Faith-Based Organizations as Non-state Providers in Tanzania Michael Jennings 7. Sectarian Politics and Social Welfare: Non-state Provision in Lebanon Melani Cammett 8. The Reciprocity of Family, Friends, and Neighbors in Rural Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire Lauren M. MacLean 9. The Naya Netas: Informal Mediators of Government Services in Rural North India Anirudh KrishnaPart II The Politics of Non-state Social Welfare in Emerging Markets and the Industrialized World 10. Private Provision with Public Funding: The Challenges of Regulating Quasi Markets in Chilean Education Alejandra Mizala and Ben Ross Schneider 11. "Spontaneous Privatization" and Its Political Consequences in Russia’s Postcommunist Health Sector Linda J. Cook 12. State Dollars, Non-state Provision: Local Nonprofit Welfare Provision in the United States Scott W. Allard Conclusion Melani Cammett and Lauren M. MacLean
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Practice Learning in Social Work Practical Social
Book SynopsisJennifer Burton is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Buckinghamshire New University, UK.Trade ReviewThis clearly written and well-informed text provides social work students with a good insight into key issues relating to the important areas of practice learning. It will be a valuable resource for students progressing from preparation for their first placement to becoming newly qualified practitioners. - Melanie Parris, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Buckinghamshire New University, UK, and author for An Introduction to Social Work Practice: A Practical Handbook.Table of Contents1. Introduction PART I: PREPARATION FOR SOCIAL WORK PLACEMENTS 2. Key Skills for Social Work Practice 3. Developing Social Work Skills 4. Preparing for the First Placement PART II: EXPERIENCING SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ON PLACEMENT 5. Early Days on Placement 6. Getting Established on Placement 7. Overcoming Barriers on Placement 8. The Placement Structure and Placement Evaluation PART III: PROGRESSING FROM PLACEMENTS TO SOCIAL WORK EMPLOYMENT 9. The Newly Qualified Social Worker.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Working with Marginalised Groups
Book SynopsisDr Anya Ahmed is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Salford, UKDr. Michaela Rogers is a Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Salford, UKTrade Review'This book provides a very useful framework for embedding core ideas about marginalisation, exclusion and direct work with vulnerable groups - I would definitely recommend it.' - Cath Williams, Assistant Professor in Social Work, University of Nottingham, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction Anya Ahmed and Michaela Rogers Chapter 1: Diversity and exclusion in context Anya Ahmed and Michaela Rogers Chapter 2: Identity, difference and the meaning of 'culture' in health and social care practice Julie Morton and Steve Myers Chapter 3: Young people as carers and young users of mental health services: from policy to practice. Sue McAndrew and Tony Warne Chapter 4: Marginalised children and young people with autism spectrum disorders Andrea Brammer, Rob Kennedy and Frances Binns Chapter 5: Understanding the social exclusion of Roma Lisa Scullion and Philip Brown Chapter 6: Trans and Gender Diversity: Messages for Policy and Practice Michaela Rogers Chapter 7 : Deafness and Social Exclusion Naomi Sharples and Will Hough Chapter 8: Dementia, diverse communities and access to services Anya Ahmed, Ubah Egal and Shahid Mohammed Chapter 9 : Older women's experiences of domestic violence and abuse Michaela Rogers Conclusion Anya Ahmed and Michaela Rogers.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC AZ of Transitions 2016
Book SynopsisDivya Jindal-Snape is Professor of Education, Inclusion and Life Transitions in the School of Education and Social Work at the University of Dundee, UK. She is also Director of the Transformative Change: Educational and Life Transitions (TCELT) Research Centre.Trade Review'Because of its A to Z format, this book will be very appealing to students, scholars and practitioners in multiple disciplines, as well as policy makers interested in designing better policies related to transitional phases across the life span.' - Professor Jacquelynne Eccles, Distinguished Professor of Education, University of California Irvine, USATable of ContentsA ABCs (Affect, Behaviour and Cognition) of acculturation Additional Support Needs (ASN) Ageing Agency Attachment Adaptation (see ABCs of acculturation in the context of pedagogical and cultural adaptation) Autonomy (see Self-determination Theory) B Belonging (see Group Identification) Bereavement Border Crossing Big Fish Little Pond Effect (BFLPE) C Case studies Collaboration Communication (see Collaboration, Parental Participation, Transition Partnerships, Voice) Conceptualisation (see Transition, Educational Transition, Life Transition, Border crossing, Rite of Passage, Multiple and Multi-dimensional Transitions, Educational and Life Transitions) Continuity Coping skills (see Resilience) Creative approaches Cultural adaptation (see ABCs (Affective, Behaviour and Cognitive) of acculturation) Culture shock (see ABCs (Affective, Behaviour and Cognitive) of acculturation) D Diagnosis (see Health transitions) Dip in Attainment E Ecological Systems Theory Educational Transitions Educational and Life Transitions (ELT) model Emotional intelligence Employment transitions Expectancy-Value-Cost Theory Expectations and Reality F Familiarisation Friendships G Games based approaches Group identification Groupwork-H Health Transitions Holistic approach (see MMT; ELT) Horror stories (see Expectations and Gaps) Home-Nursery/Day Care Transitions Hospitalisation (see Health transitions) I Identity Induction Information packs (see Familiarisation) Information sharing (see Collaboration) Interactionist approach (see Readiness) International students' transitions to higher education Interrupted education (see Hospitalisation) J Job coach (see Employment) K Key worker (see Special Educational Need, Transition meetings) L Language used Life Transitions Life Course Theory Longitudinal studies M Migration (International transitions) of children Maturational approach (see Readiness) Motivation (see Dip in attainment, Expectancy Value-Cost Theory, Self-determination) Multiple and Multi-dimensional Transitions (MMT) Theory-N Nicholson's Theory of Work Role Transitions Nursery Primary School Transitions O Offending and reintegration Ongoing process One-off event (see Ongoing process) Opportunities for secure attachment (see Attachment) P Parental Involvement/Parental Participation Pedagogical adaptation (see ABCs (Affective, Behaviour and Cognitive) of acculturation) Person-centred Planning Portfolios (see Virtual backpack) Post-school Transitions Primary to Secondary School Transitions R Readiness Relationships Retirement (see Employment) Resilience Risk Rites of Passage S Self-determination Theory Self-esteem Social Network Analysis Special educational needs Stage-Environment Fit theory Strategies (See Voice, Induction, Familiarisation, Parental Participation) Successful transitions Supported employment (see Employment) T Transfer Transition Transition meetings (see Special Educational Needs) Transition partnership (see Collaboration) Transition plans (see Employment, Special Education Needs, Transition Planning and Preparation) Transition Planning and Preparation V Virtual Backpack Approach Voice-W Wellbeing Bibliography.
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Cognella, Inc The End of Social Work: A Defense of the Social
Book SynopsisThe End of Social Work: A Defense of the Social Worker in Times of Transformation explores the deeply flawed status quo of the social work profession. Its message is clear: it is not acceptable for social workers to labor under intolerable working conditions and financial strain because they work with the poor and oppressed. Steve Burghardt addresses why social workers no longer have the income and status once shared with nurses and teachers. He addresses the leadership failures that cause social workers to be blamed for not ending poverty yet expected to handle burnout through self-care rather than collective action. He looks beyond nostrums of social justice to the indifference to systemic racism in the profession's journals and programs and explores the damage caused by substituting individuated measures of unvalidated competencies for grounded wisdom in practice. It is thus no accident that a profession committing to "care for everyone" undermines the herculean work that so many social workers do on behalf of the poor, marginalized, and oppressed. Situating the work in the crises of 2020, Burghardt ends with a proposed call to action directed at a transformed profession. Such a campaign would be situated within the national struggles for racial justice, climate change, and economic equality so that social work and social workers regain their legitimacy as authentic advocates fighting alongside the poor and oppressed—and doing so for themselves as well. A rallying cry for social work itself, The End of Social Work is an ideal resource for social work programs and practicing social workers driven to enact meaningful change.Trade ReviewThe End of Social Work is a tough love book and as such can be a difficult, challenging read…Burghardt is well aware of the important contributions of social workers but sometimes one needs to be provocative to 'force a conversation.' For some of us, this book will provide needed sustenance, affirm much of what we have been thinking, and urge us to continue. Reading this book should not be viewed as something to check off one's social change list. We need to debate the ideas and analyses that Steve has set forth, and then we need to collectively act in ways that address the conditions he documents." —From the Foreword by Dr. Cheryl Hyde, Associate Professor, Temple University School of Social Work"Steve Burghardt has written a truth bomb, putting in words the unspoken experiences of so many. In doing so, he gives us an X-ray of our beloved, noble profession and where healing is needed. This book is not literary cotton candy, but these aren't times for fluff. Our profession is as needed as ever and if we want to have maximum impact, we need to examine our internal challenges if we're going to take on the external ones." —Dr. Linda Lausell Bryant, LCSW, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor, Katherine and Howard Aibel Executive-in-Residence, NYU Silver School of Social Work"Dr. Burghardt's book is a clarion call to reclaim the roots of the social work profession to be advocates and to engage in social change for the marginalized, oppressed, and most vulnerable in our society. Social work has to up its game on educating and training social workers especially in the areas of racial and economic inequality. This book speaks truth to power and urges the profession to walk the walk and talk the talk. He writes with the fierce urgency of now and connects to the sacredness of the work and all the people who have the audacity to pursue a career to be change agents." —Dr. Barbara Milton, LCSW, Ph.D., New Jersey 2014 NASW Social Worker of the Year, Clinical Social Worker, Host of the Dr. Milton's Social Work Show
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Bristol University Press Cultures of care: Biographies of carers in
Book SynopsisThis book explores the experiences of informal home carers in the different welfare systems of the former West Germany and East Germany, and Britain. It is innovative in using a biographical case study approach to compare caring situations and caring strategies in the three different societies. The detail and variety of the case studies show how particular social and welfare patterns give rise to recognisable 'cultures of care'. The authors: show how the social relations of caring are structured within and outside the home environment offer a research tool to take into account the significance of informal networks use separate analysis of 'lived' and 'told' life stories to highlight personal processes of continuity and change in meeting the challenge of caring link individual caring strategies to the structural features of welfare societies. European comparative research creates opportunities for fresh thinking about social policy, showing best practice and piecing together the strengths of each system. The findings of this book underline the significance of caring within social policy agendas and the need to extend and change the parameters of comparative social policy beyond a fixation on social insurance. Cultures of care makes an important contribution to debates about the need to 'strengthen the social' and to build a creative sense of moral agency in welfare systems. It provides a valuable new resource for both academic teaching and the training of social professionals.Trade Review"...a valuable addition for both academic and training debates about social policy in these three different environments." Auto/Biography"... an important and well-written book regarding comparative social policy research." European Journal of Social Work"... compelling and original ... Colleagues who are teaching social policy, research methods, or practice modules relating to adult services, on health and social care courses at both undergraduate and post-graduate level, or indeed colleagues who wish to engage in research with carers, will find this text to be an extemely useful resource." Journal of Interprofessional CareTable of ContentsIntroduction; West Germany - the pull into the home; East Germany - the push out of the home; Britain - sitting on the doorstep; Biography and caring; Carers and the social world; Conclusion - caring as a political challenge.
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Memorial University Press Families, Mobility, and Work
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Kohlhammer Kompetenzen Entwickeln Und Arbeitsplatze
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Kohlhammer Soziale Gerontologie: Grundlagen Und
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Kohlhammer Kooperative Prozessgestaltung in Der Praxis:
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Kohlhammer Schriftsatze Im Jugendamt: Ein Praxisleitfaden
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Kohlhammer Sozialarbeiterisches Case Management: Ein Lehr-
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Kohlhammer Alkohol Und Drogen in Der Familie:
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Kohlhammer Kinderrechte: Ein Handbuch Fur Die Praxis Der
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Kohlhammer Unterstutzte Kommunikation: Eine Einfuhrung in
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Soziale Arbeit: Eine elementare Einführung
Book SynopsisDas Lehrbuch ist eine elementare Einführung, die Soziale Arbeit in Kernbegriffen und Gegenständen für das Studium an Hochschulen aufbereitet. In kompakten und gut lesbaren Beiträgen erklären ausgewiesene Fachexpert_innen grundlegende Zugänge und Zusammenhänge. Ziel ist es, Studierenden einen strukturierten Überblick über die Basics des Themenfeldes zu geben und durch weiterführende Hinweise und Vorschläge eine intensivere Bearbeitung zu ermöglichen. Die ausgewählten Themen orientieren sich an gängigen Modulbeschreibungen grundständiger Studiengänge im Sozialwesen. Studierende erhalten gesichertes Grundlagenwissen zu allen relevanten Themen in einem Band und einen optimalen Einstieg in das Studium.Table of ContentsAdressierungen der Sozialen Arbeit.- Handlungsfelder der Sozialen Arbeit.- Geschichte der Sozialen Arbeit.- Theoretische Zugänge zur Sozialen Arbeit.- Organisationale und rechtliche Bedingungen der Sozialen Arbeit.- Handeln in der Sozialen Arbeit.- Forschen in der Sozialen Arbeit.- Personal in der Sozialen Arbeit.
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Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Existenzsicherungsrecht Fur Die Soziale Arbeit
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Schwabe Wohnungsnot ALS Gesellschaftlicher Konflikt:
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Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Grundlagen Des Managements in Der
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Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Padagogik Fur Die Soziale Arbeit
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Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Demokratie Und Wohlfahrtspflege: Mit Einem
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Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Sozialpolitik Fur Die Soziale Arbeit
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Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Soziale Inklusion Gefluchteter Frauen: Zur Rolle
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Bubok Publishing S.L. Gente curiosa los psiquiatras
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Cognella, Inc A Practicum Guide for Social Workers: An
Book SynopsisA Practicum Guide for Social Workers grounds readers in a conceptualization of practice that considers the history and evolution of the profession with a specific emphasis on social work education and practicum. Throughout this thoroughly updated text, author Shelagh Larkin emphasizes context, "doing," mentorship with faculty and practicum supervisors, professional development of self, critical thinking, and the conscious and deliberate integration of practicum experiences and classroom learning.This book's pedagogy includes guided reflection questions and integrative activities (IAs) as well as suggested practicum tasks connected to each chapter. Many of the chapters also contain a frequently experienced situation (FES) feature that present common experiences that students have year after year.Among the updates from the previous edition, Larkin incorporates the new Council on Social Work Education, Educational Policies and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) 2022 throughout, integrates anti-racist practice, and strengthens the human rights component.A valuable resource on how to navigate the world of the classroom and the world of practice simultaneously, this book is geared toward Bachelor in Social Work (BSW) students who are in their junior or senior practicum courses and Master of Social Work (MSW) foundation students.
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Pearson Education Social Worker as Manager The
Book SynopsisRobert W. Weinbach is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of South Carolina, College of Social Work, where he has taught graduate level courses, conducted research, and written about research and human service management for many years. He has also taught at the University of Georgia and in South Korea and Switzerland. He is the author or co-author of Statistics for Social Workers (9 editions, Research Methods for Social Workers (7 editions) and Evaluating Social Work Services and Programs, all published by Pearson, as well as other books and monographs. He holds an MSW from State University of New York, Buffalo, and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University Lynn M. Taylor is an Accreditation Specialist with the Council on Social Work Education. She worked in direct practice in the areas of child protection and medical social work for many years, and has held high level administrative po
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Pearson Education Social Work Services in Schools with Pearson
Book SynopsisPaula Allen-Meares is currently Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Vice President of the University of Illinois, John Corbally Presidential, and Dean Emerita/Professor Emerita of Schools of Social Work and Education at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research interests include school social work, the tasks and functions of social workers employed in educational settings and the organizational variables that influence service delivery; improving the mental health/health of poor children and adolescents of color; adolescent pregnancy, including repeat births among adolescents and young adults; health care utilization, and social integration factors which influence sexual behavior and parenthood; and maternal psychiatric disorders and their direct and indirect effects on parenting skills and developmental outcomes of offspring. In addition, she has published on such topics as conceptual frameworks for social work and re-s
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Pearson Education Introduction to Group Work Practice An
Book SynopsisAbout our authors Ronald W. Toseland is Director and Professor, Institute of Gerontology, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, State University of New York. He holds an MSW from Fordham University and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He has published 6 books and over 110 articles and book chapters, many of which have focused on clinical practice with the frail and chronically ill older adults and their family caregivers. An edited book (with David Haigler and Deborah Monahan) Education and Support Group Programs for Family Caregivers: Implications for Practice, Research and Policy is in press (N.Y., Springer). Dr. Toseland is internationally recognized for his research on social work practice with groups and effective interventions for problems faced by aging individuals. His research findings have been featured in Congress and internationally. Dr. Toseland has received more than $10 million in grants for researchTable of ContentsPART I: THE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF GROUP WORK PRACTICE Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Historical Developments Chapter 3: Understanding Group Dynamics Chapter 4: Leadership Chapter 5: Leadership and Diversity PART II: THE PLANNING STAGE Chapter 6: Planning the Group PART III: THE BEGINNING STAGE Chapter 7: The Group Begins Chapter 8: Assessment PART IV: THE MIDDLE STAGE Chapter 9: Treatment Groups: Foundation Methods Chapter 10: Treatment Groups: Specialized Methods Chapter 11: Task Groups: Foundation Methods Chapter 12: Task Groups: Specialized Methods PART V: THE ENDING STAGE Chapter 13: Ending the Group’s Work Chapter 14: Evaluation
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Pearson Introduction to Social Work Through the Eyes of
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Wiley Collaborative Care
Book SynopsisPractitioners of all professions recognize the need and importance of collaboration, yet many find it far from easy to achieve. This book provides insights and understandings into the complexities of collaborative relationships so that individuals and groups can take constructive action to detect hindrances and attempt to overcome them.Table of ContentsPart I - Introduction:. Difficulties in working together; A relational approach to collaboration; Provision of help and helping relationships - Collaboration framework I; Primary collaboration; Secondary and participatory collaboration; Facework structures and the resource pool - Collaborative framwork II; Practitioners, carers and volunteers;. . Part II - Identity and boundaries:. The importance of identity and role; Working-identity and collaboration; Working-Identity - The defended position; Professional and agency identity - The separatist position; Province, domain and facework functions: Collaborative framework III - Developing collaborative practice; Working together - Towards a collaborative ethos; Consequences of institutional anxiety:. . Part III - Organisations and contexts:. The environment of collaborative care; The three collaborative frameworks.
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MW - Rutgers University Press Communities of Health Care Justice
Book SynopsisMakes a powerful ethical argument for treating communities as critical moral actors that play key roles in defining and upholding just health policy. Drawing together the key community dimensions of health care, and demonstrating their neglect in most prominent theories of health care justice, Charlene Galarneau postulates the ethical norms of community justice.Trade Review"This book should be required reading for every nurse and health care professional as well as anyone interested in improving health care in the US… Highly recommended." * Choice *"Galarneau addresses an important issue often missing from theories of health justice and provides a unique and novel perspective. Communities of Health Care Justice is both clear and comprehensive in its scope." -- Audrey R. Chapman * Healey Professor of Medical Ethics and Humanities, University of Connecticut School of Medicine *"Communities of Health Care Justice is vital reading for all who see health care as something more meaningful than a bone in a partisan dog-fight. Galarneau’s deeply thoughtful book elevates communities to a place they have rarely been granted but certainly merit-- the heart of health policy discourse." -- Mark Schlesinger * Professor of Health Policy, Yale University *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1Health Care as a Community Good 2Communities Obscured: Liberal Theories of Healthcare Justice 3Communities Constrained: A Liberal Communitarian View 4Community Justice 5Community Justice in U.S. Health Policy Conclusion NotesBibliographyIndex
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Springer Publishing Company Understanding Diversity in Human Behavior and
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Routledge Developmental Play Assessment for Practitioners
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsTwelve sets of color coded coding sheets plus 2 sets of blank sheets.
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Cognella, Inc Social Work Policy Practice: Changing Our
Book SynopsisThe second edition of Social Work Policy Practice: Changing Our Community, Nation, and the World demystifies policymaking for social work students and demonstrates why policy practice is a critical dimension of social work. The text provides a comprehensive introduction to political advocacy, the political process, and how laws are enacted to inspire social work students to enter the field with a mind for political advocacy and social justice.The book is divided into three parts. In Part I, students learn a brief history of social welfare legislation in the United States and the role of social workers in policy development. Part II provides concrete information on how policies become law. It includes an overview of the levels and branches of government, in-depth descriptions of the policy change process, and various strategies advocates employ to enact change. Part III consists of real-world stories of advocates and advocacy organizations that have attempted to change policies on behalf of vulnerable populations.This edition includes up-to-date information regarding policy issues in child welfare, aging, healthcare, mental health, poverty and income equality, rights for racial minorities, and immigration. New material addresses policy issues pertaining to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and the #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter social movements.Engaging and accessible, Social Work Policy Practice is an ideal resource for courses that introduce policymaking to students of social work.Trade ReviewExcellent social welfare policy text for undergraduate social work majors: up-to-date, readable, and includes valuable information on social welfare history, values, diversity, advocacy, and fields of practice." —John C. Rife, MSW, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Greensboro"Social Work Policy Practice by Jessica Ritter is a timely, relevant, and applied social welfare policy practice textbook which will help train future social workers in the important work of social change." —LeaAnne DeRigne, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work, Florida Atlantic University"Dr. Ritter has a way of making social work policy come alive. Her quality of writing and ease of reading makes students feel an increased confidence and understanding while gaining valuable insight to multiple aspects of policy practice." —Scott W. Gaffney, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Southeastern University"Ritter provides an engaging, thorough, and passionate look at social welfare policy, with an emphasis on advocacy efforts. This is truly a text devoted to policy as it relates to social and economic justice." —John Quinton Hodges, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work, University of North Alabama"A contemporary analysis of important issues and policies impacting social workers that can easily be adopted for many other fields including human development, psychology, sociology, criminal justice, and education." —Mary H. Garcia, Instructor of Human Development, Washington State University
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Canadian Scholars Emerging Perspectives on Anti-Oppressive Practice
Book SynopsisThis book consists of 27 chapters developed from papers originally delivered at a recent conference at the University of Toronto on anti-oppressive practice in social work. Dr. Shera has gathered expert contributors to discuss, define, and analyse theories of social work practice, pedagogical issues, fieldwork practice, models of education of social work practitioners, and current critical issues. These selected conference papers lay the groundwork for anti-oppressive practice in a way that will generate discussion and inspire researchers and practitioners.Table of Contents Introduction: Anti-Oppressive Practice: Emerging Perspectives and Future Challenges - Wes Shera Section 1: Theoretical Perspectives Chapter 1: Theorizing Social Exclusion: Determinants, Mechanisms, Dimensions, Forms, and Acts of Resistance - Luann Good Gingrich Chapter 2: Margins as Centres: A Theory of Social Inclusion in Anti-Oppressive Social Work - Rick Sin and Miu Chun Yan Chapter 3: Race, Class, and Gender in the Everyday Talk of Social Workers: The Ways We Limit the Possibilities for Radical Practice - Donna Baines Chapter 4: Structural Social Work as Seen from an Aboriginal Perspective - Cyndy Baskin Chapter 5: Cultural Diversity in Social Work Practice: Where Are We Now and What Are the Challenges in Addressing Issues of Justice and Oppression? - Connie H. Nelson and Dennis H. McPherson Section 2: Fields Of Practice Chapter 6: Child Welfare: AOP's Nemesis? - Gary C. Dumbrill Chapter 7: Services for Street Youth: Do They Reproduce, Contribute to, and Perpetuate Oppression? - Charis Romilly Chapter 8: ""Meaningful"" Participation and Governance: Lessons from Visible Minority Parents Using Child Care - Evelyn Ferguson Chapter 9: Inclusion by Design: The Challenge for Social Work in Workplace Accommodation for People with Disabilities - Donald R. Leslie, Kaye Leslie, and Michelle Murphy Chapter 10: Communities That Foster Diverse Modes of Existence Versus Societies Based on Control: A PHenomenological Approach to Improve the Deinstitutionalization Process - Alain Beaulieu Chapter 11: Anti-Oppressive Practice with Older Adults: A Feminist Post-structural Perspective - Deborah O'Connor Section 3: Critical Issues Chapter 12: Social Work Identity and Purpose: Real or Imagined? - Ken Barber Chapter 13: Narrative Therapy: Reifying or Challenging Dominant Discourse - Catrina Brown Chapter 14: Reconceptualizing Empathy for Anti-Oppressive, Culturally Competent Practice - Janet L. Clark Chapter 15: Seeking Cultural Competence: What Is It, How Do You Develop It, and How Do You Know When You've Got It? - Charmaine C. Williams Chapter 16: Listening to the Voices of Service Participants in Child Protective Services, Children's Mental Health, and Psychotherapy - Marshall Fine, Sally Palmer, and Nick Coady Chapter 17: A Community Approach to Combating Racism - Roopchand Seebaran Chapter 18: Community Practice in the Internet Age - Steven F. Hick Chapter 19: The Right to Food: An Essential Element in a Successful War against Terrorism - William H. Simpson Whitaker Section 4: Social Work Education Chapter 20: Controversies, Tensions, and Contradictions: Anti-Oppression and Social Justice in the Social Work Curriculum - Judy Hughes, Shirley Chau, Pamela James, and Steven Sherman Chapter 21: Beyond the Role Play: Alternative Teaching Methods in an Anti-Oppression Classroom - Samantha Wehbi Chapter 22: Understanding Multiple Oppressions and How They Impact the Person Requesting Assistance - Gilles Tremblay Chapter 23: Principles and Practices of Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy as Represented by Dr. Terry Swice - Carolyn Campbell Chapter 24: Are We Ready to Take a Stand? Education about Heterosexism - Fostering Anti-Oppressive Practice - Mike Woodford and Leslie Bella Chapter 25: Critical Issues in Field Instruction: Empowerment Principles and Issues of Power and Control - Jeanne Bertrand Finch, Jean Bacon, Donna Klassen, and Betty-Jean Wrase Chapter 26: Promoting Anti-Oppressive Social Work Education: The University of Calgary's Access Learning Circle Model - Michael Kim Zapf, William Pelech, Betty Bastien, Ralph Bodoy, Jeannine Carriere, and Gail Zuk Chapter 27: Managing Institutional Practices to Promote and Strengthen Diversity: One School's Journey - Nancy MacDonald, Wanda Thomas-Bernard, Carolyn Campbell, Jeanne Fay, Judy MacDonald, and Brenda Richard
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Brookes Publishing Co Assessment of Parenting Competency in Mothers
Book SynopsisThis book guides professionals through the process of evaluating whether a mother with a major mental illness is at risk for maltreating her child.Children of parents with a major mental illness are at a high risk for both emotional disorders and developmental delays. However, attachment theory holds that the bonds of love between parent and child are among the most powerful indicators of future emotional health. Assessing when a parent poses a significant risk to her children is fraught with problems: there are few instruments that look at psychological functioning as it relates to parenting skills, the observation of a parent in multiple contexts is extremely difficult, there are differences in childrearing practices across cultures, and many instruments tend to focus on parenting deficits rather than strengths, just to name a few.This book provides a comprehensive overview about how to evaluate whether a mother with a mental illness is able to safely care for her children. The book synthesizes the research about psychiatric disorders and parenting and outlines eight principles for sound assessment methodology. It provides a step-by-step description of a parenting evaluation, including assessment of the parent's capabilities, the examination of the child's needs, and consideration of the social factors in the relationship. The book also includes numerous clinical vignettes drawn from the author's experiences.
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John Blake Publishing Ltd Against All Odds: Abandoned as a Baby, Survivor
Book SynopsisAbandoned at two weeks old, Paul came of age in the infamous St Leonard's Children's Home in East London. The children there were routinely abused, often over the course of many years. All were underfed and unloved and told that they would amount to nothing. Angry and frustrated, Paul channelled his rage into boxing - but when an accident shattered his ambition to turn professional, he found his true calling and became a successful trainer, even working as a consultant on the pilots for a top model's fitness video. Paul has now finally found peace and fulfilment beyond anything he could have imagined all those years ago: he is happily married with two children and, through his work, he helps to heal broken bodies, build confidence and transform lives. But he will never forget his past and the unnecessary victims of a broken society...
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