Ethical Issues in Youth Work presents a systematic analysis of some of the core ethical dilemmas facing youth workers in their day to day practice. Among the topics discussed are: *when to break confidentiality *the ethics of religious conversion *conflicts between cultures *balancing the autonomy and control of young people *maintaining an equilibrium between accountability to funders, empolyers and young people This book also examines some of the key issues facing youth workers in the context...
In THE SOCIAL WORK PORTFOLIO, the authors emphasize that learning how to learn and continuing to learn are fundamental processes for professional social workers in the twenty-first century. The text provides students with a tool to plan, assess, and document the nature, scope, and quality of learning during--and following--formal university study. The book is intended to help students to develop their own social work portfolio.
Hochaltrigkeit (Integrative Modelle in Psychotherapie, Supervision Und Berat)
In der Politik wird die sogenannte Vergreisung der Gesellschaft meist als Problem gesehen, z.B. fur die Rentenkassen oder das Gesundheitssystem, doch sind mit dem hohen Alter auch positive Aspekte verbunden: Das Buch beleuchtet in interdisziplinarer Sicht Probleme, Herausforderung und Chancen der Hochaltrigkeit - sowohl aus gesellschaftlicher, vor allem aber aus individueller Perspektive. Mit einem modernen, biopsychosozialen Ansatz werden wichtige Themen wie das alternde Gehirn, die psychologis...
Historically, social work and psychology professions have pressured and coerced Aboriginal peoples to follow the euro-centric ways of society. The needs of Aboriginal peoples have not been successfully addressed by helping professioan due to a limited attempt to incorporate Aboriginal perspectives and practices of helping. Michael Hart briefly discusses colonization from an Aboriginal perspective, ontological imperialism, social work's role in colonial oppression, and the dynamic of resistance....
Polemica in Difesa Della Scuola Criminale Positiva
by Enrico Ferri, Cesare Lombroso, and Giulio Fioretti
Advocacy for Children and Young People (Understanding Children's Social Care, #7)
by Christine Oliver
Social Work Intervention in an Economic Crisis: The River Communities Project
In this new book William J. Doherty, an accomplished proponent of systems theory, extends the theory to a next logical step when proposing that therapists take a more active role in the politics, policies, and social issues within and beyond their communities. By moving toward a more integrative role as a "citizen professional," the therapist can take a more pro-active stance in his community and can help to influence (or at the very least have a greater understanding of) the factors that contr...
The Future of Batterer Programs (Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law)
by Edward W. Gondolf
Batterer programs are at a critical juncture, with a handful of experimental program evaluations showing little or no effect from the prevailing program approach. This finding has prompted calls to overhaul or replace such programs. Edward W. Gondolf examines batterer research in light of the push for "evidence-based practice" and advocates a progressive evolution of batterer intervention as it currently stands. Cautioning against the call for programs based on a "new psychology," he argues that...