Fundamentals for Practice with High Risk Populations
by Nancy Summers
Summers' new text examines all the particular issues and specific concerns that should be understood and addressed for each high-risk population. The text indicates what warning signs to look for, what questions to ask, and what potential problems may arise. While it primarily functions as a companion text to Summers' FUNDAMENTALS OF CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE, which covers the basics of case management, this new text presents the basic steps in practice, dealing with specific "high-risk" populati...
* Provides equal coverage of race, gender and class considerations for social work practices
Greater numbers of children across the age spectrum are being identified as needing mental health assessment, intervention, and service, thus straining the capacities of practitioners and agencies. Withstanding these potential setbacks are the strength of the therapeutic relationship and the strength of relational connections with children, parents, families, and systems. Cohen Konrad's text is grounded in humanism and the traditional social work theories of relationship with emphasis on three c...
Professional Expertise
by Jan Fook, Martin Ryan, and Linette Hawkins
Involved Fathering and Child Well-Being (Parenting in Practice)
by Elaine Welsh, Ann Buchanan, Eirini Flouri, and Jane Lewis
This book is based on original research which shows how better father-child relationships can be encouraged by enhancing a whole family's well-being. It points to a holistic approach to interventions, where parents understand the impact of their behaviour on children. In doing so, they can build mutually-supportive relationships, and fathers can develop confidence in their parenting and communication skills.
Moeglichkeiten und Grenzen der psychosozialen Integration von Suchtklienten
by Meike Sille
Life Expectations of the People (Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China's Development Path)
This book compares the Chinese and Russian dreams, focusing on eight aspects: prosperity, affluence, family harmony, fairness and justice, diversity, green beauty, honesty and uprightness, and happiness. Based on large-scale survey data combined with the corresponding sociological theory for analysis, it presents detailed information, compelling arguments, and well-founded conclusions, offering insights into the commonalities and differences between these two countries' dreams.
-- Sue Henry, Social Work With Groups
Lokale Engagementfoerderung (Burgergesellschaft Und Demokratie)
by Andre Christian Wolf and Annette Zimmer
This book presents the first comprehensive review of factors leading to exclusion from participation in sport in the UK. Structured around key excluded groups, such as the elderly, ethnic minorities, the disabled and rural communities, the book offers an important assessment of sports policy in contemporary Britain, as well as a unique case study of policies to combat social exclusion under New Labour.