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Rutgers University Press Building Financial Empowerment for Survivors of
Book SynopsisEach year, millions of women throughout the world experience violence and abuse at the hands of their intimate partner. Abusers coercively control them by using a variety of tactics ranging from physical or sexual violence to emotional or psychological abuse. An additional tactic often used includes financial abuse in which the abuser controls the money in the family, exploits the victim’s financial standing, and interrupts her efforts to be self-sufficient. The impact of financial abuse can leave women financially trapped in the relationship with limited financial management skills, knowledge, or self-confidence. Indeed, survivors often mention financial barriers as a top reason for keeping them trapped by the abuser in the relationship. Curiously, little of the research on domestic violence has sought to either fully understand the impact of financial abuse or to determine which intervention strategies are most effective for the financial empowerment of survivors. Building Financial Empowerment for Survivors of Domestic Violence aims to address this critical knowledge gap by providing those who work with survivors of domestic violence with practical knowledge on how to empower the financial well-being and stability of survivors. Specifically, every practitioner, human service provider, criminal justice practitioner, financial manager, and corporate supervisor should be screening the women they encounter for economic abuse, and when such abuse is found, they should work with the women toward developing financial safety plans and refer survivors to financial empowerment programs to assist survivors to become free from abuse.Trade Review"At a time when high inflation is having a devastating impact, particularly on single-parent families, and the threat of a recession looms, this book could not be more timely. It alerts us to the need to respond not only to the emotional needs of IPV victims and their children but also to the fact that escape and healing are not possible without a sound financial footing and the economic resources necessary to survive and thrive." -- Claire M. Renzetti * Judi Conway Patton Endowed Chair for Studies of Violence Against Women, University of Kentucky *"This book is a well-needed and superbly crafted volume in the field of domestic violence. It should be widely read, and its lessons put into practice by those who are involved in services and advocacy for survivors of this violence. Financial empowerment needs to be embedded into these services and this book should be on the bookshelf in every shelter and in all the libraries for academics and students alike." -- Louise Simmons * co-editor of Igniting Justice and Progressive Power: The Partnership for Working Families Cities *"At a time when high inflation is having a devastating impact, particularly on single-parent families, and the threat of a recession looms, this book could not be more timely. It alerts us to the need to respond not only to the emotional needs of IPV victims and their children but also to the fact that escape and healing are not possible without a sound financial footing and the economic resources necessary to survive and thrive." -- Claire M. Renzetti * Judi Conway Patton Endowed Chair for Studies of Violence Against Women, University of Kentucky *"This book is a well-needed and superbly crafted volume in the field of domestic violence. It should be widely read, and its lessons put into practice by those who are involved in services and advocacy for survivors of this violence. Financial empowerment needs to be embedded into these services and this book should be on the bookshelf in every shelter and in all the libraries for academics and students alike." -- Louise Simmons * co-editor of Igniting Justice and Progressive Power: The Partnership for Working Families Cities *Table of Contents List of Abbreviations Introduction 1 What Is Financial Abuse? 2 Impact of Financial Abuse 3 What Is Financial Empowerment? 4 Current Practices on Financially Empowering Survivors 5 Specific Strategies on How to Financially Empower Survivors: A Practitioner PerspectiveJolynn Woehrer 6 Call for Action 7 The Future of Financial Empowerment Acknowledgments Notes References Index
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Rutgers University Press Global Child: Children and Families Affected by
Book SynopsisArmed conflicts continue to wreak havoc on children and families around the world with profound effects. In 2017, 420 million children—nearly one in five—were living in conflict-affected areas, an increase in 30 million from the previous year. The recent surge in war-induced migration, referred to as a “global refugee crisis” has made migration a highly politicized issue, with refugee populations and host countries facing unique challenges. We know from research related to asylum seeking families that it is vital to think about children and families in relation to what it means to stay together, what it means for parents to be separated from their children, and the kinds of everyday tensions that emerge in living in dangerous, insecure, and precarious circumstances. In Global Child, the authors draw on what they have learned through their collaborative undertakings, and highlight the unique features of participatory, arts-based, and socio-ecological approaches to studying war-affected children and families, demonstrating the collective strength as well as the limitations and ethical implications of such research. Building on work across the Global South and the Global North, this book aims to deepen an understanding of their tri-pillared approach, and the potential of this methodology for contributing to improved practices in working with war-affected children and their families.Trade Review"Global Child is a gift. It enables the reader to see and understand what ecological, participatory, ethical, and collaborative work looks like; and it makes me hopeful for research, practice, and policy in contexts of conflict and migration that embodies the listening, unlearning, and re-envisioning that this book illuminates."— Sarah Dryden-Peterson, Author of Right Where We Belong: How Refugee Teachers and Students Are Changing the Future of Education "Global Child, skillfully edited by Denov, Mitchell, and Rabiau, is a richly textured collection that highlights the impact of war, displacement, and migration on children and families worldwide. The compelling use of participatory, arts-based research makes visible the courage, integrity, and creativity of both researchers and participants alike. Their difficult knowledge needs to be widely shared in the Global North and the Global South."— Bonny Norton, Author of Identity and Language Learning "Global Child is a gift. It enables the reader to see and understand what ecological, participatory, ethical, and collaborative work looks like; and it makes me hopeful for research, practice, and policy in contexts of conflict and migration that embodies the listening, unlearning, and re-envisioning that this book illuminates."— Sarah Dryden-Peterson, Author of Right Where We Belong: How Refugee Teachers and Students Are Changing the Future of Educat "Global Child, skillfully edited by Denov, Mitchell, and Rabiau, is a richly textured collection that highlights the impact of war, displacement, and migration on children and families worldwide. The compelling use of participatory, arts-based research makes visible the courage, integrity, and creativity of both researchers and participants alike. Their difficult knowledge needs to be widely shared in the Global North and the Global South."— Bonny Norton, Author of Identity and Language LearningTable of Contents1 A Tri-pillared Approach to Studying Children and Families Affected by War, Migration, and Displacement Myriam Denov, Claudia Mitchell, and Marjorie Rabiau PART I: SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL APPROACHES 2 Unlearn and Deconstruct to Collaboratively Build a Sense of Well-Being around Children Affected by War: A Family and Community Approach Marjorie Rabiau, Myriam Denov, and Karen Paul 3 A Case for Preservice Teachers Reflexively Engaging in Work with War-Affected Children in Canadian Schools Nagui Demian and Claudia Mitchell 4 The Thunder of War Is Much Less Heard: Engaging Young People and Older Adults to Restore Social Cohesion in the Midst of Crisis in Eastern Ukraine Karen Paul, Inka Weissbecker, Katie Mullins, and Andrew Jones 5 Best Practices for Children and Their Families in Postconflict Settings: A Culturally Informed, Strength-Based Family Therapy Model Sharon Bond and Jaswant Guzder PART II: PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES 6 Navigating Participatory Research with Children Affected by Armed Conflict: Conceptual, Methodological, and Ethical Concerns Neil Bilotta, Maya Fennig, Myriam Denov, Alusine Bah, and Ines Marchand 7 The Right to Be Heard in Research: Participatory Research Ethics in Kakuma Refugee Camp Neil Bilotta and Myriam Denov 8 Ethical Tensions in Participatory Research with Queer Young People from Refugee Backgrounds: Critiquing a Code of Ethics EJ Milne, Churnjeet Mahn, Mayra Guzman, Farhio Ahmed, and Anonymous Members of RX 9 An Arts-Based Participatory Approach to Research with Migrant Young People in South Africa Glynis Clacherty and Thea Shahrokh PART III: ARTS-BASED APPROACHES 10 Arts-Based Approaches Research Innovations in Work with War-Affected Children and Youth: A Synthesis Warren Linds, Miranda D’amico, Myriam Denov, Claudia Mitchell, and Meaghan Shevell 11 Creative Arts Therapies in School-Based Interventions with Children and Youth Affected by War Miranda D’amico 12 Drawing to Be Seen and Heard: A Critical Analysis of Girls’ Drawings in Three Refugee Camps Fatima Khan 13 Young People with Refugee Experiences as Authors and Artists of Picture Books April Mandrona, EJ Milne, Thea Shahrokh, Michaelina Jakala, Mateja Celestina, Leesa Hamilton, and Claudia Mitchell Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Index
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Rutgers University Press When Are You Coming Home?: How Young Children
Book SynopsisAs the United States approaches its 50th year of mass incarceration, more children than ever before have experienced the incarceration of a parent. The vast majority of incarceration occurs in locally operated jails and disproportionately impacts families of color, those experiencing poverty, and rural households. However, we are only beginning to understand the various ways in which children cope with the incarceration of a parent – particularly the coping of young children who are most at risk for the adversity and also the most detrimentally impacted. When Are You Coming Home? helps answer questions about how young ones are faring when a parent is incarcerated in jail. Situated within a resilience model of development, the book presents findings related to children’s stress, family relationships, health, home environments, and visit experiences through the eyes of the children and families. This humanizing, social justice-oriented approach discusses the paramount need to support children and their families before, during, and after a parent’s incarceration while the country simultaneously grapples with strategies of reform and decarceration. Trade Review“When Are You Coming Home? illuminates some of the reasons or pathways through which parental incarceration influences children. The research base is sound and accessible; there is a lot to like about this book.” -- Holly Foster * professor of sociology and chancellor EDGES fellow, Texas A&M University *“When Are You Coming Home? presents scientific evidence in an accessible format to a broad audience. The case studies are thought-provoking, and the data adds significantly to the literature.” -- Beth Gifford * associate public policy research professor, Duke University *Table of Contents Foreword Preface 1 A National Tragedy: Introduction to Children with Incarcerated Parents 2 “Is Daddy Getting Taken Away?”: Parental Arrest and Family Separation 3 “Look, It’s My Family Together!”: Family Relationships during Parental Incarceration 4“We’re Still Working on It”: Children’s Health and Development 5 “Just Temporary”: Caregiving and Children’s Home Environments 6 “It Is So Good to Hug You!”: Visiting and Other Forms of Parent-Child Contact 7 “Da-Da Gonna Play with Me Soon!”: Reintegration for Incarcerated Parents 8 Opportunities for Growth: Resilience and Its Implications for Intervention and Policy Appendix A: Study Methods Appendix B: Study Measures Acknowledgments Glossary References Notes on Contributors Index
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Memorial University Press Families, Mobility, and Work
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Towards a Natural Social Contract: Transformative
Book SynopsisThis open access book is a 2022 Nautilus Gold Medal winner in the category "World Cultures' Transformational Growth & Development". It states that the societal fault lines of our times are deeply intertwined and that they confront us with challenges affecting the security, fairness and sustainability of our societies. The author, Prof. Dr. Patrick Huntjens, argues that overcoming these existential challenges will require a fundamental shift from our current anthropocentric and economic growth-oriented approach to a more ecocentric and regenerative approach. He advocates for a Natural Social Contract that emphasizes long-term sustainability and the general welfare of both humankind and planet Earth. Achieving this crucial balance calls for an end to unlimited economic growth, overconsumption and over-individualisation for the benefit of ourselves, our planet, and future generations. To this end, sustainability, health, and justice in all social-ecological systems will require systemic innovation and prioritizing a collective effort. The Transformative Social-Ecological Innovation (TSEI) framework presented in this book serves that cause. It helps to diagnose and advance innovation and spur change across sectors, disciplines, and at different levels of governance. Altogether, TSEI identifies intervention points and formulates jointly developed and shared solutions to inform policymakers, administrators, concerned citizens, and professionals dedicated towards a more sustainable, healthy and just society. A wide readership of students, researchers, practitioners and policy makers interested in social innovation, transition studies, development studies, social policy, social justice, climate change, environmental studies, political science and economics will find this cutting-edge book particularly useful.“As a sustainability transition researcher, I am truly excited about this book. Two unique aspects of the book are that it considers bigger transformation issues (such as societies’ relationship with nature, purpose and justice) than those studied in transition studies and offers analytical frameworks and methods for taking up the challenge of achieving change on the ground.”- Prof. Dr. René Kemp, United Nations University and Maastricht Sustainability InstituteTable of ContentsPart I – The quest for a natural social contract.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Sustainability transition: quest for a new social contract.- 3.Towards a natural social contract.- Part II – Theories and concepts.- 4. Conceptual background of Transformative Social-Ecological Innovation.- Part III – A Research and Innovation Agenda.- 5. Analytical instruments for studying TSEI.- 6. Transition to a sustainable and healthy agri-food system.- 7. Governance of urban sustainability transitions.- Bibliography.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Social Policy, Service Users and Carers: Lived
Book SynopsisThis textbook provides a greater understanding of the lived effect that social policies have on service users and carers. While service user and carer involvement has become more and more prominent in social policy over recent years, it is rarely the case that the perspectives of service users and carers goes beyond consultation to truly meaningful involvement and co-production. This book is unique in that it has ten substantive co-produced chapters with service users and carers who have direct lived experiences of social policies. The chapters include lived experiences of direct payments, domestic violence and abuse, looked after children, being a foster carer, receiving long term health and social care, welfare to work, mental health, the transition to leaving care and being a carer. The ground-breaking textbook draws on these lived experiences to highlight key lessons that are relevant to social policy, and will provide an impetus towards changes to make such polices better support service users and carers. We hope that this book will inspire academics, policy makers, students and practitioners but, most importantly, it will encourage service users and carers to come forward with their own narratives to further shape social policy.Table of Contents1. Introduction, Clive Sealey, Peter Unwin and Joy Fillingham.- 2. Co-production: Rationale, Processes and Application to this Book, Clive Sealey, Peter Unwin and Joy Fillingham.- 3. Living with Care Orders: Turning Pain into Passion - Francesca Crozier-Roche (Co-produced with Joy Fillingham).- 4. Improving Transitions for Independence to Adulthood for Care Leavers - Charles English-Peach (Co-produced by Clive Sealey).- 5. The Realities of Fostering in a Flawed System - Vivienne Tongue (Co-produced with Joy Fillingham).- 6. Benefits and Employment Support for Vulnerable and Disabled People - Joanne*, Becki Meakin and Jon Powton (Co-produced with Peter Unwin).- 7. Living with Long-Term Disability and Care – a Perspective on the Adequacy of Provision and Areas for Improvement - Julia Smith (Co-produced with Clive Sealey).- 8. Direct Payments: Rationalising, Processes and Improving- Mark Lynes (Co-produced with Clive Sealey).- 9. Children in Need/Looked After Children: Analysing the Adequacy of the Care System - Shereese Cooper and Dorothy*(Co-produced with Clive Sealey).- 10. Mental Health: Services and Struggles - Chantele Harvey-Head (Co-produced with Joy Fillingham).- 11. Lived Experiences of Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence - Janine*, Eva* and David Gowar (Co-produced with Peter Unwin).- 12. Informal Carers and Caring - Christine Ransome-Wallis, Bob Conner and Barbara Pugh (Co-produced with Peter Unwin).- 13. Social Policy, Service Users and Carers: Proposals for Improving Policy and Practice.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Rethinking Feminist Theories for Social Work
Book SynopsisFeminist social work has clear goals to expose and critically analyse gendered power as a dynamic, historic, and structural concept embedded in our world, and to mobilise and take social action to challenge that power. This is integral to a commitment to the core values of the social work profession, which include a commitment to human rights, social justice and professional integrity. This edited collection brings a range of academic and practitioner scholarship to centre feminist theories, values and knowledge as they apply to social work practice, theory and education. It engages with feminist thinking to re-emphasise and refocus the centrality of gender and its intersections with other axes of identities such as social class, race, disability, sexuality and age, for understanding and analysing social work practice. This collection is a timely reminder of what feminist inquiry has to offer social work to successfully address contemporary challenges and is applicable to practitioners, scholars, educators, students and other key care professionals and policy makers.Table of Contents1. Rethinking Feminist Theories for Social Work Practice.- Part I: Feminist Theories for New Challenges in Social Work.- 2. Feminisms: Controversy, Contestation and Challenge.- 3. Feminist and Empowerment Theory and Practice: A Powerful Alliance.- 4. Feminist Research and Practice: Reorienting a Politic for Social Work.- 5. A Pedagogy of Our Own: Feminist Social Work in the Academy.- 6. Collaborative Autoethnography for Feminist Research.- Part II: Feminisms and Intersectionalities.- 7. Afrocentric Feminism and Ubuntu-Led Social Work Practice in an African Context.- 8. Tears of Shame: Sri Lankan Mothers Negotiating Experiences of Caregiving and Disability.- 9. Voices of Syrian Refugee Women in Jordan Living with Exacerbated Gender-Based Violence During COVID-19: Conceptualizing a Feminist Perspective for Social Work.- 10. The Transformative Potential of Transfeminist Social Work Practice.- 11. Exploring the Intersection of Queer Disability as Life Story: A Feminist Narrative Approach to Social Work Research and Practice.- 12. Invisible Women: Critical Perspectives on Social Work and Gender in Later Life.- Part III: Gender in Social Work Practice.- 13. Using Sex Worker Feminisms in Practice to Promote a Peer-Based Methodology; Exploring Personal and Professional Identities in a Research Alliance Centring Sex Worker Lived Experience.- 14. Does Feminist Social Work Practice Need Time? Gender, Parenting and Changing Times for Social Work.- 15. Lesbian Parenting: Rebellious or Conformist?.- 16. Child Sexual Exploitation, Victim Blaming or Rescuing: Negotiating a Feminist Perspective on the Way Forward.- 17. Social Work Men as a Feminist Issue.- 18. A Relational Approach to Work with Couples Where Men Have Been Violent Towards Women: Feminist Dilemmas and Contributions to Social Work Practice.- 19. Feminist Perspectives on Social Work Leadership.
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Springer International Publishing AG Black Men’s Health: A Strengths-Based Approach
Book SynopsisNow more than ever there is a need to focus on Black men's health in higher education and ensure that future practitioners are trained to ethically and culturally serve this historically oppressed community. This textbook provides practical insight and knowledge that prepare students to work with Black men and their families from a strengths-based and social justice lens. There is a dearth in the literature that discusses the prioritization of Black men’s health within the context of how they are viewed by societal approaches to engage them in research, and health programming aimed at increasing their participation in health services to decrease their morbidity and mortality rates. Much of the extant literature is over 10 years old and doesn't account for social determinants of health, perceptions of health status, as well as social justice implications that can affect the health outcomes of this historically oppressed population including structural and systemic racism as well as police brutality and gun violence.The book's 13 chapters represent a diversity of thought and perspectives of experts reflective of various disciplines and are organized in four sections: Part I - Racial Disparities and Black Men Part II - Black Masculinity Part III - Black Men in Research Part IV - Social Justice Implications for Black Men's Health Black Men’s Health serves as a core text across multiple disciplines and can be utilized in undergraduate- and graduate-level curriculums. It equips students and educators in social work, nursing, public health, and other helping professions with the knowledge and insight that can be helpful in their future experiences of working with Black men or men from other marginalized racial/ethnic groups and their families/social support systems. Scholars, practitioners, and academics in these disciplines, as well as community-based organizations who provide services to Black men and their families, state agencies, and evaluation firms with shared interests also would find this a useful resource.Table of ContentsPart I - Racial Disparities and Black Men Chapter 1 Modern Epidemiological Impacts on Black Men’s Health: Using a Social Justice-Oriented Analysis Raymond Adams Chapter 2 Black Men and Healthy Together: Self-Management of Chronic Disease and Behavioral Health Everlina Sterling, Vanessa Robinson-Dooley, Carol Collard, , and Tyler Collette Chapter 3 Positionality and Unpacking Current Perspectives on Black Male Health Towards Transformative Action Brian Culp Part II - Black Masculinity Chapter 4 Beyond Moving the Ball in Youth Sports: Making the Case for Mental Health for Black Youth Vanessa Robinson-Dooley Chapter 5 The Psychological Colonization of Black Masculinity: Decolonizing Mainstream Psychology for White Allies Working in Mental Health with Black Men Hans Skott-Myhre and Kathleen Skott-Myhre Chapter 6 Black Masculinity Remixed Troy Harden and John Zeigler Chapter 7 Building a Movement with Black Men: Culture Is the Key Jerry Watson and Gregory Washington Part III - Black Men in Research Chapter 8 Asserting Voice: Navigating Service Delivery and Community Resources Jennifer A. Wade-Berg Chapter 9 “The Talk” Revisited: Expanding the Conversation with Black Males in Trauma Kara Beckett Chapter 10 Innovative Strategies to Engage Black Men in Research Quienton L. Nichols Part IV - Social Justice Implications for Black Men's Health Chapter 11 Social Justice and Black Men’s Health Shonda K. Lawrence, Jerry Watson, Kristie Lipford, Nathaniel Currie, and Malik Cooper Chapter 12 Advocacy, Politics, and the Sporting World’s Response to Racial Unrest Dewey M. Clayton, Sharon D. Jones-Eversley and Sharon E. Moore Chapter 13 Social Justice Implications for Black Men’s Health: Policing Black Bodies Michael A. Robinson
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Springer International Publishing AG A Resilience-Enhancing Stress Model: A Social
Book SynopsisSocial work practice has evolved to meet the needs of the time, the problems that are present, and the knowledge and skills available. Given the more recent rapidly changing stressful environments, political, economic, demographic, sociocultural, and ideological change has affected how practice is defined. Now it is even more essential for there to be innovative theoretical concepts and intervention strategies to support current practice. This textbook addresses today’s context of social work practice that needs to deal with the complexity of personal and social relationships, the continuing historical flux of the times, and the constant anxiety or "threats and pulls" of daily life. The text is based on the idea that social work practice requires a research and theoretical base that allows practitioners to build on a client's ability to persist in the face of life's challenges and to proceed positively with life events. The Resilience-Enhancing Stress Model (RESM) is an outgrowth of the profession’s interest in strength-based person-environment approaches — grounded in generalist social work practice that offers a range of intervention practice methods with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. RESM was developed to provide the skill set for working with clients and constituencies across the individual-family-community configuration during times of distress. It also can be a welcomed addition to social work practice with people undertaking life transitions and overcoming disruption to individual, family, and community function. Topics explored include: An Evolving Resilience-Enhancing Stress Model Interviewing to Promote Resilience Among Marginalized Populations Co-creating a Grand Narrative: The Intersection of Individual, Family, and Community Practice Connecting Communal Living, Ecology, and Resilience A Resilience-Enhancing Stress Model: A Social Work Multisystemic Practice Approach is a timely text for human behavior and practice methods at the generalist or advanced generalist levels in social work. It can also be used at the doctoral level of social work education depending on the professor’s attention to the depth of theoretical concepts. Practitioners in the field may find the contents useful to their professional enrichment.Table of ContentsPart I RESM Research and Theoretical Background 1 Research-Informed Social Work Practice......................................................................... 1.1 Theoretical Background............................................................................................ 1.1.1 Risk and Resilience Theory........................................................................... 1.2 Methodology............................................................................................................. 1.2.1 Open-Ended Questionnaire........................................................................... 1.2.2 Diverse Sample.............................................................................................. 1.2.3 Demographics of Participants........................................................................ 1.2.4 Data Analysis................................................................................................. 1.3 Findings: Themes by Ecological Level..................................................................... 1.3.1 Societal Level: Oppression and Reconciliation............................................. 1.3.2 Sociocultural Level........................................................................................ 1.3.3 Interpersonal Level........................................................................................ 1.3.4 Personal Level............................................................................................... 1.4 Conclusion................................................................................................................. References............................................................................................................................. 2 An Evolving Resilience-Enhancing Stress Model............................................................. 2.1 Theoretical Background on Resilience...................................................................... 2.1.1 A Person–Environment Perspective.............................................................. 2.1.2 Theory in an Age of Uncertainty................................................................... 2.1.3 Resilience in an Age of Technology.............................................................. 2.1.4 Resilience in an Age of Social Division........................................................ 2.2 Theory and Model Development............................................................................... 2.2.1 Theory............................................................................................................ 2.2.2 Metatheory..................................................................................................... 2.3 Risk and Resilience Theory....................................................................................... 2.3.1 Philosophical Roots....................................................................................... 2.3.2 Concepts and Terms....................................................................................... 2.3.3 Theoretical Assumptions............................................................................... 2.3.4 Implications for Practice................................................................................ 2.4 Ecological Theory...................................................................................................... 2.4.1 Philosophical Roots....................................................................................... 2.4.2 Concepts and Terms....................................................................................... 2.4.3 Theoretical Assumptions............................................................................... 2.4.4 Implications for Practice................................................................................ 2.5 Systems Theory.......................................................................................................... 2.5.1 Philosophical Roots....................................................................................... 2.5.2 Concepts and Terms....................................................................................... 2.5.3 Theoretical Assumptions............................................................................... 2.5.4 Implications for Practice................................................................................ 2.6 Narrative Theory........................................................................................................ 2.6.1 Philosophical Roots....................................................................................... 2.6.2 Concepts and Terms....................................................................................... 2.6.3 Theoretical Assumptions............................................................................... 2.6.4 Implications for Practice................................................................................ 2.7 The RESM................................................................................................................. 2.8 Conclusion References............................................................................................................................. Part II The RESM Method: Narrative Interviewing 3 Interviewing: The Four Phases of the Resilience-Enhancing Stress Model................... 3.1 Developing Practitioner Readiness........................................................................... 3.1.1 Self-Awareness.............................................................................................. 3.1.2 Exercising Reflection.................................................................................... 3.1.3 Not Knowing................................................................................................. 3.1.4 Knowing-in-Action........................................................................................ 3.1.5 Self-Management........................................................................................... 3.2 Forms of Interviews................................................................................................... 3.2.1 Incorporating Traditional Social Work Interview Skills............................... 3.3 The RESM: A Client-Centered Interview................................................................. 3.3.1 Augmenting the Narrative Interview............................................................. 3.3.2 Conducting Culturally Sound Narrative Interviews...................................... 3.4 A Summary of an Interactive Four-Stage Process..................................................... 3.5 Engagement: An Interview in the Third Space......................................................... 3.5.1 Displaying Transparency and Anchored Understanding.............................. 3.6 Assessment: Cocreating a Narrative.......................................................................... 3.6.1 Defining Traditional Assessment.................................................................. 3.6.2 RESM Assessment........................................................................................ 3.7 Intervention: Narratives as a Preferred Story............................................................ 3.7.1 Incorporating Traditional Social Work Intervention..................................... 3.7.2 Applying RESM Interventions...................................................................... 3.7.3 Adopting Skills for Narrative Recreation...................................................... 3.8 Evaluation.................................................................................................................. 3.9 Conclusion References............................................................................................................................. 4 Interviewing to Promote Resilience Among Marginalized Populations......................... 4.1 Practitioner Readiness............................................................................................... 4.1.1 Addressing Difference, Stigma, Marginalization, and Power Differentials.. 4.2 Engagement............................................................................................................... 4.2.1 Cultivating Linguistic Skills.......................................................................... 4.2.2 Establishing a Dialogue Through Language................................................. 4.2.3 Forming a Third-Space Relationship............................................................. 4.2.4 Reaching an Anchored Understanding......................................................... 4.3 Assessment................................................................................................................ 4.3.1 Defining Culture............................................................................................ 4.3.2 Seeking Help................................................................................................. 4.4 RESM Assessment: Risk and Protective Factors...................................................... 4.5 Intervention............................................................................................................... 4.5.1 Intervening During the Four Phases of the RESM........................................ 4.5.2 Encouraging Youth Activism........................................................................ 4.6 Evaluation.................................................................................................................. 4.6.1 Making Choices............................................................................................. 4.6.2 Evaluating Client’s Resilient Behavioral Outcomes..................................... 4.7 Conclusion................................................................................................................. References............................................................................................................................. 5 Using the RESM Narrative Method to Map Assessment Content.................................. 5.1 Practitioner Readiness: Forming a Personal RESM Practice Approach................... 5.1.1 Choosing an Assessment Framework............................................................ 5.1.2 Developing an Assessment Plan.................................................................... 5.2 Assessment: Frameworks and Tools for Organizing the Life Story......................... 5.2.1 Exploring White’s Mapping of Narrative Practice........................................ 5.2.2 Applying Bronfenbrenner’s Model of Development.................................... 5.2.3 Exploring Greene’s Developmental Resilient Path....................................... 5.2.4 Applying Greene’s Risk-Protection and Resiliency Questionnaire.............. 5.2.5 Charting Greene’s P-E Dimensions: Questions and Prompts....................... 5.2.6 Alexander’s P-E Assessment Chart............................................................... 5.2.7 Alexander’s Risk and Protection Assessment Profile................................... 5.3 Intervention............................................................................................................... 5.3.1 Core Intervention Strategies.......................................................................... 5.4 Evaluation: Engaging in Self-Evaluation.................................................................. 5.5 Conclusion................................................................................................................. References............................................................................................................................. Part III RESM Multisystemic Applications 6 Co-creating a Grand Narrative: The Intersection of Individual, Family, and Community Practice............................................................................................................................................... 6.1 Practitioner Readiness............................................................................................... 6.2 Section I. Katie Referred........................................................................................... 6.2.1 Engagement................................................................................................... 6.2.2 RESM Assessment........................................................................................ 6.3 Section II. A Meeting With Katie’s Family............................................................... 6.3.1 Defining Family Practice............................................................................... 6.3.2 The Family as a System................................................................................. 6.3.3 Understanding System Change...................................................................... 6.3.4 An Interview With Katie’s Family................................................................ 6.3.5 Practice Example Analysis: Steps Taken...................................................... 6.4 Section III. Community Decline................................................................................ 6.4.1 Connecting Human Rights Violations to Chester Residents......................... 6.4.2 Practice Example Analysis: Steps Taken...................................................... 6.4.3 Grand Narrative Assessment Chart and Highlights....................................... 6.4.4 Risk and Protection Assessment Profile........................................................ 6.4.5 Interventions With Katie............................................................................... 6.4.6 Larger Scale Interventions With the Hill Family and Chester Community.. 6.5 Conclusion................................................................................................................. References............................................................................................................................. 7 Enhancing Resilience and Functioning Among Older Adults and Their Caregivers... 7.1 Traditional Caregiving as Care Sharing.................................................................... 7.2 Section I. John’s Competence as Functional Age..................................................... 7.2.1 Engagement................................................................................................... 7.2.2 Assessment.................................................................................................... 7.3 Section II. A Meeting With John’s Family................................................................ 7.3.1 Understanding the Family as a System......................................................... 7.3.2 Exploring Family Development.................................................................... 7.3.3 Appraising Family Meaning.......................................................................... 7.3.4 Family Engagement....................................................................................... 7.3.5 Assessing the Lewis Family’s Response to Adversity.................................. 7.4 Section III. Community Social Supports................................................................... 7.4.1 Practice Example Analysis: Steps Taken...................................................... 7.4.2 Grand Narrative Assessment Chart and Highlights....................................... 7.4.3 Risk and Protection Assessment Profile........................................................ 7.4.4 Traditional Interventions............................................................................... 7.4.5 Intervention................................................................................................... 7.4.6 Evaluation...................................................................................................... 7.5 Conclusion................................................................................................................. References............................................................................................................................. 8 Fostering Resilience Among Returning Military Personnel and Their Families.......... 8.1 Section I. Family Adjustment................................................................................... 8.1.1 Practitioner Readiness................................................................................... 8.1.2 Engagement................................................................................................... 8.1.3 Assessment: Mapping Family Concerns....................................................... 8.1.4 A Military Family’s Developmental Path..................................................... 8.1.5 Assessment Risk and Protection Profile........................................................ 8.1.6 Family Intervention....................................................................................... 8.2 Section II. Group Processes....................................................................................... 8.2.1 Practitioner Readiness................................................................................... 8.2.2 Engagement................................................................................................... 8.2.3 Assessment.................................................................................................... 8.2.4 Group Intervention........................................................................................ 8.2.5 Evaluation...................................................................................................... 8.3 Conclusion................................................................................................................. References............................................................................................................................. 9 Resilience Practice Strategies for Urbanized Societies..................................................... 9.1 Practitioner Readiness............................................................................................... 9.1.1 Defining Urban Resilience............................................................................. 9.1.2 Outlining the Development Field.................................................................. 9.1.3 Distinguishing Cities, Communities, and Neighborhoods............................ 9.2 Engagement: Making Contacts................................................................................. 9.2.1 Identifying and Recruiting Stakeholders....................................................... 9.2.2 Developing Trust, Transparency, and a Community Vision......................... 9.2.3 Practice Example Analysis: Steps Taken...................................................... 9.3 Assessment................................................................................................................ 9.3.1 Beginning a Community Assessment............................................................ 9.3.2 Achieving a RESM Community Assessment................................................ 9.3.3 Assessment Profile........................................................................................ 9.3.4 Miami-Dade Community Person–Environment Chart.................................. 9.3.5 Risk and Protection Assessment Profile........................................................ 9.4 Intervention............................................................................................................... 9.4.1 Exploring Global Resilience Initiatives......................................................... 9.4.2 Examining a RESM Community Practice Intervention................................ 9.4.3 Reconstructing a Community Grand Narrative............................................. 9.5 Evaluation.................................................................................................................. 9.6 Conclusion................................................................................................................. References............................................................................................................................. 10 Connecting Communal Living, Ecology, and Resilience................................................. 10.1 Practitioner Readiness............................................................................................... 10.1.1 Acquiring Assumptions and Terms............................................................... 10.1.2 Sustainability................................................................................................. 10.2 Engagement............................................................................................................... 10.2.1 Practice Example Analysis: Steps Taken...................................................... 10.3 Assessment................................................................................................................ 10.3.1 Lake Hula and Bronfenbrenner’s Human Development Framework............ 10.3.2 Lake Hula and Greene’s Developmental Resilient Path............................... 10.3.3 Grand Narrative Assessment Chart and Highlights....................................... 10.3.4 Risk and Protection Assessment Profile........................................................ 10.4 Intervention............................................................................................................... 10.4.1 Environmental Activism................................................................................ 10.4.2 Work in International Organizations............................................................. 10.5 Evaluation.................................................................................................................. 10.6 Conclusion: Combating Ecological Systems Risks................................................... References............................................................................................................................. 11 Using the RESM in Work With Forced Migrants............................................................ 11.1 Forced Migration....................................................................................................... 11.2 Practitioner Readiness: Forming a Personal RESM Practice Approach................... 11.3 Engagement............................................................................................................... 11.3.1 Achieving Anchored Client Understanding.................................................. 11.4 Assessment................................................................................................................ 11.4.1 Examining the Developmental Resilient Path............................................... 11.4.2 Applying Bronfenbrenner’s Model of Development.................................... 11.4.3 Grand Narrative Assessment Chart and Highlights....................................... 11.4.4 Risk and Protection Assessment Profile........................................................ 11.5 Intervention............................................................................................................... 11.5.1 Constructing Meaning-Making...................................................................... 11.5.2 Externalizing Problems.................................................................................. 11.5.3 Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Story............................................... 11.6 Evaluation: Engaging in Self-Management............................................................... 11.7 Conclusion................................................................................................................. References............................................................................................................................. Epilogue: An Assessment by a Master Practitioner at an Inordinately Stressful Critical Event Practitioner Readiness for Acute Critical Events.................................................................. Increasing Client Agency.......................................................................................... Practice Example Analysis: Steps Taken.................................................................. References............................................................................................................................. Appendix.......................................................................................................................................... Skill Dictionary...................................................................................................................... Glossary of Terms.................................................................................................................. Index. ...............................................................................................................................................
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Springer International Publishing AG Remaking Social Work for the New Global Era
Book SynopsisFuture social work practice requires a holistic framework to deal effectively with the great social and economic disruptions of this unprecedented time. Innovation and creativity are indispensable to empowering social workers and social service organizations to make an impact on the lives of people and societies in today's world. This book provides a range of innovative practices of social work drawing from alternate theories and with a global orientation. It is forward-looking with a focus on social resilience, social inclusion and recovery. Using a strengths perspective, discussions in the chapters provide useful insights in restructuring social life and social services at the individual as well as community and societal levels for meeting the challenges of a new global era.The chapters draw on the experiences of the authors in their academic and practice engagements and focus on a variety of arenas of social work education and practice to enrich the understanding of the present and future of the field. Authors discuss theoretical and conceptual models to review social work education and practice of engaging in a fast-changing global era and complex contexts. Topics explored include: New Era for Social Work in the Global Future Remaking Social Work by Applying an Anti-oppressive Lens Vulnerability and Resilience of Refugee Women and Children Critical Green Social Work as Futuristic Social Work Practice Globalisation and the Future of Social Work Practice and Education Equipping Social Workers for a New Global Era Remaking Social Work for the New Global Era is an essential resource to inform practice, enrich teaching, and direct future research for social work academics, researchers, educators, students, and field supervisors, as well as social care, social work and social service practitioners in both clinical and policy settings. The book also would be of interest to mental health and community professionals in various practice contexts across the globe. Table of ContentsForeword by Annamaria Campanini, IASSW PresidentForeword by Sang-Mok Suh, ICSW PresidentPrefaceAcknowledgementsAbout the Editors and ContributorsPart I: Tracing the Contours of the New EraChapter 1: New Era for Social Work in the Global Future By Ngoh Tiong TAN, Professor Singapore University of Social Sciences, Treasurer, IASSW, former Vice President (AP) IFSW This lead chapter sets the framework for the book recounting what the global means for the future of social work practice. Starting from global trends and issues and the worldwide social-economic disruptions, the chapter suggests that social work needs to transform itself to be relevant and futuristic. Riding on the tide of various revolutions, is the way towards the new revolution for social work as a disruptive force in the changing contexts. It needs also to change and disrupt itself towards decolonization and indigenization along with innovations in social service delivery and education and centering on core values, skills and competencies. Resilience and adaptability are key dimensions of a responsive profession like social work in a fast-changing world. The authors underscore the relevance of ethics and human relationships as key elements in sustaining the profession for the future. Chapter 2: Social Work and Social Development Challenges to the COVID-19 Pandemic By Leila Patel, Professor of Social Development Studies and the South African Research in Welfare and Social This chapter provides an overview of social development strategies and social work responses to mitigate the human costs of the Covid-19 pandemic. Three responses were reviewed: social protection polices, humanitarian relief and mutual aid and social solidarity including civil society responses and the impact of the pandemic on social workers and service delivery. The findings show that there was an exponential expansion of social protection policies in all countries. While government provision was expansive, other non-state social arrangements were crucial to the response. The pandemic has also accelerated the use of technology in service and opened new lines of enquiry for social work research and in education and training. While social work services are better integrated with social protection in some countries, it is imperative for social work services to address the multi-dimensionality of human needs and improve social outcomes. The social development approach provides a sound platform for post-Covid recovery, to build societal resilience and responsiveness to crises while not losing sight of social work’s transformative mission and vision for a more just world. Chapter 3: Remaking Social Work by Applying an Anti-oppressive Lens By Elena Allegri, University of Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy; Mara Sanfelici & Barbara Rosina, University of Trieste, Italy Anti-oppressive social work has become a central topic among social work scholars, guiding the analysis of practices, services and policies. Both theoretical and empirical studies highlight the importance to raising awareness about the multiple mandates of social workers, guiding a process of reflexivity on challenges and ethical dilemmas. The research presented in this chapter analyzed the perception about the role of social workers in fighting against oppression and discrimination and in enacting a ‘political role’ as well as exploring types of oppression and discrimination in the everyday practice within the social work agencies. The chapter contributes in raising awareness and advancing knowledge about processes that can promote of hamper anti oppressive ways of doing social work. The discussion aims to propel social work into the future with a social justice and equity principles that counters oppressive practice. Part II. Sustainable Approaches to Social Intervention Chapter 4: Partnerships as Citizens' RightsBy Heloisa Helena Mesquita Maciel, Prof. Pontifical University of Rio de Janeiro-PUC-Rio Member of Research Group, Josué de Castro at PUC-Rio and Ilda Lopes Rodrigues da Silva Free Professor Social Service-UGF, Profa. Pontifical University of Rio de Janeiro-PUC-Rio, President of CBCISSIn Brazil, as in other countries, the growth of the Third Sector as a reality that coexists with the First Sector, being represented by the government, and the Second Sector, represented by the market. The Third Sector has provoked much debate about its meaning, but it affirmed that the development of civil society and nonprofit services are key in the public interest. These different sectors face the challenge of coexistence that should enhance social protection, tackle social inequality considering the characteristics, roles and the real need of the population. It is the right of citizens to participate in decision making that affects them. The inclusion and partnership as guaranteed rights is the way forward for social work in the new era. Chapter 5: Vulnerability and Resilience of Refugee Women and ChildrenBy Hadijah Mwenyango and George Palattiyil, Department of Social Work & Social Administration, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.Although migration is perceived as an immediate response to crises, those affected by forced displacement face significant risks and vulnerability. Drawing on mixed-methods research findings from Uganda’s Nakivale Refugee Settlement, this chapter examines the conceptualization of vulnerability and its impact on refugee women and children. The findings show that women and children continue to suffer physical, social, economic, structural and environmental vulnerabilities after settlement. Their lives paint a complex picture of human rights violations, discrimination, political persecution. There is a need to use the strength-based approach to build their resilience. Social work is envisaged to work in solidarity with those who are disadvantaged by removing obstacles to personal development and access to resources and promote social inclusion. Social work should lead the way in designing and delivering multi-sectoral programs aimed at promoting their well-being. With social work’s commitment to social justice, human rights and empowerment of the poor, we argue that robust and coproduced interventions are needed if we are committed to facilitating their recovery from suffering, strengthening their resilience and transforming their lives. Chapter 6: Critical Green Social Work as Futuristic Social Work Practice By Carolyn Noble, Emerita Professor, Social Work ACAP, Sydney, Emerita Professor, Social Work, Victoria University, Melbourne This chapter explores the critical ‘discontents’ of capitalism and global neo-liberalism highlighting the ecological damages, natural disasters, socio-political problems and health pandemics that have resulted from its rapid growth and been exacerbated post COVID-19 where further changes in social, political, cultural, and economic life have created more social problems and dislocations. Social work needs a stronger collective voice in addressing environmental destruction and the impact of COVID-19 to address social issues and problems, protect life and the environment in which all species and non-species live. ‘Green’ social work in focusing on challenging humanism and its destructive elements is great place to start. To move forward, however it needs to form allegiances with eco-feminists, indigenous land politics and provide a potent vison and practice for the future. A future that will face and respond to the impact of climate change, environmental destruction, and the COVID-19 pandemic and advocate for policies and programs that challenge rampant capitalism and post-colonial politics and their environmental destruction on humans and non-humans and the planet. Part III. Capacities of Social Work Education, Practice and Research Chapter 7 Partnership in Social Work Education Along the New Silk Road: Towards a Transformative Cultural Inclusion Model By Angelina Yuen-Tsang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Benjamin H.B. Ku, HKPU, Gulmira Abdiraiymova, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, In Young Han, EWHA Womens University, Korea, Mona Khoury-Kassabri, Hebrew University, Israel, Lan Nguyen, Vietnam National University, Fengzhi Ma, Beijing University, Sabira Serikzhanova, Department of Sociology and Social Work for Science and International Relations, Al-Farabi Kazakh, National University, Li Shen, Shanghai Normal University, Roni Strier, School of Social Work, University of Haifa, Israel. There is a revitalization of collaboration among countries along the ancient Silk Road, including the routes on-land and the sea routes. This New Silk Road initiatives enhance regional connectivity, mutual understanding and sharing, and appreciation of cultural diversity through collaboration in social work education. It is expected that the initiative will continue to grow and will significantly impact the future development of social work education and transform the paradigm of regional and international collaboration amidst the global reset. Social work educators from countries and regions along the New Silk Road, including China, Hong Kong, Israel, Kazakhstan, South Korea, and Vietnam, highlighted the opportunities and challenges in strengthening collaboration among different especially with the global reset brought about by the covid-19 pandemic. The authors propose a model on partnership for our on-going and future social work collaborations in the regional and international arena. Social work is a catalyst for social change and development and the partnership hopefully will redress the divisive global discourse through proactive collaboration. Chapter 8: Globalization and Future of Social Work Practice and EducationBy Viktor Virág, Nagasaki International University, Youjin Chung, SUSS, Ngoh Tiong Tan, SUSS, Mariko Kimura, Japan Women’ s University, Boon Kheng Seng, Singapore University of Social SciencesThis research seeks to understand the impact of globalization and how international contexts and unique cultures shape the models of social work practice in different countries and specifically, Japan and Singapore. On the global level, most responses ranked economic and political changes as the most impactful social changes for social work. Knowledge, awareness, attitudes and skills were ranked as most necessary social work competencies in the context of globalization. Globalization related courses in the social work programs included lectures, seminars and practicum courses. It is necessary that teachers in social work engage in faculty development for global social work education. Social work must necessarily respond to the culture and the countries unique context. Social changes in terms of the social milieu and globalization shape the models of social work practice in different countries. Social work model for the future is poised towards cross cultural, creative, resilient and integrated as well as value-based, international social work. Chapter 9: Reflective Ethical Decision Making Process for Advancing Social Work By Monika Čajko Eibicht, Charles University, & Walter Lorenz, Charles University, Pátkova, Czech RepublicThe study presents reflectivity as a key tool of inter-personal practice in the health and social care professions. Adopted from psychotherapeutic contexts, reflectivity enhances accountable practice through critical self-awareness. This chapter briefly reports on the results of comparative research that found significant differences between both professional groups against the background of their respective practice and training experiences. This has implications for selecting candidates for both professions and provides a broader understanding of how reflective practices can involve practitioners critically in ongoing global social and policy developments globally. The authors stressed a comprehensive and detailed understanding of reflection and '‘mindfulness'’ for social care and health professionals. concerning the concept's psychological and political implications in the face of current social policy trends. Chapter 10. Knowledge creation in social work during the time of COVD-19By Justin Francis Leon V. Nicolas, University of the Philippines Diliman This chapter discusses the experience of three graduate students of social work enrolled in field instruction on the first semester that it has been redesigned to be handled using totally remote approaches due to the restrictions of the COVD-19 community quarantine in the Philippines. Using a critical realist stance, the authors re-described theories used to analyze knowledge creation in social work to come up with a framework on knowledge creation systems in social work field instruction in the time of COVD-19. Knowledge shared by the organizations, the clients, faculty supervisors, agency supervisors, combined with theories and perspectives in social work and theories specific to the sectors involved and the insights gleaned from innovative practice which led to technology assisted helping approaches and technology mediated learning, as well as the construction of strategies reflected in the proposed models of the graduate students. This knowledge creation is vital towards the remaking of social work for the future. Part IV. Looking Forward: Global Challenges Chapter 11. Making Societies Social Again After the Crisis By Walter Lorenz, Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Humanities The spread of the Covid-19 virus has triggered a global crisis which has profound social implications. It can be shown that the weakening of social rights and bonds caused by the constraints on welfare spending and a diminishing commitment to equality in recent social policy developments has now exacerbated social divisions. The nature of these polarization behind these cleavages has been clearly recognized in social work and the knowledge and experience of this profession and discipline can therefore provide essential reference points towards the re-building of social solidarity in post-Corona societies. In this project, the Global Definition of Social Work, ratified jointly by IASSW and IFSW forms an incentive to strengthen social workers’ political role in combination with their inter-personal competences. Chapter 12. Equipping Social Workers for a New Global Era By P.K. Shajahan, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India This final chapter provides a vision of the way ahead for social work into the next millennium. Coivd19 pandemic has brought to the fore heightened vulnerabilities and increasing inequalities in the global society. The concomitant challenges the profession of social work faces, need a careful analysis for future of social work engagements. Beyond the current pandemic, the possibility of other such economic, social, health and environmental crises necessitates the need for developing newer tools in addressing inequalities and enhanced vulnerabilities for marginalised communities. In addition to this, citing relevant literatures on the future world of work, the chapter emphasise the need for new age skills for social workers to uphold the avowed principles of social justice and promoting human agency. Annexure: AUTHOR’S RESUME 1. Tan Ngoh Tiong, PhD, is Professor and former Dean of S. R. Nathan School of Human Development, Singapore University of Social Sciences. He is currently Treasurer, and Main Representative to United Nations Bangkok for International Association of Schools of Social Work, President of ConneXions International, and Chair of the Global Institute of Social Work. He served on a number of Boards including International Consortium for Social Development, Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises, National Council of Social Services and Family Resource and Training Centre. He is past Co-chair of Commonwealth Organization for Social Workers, Life member and Past President of Singapore Association of Social Workers, past Vice President of International Federation of Social Workers. He led IFSW and COSW’s Families And Survivors of Tsunami Project as an international social work response to the Asian tsunami disaster. Dr Tan was a consultant to a UNICEF Project in Thailand, Principal Investigator for research and consultancy projects. He has also taught social work models, family practice, conflict resolution and mediation, disaster management, research and evaluation courses at the university. He has authored and edited a number of books and scholarly articles and was consultant editor and reviewer for a number of international journals. 2. P.K. Shajahan, PhD, is a Professor of Social Work and Dean, Academic Affairs at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. He was formerly the Dean, Social Protection, Dean Students' Affairs, Chairperson, Centre for Community Organisation and Development Practice and Chairperson of South Asia Centre for Studies in Conflicts Peace and Human Security at TISS. He is currently the Vice-President of International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) and represents ICSW at the Task Force on Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development 2020 - 2030. As a Member of the Board of Directors, International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), he Chairs the Publication Committee of IASSW. He along with colleagues from Europe, Americas and Africa founded two global academic alliances - Critical Edge Alliance (CEA) and Solidarity Economy Reciprocity and Social Innovation (SERESI). He is heading international collaborative academic projects with University of Bristol (UK), Roskilde University (Denmark), University College Dublin (Ireland), University of California, Berkeley and Tribhuvan University (Nepal). His research, publications and areas of expertise include, Participatory Development; Social Enterprises and Social Innovation; Diversity and Social Cohesion; Community and Civic Engagement; School Education and Accountability; Social Protection and Social Policies; International Social Work; and Youth Development. He has been a visiting faculty at University of Chicago (USA), Gavle University (Sweden), Tampere University (Finland) and Roskilde University (Denmark). https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6130-230X 1. Leila Patel is Professor of Social Development Studies and holds the South African Research Chair in Welfare and Social Development, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She is also the Founding Director of the Centre for Social Development in Africa where she is based and conducts leading edge research in social welfare and social work in development contexts. Much of this research grapples with documenting and understanding the progression of social welfare and social development in the Global South in a rapidly changing world. Her research interests include social protection, gender, care and social work and social services for children and families and youth with a particular focus on youth employment issues. Currently she is conducting a multi-and trans-disciplinary research of Community of Practice for social Systems Strengthening to improve child well-being outcomes. Her work experience spans academia, government, non-profit organisations and private sector social involvement initiatives. She was the former Director General of Social Welfare in the Mandela government and played a leading role in the development of South Africa’s welfare policy after apartheid. Leila was Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and later, as head of the Department of Social Work at the University of Johannesburg. 2. Elena Allegri, Ph.D., is Professor (Tenured researcher) in Sociology and Social Work, Department of Law and Political, Economic and Social Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy. She's main fields of research interest are: critical and anti-oppressive social work, community social work, migration studies and involvement of service users in research and education. Elena Allegri https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2775-0675 3. Mara Sanfelici, Ph.D, is a research fellow at the University of Trieste, Italy. She collaborates as a social work researcher at the National Foundation of Social Workers. Her research interests relate to social work in personal and collective crises, migration studies and parenting in poverty. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6588-5338 4. Barbara Rosina (Ph.D.) is a social worker with many years of experience in mental health services. She teaches Principles and Fundamentals Basis of Social Work - theory and ethics at the University of Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy. Her research interests relate to social work in mental health and violence against social workers. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3552-5267 3. Elena M. Cortes-Florín. MSc., Social Worker, Postgraduate Teaching Assistant, member of the Research Group on Social Work and Social Services, Department of Social Work and Social Services, Faculty of Economics, University of Alicante (Spain) and doctoral student in the doctorate program in Business, Economics and Society at the University of Alicante (Spain). Her research focuses on the participation and co-production of users and professionals of social services in the decision-making processes. His main research interests include the study and analysis of co-production in social services at the micro, meso and macro levels, the right of participation of users and professionals of social services, the practice of social work in organizational contexts, the teaching practice in social work and the educational innovation in social work. ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1111-0179 4. Víctor M. Giménez-Bertomeu, PhD, Social Worker, Sociologist, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Director of the Research Group on Social Work and Social Services, Department of Social Work and Social Services, Faculty of Economics, University of Alicante (Spain). Prior to working in social work education, he worked as social worker and team manager in the social services of the city of Alicante (Spain). His teaching interests focus on social work research, social work with organizations and social services. His main research interests include development and validation of standardized instruments for social work assessment, users’ participation at macro and micro levels, social work practice and organizational contexts, teaching practice in social work, and social work research. He has served as Vice-Dean of Social Work Field Practice (2008-2010) and Vice-Dean of Social Work (2010-2018) at the University of Alicante (Spain). ORCID iD: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7405-4090 2. Javier Ferrer-Aracil. MSc., Social Worker, Anthropologist, Postgraduate Teaching Assistant (TA), Department of Social Work and Social Services, Faculty of Economics, University of Alicante (Spain). Member of the Research Group on Social Work and Social Services (GITSS) of the University of Alicante (Spain), and of the Research Institute on Migration, Ethnicity and Social Development of the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain). He has developed his professional activity in the field of social intervention, both in the public and private sectors, highlighting his time in the Intercultural Community Intervention Project of the "la Caixa" Foundation in which he has held positions of different responsibility during ten years. His teaching interests focus on social work with communities and on social work models and methods. His research interests include community action, sociability processes in multicultural contexts, and innovation. ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4455-0587 3. Dr. Hadijah Mwenyango is a Lecturer in Social Work at Makerere University Kampala. She is the current Course Director for the Master of Social Work (MSW) Course on Human Rights, Ethics and Values in Social Work. She is a Regional Coordinator for the IASSW’s East African Social Work Regional Resource Centre (rrc.mak.ac.ug); a member of the Global Refugee Health Research Network (GRHRN) based at the University of Edinburgh UK and an Associate Member at the Centre for Health and Social Economic Improvement (CHASE-i’s). Dr. Mwenyango also chairs the Ugandan Board of Directors for the Children of Ssuubi (NGO) https://childrenofssuubi.com/. Her teaching and research interests include Social Work, Forced Migration and Refugees, Health, Human Rights, Social Services and Social policy. She has engaged in various research projects and published widely about the situation of refugees. She strongly believes in partnerships as a means to bridge the gap between research, policy and practice. She currently offers support for coordination and facilitation of an Online Course on Health and Migration organised by the Centre for Health and Migration, Vienna and Makerere University. 5. Dr. George Palattiyil is Head of SW and a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Edinburgh and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. His teaching and research interests are in the area of forced migration and refugees, human rights, individuals and families affected by HIV and AIDS and older people. With teaching and research experience spanning across India, Scotland, Jordan, Uganda and Bangladesh, he is deeply committed to diversity and social justice and is passionate about internationalising the curriculum and cross-cultural learning. For his contribution to student support, he won the Best Personal Tutor Award by the Edinburgh University Students Association in 2019. He sits on the Board of Directors of Multi-Cultural Family Base, and the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services. He has served on the British Journal of Social Work editorial board and currently contributes to the Editorial Board of Practice – Social Work in Action and European Social Work Research Journal, and is coediting a special issue on Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development. He also sits on the Advance HE Working Group: Embedding Race Equality in FE/HE in Scotland – Understanding and Developing an Anti-Racist Curriculum project. 6. Carolyn Noble, MSW, PhD is Emeritus Professor of Social Work at ACAP in Sydney and Emerita Professor of Social Work at Victoria University, Melbourne. She has taught and developed undergraduate and post-graduate programs in social work, counselling and psychotherapy, social science, mental health, and professional supervision; all with a critical lens. She has been active in Australian, Asia Pacific and International Schools of Social Work Associations and has held executive positions in each of these organisations. Her research interests include social work theory, philosophy and ethics, critical pedagogies, and professional supervision. Further areas of research include gender democracy and equal employment opportunity for women in higher education and human services. She is editor-in-chief of open access social issues magazine for IASSW. 4. Professor Angelina Yuen was President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work and is actively involved in capacity building programmes in the international arena. She was Vice President of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University responsible for global and student affairs before her retirement in 2018. She is Hon. Professor of PolyU, and Visiting Professor of Peking University, Sichuan University, Yunnan University, China Women’s University and Hua Zhong University of Science and Technology. She has been actively involved in the promotion of social work education and capacity building programmes for social workers in Hong Kong, Mainland China and many developing countries. In particular, Professor Yuen has been actively involved in the development of social work education in the Chinese Mainland since the late 1980s and had played a key role in introducing the first MSW programme in the country, in collaboration with Peking University. Professor Yuen is advisor and Executive Board Member of numerous government organizations and charitable foundations in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland. These include the Hong Kong Social Workers’ Association, Hong Kong Academy of Social Work, All-China Federation of Women, China Association of Social Work Education and the Keswick Foundation of Hong Kong. Professor Yuen was appointed Justice of Peace and awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government. 5. Hok Bun KU obtained his PhD from the department of anthropology and sociology at SOAS, University of London. He is associate professor, panel chair of sociology, program leader of Doctor in Social Work in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is also honorable professor at the China Youth University for Political Sciences. He is the director of the Peking U-PolyU Social Work Research Center and China Research and Development Network. He is chief editor of China Journal of Social Work and associate editor of Action Research. He was Fulbright Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis in 2007 and Senior Research Fellow at Durham University in UK. He has been an honorable professor at the Minzu University of China, Yunnan University, Sun Yat-sen University in China, and Shandong Youth University for Political Sciences. He has also been visiting scholar at the Central China Agriculture University and Taiwan National Central University, York University in Toronto. 7. Gulmira Abdiraiymoba is a Doctor of sociological sciences, Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology and Social Work at al-Farabi Kazakh National University. She is currently a Director of Center of Sociological Researches and Social Engineering at al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Her special expertise lies in higher education system reforms, value orientations and life strategies of youth, national youth policy. She is the author of over 200 scientific publications. She served as Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists at the Foundation of the First President of Kazakhstan (2007-2020), member of the Council for Youth Policy under the President of Kazakhstan, Scientific Secretary of the Association of Sociologists of Kazakhstan, Chairman of the Dissertation Council at al-Farabi Kazakh National University (2013-2014) in social sciences. She was awarded the Prize for young scientists of the Association of Sociologists of Kazakhstan (2003), M. Auezov Prize for the best work in the field of humanities (2006), the state grant "The best teacher of the university" (2007), the state scholarship for outstanding scientists of Kazakhstan (2010-2012), the badge of the Ministry of Education and Science "For merits in the development of science " (2012), Badge of the Ministry of Education and Science "Honorary Worker of Education" (2014). 8. In-young Han, Ph.D, ACSW is Professor Emeritus at Ewha Woman’s University. Professor Han is a licensed clinician and educator in Social Work especially on mental health, health, child welfare, and family therapy. She earned her doctoral degree from Case Western Reserve University and held clinical positions in the United States before assuming her academic post in Korea. Her research on child sex abuse set national data in Korea. Professor Han has involved in international activities and made key note speech on Human Rights during World Congress in Melbourne. She hosted Global Social Work Congress held in Seoul 2016. She has served numerous government and non-profit organizations in Korea and abroad and helped found the Social Work Master’s Program at Royal Phnom Penh University in Cambodia. 6. Mona Khoury-Kassabri, is professor and the Vice President for Strategy and Diversity. She is previous Dean of the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is an alumna of the Israel Young Academy and of the Global Young Academy. She holds the Frances and George Katz Family Chair at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University. Prof. Khoury-Kassabri had won the Bruno Memorial Award, presented to young scholars by the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies (IIAS). She was a visiting professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work University of Toronto. Khoury-Kassabri’s research revolves around issues related to child and youth welfare. It focuses on child and adolescents’ deviant and delinquent behaviors in three particular areas: school violence, cyberbullying, and juvenile delinquency and political violence. 7. Associate Professor Nguyen Thi Thai Lan is senior lecturer, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi. She gained her B.A. in Vietnam, a Master of Social Work from the University of Regina, Canada (2004), and a PhD in Social Work from the University of New South Wales, Sydney (2015). She is among the pioneer qualified trained lecturers in social work in Vietnam at the beginning of the 2000s. Her contribution to the development of social work in Vietnam is well acknowledged in both field: education and professionalization of the social work profession. She has been involving in the development of undergraduate and graduate social work training program as well as of the training materials in local context. Her teaching and research fields include social welfare rights, child care and protection, social services for children and persons with disabilities, social care, the social work professionalization, social work theories and models, and social work indigenization and authentization. Some of her current research projects are Implementing the people' welfare rights through Social Care in Vietnam; social work professionalization (2020); Family sustainability and child protection in Vietnam, Multi-country review of the social service workforce in the East Asia and Pacific region: Vietnamese case. 9. Fengzhi Ma is Professor of social work at Peking University. She is a leading figure in social work education in China and actively promotes the professionalization and indigenization of social work in China. Currently, she serves as Vice President and Secretary-General of the China Association of Social Work Education, Executive Vice Director of the National Committee for MSW Education, and Co-Director of PKU-HK PolyU China Social Work Research Centre. Her research areas include social work education, medical social work, family social work, social transformation and social development, etc. 10. Sabira Serikzhanova received her B.Sc in Social Work from al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan. She holds an MSc and a Ph.D. in Sociology. She serves as a Deputy Head of the Department of Sociology and Social Work for Science and International Relations at al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Serikzhanova is involved in multiple national and international research projects. Her research interests include social integration of internal migrants, new forms of inequality in urban space, neighborhood effects and young scholars’ careers. Her research initiatives have been supported by, among others, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, N. Nazarbayev Foundation and Open Society Foundations. She is the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan’s "Best University Teacher of 2020", and The Best Young Scientist of al-Farabi KazNU of 2020, Kazakhstan Sociological Association Award winner for talented young scientists. 8. Shen Li is a professor and the director of the MSW Program at Nanjing University of Science and Technology. He is the deputy director and secretary-general of the Social Work Supervision Committee of the China Association of Social Work Education and the director of the Social Work Ethics Committee of the Shanghai Association of Social Workers. His research interests focus on social work ethics and social work supervision. 9. Roni Strier is an Associated Professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Haifa, Israel. His areas of teaching and research are social exclusion, poverty, university-community partnerships, and fatherhood studies. He is the founder of the Leadership and Social Change Track at the SWMA Program, the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Poverty and Social Exclusion, the University of Haifa Flagship Program "Fighting Social Exclusion and Promoting Solidarity", and the founder and present academic chair of the University of Haifa Academic Unit for Social Mobility and Higher Education. Prof. Strier has published multiple articles in main academic journals such as Higher Education, Journal of Social Policy, British Journal of Social Work, Social Work, etc. 10. Dr. Viktor Virág is Senior Assistant Professor of Social Work, Faculty and Graduate School of Human and Social Studies, Nagasaki International University. His other teaching experience includes lecturing at the Japan College of Social Work, Showa Women’s University, Sophia University, Hosei University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, and Hitotsubashi University. He is a Board Member of the Japanese Association for the Study of International Social Work, the Japanese Society for the Study of Social Work, and the Japanese Association of Social Workers. He is on the International Committees of the Japanese Federation of Social Workers and the Japanese Society for the Study of Social Welfare. Formerly, he served as Secretary for International Affairs at the Japanese Association of Schools of Social Work, as Special Assistant to the President at the International Federation of Social Workers Asia Pacific Region, on the International Affairs Committee of the Japanese Association for Social Work Education, and as Board Member of the Asian and Pacific Association for Social Work Education. In Japan, he authored the books Social Work in the Era of Diversity: Professional Educational Program for Supporting Migrants and other Minorities and Understanding Migrant Care Workers: Building a Good Working Environment through Recognizing Differences. His research interests are diversity and international issues in social work education and practice. 11. Dr Youjin Chung is a senior lecturer at the Social Work Programme, S R Nathan School of Human Development, Singapore University of Social Sciences. She received her Ph.D. from National University of Singapore. Her research area covers mental health: community mental health (mental health services and service delivery system), adolescents’ identity and well-being, practitioners’ well-being and resilience, and social work education and field placement. Recently she has conducted and published research on frontline social workers’ stress, resilience and organizational support. She has served on several social service institutes and organisations: Social Service Institute, Singapore Children Society, and Social Service Research in NUS. 12. Dr. Mariko Kimura is Professor Emeritus, Japan Women’s University. She has worked as a social work educator over 25 years specialized in international social work, and community mental health. She received Ph.D. from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1993, she taught at Tokai University, Kwansei Gakuin University, and Japan Women’s University. Between 2014 and 2018, she served as the Regional President of International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) Asia Pacific Regional President. She was awarded Andrew Mouravieff- Apostol Medal, the highest honour of the IFSW. She has served for the IFSW Education Commission since 2016 and now representing Asia Pacific Region. She is a member of Japanese Association of Mental Health Social Workers. She has written a number of book chapters, social work textbooks, and Journal articles on international social work and community mental health. Her recent work includes book chapters on “Globalization and International Social Work” In International Social Welfare, (2020), and “Inter-organizational network development in IFSW Asia Pacific Regional member countries”, Best Practices of Social Work Methods. 13. Dr Boon Kheng Seng is Professor and Head of Social Work, S R Nathan School of Human Development, at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). She is a registered social worker (RSW) and has been practicing social work in the Healthcare sector for many years. Prior to her joining SUSS, she was the Head of the Social Work Department at the Institute of Mental Health. She has served on several and is currently serving on some of the Boards of Professional Bodies, National Councils and Voluntary Welfare Organizations in the National Council of Social Service and the Ministry of Social and Family Development. She is a qualified therapist in Clinical Hypnosis, Neuro- Linguistic Programming and Reality Therapy. She has published research papers in various areas including mental health, caregiving and dementia. 11. Monika Čajko Eibicht is a Ph.D. student of the Social Work program at the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, with a professional background in nursing and social work. She obtained her nursing qualifications in Canada, one in community nursing at the Thomson Rivers University in Kamloops, and one in emergency nursing education at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver. She subsequently graduated with a master's degree in social work at Charles University, Prague. She is working currently under a research contract with Charles University’s Faculty of Humanities on international research tasks and projects. Her doctoral research focuses on promoting reflection in health and social work education. 12. Walter Lorenz was Professor of social work at University College, Cork in Ireland (1978-2001) and at the Free University of Bozen /Bolzano in Italy (2001-2017) where he served also two 4-year terms as Rector. He is currently contract professor at Charles University Prague. A native of Germany, he qualified as a social worker at the London School of Economics and practised this profession for 8 years in East London. His research interests cover anti-racism practice and current and historical aspects of European social work and social policy. He co-founded the European Journal of Social Work and Social Work & Society together with Hans-Uwe Otto. He holds honorary doctorates from the universities of Ghent and Aalborg. 13. Dr. Justin Francis Leon V. Nicolas, is a registered social worker and an Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of the Philippines College of Social Work and Community Development in Diliman, Quezon City. He is currently the Chairperson of the Department of Social Work and part of the Doctor of Social Development Program faculty pool. He is president of the Social Welfare and Development Leaning Network (SWD L-Net) in the National Capital Region. He received his PhD in Social Work from the University of Newcastle, Australia with the thesis titled Articulating Creativity in Social Work Practice. He finished his BS Social Work and Master of Social Work at the University of the Philippines. He has served as Field Instruction Coordinator at the UP CSWCD and as former board member of the National Association of Social Work Education Inc. Philippines where he was president of the NASWEI NCR Chapter. He was a lecturer of Sociology at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines for eight years prior to teaching at the University of the Philippines. He was also a policy analyst at the Council for the Welfare of Children under the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
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Springer International Publishing AG Evaluating Human Service Outcomes
Book SynopsisThis all-in-one text assists human service practitioners, and the students of human service educational programs, in the evaluation of their practice with their clients. It takes readers through the entire research process, step by step, starting with the literature review on the nature of the behavior being served, to the development of their study methods, to the statistical analysis of data using the internet and, finally, to the drawing of conclusions based on the outcome study that was conducted. When readers complete this book, they will be prepared to conduct an outcome evaluation study and to present a report to their agencies or instructors. Key distinctions of this text include: guides for analysis of data using Excel, the internet or SPSS for statistical analysis of data; the separation of content into basic concepts and intermediate concepts for use in beginning and intermediate courses in human service research methods; an instructor's manual that offers outlines, lists, and test questions additional to those in the text; a student workbook with practice assignments for use in courses as well as a set of checklists that serve as a guide for various tasks in the research process; and objectives, summaries, and tests in all chapters. Evaluating Human Service Outcomes could be used as the basic text for a beginning course in human service research in educational programs in social work, counseling, and psychology where a major goal is to complete a research study. It could also be used as a supplemental text for advanced research courses that include the analysis of data. The text also should be of interest to human service practitioners who are working in programs funded by grants that require outcome evaluation.Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Essence of Outcome Evaluation Introduction Objectives of this Book Types of Human Service Evaluation Outcome Evaluation Other Types of Human Service Evaluation. The evaluation of human need. The evaluation of service quantity. The evaluation of service quality. The evaluation of service efficiency. The Four Main Purposes of Human Service Research. The Evaluation of Service The Description of People. The Explanation of Things. The Exploration of the Unknown. The Process of Outcome Research. Step One: Develop the Research Question and Study Purpose. Step Two: Develop a Knowledge Base for the Study Step Three: Design the Evaluation Study Step Four: Collect and Analyze Data Step Five: Draw Conclusions Step Six: Describe the Service that Was Evaluated Don’t Put the Cart Before the Horse! Evidence-based Practice as a Guide This Book Chapter Summary Chapter Test Chapter References Chapter 2: Developing Your Knowledge Base Introduction. Chapter Objectives. Steps in the Process of Developing Your Knowledge Base. Step 1 Presenting the Scope of Your Literature Review. Step 2: Finding Your Sources. Step 3: Reviewing Your Sources. Levels of Evidence. Step 4: Writing Your Literature Review. Chapter Summary. Chapter Test. References. Chapter 3: Developing the Methods for Your Outcome Study. Introduction. Chapter Objectives. Selecting Your Study Sample and Generalizing Your Findings. Types of Samples. Sampling Error. Two Ways to Generalize Your Study Results. Measuring Your Study Variables. Defining Your Study Variables. Qualitative and Quantitative Forms of Measurement. Reliability and Validity in the Measurement of Psychosocial Variables. Finding a Published Scale. Designing Your own Survey Tool. Determining Your Research Design. Causes of the Clients’ Measured Growth. Group Research Designs. One group pretest-posttest design. Comparison group design. Exhibit 3.5: Selected group designs Alternative treatment design. Single-subject Research Designs. Single-subject Designs that Fail to Control for Maturation. Single-subject Designs that Control for Maturation. Composing Your Study Hypothesis. Chapter Summary. Chapter Test. Chapter References. Chapter 4: Collecting and Analyzing Your Data. Introduction. Chapter Objectives. Collecting Data. Collecting Data from Human Subjects in an Ethical Manner. Recording Your Data. Developing Your Data Plan Selecting the Statistic for Your Outcome Study. Preliminary Steps for Testing Your Study Hypothesis The Six Data Situations for Evaluative Research. Data Situations that Do not Fit Selecting a Statistic for Describing Clients Common Descriptive Statistics when Data Are Recorded Numerically. Common Descriptive Statistics for Categorical Data. Selecting a Statistic for Explaining Client Gain. Analyzing Your Data. Reporting Your Results. Chapter Summary. Chapter Test. References. Chapter 5: Using the Internet to Analyze Your Outcome Data. Introduction. Objectives. Preliminary Steps. Organizing Your Data The Six Data Situations for Outcome Evaluation Research Comparing Matched Pretest and Posttest Scores Example Steps in the Process of Comparing Matched Scores Comparing a Single Score to a Set of Scores Example Steps in the Process of Comparing a Set of Scores to a Single Score Comparing the Gain Scores of Two Groups Example Steps in Comparing a Set of Scores for Two Groups Comparing Two Groups on the Basis of a Dichotomous Variable. Example Comparing Multiple Treatment Scores to a Single Baseline Score for a Single Client. Example. Steps in the Comparison of Multiple Scores to a Single Scores Comparing Multiple Treatment Scores to Multiple Baseline Scores for a Single Client Example. Steps in Comparing Multiple Treatment Scores to Multiple Baseline Scores for a Single Client. Chapter Summary Practice Assignment. Chapter 6: Using SPSS to Analyze Your Outcome Data. Introduction. Chapter Objectives. Preliminary Steps. Organizing Your Data Selecting Your Data Situation. Comparing Matched Pretest and Posttest Scores Example Comparing a Single Score to a Set of Scores for One Group of Clients Example Steps in the Comparison of a Set of Scores to a Single Score. Comparing the Gain Scores of Two Groups Example Comparing Two Groups on the Basis of a Dichotomous Variable. Example Steps in the Comparison of Two Groups on the Basis of a Dichotomous Variable. Comparing Multiple Treatment Scores to a Single Baseline Score for a Single Client. Example. Steps in the Comparison of Multiple Scores to a Single Scores Comparing Multiple Treatment Scores to Multiple Baseline Scores for a Single Client Example Steps in the Comparison of Multiple Treatment Scores to Multiple Baseline Scores for One Client Chapter Summary Chapter Assignment Chapter 7: Using Special Excel Files to Analyze Your Outcome Data. Introduction. Chapter Objectives. Preliminary Steps. Organizing Your Data Selecting Your Data Situation Comparing Matched Pretest and Posttest Scores Example Steps in Comparing Matched Scores Comparing a Set of Scores to a Single Score for a Group of Clients Example Steps in Comparing a Set of Scores to a Single Score. Comparing the Gain Scores of Two Groups Example Steps in Comparing a Set of Scores for Two Groups Comparing Two Groups on the Basis of a Dichotomous Variable. Example Steps in the Comparison of Two Groups on the Basis of a Dichotomous Variable. Comparing Multiple Treatment Scores to a Single Baseline Score for One Client. Example. Steps in the Comparison of Multiple Scores to a Single Score. Comparing Multiple Treatment Scores to Multiple Baseline Scores for One Client. Example. Steps in the Comparison of Multiple Scores to a Single Score. Chapter Summary Practice Assignment Chapter 8: Describing Clients Introduction. Chapter Objectives. The Process of Describing Clients. Step 1: Determining the Purpose of Your Study. Step 2: Selecting a Study Sample. Step 3: Deciding What to Describe Step 4: Collecting Data Step 5: Selecting a Descriptive Statistic for Each Variable Analyzing Descriptive Data Using the Internet to Analyze Descriptive Data. Reporting the Results of the Descriptive Study. Chapter Summary Chapter Test. References Chapter 9: Explaining Client Outcome Introduction Objectives The Issue of Causation The Steps in the Explanatory Research Process. Step 1: Determining the Purpose, Knowledge Base, Research Question. Step 2: Developing Your Explanatory Research Hypothesis. Step 3: Collecting and Recording Your Data. Step 4: Analyzing Your Data Step 5: Reporting Your Results Analyzing Your Explanatory Data. Data Situations Previously Addressed in this Book. Additional Data Situations for Explanatory Research. Data Situation A: Using the Correlation Coefficient to Examine the Relationship Between Two Interval Variables. Data Situation B: Using ANOVA when You Are Comparing the Scores of Several Groups. Reporting the Results of Your Data Using ANOVA. Chapter Summary Chapter Test Chapter References Chapter 10: Getting Ideas on How to Improve Service Using Qualitative Surveys. Introduction. Chapter Objectives. Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement The Social Survey Steps in the Process of Conducting a Social Survey. Step 1: Determine the Purpose of the Survey. Step 2: Select Your Study Sample. Step 3: Design Your Measurement Tool. Step 4: Administer the Survey Step 5: Analyze Data Step 6: Draw Conclusions One Model for Content Analysis of Qualitative Data. Step 1: First Level Coding Step 2: Credibility Assessment of First Level Codes Step 3: Second Level Coding Step 4: Enumeration of Second Level Codes. Other Steps Drawing Conclusions. An Exercise in the Content Analysis of Qualitative Data Description of the Study The 2019 Cohort The 2022 Cohort Tasks in the Content Analysis of These Data Chapter Summary. Chapter Test. Chapter 11: Writing Your Research Report. Introduction. Chapter Objectives. Reporting the Purpose of Your Study and the Knowledge Base. Reporting Your Study Purpose and Research Question. Reporting Your Knowledge Base. Reporting Your Study Methods Reporting Your Study Sample. Describing Your Measurement Tools. Stating Your Study Hypothesis. Reporting Your Research Design. Reporting Your Results and Conclusions. Describing the Service Being Evaluated. Describing the Objectives of the Service. Describing the Structure of the Service. Describing the Personnel of the Service. Describing the Model of the Service. Summary of the Description of the Service Chapter Summary Chapter Test Chapter References. Chapter 12: Facing the Challenges of Outcome Evaluation Chapter Introduction Chapter Objectives How Can We Justify the Resources Expended for the Service? Is Our Knowledge Base Sufficient to Build Our Outcome Study? Can We Generalize Our Findings on a Logical Basis? Does Our Measurement Tool Pass the Test of Face Validity? Do We Know that Our Service Was Delivered According to Promise? Does Our Research Design Have to Control for Normal Growth over Time? Why Should We Be Concerned with Statistical Significance? How Do We Know if We Have Practical Significance? Are Our Conclusions Consistent with Our Data? Did We Put the Cart Before the Horse? Chapter Summary Chapter Test. Chapter References. Appendix: Inventory of Critical Research Concepts
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Springer International Publishing AG Integrative Social Work Practice with Refugees,
Book SynopsisThis textbook provides theoretical and clinical knowledge needed by social workers and other practitioners involved in humanitarian emergency response. Social workers are well positioned to serve coordinating and leadership roles in this interdisciplinary field due to their holistic training. This book weaves together micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice into integrated social work practice. Its historical account of humanitarian emergencies, coverage of social work frameworks and principles, and review of existing best practices at the clinical, community, and policy levels ground the reader in a field of social work that requires consideration of historical frameworks alongside innovative responses to the complexity of humanitarian emergencies.The contributors incorporate best practices as well as address gaps in awareness, knowledge, and skills that they have observed and studied worldwide. Some of the topics explored include: Social Work with Displaced Children, Women, LGBTQI+, Asylum Seekers Return and Reintegration of Displaced Populations and Reconstruction in Post-conflict Societies Culture, Trauma, and Loss: Integrative Social Work Practice with Refugees and Asylum Seekers Clinical Social Work Practice with Forcibly Displaced Persons Grounded in Human Rights and Social Justice Principles Integrative Social Work Practice with Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Other Forcibly Displaced Persons is adoptable as a primary text for MSW and doctoral elective courses on global social work or international social work practice with persecuted and forcibly displaced people. This textbook is targeted to clinical social work or policy courses as well, and can be supplemental reading for required courses for migration and forced displacement majors. It is also useful for social workers or interdisciplinary practitioners working around the globe with displaced populations.Trade Review“Beyond the high quality of information presented, some of the more helpful aspects of the text are the pedagogical tools found at the end of each chapter. Discussion questions, reflection prompts, case studies, and other resources help ensure that the content presented does not stay abstract or theoretical but can immediately be applied for deeper learning. … this text is a gift to social work students, practitioners, educators, and scholars that will be useful for years to come.” (Rachel Hagues, Affilia, October 30, 2023)Table of ContentsForeword by Silvana Martínez Part I: Contexts and FrameworksChapter 1: An Introduction to Integrative Social Work Practice with Survivors of Forced DisplacementAuthors: Nancy J. Murakami & Mashura Akilova Chapter 2: History of the Global Response to Forcibly Displaced PersonsAuthor: Karolina Łukasiewicz Chapter 3: International Treaties, Conventions, and Laws on Forced DisplacementAuthor: Daniel Naujoks Chapter 4: Humanitarian Coordination and Information ManagementAuthor: Sarah Harrison Chapter 5: Current Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Policies and Frameworks in Humanitarian SettingsAuthor: Merve Kan Chapter 6: Future Trends: The Challenges of Climate DisplacementAuthor: Susana B. Adamo Chapter 7: Durable Solutions: ResettlementAuthors: Dana Al Azzeh, Agnes Nzomene Kahouo Foda, and Ghazal Rezvani Chapter 8: Durable Solutions: Integration and Host Community ChallengesAuthor: Pinar Zubaroglu-Ioannides Chapter 9: Durable Solutions: Return and Reintegration of Displaced Populations and Reconstruction in Post-conflict SocietiesAuthors: Mashura Akilova, Klubosumo Johnson Borh, and Hatem Alaa Mazrouk Part II: Clinical Needs and Responses Chapter 10: Clinical Social Work Practice with Forcibly Displaced Persons Grounded in Human Rights and Social Justice PrinciplesAuthor: S. Megan Berthold Chapter 11: Practicing Internationally: Centering Refugee VoiceAuthors: Hadidja Nyiransekuye, Sarah Moore, Dhrubodhi Mukherjee, and Beverly Wagner Chapter 12: Culture, Trauma, and Loss: Integrative Social Work Practice with Refugees and Asylum SeekersAuthors: Mary Bunn, Nancy J. Murakami, and Andrea Haidar Chapter 13: Why Social Work Methodologies are so Important in Delivering Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions for Refugees in Humanitarian SettingsAuthors: Peter Ventevogel & Claire Whitney Chapter 14: The Social Work Practitioner: Considerations for Working with Survivors of Forced DisplacementAuthor: Nancy J. Murakami Part III: Specific PopulationsChapter 15: Statelessness and Displacement: The Cause, Consequences, and Challenges of Statelessness and the Capabilities Required of Social WorkersAuthor: Jason Tucker Chapter 16: Social Work Practice with Asylum SeekersAuthor: Tanzilya Oren Chapter 17: Migration of LGBTQI+ People: Sexual and/or Gender Minority Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum-seekersAuthors: Edward Ou Jin Lee, Ahmed Hamila, Sophia Koukoui, Yann Zoldan, Renata Militzer, Sébastien Chehaitly, Catherine Baillargeon, and Annie Pullen Sansfaçon Chapter 18: Social Work with Displaced ChildrenAuthors: Sana Al-Hyari & Raghda Butros Chapter 19: Bridging Micro and Macro Practice to Respond to Violence against Women and Girls in Dynamic Contexts: Lessons Learned from the South Pacific ContextAuthors: Abigail Erikson, Doris Puiahi, and Karin Wachter Chapter 20: Lives in the Shadows: International Human Trafficking in the United StatesAuthors: Jessica Gorelick & Ileana Taylor Part IV: Looking ForwardChapter 21: The Role of Social Work in the Context of Forced Migration: A Global PerspectiveAuthor: Mashura Akilova Appendix: Glossary of TermsAuthor: Bethel Assefa
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Springer International Publishing AG Social Work Practice with Fathers: Engagement,
Book SynopsisSocial workers need to work with fathers across many service systems, but lack guidance on how to do so, and most engagement, assessment, and intervention work for family-serving systems is mother- and child-focused. Father-inclusive readings and resources are also limited. Drawing on the expertise of well-regarded research and practice experts in the field, this comprehensive book provides guidance to social work practitioners and researchers on how to engage, assess, and serve fathers. Instructors can use the text to include fathers in courses on the human behavior and social environment, family systems, clinical practice, diversity, or service systems.Social service systems, unfortunately, have often struggled to positively engage men as parents. Recent demographic trends indicate that fathers are providing more direct care to children and single-father households are one of the most rapidly growing demographic groups in the United States. Barriers to their successful engagement include biases and assumptions about men and fathers, a lack of father-friendly policies and practices in the field, limited training on how to work with fathers, and relatively limited father-inclusive social work research until recently. This book addresses these barriers. It is a guide to social workers in their efforts to better serve men as parents, and does so from an ecological and systems perspective. Multiple case examples and practical tools are provided, as well as specific content on major social service systems. Topics explored include: Father Engagement Organizational “Father Friendly” Assessments Interventions with Fathers Setting the Course for Future Theory, Research, and Practice with Fathers Social Work Practice with Fathers: Engagement, Assessment, and Intervention is a book that could be folded into foundation courses in social work or used by practitioners in the field. It is an essential text for graduate students in social work, psychology, sociology, child development, allied health, and similar disciplines and professions, and a go-to resource for helping professionals/practitioners such as social workers, psychologists, and licensed professional counselors. Advanced undergraduate students in these disciplines and professions also will find the text useful in their studies and work.Table of ContentsCh. 1 Introduction Chapter Abstract The introduction chapter provides the need for this text, with a brief overview of the history of the engagement of fathers in social work and common barriers to their successful inclusion. It also outlines the intended audience and purpose. The chapter also provides an overview of the structure of the book, and the content that is covered in subsequent chapters as well as the values that guide the work, making connections to the social work code of ethics. Also included are suggestions for readers on how to incorporate the readings into social work coursework and training and how the material relates to current EBPAS standards. Key words: historical context, ethics, father engagement Part I. Engagement Ch. 2 Framing Father Engagement Chapter Abstract This chapter explores existing definitions and conceptualizations of father engagement, including key terms that are used throughout this section of the book related to engagement. In addition, general models and frameworks related to engagement are reviewed, and when possible examples specific to fathers are described. This chapter includes a a brief overview on the state of the research and conceptual literature related to father engagement, addressing three key questions: What do we know now? What do we still need to know? What is the way forward? These questions guide the structure of the remaining chapters in this section. Keywords: father engagement, definitions of father engagement, models of father engagement Ch. 3 Engaging Individual Fathers and Families from a Developmental and Family Systems Perspective Chapter Abstract This chapter explores the topic of engaging individual fathers/father figures and families across the lifespan. Drawing on life course and developmental theories, this chapter addresses engagement of teen fathers, middle-age fathers and father figures, and older fathers and father figures. Furthermore, this chapter draws on family systems theory to explore changes in family structure over time and how such changes have influenced ways of engaging fathers. This chapter concludes by discussing strategies for engaging fathers that reside in a variety of 21st century family structures, such as resident fathers, non-resident fathers, multi-partner fertility fathers, social fathers, single fathers, LGBTQ fathers, minority fathers, kinship fathers, and cohabiting fathers. Keywords: father engagement, developmental perspectives, life course perspectives, family systems theory Ch. 4 Engaging Fathers within Programs, Organizations and SystemsChapter Abstract This chapter describes father engagement in the context of programs, organizations, and service systems. The role of system structures, physical environments, policies, and processes in engagement of fathers are explored including the interrelationship between the engagement of fathers and their families and these macro-level factors. A general framework of programs, organizational and system engagement factors related to father engagement are presented and case examples are given to illustrate these factors. This general framework is used to organize the subsequent chapters on interventions in service systems. This chapter also includes a description of recommended practices in building and adapting organizations to better serve fathers, including the use of organizational and systems assessments and interventions. Keywords: organizations, systems, engagement, framework Ch. 5 Engaging Fathers in Research and EvaluationChapter Abstract This chapter first uses a historical lens to explore challenges and strategies for engaging various populations of fathers in academic and community-based research and evaluation. A framework for preparing for field work with fathers is presented including practical tools and examples. The chapter includes an overview of successful recruitment techniques that have been used to enroll fathers in both qualitative and quantitative research studies, including agency-based recruitment, social media strategies, and community stakeholder outreach. Tools for retaining fathers in longitudinal studies also is discussed. This chapter highlights ethical debates related to research with fathers, including maternal gatekeeping, incentive structures, and prolonged engagement. Keywords: recruitment, retention, research ethics Part II: Assessment Ch. 6 Assessment with Fathers: Recognizing Strengths, Challenges, and Contexts Chapter Abstract This chapter examines the assessment process with fathers. The chapter begins with an examination of the importance of conducting a comprehensive assessment that focuses on father strengths and challenges. By understanding fathers' strengths, practitioners can build on existing resources, both internal and external. In order to effectively intervene, practitioners must understand the historical and current needs and challenges of fathers. The chapter discusses the relevance of dynamic assessment approaches whereby understanding changes in father’s status, context, and parenting situation are considered over time, rather than assuming these are stagnant factors. Content includes the importance of male-friendly assessment tools and strategies to accurately assess overall health and well-being. The chapter provides recommendations for practitioners and programs to improve assessment processes for fathers and strategies to make assessment more welcoming and useful for fathers. Keywords: fathering, strengths, challenges, context, dynamic assessment Ch. 7 Organizational “Father Friendly” Assessments Chapter Abstract This chapter uses the general framework presented in Chapter 4 to examine approaches to assessing the "father friendliness" of programs and organizations. A team approach is recommended, including collaboration with fathers and families to assess programs and organizations. The chapter provides tools that can be used by individuals or teams to examine program elements for their father-inclusiveness. These tools direct the reader on a process that includes the consideration of program development, theory, and content for the inclusion of fathers. They also direct the readers to consider organizational location, physical appearance, staffing, and staff training for father friendliness. The chapter concludes with a discussion of how these assessments can be used to guide adaptations to programs and changes in organizations to better serve fathers. Keywords: organizations, father friendliness, father inclusion Part III: Intervention Ch. 8 Framing Interventions with Fathers Chapter Abstract This chapter examines how we frame intervention with fathers. The chapter explores definitions and concepts related to intervention, including who is included in services, incorporating multiple parents in interventions, and inclusion of social fathers. This framing impacts who is included and excluded in services, which impacts the family system and success of intervention. Issues related to how we intervene in terms of language, activities, and strategies are explored. The chapter concludes with recommendations for framing interventions and intervening in ways which positively impact the family system as a whole, as well as its individual members, including the father or father figure. Keywords: interventions, family systems, father figures Ch. 9 Expanding Our Understanding of Public Policies to Support Father InvolvementChapter AbstractThis chapter presents approaches to assessing the "father friendliness" of public policies that may impact father engagement. The chapter provides an overview of the policy process, and barriers and supports for including fathers' voices at each stage. Advocacy tools that can be used by individuals, community stakeholders, and fatherhood organizations are included. These tools direct the reader on best practices for assessing the engagement of fathers, administrators, and legislators in discussion about father-friendly policy development. The chapter concludes by providing case examples of father-inclusive policy advocacy, development, implementation, and evaluation.Keywords: public policy, family impact analysis, father engagement Ch. 10 Group Work with Fathers in Federal Pretrial Detention and a Community-Based Residential Setting: Reflections on Practice and Policies Across Contexts Chapter Abstract This chapter describes fathers' experiences with and within the criminal justice system, and the impacts of such involvement on a multitude of relationships within the family system. It examines issues that impact paternal identity and involvement such as, community-level interactions with the police (i.e., stop and arrest patterns), pretrial detention, and incarceration in local, state, and federal detention centers. Interventions geared towards prevention of system involvement, pretrial diversion, and community reentry are examined. This chapter also explores public policy approaches that place fathers at risk for system involvement or facilitate disentanglement from the system over the life course. Keywords: criminal justice, paternal incarceration, reentry, mass incarceration Ch. 11 Engaging Fathers in Child Welfare and Foster Care Settings: Promoting Paternal Contributions to the Safety, Permanency, and Well-being of Children and Families Chapter Abstract This chapter examines fathers in the child welfare system. Readers are informed regarding relevant aspects of engagement and intervention with this subgroup of fathers, which impacts the ability to effectively intervene with fathers in child welfare. Issues related to inclusion in services, from prevention to exist from foster care as well as the needs and challenges of these fathers, and factors that increase engagement and retention in services, are discussed. Biases and practices that deter father inclusion are examined. The chapter concludes with recommendations on engaging, assessing, and intervening with fathers in the child welfare system across multiple system processes, and the life of a case is examined. Keywords: child welfare, child maltreatment, child abuse, prevention Ch. 12 Father-Friendly School Interventions: Helping Schools Create Engagement Opportunities Chapter Abstract This chapter explores current school practices for engaging fathers in the education of their children. It also highlights existing challenges to both recruiting and retaining fathers in school-based parenting interventions and strategies that have been offered in the existing literature for addressing these challenges. This chapter also provides a brief overview of findings from the literature related to "father-friendly" school-based interventions and the outcomes/effectiveness of these programs. Finally, this chapter concludes by highlighting the voices of fathers and/or practitioners and their experiences with participation in interventions delivered in school settings. Keywords: school-based parenting interventions, fathers, school-based parenting programs Ch. 13 Fathers’ Participation in Early Childhood Programs Chapter Abstract This chapter examines the engagement of fathers in early childhood service systems. The chapter begins with a brief discussion of early childhood programs, including home visiting, early head start, and other programs designed to improve the health and educational outcomes of young children. The chapter describes the role of fathers in supporting both children and mothers' engagement and success in these programs, as well as an overview of the current research on engagement of fathers in early childhood programs. The chapter concludes with a set of recommendations for practitioners and programs to improve the engagement of fathers in their services. Keywords: early childhood, Head Start, home visiting Ch. 14 Fathers and Child Support: How Money Transfers and Other Interactions Impact Family Dynamics Chapter Abstract This chapter examines interventions targeted towards fathers who have current child support orders and arrears. The chapter begins with a brief history of the need for and development of federal and state child support services. Barriers and facilitators to fathers' engagement with this system are explored. The chapter describes contemporary shifts in models of service delivery and policies that have been developed to enhance paternal compliance, via support for education and employment services. The chapter also highlights the impact of these programs on child and family well-being. The chapter concludes with a set of recommendations for enhancing child support service engagement. Keywords: child support, arrears, compliance Ch. 15 Engaging Fathers in Intimate Partner Violence Interventions Chapter Abstract This chapter examines the role of fathers, both as perpetrators and victims of interpersonal violence. The chapter begins with a brief discussion of violence prevention and intervention programs, including male anti-violence ally programs, shelter programs and other victim services, and batterer programs. The chapter describes the role of fathers in violence prevention, supporting both children and mothers' health and well-being, as well as an overview of the current research on the prevention of and intervention for fathers who engage in violence behaviors. The chapter concludes with a set of recommendations for practitioners and programs to improve the engagement of fathers in their services, including the development of more programs aimed at serving male victims of violence. Keywords: domestic violence, interpersonal violence, batterers Part IV: ConclusionCh. 16 Setting the Course for Future Theory, Research, and Practice with Fathers Chapter Abstract In this chapter, major themes of the book are summarized, including key principles of engagement and intervention. In addition, trends in social work research, programs, and policies related to father engagement are explored, including trends toward increased federal investment in fatherhood programs and demonstration projects, more father-inclusive family-oriented programming, and attention to co-parenting and other factors that contextualize fathering in families and communities. Ongoing gaps as well as opportunities for further research and novel approaches to father engagement for service providers are described. Additional resources available to the reader seeking additional supports in appendices are described. Keywords: engagement, intervention, researchAppendices Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Social Work Grand Challenges Related to Fathers and Fathering Appendix C: Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) Competency Map for Book Chapters Appendix D: Syllabi Maps Appendix E: Policy Reflection Activity Appendix F: Practice Reflection Activity Appendix G: Case Vignettes Appendix H: Resource List
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Springer International Publishing AG Handbook of Self-Compassion
Book SynopsisThis handbook examines contemporary issues in self-compassion science and practice. It describes advances in the conceptualization and measurement of self-compassion as well as current evidence from cross-sectional and experimental research. The volume addresses the foundational issues of self-compassion, including its relationship to self-esteem and mindfulness. In addition, it considers the developmental origins of self-compassion and its relevance across the life course, including among adolescents and older adults. The handbook explores the role of self-compassion in promoting well-being and resilience and addresses new frontiers in self-compassion research, such as the neural underpinnings and psychophysiology of compassionate self-regulationKey areas of coverage include: The meaning of self-compassion for gender and sexuality minority groups. The cultivation of self-compassion among young people. The use of interventions to promote self-compassion. The role of compassion-based interventions in clinical contexts. Important insights for using self-compassion-based interventions in practice. The Handbook of Self Compassion is a must-have resource for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and other practitioners in psychology, complementary and alternative medicine, and social work as well as all interrelated research disciplines and clinical practices.Table of ContentsSection 1. Foundational Issues of Self-Compassion.- Chapter 1. The Theory and Study of Self-Compassion.- Chapter 2. Self-Compassion as an Alternative to Self-Esteem.- Chapter 3. Self-Compassion and Mindfulness.- Chapter 4. Self-Compassion as an Evolved Social Mentality.- Section 2. Self-Compassion Across the Lifespan.- Chapter 5. The Origins of Self-Compassion.- Chapter 6. Self-Compassion During Childhood and Adolescence.- Chapter 7. Self-Compassion and Positive Aging.- Section 3. Contextual Issues and Self-Compassion.- Chapter 8. Culture and Self-Compassion.- Chapter 9. Gender and Self-Compassion.- Chapter 10. Self-Compassion and LGBTQI Populations.- Section 4. Self-Compassion and Well-Being.- Chapter 11. The ABCs of Self-Compassion.- Chapter 12. Self-Compassion and Chronic Pain.- Chapter 13. Self-Compassion and Resilience.- Chapter 14. Self-Compassion and Body Image.- Chapter 15. Self-Compassion in Positive Psychology.- Section 5. Self-Compassion and Motivation.- Chapter 16. Self-Compassion and Motivation.- Chapter 17. Academic Motivation, Resourcefulness, and Self-Regulation: The Role of Self-Compassion.- Chapter 18. Self-Compassion and Professional Athletes.- Section 6. Self-Compassion in Relationships.- Chapter 19. Self-Compassion for Caregivers.- Chapter 20. Self-Compassion and Interpersonal Concerns.- Chapter 21. Self-Compassion and Parenting.- Section 7. The Physiological and Health Correlates of Self-Compassion.- Chapter 22. The Neuroscience of Self-Compassion.- Chapter 23. The Psychophysiology of Self-Compassion.- Chapter 24. Self-Compassion and Health.- Chapter 25. Self-Compassion and Chronic Illness.- Section 8. Self-Compassion in Clinical Contexts.- Chapter 26. Self-Compassion and Eating Disorders.- Chapter 27. Self-Compassion, Depression and anxiety.- Chapter 28. Self-Compassion and Maladaptive Perfectionism.- Chapter 29. Self-Compassion and Trauma.- Chapter 30. Self-Compassion, Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Suicidal Ideation.- Chapter 31. Self-Compassion in Therapy.- Section 9. Cultivating Self-Compassion.- Chapter 32. The Mindful Self-Compassion Program.- Chapter 33. Compassion-Focused Therapy.- Chapter 34. Digital Health and Virtual Reality: New Directions in Self-Compassion Intervention Research.- Chapter 35. Underpinnings and Outcomes of Different Training Programs Impacting Self-Compassion: A House with Many Doors.
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Springer International Publishing AG Enhancing Professionality Through Reflectivity in
Book SynopsisThis book discusses complex motivational conditions and strategies on macro, meso, and micro levels promoting reflectivity in interpersonal professional practice. The increasing demands made on practitioners in social and health services, as illustrated by the COVID-19 pandemic, can lead to great uncertainty over how to find "the right response" to complex expressions of need and how to account for ethical professional decisions in view of prevailing strategies of 'risk reduction' and managerial accounting. Reflectivity has been recognised as being of central importance for guiding practitioners towards situationally differentiated and accountable practice. However, it is a complex process made up not only of different psychological components and their interplay with educational and organisational contexts, but also of multilevel interactions and purely situational conditions that can have positive or negative effects. The individual and team reflectivity can be learned and supported through various educational and managerial opportunities, sensitively guided personal and professional experiences and specific patterns of interaction which are reviewed in the book. Reflective supervision in the workplace plays a pivotal role in enabling individual and team reflective processes. However, there are also social and organisational factors that can hinder the development of individual and team reflectivity. The particular value of this publication is that the authors focus on complex research findings from several consecutive studies and critically review and discuss the conditions for reflectivity from various perspectives and with the background of rich academic literature and research. Their research-derived empirical and analytical insights were submitted to managers and educators, and effective and realistic strategies and methods to enhance different levels of reflectivity in students and practitioners were discussed and are summarised in this volume. Among the topics covered: The significance of reflectivity in professional social and health care in relation to changing socio-political contexts Gender aspects of reflectivity in the social and healthcare field Operationalisation of reflectivity for research by personal, team and organisational scales Cultural and communicational patterns of interaction enabling professional reflective processes Enhancing Professionality Through Reflectivity in Social and Health Care is pertinent reading for professors of professional academic training programmes for social workers, nurses, supervisors, trainers in non-formal learning settings, students, and managers of social and health services with an interest in enhancing organisational cultures.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Reflectivity in philosophical, sociological, psychological and pedagogical contexts Zuzana Havrdová and Walter Lorenz2. The significance of reflectivity in professional social and health care in relation to changing socio-political contexts Walter Lorenz 3. Promoting reflective learning styles among social work and nursing students – a review Monika Čajko Eibicht and Walter Lorenz 4. Supervision at the workplace as a unique space for reflection Martin Hajný and Zuzana Havrdová5. Gender aspects of reflectivity in the social and healthcare field: forms of feminization of the caring profession as frames for reflexivity Monika Bosá 6. Reflective approaches to professionalisation through legislation, structures and cultures: Example from Czech social and health services Matěj Lejsal and Jiří Krejčí 7. Researching reflectivity by scales Iva Šolcová, Filip Děchtěrenko and Zuzana Havrdová 8. The interaction between institutional cultures and individual dispositions to self-reflection – a hierarchical analysis Zuzana Havrdová 9. Levels of reflectivity – conditions and strategies for supporting reflectivity in health and social care services: Qualitative research Zuzana Havrdová and Walter Lorenz 10. Towards an integrated approach to fostering reflectivity in social and health professions Walter Lorenz
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Springer International Publishing AG Subverting Resistance to Social Justice and
Book SynopsisThis compact book is constructed using psychological theory and research to empower university faculty to facilitate student engagement and address student resistance to diversity and social justice education more effectively. University faculty teaching diversity and social justice have traditionally encountered various forms of student resistance. Recent cultural trends of political opposition to teaching critical race theory and other forms of increased polarization and scapegoating with decreased levels of social tolerance have exacerbated challenges in promoting student engagement in diversity and social justice education in universities and colleges. In contrast to traditional models that tend to be confrontational in addressing student biases, the new Moving Towards Social Justice (MTSJ), Relational Partnership Development Model (RPDM) and process theoretical models seek to build on appropriate pre-existing strengths, interests, values, and the developmental readiness of students who might otherwise oppose learning about the contexts, lives, and predicaments of marginalized persons living in various intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity and ability/disability status. Emphasis is placed on the development of professional and life skills, such as wisdom and intercultural competence, which provide incentives and remove barriers to learning about social justice and diversity. Project-based learning approaches grounded in a developmental framework to foster the thriving and well-being of diverse students, collaborative partners in the community, and diverse persons served by the community partners are emphasized. The role of empirical assessment, feedback, and program refinement over time is also delineated within the models.Subverting Resistance to Social Justice and Diversity Education: Constructive Approaches with Undergraduate Students is an indispensable and timely resource for university and college instructors who teach courses or have significant portions of a class that involve education around social justice, diversity, and intersectionality issues, such as cross-cultural psychology, multicultural psychology, social work, sociology, intercultural communication, and counseling or clinical practice with individuals or families from diverse social locations. University officers of diversity, faculty development providers, and other administrators interested in empowering university faculty to increase student engagement in social justice and diversity education also would find the book a useful reference.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Understanding Resistance to Social Justice and Diversity EducationAndy J. Johnson Chapter 2: Embrace Preparing: Theoretical and Practical Foundations for Motivating Students to Address Social Justice for Persons from Diverse Social LocationsAndy J. Johnson Chapter 3: Embrace Collaboration: Developing Community Partnerships Through the Relational Partnership Development Model (RPDM) Tanden L. Brekke Chapter 4: Embrace Multiple Perspectives: Balancing Interests of Community Partners, Students, and Instructors in Developing Creative SolutionsEmily Rossing, Trahern Crews, April Vinding Chapter 5: Embrace Process: Classroom Practices for Nonviolent Formation April Vinding Chapter 6: Embrace Complexity: Anticipating and Neutralizing Student Resistance in Undergraduate Education for Transgender and Gender Identity Justice Christine M. Robinson
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Springer International Publishing AG Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social
Book SynopsisDespite committed effort to integrate postcolonial theory and decolonizing practices in human rights education in social work, there is scant literature offering a more balanced global perspective. This book addresses that need. Included here are discursive voices contributed by social work colleagues whose work is impacted by postcolonial realities. The task of decolonizing social work as a human rights profession calls for the inclusion of contesting perspectives from social work activists, human rights advocates and educators whose critical standpoints are drawn from the historical context of Global North-South relations. This book is essential given the many manifestations of global injustice, wars and climate catastrophes. The critical involvement of social workers in decolonized human rights advocacy is at no period in history, more urgent than now. The book: Engages readers in reflective discourse over the contentious manner human rights principles are referenced by social work practitioners within the context of contemporary North-South geopolitics Explores dilemmas, conflicts, challenges and limitations experienced by social workers worldwide while upholding human rights principles Uses critical case studies that expose how the vestiges of colonialism continue to impact communities Identifies areas of human rights advocacy where social work succeeds, and where it is confronted by limiting challenges Emphasizes the importance of human rights education and practice in the context of global inequalities Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work provides models of good practice the world over in human rights advocacy. It is timely and essential reading for faculty who teach courses in social work, social development, community organization, human rights and social justice, as well as for students in social work, law, sociology, global studies and human rights. The book should draw readers who work in non-governmental organizations, international development agencies, advocacy groups, and community-based and grassroots organizations. International research centers, law clinics and organizations serving migrants and refugees would find it a useful resource.Table of ContentsForeword by Rory Truell Foreword by Susan Mapp Part I - Social Work and the Decolonization Project Chapter 1 - Human Rights and the Decolonization of Social WorkMarcin Boryczko, Mark Lusk and Melinda Madew Chapter 2 - Relativism, Universalism and Pluriversality in Human Rights Marcin Boryczko, Jason M. Leung and Melinda Madew Part II – History of Social Work as a Human Rights Profession Chapter 3 - Interrogating the Colonial Past: The Conflicting History of Social Work as a Human Rights Profession María Inés Martínez Herrero and Prospera Tedam Chapter 4 – The Postcolonial Present and a Decolonized Future for Social Work Samuel Terrazas Chapter 5 - Kinship Care, Responsibility and Self-Determination: Exploring African Individual and Community Rights in Decolonized Social Work Ndangwa Noyoo and Tanja Kleibl Part III - Human Rights Mandate in Social Work Chapter 6 - Mapping Basic Human Rights Instruments Mark Lusk and Nicholas D. Natividad Part IV - Situating Human Rights in the Global North-South Divide Chapter 7 - Postcolonial Europe and its Premises for Decolonization Marcin Boryczko, Tomasz Nowicki and Emilio Jose Gomez Ciriano Chapter 8 - Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work in the United States Erica Balderrama, Araceli Garcia, and Eva M. Moya Chapter 9 – Challenging Coloniality in Social Work Theorizations on Human Rights Kris Clarke Part V - Decolonized Approaches in Human Rights Advocacy Chapter 10 - Understanding the U.S.-Mexico Border Through a Decolonial Lens Nicholas D. Natividad Chapter 11 – Decoding a Colonial Impact – The Women’s Movement in IndiaNycil Romis Thomas Chapter 12 – From Anti-Colonial Revolutionaries to Subversive Feminists – Women in the Philippines Melinda Madew Chapter 13 – Colonial History of Territorial Dislocation and Landlessness – Indigenous Peoples and Farmers’ Food Sovereignty in the Philippines Jason M. Leung Chapter 14 – Lessons from Social Movements: Farmers and Food Sovereignty in India Kiran Thampi Chapter 15 - Decolonizing Social Work Education Mark Lusk and Marcin Boryczko Chapter 16 - A Path Forward for Social Work, Human Rights and Decolonization Marcin Boryczko, Melinda Madew and Mark Lusk
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Springer International Publishing AG Civil Society Elites: Exploring the Composition,
Book SynopsisThis open access book introduces a groundbreaking concept - civil society elites - and serves as an essential resource for scholars, researchers and students interested in the complexities of power and influence within contemporary civil societies. Through a series of unique empirical studies, the authors offer a comprehensive examination of the individuals occupying the upper echelons of influential civil society organisations and movements. By delving into the factors that propel individuals into key positions and examining the connections between civil society leaders within and across sectors, the book offers insight into the mechanisms that shape access to powerful positions in civil societies. As a reflection of current debates on elites and populism, the book furthermore explores the expression and conceptualisation of counter-elite positions and criticism of civil society elites. With its original approach, the book serves as a catalyst for further research into inequalities, power structures and elites within civil societies.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Civil society elites – an introduction (Håkan Johansson and Anna Meeuwisse)Part I Civil society elite composition Chapter 2: The Danish civil society elite 1910–2020: Continuity, reproduction and integration (Anders Sevelsted and Jacob Lunding)Chapter 3: Mirroring the masses? A cross-national comparison of civil society elite composition (Jayeon Lee and Roberto Scaramuzzino) Chapter 4: Organisational, reputational, and visible leaders: A comparison of three approaches to civil society elite identification (Cecilia Santilli and Roberto Scaramuzzino) Part II Civil society elite reproduction Chapter 5: Consecrating civil society elites in Europe – examining civil society prizes (Niklas Altermark and Håkan Johansson) Chapter 6: Elite integration through volunteerism: The case of a New York City Parent-Teacher Association (Andrea Voyer) Chapter 7: Reproduction of elites in Hong Kong through the Hong Kong Jockey Club (Pui Chi Lai) Part III Civil society elite integration Chapter 8: Civil society boundary crossing and elite integration (Malin Arvidson and Anders Uhlin)Chapter 9: The interstitial elites of the Italian foundations of banking origin (Paola Arrigoni) Chapter 10: Networks of interlocking leaders among civil society organisations in four European countries: exploring the links and identifying the elites (Jayeon Lee, Daniel Platek and Roberto Scaramuzzino) Part IV Contestation of civil society elites Chapter 11: Contestation of civil society elites – targets, sources, and depths in four national contexts (Sara Kalm and Anna Meeuwisse) Chapter 12: The state as a challenger to civil society elite: the case of Poland (Elżbieta Korolczuk) Chapter 13: Who gets a seat at the table? Identifying incumbents and challengers in the European Parliament’s civil society consultations on animal welfare (Laura Landorff) Concluding Remarks Chapter 14: Michels, Mills, and civil society elites – concluding reflections (Håkan Johansson and Anna Meeuwisse)
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Springer International Publishing AG Complex Trauma Regulation in Children: A Body-Based Attachment Approach
Book SynopsisThis book outlines both the theory and application of regulation intervention strategies for children with complex trauma history. National statistics identify that 1:7 children in the United States are subjected to child abuse or neglect. The age group with the highest reported incidences are in the 1-3 year old age group. The primary perpetrators of this abuse are the child’s caregivers. This age is closely associated with the critical period of development in the areas of the brain, the child’s physiology and their social/emotional well being. When primary attachment is disrupted, delays and disruptions across many domains occur. When the perpetrator of their trauma is the same person who should be ensuring their safety, a child develops behaviors in an attempt to make sense of their world. The behaviors serve a purpose. Behavioral approaches which rely on positive and negative consequences do not adequately address the cause of the behavior and are therefore ineffective. Other existing trauma interventions rely on the individual to cognitively process information. However, when dysregulated, retrieval of information from the frontal lobe of the brain is not physiologically possible. All these approaches also intervene on the assumption that the child knows what normal regulation feels like. Most of these children however have only known chaos and fear novelty. This attachment based intervention model incorporates neurological, physiological, observational and practical regulation intervention strategies for anyone working with children with complex trauma history. It is able to be applied in home, school, community and in therapy environments. When a child feels regulated and safe, the effectiveness of the child’s trauma treatment can be enhanced.Table of ContentsPart 1 Background Theory and Research Chapter 1 What is Complex Trauma? Chapter 2 The Process of Attachment Chapter 3 Neurology and the Development of Regulation Chapter 4 But Physiology Plays a Part in Complex Trauma! Chapter 5 The Child’s Managing Behaviors Chapter 6 How Does the Modulating Caregiver Impact the Child’s Regulation? Part 2 Intervention: The Attachment, Body Based Approach to Complex Trauma Regulation in Children Chapter 7 Safety and Attunement Chapter 8 The Assessment of the Child with a History of Complex Trauma Chapter 9 The Environmental “Container” Chapter 10 Safety and the Therapeutic Management Strategies for Carers and Therapists
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Springer Social Work Practice Education Beyond the
Book SynopsisChapter 1. Social Work Practice Education and the Pandemic: An Introduction, by Riccardo Guidi and Christian Spatscheck.- Part 1. European Social Work Practice Education in Times of the Pandemic and Beyond: The Big Picture.- Chapter 2. Social Work Practice Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe: A Comparison of Qualitative Analyses of Conditions, Responses, and Innovations from Twelve Countries.- Chapter 3. Social Work Practice Education During and Beyond the Pandemic: A European Survey.- Chapter 4. Temporary Adjustments or Long-lasting Innovations? The Unconventional Experiences of Social Work Practice Education during the Pandemic and Their Current Value.- Part II. Social Work Practice Education in Times of the Pandemic and Beyond: An In-depth Analysis of Inspiring Experiences in Europe.- Chapter 5. Social Work Practice Education in Spain During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges for Innovation.- Chapter 6. A Long-lasting Innovation in Social Work Practice Education Through Service-Learning in a Virtual Environment Established During the COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences from Slovakia.- Chapter 7. Some Observations on Social Work Practice Education in Turkey: Changes in the Rules of the Game and the Pandemic and the Maras Earthquakes as Their Cornerstones.- Chapter 8. Continuities and Innovations in Social Work Practice Education in Ukraine: Lessons from the Pandemic and War Context.- Chapter 9. Social Work Practice Education in Italy During the Pandemic and Beyond: The Context, Experimentations and Their Possible Long-Lasting Values,.- Chapter 10. The Pandemic as a Starting Point for the Development of Resilience-based Practice Education: Experiences from the Czech Republic.- Chapter 11. Bridging Digitalization and Digitality in Social Work Practice EducationA Post-pandemic View Through the Kaleidoscope from Germany.- Part III. The Present and the Future of Social Work Practice Education: A Global View.- Chapter 12. Social Work Education in the USA: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic (and Beyond).- Chapter 13. Social Work Practice Education in Asia Pacific: Recent History, Responding to the Pandemic and Future Perspectives.- Chapter 14. Social Work Practice Education in South Africa: Recent History, Current Approaches.- Chapter 15. The Current and Future Challenges of Social Work Practice Education: A Summarizing View Within a Global Approach.
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£116.99
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Soziale Arbeit an Schulen: Einführung in das
Book SynopsisDie Einführung in Soziale Arbeit an Schulen schafft einen grundständigen Überblick über das Handlungsfeld und bietet in kompakter Weise die erforderlichen Vertiefungskontexte. In kritischer Auseinandersetzung bilden die Autorinnen den aktuellen Sachstand der Thematik ab und greifen perspektivisch offene Fragestellungen auf. Das Lehrbuch ist in besonderer Weise für Einführungsveranstaltungen in den Rahmungen sozialpädagogischer wie auch schulpädagogischer Ausbildungskontexte geeignet.Trade Review"[...] präsentiert sich der erste Band der neuen Reihe insbesondere für Studierende der Sozialen Arbeit erfrischend klar, überschaubar gestaltet, gut lesbar und 'anschlussfähig' an die Praxis. Geliefert wurde eine aussagefähige Einführung in ein Arbeitsfeld der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe mit wachsender Bedeutung, aber (noch) unsicherer Zukunft." www.sozialnet.de, 24.10.2011Table of ContentsTheoretische Rahmung: Begriffskontroversen, Anschlussfähigkeit, Kooperation, Erziehungs- und Bildungsauftrag, Zielgruppe, Adressaten und Aneigner, Rechtslage und Trägerschaft - Methodisches Handeln: Einzelfallhilfe, Sozialpädagogische Gruppenarbeit, Vernetzung mit dem Gemeinwesen - Arbeitsprofil: Aufgabenfelder, Arbeitsbereiche und Praxisbeispiele in den Kontexten 'Förderung des Sozialen Lernens', 'Individuelle Orientierung und Hilfe', 'Bildungsbedingungen'
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Antidiskriminierungspädagogik: Konzepte und Methoden für die Bildungsarbeit mit Jugendlichen
Book SynopsisAntidiskriminierungspädagogik ist eine relativ junge Strategie, die sich zum einen für einen respektvollen Umgang mit Vielfalt einsetzt und zum anderen ein entschiedenes Eintreten gegen Diskriminierung und Herabwürdigung befördert. Das Konzept will junge Menschen befähigen mit Differenzen umgehen zu lernen, die aus sozialen Unterschieden resultieren und über die gesellschaftlichen Bedingungen, die die Konstruktion dieser Differenzen ergeben, aufklären. Der Band bietet Pädagoginnen und Pädagogen praxisorientiertes und umfassendes Werkzeug, um im beruflichen Handeln Ausgrenzung und Exklusion zu thematisieren und gegen diese vorzugehen.Table of ContentsDiskriminierung und Gesellschaft - Perspektiven auf Diskriminierung - Mehrdimensionalität von Diskriminierung und Identität - Antidiskriminierung als Mainstreaming im Schulalltag - Pädagogische Konzepte gegen Diskriminierung - Theoretische Grundlagen - Rolle von PädagogInnen - Themenvertiefung und Methoden - Literatur-, Material- und Kontakthinweise - Glossar
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Adressaten, Nutzer, Agency: Akteursbezogene
Book SynopsisDie Menschen, um die es im Feld Soziale Arbeit eigentlich geht, werden als Adressaten in Forschungsarbeiten zu den verschiedenen Handlungsfeldern im Grunde nur am Rande thematisiert. Soziale Arbeit als Forschungsgebiet bleibt konzentriert auf eine eigene institutionelle und professionelle Praxis. Im Gegensatz hierzu werden Adressaten oder Nutzer im Kontext lebenweltsorientierter und dienstleistungsorientierter Ansätze eine wachsende Bedeutung zu geschrieben. Vor diesem widersprüchlichen Hintergrund ist es Ziel dieser Darstellung, die aktuelle Diskussion verschiedener Ansätze einer Adressatenforschung zu systematisieren und sozialpädagogische Adressatenforschung theoretisch und methodologisch zu fundieren.Trade ReviewPressestimmen zur 1. Auflage:"[...] eine reiche Zusammenschau von Forschungsperspektiven [...]." www.socialnet.de, 18.03.2013Table of ContentsAdressaten, Nutzer und Agency.- AdressatInnen der Sozialen Arbeit.- Adressatenforschung: Konturen eines kritischen Adressatenbegriffs.- AdressatInnenforschung im Feld der Jugendhilfe.- Nutzer- und Nutzungsforschung: Sozialpädagogische Nutzerforschung.- Das Subjekt in der sozialpädagogischen AdressatInnen- und NutzerInnenforschung.- Empirische Alltagsforschung als Kritik.- Wirkungsforschung: Methodische Aspekte der Wirkungsforschung.- Wirkungsorientierung in der Jugendhilfe.- Agencyforschung: Handlungsfähigkeit (Agency) als Grenzarbeit in trannationalen Alltagswelten.- Diskurs- und Konversationsanalysen: Formen der Diskursanalyse und ihre Relevanz für die Soziale Arbeit.- Diskursanalytische Hinweise zu akteursbezogenen Forschungsperspektiven.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Soziale Nachbarschaften: Geschichte, Grundlagen,
Book SynopsisAktuelle Siedlungsstrukturen führen zu neuen, vielfältigen Formen von Sozialen Nachbarschaften. Diese entsprechen immer weniger dem Image des anonymen Nebeneinanders, noch dem Bild der engen zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen auf dem Land. Veränderte Mobilitäts- und Vernetzungsmöglichkeiten tragen außerdem dazu bei, dass bedeutsame persönliche Beziehungen immer weniger ausschließlich in der unmittelbaren (räumlichen) Nachbarschaft verortet sind und das Netz persönlicher (Nachbarschafts-) Beziehungen räumlich weit aufgespannt ist. Gleichzeitig wird dem lokalen Nahraum - im Sinne der baulichen Nachbarschaft - nach wie vor eine hohe Bedeutung zugeschrieben. Das Buch macht sich auf die Spurensuche nach Nachbarschaftskonzepten und -geschichte, ordnet diese in aktuelle theoretische Vergemeinschaftungsdiskurse ein und eröffnet mit dem Konzept der Sozialen Nachbarschaften Perspektiven für Nachbarschaftspolitiken und die professionelle Arbeit mit bzw. in Nachbarschaften.Table of ContentsSoziale Nachbarschaften – einleitende Betrachtungen.- Nachbarschaftsthematisierungen.- Gestaltung von Nachbarschaft über das Soziale.- Soziale Nachbarschaften als konzeptionelle Perspektive für die professionelle Gestaltung.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Kompendium Kinder- und Jugendhilfe
Book SynopsisDas ‚Kompendium Kinder- und Jugendhilfe‘ erfüllt alle Erfordernisse und Bedürfnisse derer, die in Theorie und Praxis, Forschung und Lehre, Organisation und Politik Kinder- und Jugendhilfe denken, machen und verantworten, eine aktuelle, umfassende und verlässliche Informationsbasis brauchen. In seinem umfassenden Zugang zu den Strukturen der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe, ihren Aufgaben, Funktionen, den Fachkräften und Kooperationsbeziehungen und mit weiterführenden Erörterungen der Lebenslagen und Lebensorte der Adressaten und Adressatinnen und ihrer Rechte spiegelt dieses neue Handbuch den Bedeutungszuwachs der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe für das Aufwachsen junger Menschen und deren Familien. Der Expansion und Ausdifferenzierung der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe wird konsequent Rechnung getragen, indem die einzelnen Beiträge in der Summe vielfältige Analysen zu Interventionsanlässen, Handlungsgrundlagen und Verfahren vorstellen. Mit einer grundlegenden Fundierung ihrer theoretischen Ansätze und empirischen Untersuchungen und aus einer interdisziplinären Perspektive zu Grundlagen, Herausforderungen und politischen Rahmenbedingungen der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe nimmt das ‚Kompendium‘ Kinder- und Jugendhilfe als unverzichtbaren sozialstaatlichen Akteur ernst – herausgegeben und verfasst von den aktuell maßgeblichen Fachvertretern und Fachvertreterinnen, Experten und Expertinnen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe.Table of ContentsStrukturen der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe.- Aufgaben und Funktionen.- Adressaten und Adressatinnen.-Lebenslagen und Lebensorte von Kindern und Jugendlichen.- Fachkräfte.- Handlungsfelder.-Interventionsanlässe.- Rechte.- Handlungsgrundlagen und Verfahren.- Kooperationen.- Theoretische Positionen.- Forschung.- Politische Rahmenbedingungen.- Perspektiven.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Erziehungs- und Bildungspartnerschaften:
Book Synopsis'Erziehungs- und Bildungspartnerschaften' im Spannungsfeld von Schule, Jugendhilfe und Familie sind derzeit nicht optimal gelöst. Trotz vorhandener Praxis und teilweise langer Traditionen im Bereich der Elternarbeit mangelt es in Deutschland an modernen Konzepten zur Kooperation mit Eltern in der Bildungs- und Erziehungsarbeit. Diese 'Praxisbuch' bietet in einer Vielzahl von Portraits einen tiefen Einblick in gelingende Elternarbeit, der ein Spektrum vom Eltern-Baby-Kurs bis hin zu Eltern-Kompetenz-Trainings eröffnet. Der Band versteht sich auch als Ergänzung zu dem Grundlagenband zu Erziehungs- und Bildungspartnerschaften, indem er in Orientierung an Lebensphasen und Feldern der Elternarbeiten vielfältige Programme darstellt und ganz konkrete Programmprofile gelingender Kooperationsarbeit sichtbar macht.Table of ContentsProgramme und Praxisprofile zur Elternarbeit: Überblick.- Differenzierende Elternarbeit.- Schülerorientierte Elternarbeit.- Lebensphasen und Bereiche: Frühe Kindheit – Schule –Medienorientierte Elternarbeit.- Hilfen zur Erziehung – Beratung.- Materielle Unterstützung – Erziehungskompetenzen – Familienbildung.- Elternmitwirkung und Mitbestimmung.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Grundriss Soziale Arbeit: Ein einführendes
Book SynopsisÜber acht Jahre nach seiner Platzierung auf dem Buchmarkt erscheint der 'Grundriss Soziale Arbeit' in einer nächsten Ausgabe. Nach dem bewährten Konzept tragen die Beiträge den Veränderungen der Sozialpädagogik in der zurückliegenden Dekade und der Europäisierung der Sozialen Arbeit Rechnung. Erweitert bleibt der 'Grundriss Soziale Arbeit' auf die sozialpädagogischen Arbeits- und Handlungsfelder, die methodischen Verfahren und Konzepte sowie hinsichtlich der vorgestellten theoretischen und disziplinären Grundlegungen. Der 'Grundriss Soziale Arbeit' ermöglicht es LeserInnen in Form eines einführenden Handbuches sich mit den grundlegenden Frage- und Problemstellungen der Sozialen Arbeit bekannt zu machen. Eingeführt wird in die Geschichte und Theorie, die Arbeitsfelder und Organisationsformen, die professionellen, empirischen und die rechtlichen Rahmungen, die Aus-, Fort- und Weiterbildung sowie die Methoden der Sozialen Arbeit. Mit seinem einführenden wie handbuchartigen Profil genießt der 'Grundriss Soziale Arbeit' weiterhin ein Alleinstellungsmerkmal in der sozialpädagogischen Publikationslandschaft. Table of ContentsGeschichte der Sozialen Arbeit - Theoretische Positionen und Konzepte - Inter- und intradisziplinäre Aspekte - Internationale und vergleichende Perspektiven - Arbeitsfelder und AdressatInnen Sozialer Arbeit - Sozialpädagogische Handlungsmethoden und Konzepte - Träger und Institutionen der Sozialen Arbeit - Rechtliche Grundlagen und Rahmungen der Sozialen Arbeit - Die 'Profession': Soziale Arbeit als 'Berufsfeld' - Sozialpädagogische Aus-, Fort- und Weiterbildung - Forschung
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Persönlich vor ambulant und stationär: Über
Book SynopsisDas Persönliche Budget (PB) stellt einen wichtigen Schritt zur Stärkung des Selbstbestimmungsrechts durch die Gestaltung passgenauer und individualisierter Leistungskontexte für Menschen mit Behinderung dar. Trotz des Rechtsanspruchs seit 2008 kommt das PB allerdings nur erschreckend langsam in Gang. Obwohl Evaluationen und Studien bislang vor allem die Vorteile und Errungenschaften des PB hervorheben, werden massive Konstruktionsfehler der Behindertenhilfe im PB weitergeführt. Bei der Implementierung des Instrumentes PB kommen entscheidende Schwächen und Fehler zutage. Die Hinderungsgründe, ein PB zu initiieren, zur Bewilligung zu führen und zu begleiten werden mit den erhofften Zielen, Chancen sowie Erfolgsmeldungen in Diskussion gebracht. Das Persönliche Budget steht exemplarisch für einen sozialstaatlichen Wandel zur Eigenverantwortung der Bürger, ohne jedoch die Schwächsten angemessen bei dem Weg in die Selbstbestimmung zu unterstützen. Table of ContentsPersonwerdung und Budget – Person oder Eigentum, das Recht frei zu entscheiden.- Soziale Dienstleistungen als Instrument der Sozialpolitik.- Personen im System der Sozialpolitik.- Personen und das System der sozialen Dienstleistungen: Empirie der Implementierung.- Qualitative Vorarbeiten: Indikatorenkatalog zur Modellbildung, Prozessanalyse, Hinderungsgründe zum Persönlichen Budget aus theoretischer und qualitativer Perspektive.- Erhebung zu Hinderungsgründen zum Persönlichen Budget – die realisierte Stichprobe.- Hinderungsgründe aus deskriptiv-empirischer Sicht: Ergebnisse der Befragung.- Strukturelle Analysen der realisierten Stichprobe.- Persönlich vor ambulant und stationär.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Crack, Freebase, Stein: Konsumverhalten und
Book SynopsisWelche Strategien entwickeln Konsumentinnen und Konsumenten von Drogen, um die aus dem Konsum folgenden Schäden zu minimieren? Lassen sich im Konsumverhalten Betroffener Methoden identifizieren, die auf eine Begrenzung und Regulierung des Konsums zielen? Kann die Identifizierung und Beschreibung von Kompetenzen bei Drogenkonsumenten dazu beitragen, innovative Angebote in der Drogenhilfe zu entwickeln? Die Ergebnisse einer quantitativen Online-Befragung unter KonsumentInnen von rauchbarem Kokain und zusätzlicher qualitativer Interviews mit KonsumentInnen in den Drogenszenen, in denen rauchbares Kokain konsumiert wird‚ zeigen, dass die Befragten über vielfältige Kompetenzen verfügen, die im Arbeitsfeld "Drogen- und Suchthilfe" sinnvoll in Präventions-, Beratungs- und Behandlungskonzepte überführt werden können. Table of ContentsDie Substanzen Kokainhydrochlorid, Crack und Freebase.- Wirkungen und Folgen des Konsums rauchbaren Kokains.- Stand der Drogen- und Suchtforschung.- Empirische Untersuchung.- Zusammenfassung der Untersuchungsergebnisse.- Diskussion.- Stärken und Grenzen der empirischen Untersuchung und Empfehlungen für weitere Forschung.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Soziale Arbeit und Prostitution: Professionelle
Book SynopsisProstitution stellt einen tabuisierten Randbereich der Gesellschaft dar, über den kaum fundierte Informationen und wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse vorliegen. Frauen, welche in der Prostitution tätig sind, haben mit gesellschaftlichen Vorurteilen, sozialen Diskriminierungen und rechtlichen Benachteiligungen zu kämpfen und benötigen insofern eine spezifische Beratung und niederschwellige Angebote. Soziale Arbeit weist eine lange Tradition in der Einzelfallhilfe dieser Zielgruppe auf und setzt sich für die Rechte und Würde der Frauen ein. Der Band gibt aus der Sichtweise der professionellen Sozialen Arbeit einen Überblick über die Komplexität des Handlungsfeldes Prostitution und stellt theoretische und methodische Ansätze vor. Table of ContentsSoziale Arbeit im Bereich Prostitution: Professionelle Möglichkeiten und Grenzen in einem komplexen Berufsfeld.- Konzeptentwicklung für eine Beratungsstelle am Beispiel der Stadt Mannheim.- Sponsoring und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit als Bestandteil professioneller Sozialarbeit im Prostitutionsbereich.- Coaching, Supervision und Prozessbegleitung von Beratungsstellen für Sexarbeiterinnen.- Femininistische Theorie, Soziale Arbeit und Sexarbeit. Ausstiegsberatung für Prostituierte: Zukunfts- und Orientierungsplanung im Prozess der beruflichen Integration.
£52.24
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Psychosoziale Diagnostik in der Jugendwohlfahrt:
Book SynopsisBirgit Hofer zeigt die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der psychosozialen Diagnostik im Zusammenhang mit der Gefährdungsabklärung im Abklärungsverfahren im Rahmen der Wiener Jugendwohlfahrt auf. Darüber hinaus entwickelt und evaluiert sie ein Inventar zur Abklärung von Kindeswohlgefährdung.Table of ContentsDie Rolle der psycho-sozialen Diagnostik im Zusammenhang mit dem Produkt des Abklärungsverfahrens der Wiener Jugendwohlfahrt.- Theoretische Grundlagen des zu entwickelnden Inventars.- Die Bedeutung der Risikofaktorenforschung/ Resilienzforschung im Abklärungsverfahren.- Rahmenbedingungen für den Einsatz des diagnostischen Inventars.- Forschungsdesign.- Methodik und Vorgehensweise.- Deskriptive Darstellung und Interpretation der Ergebnisse.- Ergebnisse der analytischen Datenanalyse.- Die Entwicklung des Inventars.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Frauen in Drogenszenen: Drogenkonsum, Alltagswelt
Book SynopsisAus einer frauenspezifischen Perspektive gibt die Studie vergleichende Einblicke in die Auswirkungen der deutschen und US-amerikanischen Drogenpolitik auf den Konsum illegalisierter Substanzen und die hiermit verknüpften gesundheitlichen und sozialen Folgen. Ein besonderes Augenmerk gilt dabei der Alltagswelt von Drogenkonsumentinnen der Straßenszenen in Frankfurt am Main und New York City. Das methodenplural ausgerichtete Forschungsdesign umfasst eine Sekundäranalyse amtlicher Statistiken, qualitative und quantitative Interviews mit Drogenkonsumierenden sowie eine Metaanalyse ethnographischer Forschungsarbeiten.Table of Contents Soziale Probleme im Spiegel objektivistischer und konstruktivistischer Theorien.- Das Drogenproblem in Deutschland und den USA.- Frauen und illegale Drogen: Stand der Forschung.- Methodische Konzeption der Untersuchung.- Konsumentinnen illegaler Drogen in Deutschland und den USA.- Leben und Alltag in der Frankfurter Straßen-Drogenszene.- Frauen in der New Yorker Drogenszene.- Zusammenfassung und Diskussion der Ergebnisse.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Schulsozialarbeit steuern: Vorschläge für eine
Book SynopsisObwohl Soziale Arbeit an Schulen ein aktuell rasch anwachsendes Handlungsfeld ist, gibt es nach wie vor wenig systematisches Wissen über Strukturen, Themenfelder und das Personal. Will man fachlich mit den tatsächlichen Entwicklungen Schritt halten und Schulsozialarbeit sowohl sozialpolitisch als auch professionspolitisch steuern, benötigt Schulsozialarbeit in Zukunft besseres Faktenwissen und fundierte Daten. Das Forschungsprojekt der (Fach)Hochschulen München, Dortmund und Frankfurt im Auftrag der GEW hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, die Grundlage für eine Schulsozialarbeitsstatistik zu schaffen. Dazu wurden an drei Standorten in Deutschland Befragungen durchgeführt und methodische Herangehensweisen an das komplexe Handlungsfeld getestet. Auf der Grundlage dieser beisspielhaften Erhebungen werden Vorschläge für die Erarbeitung einer Statistik zur Schulsozialarbeit und die Entwicklung von Grundlagen fachlicher Steuerung gemacht.Trade ReviewAus den Rezensionen: “... Das Werk richtet sich an Fachwissenschaftler/innen der Sozialen Arbeit, Erziehungswissenschaft und Schulforschung, Fachkräfte der Schulsozialarbeit, Kinder- und Jugendhilfe, Lehrkräfte, Jugendhilfeplanung und Steuerung, Ausbildungsund Bildungsverantwortliche in Kommunen und Schuladministration,Studierende und Lehrende der Sozialen Arbeit, Erziehungs- und Bildungswissenschaft.” (in: Das Jugendamt, Heft 4, 2014)Table of ContentsSteuerung und Statistik der Sozialen Arbeit an Schulen.- Modellerhebungen in einem Verbundprojekt.- Schulsozialarbeit am Beispiel von fünf Bundeländern
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Empirie der Kinder- und Jugendverbandsarbeit:
Book SynopsisIm Rückgriff auf über 130 Studien aus den letzten 100 Jahren wird in diesem Band zum ersten Mal die vorliegende empirische Forschung zur Kinder- und Jugendverbandsarbeit verdichtet. Die Vielzahl an Arbeiten und Analysen zeigt, dass das Handlungsfeld alles andere als forschungsarm ist. Bezogen auf diesen Forschungsstand reflektieren die Autorinnen und Autoren in ihren Beiträgen spezifische themenbezogene Ergebnisse hinsichtlich deren Bedeutung für die Praxis der Kinder- und Jugendverbandsarbeit. Als Schlüsselwerk, das die existierende Forschung zur Kinder- und Jugendverbandsarbeit in den Perspektiven auf Theorie, Forschungsmethodik und Praxisbezüge darstellt und zusammenfasst, zeigt der Band, wie die vorhandene Empirie für die Zukunft des Handlungsfeldes nutzbar gemacht werden kann.Table of ContentsForschungsstand.- Das Verhältnis von Forschung und Praxis.- Möglichkeiten und Grenzen von Forschungsmethoden.- Partizipation und Demokratiebildung.- Inklusion.- Interkulturelle Öffnung.- Bildung.- Fachkräfte.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Bürgerschaftliches Engagement an Schulen: Eine
Book SynopsisAuch im deutschen Schul- und Bildungssystem gewinnen Fragen nach Struktur, Funktion und Stellenwert des bürgerschaftlichen Engagements in zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationsformen wie Vereinen zunehmend an Gewicht. Vor der Folie aktueller Debatten über bürgerschaftliches Engagement und Vereine in Deutschland fokussiert die Studie Strukturbesonderheiten und Vereinspraxis von Schulfördervereinen. Zu diesem Zweck wurde eine schulbezogene Sonderauswertung der bundesweit repräsentativen Freiwilligensurveys von 1999 bis 2009 mit einer quantitativen Vereinsbefragung und qualitativen Interviews mit Funktionsträgern von Schulfördervereinen verknüpft. Die Analysen lassen erkennen, dass sich in den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten eine weitreichende zivilgesellschaftliche Infrastruktur im deutschen Schulsystem etabliert und ausdifferenziert hat. Dabei spielen Schulfördervereine eine besondere Rolle – als funktionale Dienstleister für Schulen und auch als Themenanwälte für Eltern und Lehrer im Hinblick auf bildungsspezifische Anliegen von Schülern.Table of ContentsBürgerschaftliches Engagement und Vereine im schulischen Kontext.- Methodische Anlage der empirischen Untersuchungen.- Expansion und Ausdifferenzierung zivilgesellschaftlicher Infrastruktur in bildungsbezogenen Kontexten.- Vom staatlich organisierten Bildungssystem zum bildungspluralistischen Arrangement zur Revitalisierung zivilgesellschaftlicher Reformideen.- Bürgerschaftliches Engagement in Schule und Kindergarten: Sonderauswertung der Freiwilligensurveys 1999, 2004 und 2009.- Schulfördervereine als freiwillige Vereinigungen in bildungsbezogenen Kontexten.- Fördervereine als freiwillige Vereinigungen.- Strukturmerkmale von Schulfördervereinen: Ergebnisse der quantitativen Vereinsbefragung.- Vereinsrealitäten und Vereinstypen.- Dimensionierung der Interviews: Vereinsarbeit in der Praxis.- Typisierung von Schulfördervereinen: Mitgliederzusammensetzung und Vereinsführung.- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Ehrenamtlichkeit in Palliative Care: Zwischen
Book SynopsisDie Ehrenamtlichkeit in Palliative Care erfüllt wichtige, differenzierte Aufgaben und Funktionen im Rahmen der gesundheitlichen und sozialen Versorgungsstrukturen. Die Herausforderung für die ehrenamtliche Arbeit in Palliative Care besteht darin, sich in den veränderten organisationalen Strukturen zu positionieren und diese mit Blick auf eine hospizlich-palliative Sorgekultur zu reflektieren. Susanne Fleckinger versteht Palliative Care als Raum, in dem Ehrenamtlichkeit und Hauptamtlichkeit komplementär präsent sind und aus dessen Mitte für Sterbende und ihre Zugehörigen neue, evidenzbasierte Versorgungsstrukturen entwickelt werden können, welche die demografischen und epidemiologischen Veränderungen und den gesellschaftlichen Wandel berücksichtigen. Table of ContentsEntwicklung der Analysekriterien.- Zu den “Wurzeln” von Palliative Care: Cicely Saunders Wirken für eine hospizlich-palliative Sorgekultur und die Rolle der Ehrenamtlichkeit darin.- Ehrenamtlichkeit im Entwicklungsprozess von Modellprojekten der Hospizarbeit und Palliativmedizin zur Palliativ-Regelversorgung “Palliative Care”.- Zu den zivilgesellschaftlichen “Funktionen” der Ehrenamtlichkeit in Palliative Care.- Stärkung der Demokratie und Sicherung sozialer Integration.- Beitrag zur Werte- und Normenbildung sowie zur Wohlfahrtsproduktion.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Kindeswohl zwischen Jugendhilfe, Justiz und
Book SynopsisZur Zweckverwirklichung Kindeswohl gibt der Gesetzgeber den an Verfahren beteiligten Professionen unbestimmte Rechtsbegriffe an die Hand. Um diese fallgerecht anzuwenden, bedarf es interprofessioneller Kommunikation, ohne welche Familienrichter/innen in der Wahrnehmung ihrer Aufgabe regelhaft überfordert wären. Allerdings kommunizieren die Professionen auf der Basis ihrer je fachwissenschaftlich-berufsspezifischen Methodik, was zu Missverständnissen und Konflikten führen kann. Diese im Interesse am Kindeswohl aufzulösen, bedarf einer dialogischen Rechtfindung. Im Fokus dieser Studie stehen zwei Grundfragen: wann und unter welchen Bedingungen die Kindeswohlorientierung verloren zu gehen scheint, wann eine dialogische Rechtsfindung gelingt und wann sie warum scheitert. Trade ReviewAus den Rezensionen: “… Die vorliegende Untersuchung ist von Interesse für alle, die sich mit Fragen rund um die Themen Kindeswohl und Kinderschutz befassen. ... Das Werk ist allen Praktikerinnen und Praktikern insbesondere der Anwaltschaft mit auslandsbezogenen, familienrechtlichen Mandaten nachdrücklich zu empfehlen. Diesen liefert der vorliegende Leitfaden nicht nur einen Überblick, sondern unterstützt auch den rechtssicheren Beratungsprozess ...“ (in: fachbuchjournal, Jg. 7, Heft 1, Februar 2015)Table of ContentsKindeswohl und Kindeswohlgefährdung: ein professionelles Dilemma.- Familiengerichtliche Verfahren zwischen Verfahrensnorm und Wirklichkeit.- Theoretische Ausrichtung: Verfahren als soziales System.- Legitimation durch Verfahren.- Verfahrenskategorien.- Datenbasis und methodisches Vorgehen.- Interpretationen und Analysen.- Bewertung der Verfahren.- Konklusionen.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden José Ortega y Gasset: Sozialpädagogik als
Book SynopsisDer Philosoph José Ortega y Gasset hat mit seiner Schrift zur „Sozialpädagogik als politisches Programm“ Grundzüge einer Sozialpädagogik für den Spanisch sprechenden Raum dargelegt. Diese Veröffentlichung, die zum ersten Mal ins Deutsche übersetzt wird, ist Ausgangsbasis für die Renaissance eines Verständnisses von Sozialpädagogik vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen gesellschaftlichen Umbrüche in Europa und weltweit. Sie wird flankiert vom historischen Kontext der Entstehungsgeschichte sowie einem Beitrag zur Aktualität der Sozialpädagogik in der gegenwärtigen europäischen Entwicklung.„Wenn Erziehung Umformung einer Realität im Sinne einer gewissen, besseren Idee ist, die wir haben, und wenn die Erziehung nicht anders als sozial zu sein hat, dann müssen wir die Konsequenz ziehen, dass die Pädagogik die Wissenschaft von der Umgestaltung der Gesellschaften ist.“ José Ortega y GassetTable of ContentsVom Zugang zu den Texten Ortegas.- Das Verständnis von Sozialpädagogik bei Ortega.- Der Hintergrund der Philosophie und der Sozialpädagogik Ortegas.- Europa: Ortegas kulturphilosophische Grundlegungen für eine politische Integration.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Erfahrungswissen in der Zivilgesellschaft: Eine
Book SynopsisSonja Kubisch und Mario Störkle betrachten das bürgerschaftliche Engagement und Erfahrungswissen älterer Menschen, das vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnt. Am Beispiel des Projekts „Innovage“ untersuchen die AutorInnen im Rahmen einer qualitativen respektive rekonstruktiven Studie, wie sich die freiwillig Engagierten in Netzwerken selbst organisieren und wie sie ihr Engagement in Kooperation mit zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen auf der Basis ihres Erfahrungswissens gestalten. Zudem gehen sie der Frage nach, wie diese Praxis seitens der KooperationspartnerInnen wahrgenommen wird.Table of ContentsSelbstorganisation und Netzwerke in der Zivilgesellschaft.- Bürgerschaftliches Engagement und Erfahrungswissen älterer Menschen.- Selbstorganisation und Erfahrungswissen in praxeologischer Perspektive.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Verfahren und Handlungsfelder der Sozialplanung:
Book SynopsisSozialplanung gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung. Ökonomisierung sozialer Dienstleistungen, Wirkungsorientierung, Sozialraumbudgets – diese und viele weitere Stichworte der aktuellen Fachdebatten machen deutlich, dass Planung, Steuerung und exakte Zielausrichtung in der Erbringung sozialer Dienstleistungen für Kommunen wie freie Träger kontinuierlich wichtiger werden. Das Lehrbuch zu Verfahren und Handlungsfeldern – wie auch der Band zu Konzepten – bietet Studierenden in den Fachbereichen Soziale Arbeit – aber auch anderer Gesellschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften – einen optimalen Einstieg in ein grundlegendes Modul ihrer Hochschulausbildung.Table of ContentsOperative Sozialplanung.- Ausgewählte Verfahren der Sozialplanung.- Ausgewählte Handlungsfelder der Sozialplanung.- Perspektiven: Potentielle Weiterentwicklung der Sozialplanung.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Die Sinnprovinz der Kriminalität: Zur Dynamik
Book SynopsisWas Kriminalität ist, das ist theoretisch und politisch höchst umstritten. Die entsprechenden Differenzen und Streitigkeiten werden in Kriminalitätsdiskursen thematisiert und ausgetragen, die sich zu einer Sinnprovinz der Kriminalität formieren, d.h. zu spezifischen Formen der Aufmerksamkeit, der Erfahrung, der Erklärung, der Reaktion etc. hinsichtlich sozialer Phänomene. Zugleich aber ist diese Sinnprovinz der Kriminalität nichts Starres, sondern dynamisch und in stetem Wandel begriffen. Die Beiträge dieses Bandes thematisieren solche Dynamiken in unterschiedlichen Bereichen des sozialen Feldes der Kriminalität.Table of ContentsTheorie der Kriminalität.- Kontrollstrategien und Strafensystem.- Moralunternehmer.- Drogenproblematik.- Terrorismus.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden (Un)wirtschaftliche Haushaltsführung:
Book SynopsisDie Überschuldung privater Haushalte stellt eine zunehmende gesellschaftliche Herausforderung dar. Datenbestände wissenschaftsbasierter Sozialberichtserstattung weisen auf einen Anstieg der strukturellen Überschuldung hin. Die Mehrzahl der Betroffenen gehört einer Personengruppe an, die sich durch eine hohe Überschuldungsintensität auszeichnet, wobei regelmäßig mehrere Indikatoren für das einzelne Schuldnerschicksal verantwortlich sind. Insbesondere dieser beständige Schuldnersockel wirft Fragen gesellschaftlicher Partizipation auf. Der vorliegende Band beleuchtet das Verhältnis von Schulden und gesellschaftlicher Teilhabe aus den Blickwinkeln der unterschiedlichen Wissenschaftsdisziplinen in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Er öffnet den Blick auf die verschiedenen Teilhabeformen und die Bedingungen für die Verwirklichung sozialer Teilhabechancen, die neben dem Vorhandensein von materiellen Ressourcen und Rechtsansprüchen sowohl individuelle Fähigkeiten als auch gesellschaftliche Rahmenbedingungen zur Voraussetzung haben.Table of ContentsFrühe Verschuldung bei Jugendlichen.- Migranten und Verschuldung.- Schulden und Gesundheit.- Privatinsolvenz – neue Gesetzesvorhaben.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Qualifikationsprofil „Bewegung in der frühen
Book SynopsisDas Qualifikationsprofil „Bewegung in der frühen Kindheit“ (BiK) beschreibt Kompetenzen frühpädagogischer Fachkräfte für den Anwendungs- und Bildungsbereich Bewegung. Dabei werden auf der Grundlage eines kompetenzorientierten Profils sowohl bewegungsrelevante Grundlagen sowie bewegungsspezifisches Wissen – Fertigkeiten, Sozial- und Selbstkompetenzen zu den Handlungsfeldern Kind/Gruppe, Raum, Team, Eltern und Netzwerke –thematisiert. Die Autorinnen bieten damit eine fachkundige Orientierung für die Planung und Konzeptionierung des frühpädagogischen Aus-, Fort- und Weiterbildungssektors im Hinblick auf den Anwendungsbereich Bewegung.Table of ContentsBedeutungsdimensionen von Bewegung.- Kompetenzen und Haltung frühpädagogischer Fachkräfte im Anwendungsbereich Bewegung.- Kompetenzorientierung und -modelle in der Aus- und Weiterbildung.- Handlungsfelder der Frühpädagogik.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Bewegung in der frühen Kindheit: Fachanalyse und
Book SynopsisDas Buch stellt die Hauptergebnisse des BMBF-Verbundforschungsprojektes der Universität Köln, der Hochschulen Koblenz, Dortmund und Niederrhein sowie der Tagung am 20.11.13 in Bonn dar. Namhafte Wissenschaftler referieren zu den Themen „Zum Gesundheits- und Bewegungsstatus von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland“, „Interdisziplinäre Analyse der Bedeutungen von Bewegung und Körperlichkeit“, „Repräsentative quantitative Erhebungen bei frühpädagogischen Fachkräften sowie Lehrkräften im Fachakademie und Hochschulbereich“, „Literaturdatenbank Bewegung in der frühen Kindheit“, „Qualifikations- und Lehrprofile“, „Implementierung in die Praxis: Konsequenzen für die Aus- und Weiterbildung in der frühen Kindheit“. Das Buch stellt damit die umfassendste und aktuellste Zusammenstellung zum Themenfeld „Bewegung in der Kindheitspädagogik“ dar.Table of ContentsKindheitspädagogik und Kindheitsforschung.- Bewegung als Entwicklungsförderung.- Bewegungsbildung.- Bewegte Kindheit, bewegtes Lernen.- Aus- und Weiterbildung.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Zwischen Fremdfürsorge und Selbstfürsorge:
Book SynopsisDemenz ist eine der häufigsten alterskorrelierten Erkrankungen unserer Zeit. Die meisten Menschen mit Demenz werden aktuell von ihren Angehörigen in der eigenen Häuslichkeit begleitet und betreut, ohne dass die konkreten Gestaltungsprozesse bisher Gegenstand von Forschungsbemühungen gewesen wären. An dieser Stelle setzt die Studie an, indem der Blick auf die individuellen Konstruktionen der Unterstützungsarrangements durch die Angehörigen gerichtet wird. Es werden sowohl Gelingensfaktoren als auch Hindernisse der alltäglichen Gestaltung aus der Perspektive der Angehörigen thematisiert. Dabei verdeutlichen die vorliegenden Ergebnisse einerseits die Vielzahl vorhandener Strategien zur Gestaltung der Arrangements und zeigen andererseits die unterschiedlichen prekären Strukturen auf.Table of ContentsDemenziell veränderte Menschen und ihre Versorgungssettings.- Theoretische Grundlagen und relevante Forschungsergebnisse zum Thema häusliche Unterstützungsarrangements bei Demenz.- Die empirische Analyse.- Tragfähige Unterstützungsarrangements in der häuslichen Umgebung.- Diskussion und Ausblick.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Pädagogischer Alltag und biografische Werdegänge:
Book SynopsisErziehungsstellen und pädagogische Hausgemeinschaften stellen ein weitgehend unbeachtetes Handlungsfeld der Hilfen zur Erziehung für Heranwachsende dar. In dem Band werden die Ergebnisse eines Forschungsprojektes vorgestellt. Beschrieben werden die Wege durch das Leben von ehemaligen AdressatInnen von Erziehungsstellen. Ergänzt werden die biografischen Rekonstruktionen durch Einblicke in den pädagogischen Alltag und Daten zu den Rahmenbedingungen der Erziehungsstellen und pädagogischen Hausgemeinschaften. Die Befunde ergänzen das Wissen zur Pädagogik der Hilfen zur Erziehung und votieren dafür, über Alternativen zu geschlossenen Unterbringungsformen von Kindern und Jugendlichen nachzudenken.Table of ContentsForschungsstand und methodisches Design.- Erziehungsstellen und pädagogische Hausgemeinschaften im empirischen Blick.-Biographische Verläufe und pädagogischer Alltag – ein vorsichtiges Resümee.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Mobbing im Heim: Gewaltfreie Lösungswege
Book SynopsisMobbing in sozialen Einrichtungen ist keine Seltenheit. Der Autor beschreibt, in welcher Form Mitarbeiter und Klienten Gewalt ausgesetzt sind. Er erläutert, wie wir im Sozialsystem eine partnerschaftliche Kultur etablieren können und stellt anhand zahlreicher Beispiele gewaltfreie Lösungswege vor.Trade ReviewAus den Rezensionen: “… Das Buch ist mit Praxisbeispielen aufbereitet und richtet sich v.a. an all diejenigen, die für alte, pflegebedürftige oder sozial benachteiligte Menschen in der Verantwortung stehen und auch an die Betroffenen, die sich vielleicht dessen gar nicht bewusst sind, dass sie Opfer von Mobbing-Gewalt geworden sind.“ (in: BIVA-Informationen, Heft: 20, 9.Dezember 2014)Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Mobbing im Heim.- Gewaltfreie Lösungswege: Die Mobbingberatung.- Bedürfnispolitik: Von der Mobbingkultur zur Partnerkultur.- Praxisbeispiele mit gewaltfreien Versorgungskonzepten.- Ausleitung: Wandel zur Beteiligung.
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