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Climate Resilience Guide for Social Workers
Häftad, 2026
489 kr
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This compact book is a guide for social workers and social work students to integrate climate resilience and adaptation into their work in order to cope with a degenerating climate and increasing vulnerability. It is a forward-looking, practical, and ethically grounded manual designed to prepare …
Gender-based Violence and Depression in Women
A Feminist Group Work Response
Häftad, 2013
562 kr
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Social workers, in whatever capacity they work, can expect to come into contact with women who have experienced/are experiencing violence and with women who are experiencing depression. Therefore, a range of social work supports and interventions are required in order to meet the needs of …
Understanding Theology and Homosexuality in African American Communities
Av Sana Loue
Häftad, 2013
546 kr
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Understanding Theology and Homosexuality in African-American Communities focuses specifically on helping mental professionals understand the scriptural and historical bases for the negative stance of some African American churches towards same-sex relations, and how that understanding is relevant …
Social Casework Methodology: A Skills Handbook for the Caribbean Human Services Worker
A Skills Handbook for the Caribbean Human Services Worker
Av Emmanuel Janagan Johnson, Camille L. Huggins
Häftad, 2019
562 kr
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This brief is a practical reference contextualizing social casework methodology in a specifically Caribbean cultural and historical context. It emerged from the experiences of human services workers and educators working in the Caribbean. The concepts of social welfare policy and programs are …
Ecology of Common Care
The Ecosocial Approach as a Theory of Social Work and Human Service
Häftad, 2021
599 kr
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This book offers an ecological foundation for social work and for care provision in general. It presents the ecosocial approach according to its origins, distinguishing it from other theoretical social work approaches and applying it to various areas of care for welfare. The ecological anchoring of …
Social Work Leadership and Management
Current Approaches and Concepts for Social and Human Service Organisations
Av Maik Arnold
Häftad, 2022
293 kr
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This book describes the transformation of leadership and management in the context of selected newer leadership approaches in social work and human service organisations. It is an essential primer that focuses on the extent to which the approaches presented help managers in social enterprises deal …
Children with Special Needs
An Overview of Knowledge on Disability
Av Ulrika Hallberg, Gunilla Klingberg
Häftad, 2023
530 kr
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There can be a lack of understanding of the vulnerable situation of children with disabilities and their families, even among professional caregivers whose mission is to protect the health and wellbeing of these children. Their respectful treatment should include knowledge, empathy, humanity, and …
Subverting Resistance to Social Justice and Diversity Education
Constructive Approaches with Undergraduate Students
Av Andy J. Johnson, April Vinding
Häftad, 2023
478 kr
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This 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 …
Burnout in Social Work Field Education
Mitigating the Risk
Av Mary Powell, Linda Riggs Mayfield
Häftad, 2024
562 kr
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This book informs social work students about the context and potential for burnout in their field experience, their first work with clients, and equips them to recognize, prevent, and address it. With its emphasis on role ambiguity and self-care based on current research, the volume uniquely fills …
Social Work with Populations Vulnerable to Neglected Tropical Diseases
Evidence and Insights from India
Av Muhammed Jabir, Anoop C. Choolayil
Häftad, 2024
562 kr
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This book discusses the need to establish social work for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) with an emphasis on the emerging role of effective and sustainable social interventions for the control and elimination of NTDs.NTDs are a group of infectious diseases prevalent in tropical and subtropical …
Intersection of Faith, Culture, and Indigenous Community in Malaysia and Bangladesh
Av Jahid Siraz Chowdhury, Kumarashwaran Vadevelu m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
546 kr
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This book is a comprehensive study of the intersection of religion, Indigenous culture, and community life, featuring an in-depth examination of the Orang Asli in Malaysia and the Santals in Bangladesh that aims for a socially inclusive, harmonious, and peaceful society. It dives into the impact of …
Social Work and Countering Violent Extremism
Case Management, Direct Practice and Multi-Sectoral Collaboration
Av David Yuzva Clement, Ruxandra M. Gheorghe m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
506 kr
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This book introduces social work audiences to the current field of countering violent extremism (CVE), offering an international perspective on its theories, approaches, and prevention and intervention practices.Addressing CVE from a social work perspective is an innovative and timely undertaking. …
Social Work in the Mental Health Field
From Power Analysis to Practice
Av Louise Whitaker, Katherine Reid m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
504 kr
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This book provides a contemporary and practical resource for exploring critical social work practices in mental health. It explores how a power analysis can be enacted, through a variety of skills and actions, in order to navigate complex organisational and social contexts and make a difference in …
Addressing Housing Insecurity Among LGBTQIA+ Populations in the United States
Research, Policy, and Practice
Av Christine M. Robinson, Andy J. Johnson m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
546 kr
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This timely volume is a guide to what is most essential to know about the crisis of housing insecurity among LGBTQIA+ populations in the United States, with a focus on interventions and solutions.Research consistently shows that LGBTQIA+ disproportionately experience housing insecurity, …
Humanistic Perspective as a Lighthouse in Disability Support
The Holistic Support Model
Av Ran Neuman
Häftad, 2026
340 kr
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This open access book addresses a central challenge in disability support: how can people with disabilities receive the assistance and guidance they need while retaining the opportunities to identify what matters to them, make meaningful choices, and shape their own lives? It examines how immediate …
E-Therapy for Substance Abuse and Co-Morbidity
Av John S. Wodarski, Sarah V. Curtis
Häftad, 2014
562 kr
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This brief provides an overview of the emerging field of Electronic Therapy, E-Therapy, with a specific focus on alcohol and substance abuse. Understanding barriers that prevent individuals from seeking necessary mental health treatment is at the center of the development and analysis of practice …
Therapeutic Farms
Recovery from Mental Illness
Av Sana Loue
Häftad, 2016
784 kr
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This book serves as a reference for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and other mental health professionals who utilize therapeutic farm therapy with their children or adult clients. The Brief is also valuable for policy makers at state mental health agencies and legislators, who must …
Ethical Issues in Sandplay Therapy Practice and Research
Av Sana Loue
Häftad, 2015
562 kr
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This book is a reference for mental health professionals who utilize sandplay therapy with their child and/or adult clients. The Brief consists of case studies that are drawn from composite situations occurring in actual practice. Although some of the ethical issues raised and addressed are …
Intergenerational Transmission of Child Maltreatment
Av Lisa Schelbe, Jennifer M. Geiger
Häftad, 2016
617 kr
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This accessible resource coordinates what we know about the intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment (ITCM), with a specific focus on prevention in context. Cutting through facile cause-and-effect constructs, the authors review and critique the recent literature on the complicated …
Perspectives on the Legal Guardianship of Children in Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, and Uganda
Av Rofiah Ololade Sarumi, Ann Strode
Häftad, 2018
502 kr
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This brief reference surveys the national policy of three representative African countries on the legal guardianship of children who are without parents or families. Focusing on the widely varying legal systems of Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa, and Uganda, the authors highlight guardianship as …
