Social Work category: 3462 books
by Dr Simon Bradford
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2012
How can sociology inform our understanding of young people's experiences? Introducing core theories by drawing on a range of cultural resources - from pioneering research to genre-defining films - this book demonstrates how a sociological imagination can enhance informal educational and social welfare approaches to work with young people.
Aging in Rural Places
Programs, Policies, and Professional Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2014
Research documents that rural elders are poorer, live in less adequate housing, and have far fewer health and service options available to them than their urban counterparts, yet there is a critical lack of current and detailed information on the problems facing rural elders and on the professional...
Human Growth, Behaviour and Development
Essential Theory and Application in Social Work
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2015
Understanding the way in which individuals develop before birth, as babies, children and adolescents through to young and older adulthood towards death is an important part of any social work role. Being able to skilfully apply this understanding in real life practice situations is even more important,...
by Eileen Munro
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2008
'Effective Child Protection is a significant contribution to child welfare practice and policy...Munro offers a pathway to achieving better outcomes for children and families who are recipients of child protection services' - Children and Youth Services Review
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Moving Beyond Assessment
A practical guide for beginning helping professionals
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016
Moving Beyond Assessment: A Practical Guide for Beginning Helping Professionals is a text designed to help beginning professionals from social work, nursing, psychology, counseling, and other related disciplines navigate the early stages of working with clients in a variety of settings. The authors...
Social Work and Family Violence, Second Edition
Theories, Assessment, and Intervention
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2016
The second edition of this comprehensive text for MSW and BSW students studying family violence is fully reorganized for improved flow of information, is substantially revised, and is updated to reflect current scholarship and practice. Focusing on child abuse and maltreatment, intimate partner violence...
by Jeff Fowler
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2002
A practical tool for the assessment of children and their families, this guide enables professionals to make informed decisions about child protection issues. Firmly rooted in current practice, it draws on the expertise of a practising consultant and experienced qualified social worker Jeff Fowler,...
The Impossible Imperative
Navigating the Competing Principles of Child Protection
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
The Impossible Imperative brings to life the daily efforts of child welfare professionals working on behalf of vulnerable children and families. Stories that highlight the work, written by child welfare staff on the front lines, speak to the competing principles that shape everyday decisions. The...
by Sicora, Alessandro
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2017
What is a mistake in social work and how can we turn it into a positive learning experience? Simply going over the events of the day is often not enough and can become overwhelming. Learning from professional errors is, however, vital for successful reflective practice. This important book presents...
Becoming Ecological
An Expedition into Community Psychology
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2006
Community psychology emphasizes an ecological approach to mental health by focusing on the individual in the environment and the influences that shape and change behavior. Becoming Ecological brings together the work of James G. Kelly, one of the founders of community psychology and among the field's...
Restorative Justice Dialogue
An Essential Guide for Research and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2010
"Although Restorative Justice Dialogue is not a long text, it is an impressive achievement. Each chapter is rich in content, as Umbreit and Armour blend theory, practice, empirical research, and case studies to discuss a range of topics from specific models of restorative justice to the role...
Empowerment on an Unstable Planet
From Seeds of Human Energy to a Scale of Global Change
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2011
Since World War II, development projects have invested more than two trillion dollars towards health services, poverty alleviation, education, food security, and environmental initiatives around the world. Despite these efforts, 20% of the world still lives on less than $1.50 a day and the environment...
Thinking about the Lifecourse
A Psychosocial Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2013
How we change over time - who we love, what work we do, how we die - is shaped both by internal, and external influences. This book explores the important subject of human growth and development by combining the social context of how people live with their personal ways of thinking and being. The...
The Common-Sense Guide to Improving the Safeguarding of Children
Three Steps to Make A Real Difference
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2015
Aiming to provide purpose and direction in a complex field of work, this book offers direct and straightforward guidance on how to improve child protection on the frontline.
Terry McCarthy draws directly from his own extensive practice experience to outline three steps to achieve improved outcomes.
First,...