Социология
5875 кн.
Partnerships in Social Care is a practical handbook for professionals engaged in planning strategic partnerships in health, social care and education services. The author proposes that service providers consider five key questions when setting up new partnerships: * Is this partnership necessary? * What is its purpose? * Who is involved? * Where will it function? * How will it work? Fletcher discusses the common problems of building successful partnerships – such as conflicts of interest...
| Автор | Keith Fletcher |
How do you keep the whole family in mind when carrying out social work assessment? How do you balance the needs of adults and children? How do you ensure that children's welfare and safety are everyone's priority when families face complex difficulties? Mastering Whole Family Assessment in Social Work brings together what social workers in adult and children services need to know about assessment across both services. With tools and frameworks that make sense of the interface between...
| Автор | Fiona Mainstone |
Mit dem Übergang von der industriellen zur digitalen Kultur kommen neue Bildmedien auf – aber sie entstehen nicht aus dem Nichts. Sie bilden sich allmählich heraus, in einem komplexen Wechselspiel von technologischen und sozialen, ästhetischen und epistemologischen Faktoren. Die Beiträge des Bandes widmen sich diesem Wandel der Bildformen, der im Zuge der Digitalisierung eingeleitet wurde, und reflektieren ihn aus verschiedenen medienhistorischen und medientheoretischen Perspektiven.
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Aristidis Selalmazidis vermittelt die Ziele, Wege und Werte in nachhaltigem Management auf verständliche Weise. Strategisch, leicht verständlich, als schneller Überblick und Ratgeber für alle, die sich mit dem Thema Nachhaltigkeit in Unternehmen und Organisationen beschäftigen möchten.
| Автор | Aristidis Selalmazidis |
This practical and accessible book of case studies takes a new look at self-harm, focusing particularly on the under-explored area of `hidden' self-harming behaviour. These behaviours may not be immediately identifiable as self-harm by counsellors, therapists or their clients, but Maggie Turp shows how recognition and understanding of hidden self-harm can improve practice with those affected. The author begins by discussing extracts from infant observation studies that reflect on the role...
| Автор | Maggie Turp |
Life story work is one of the key therapeutic approaches to working with adopted or fostered children. While it sounds simple, there is much more to this work than producing photo albums or memory boxes for children. This accessible book is full of tried and tested activities and creative ideas for professionals, parents and carers who may have little time and few resources, but who need to carry out life story work that works for children. The authors describe the optimum conditions in which...
| Автор | Katie Wrench |
Adopting a predominantly psychological approach, this book provides carers with up-to-date information and resources to provide appropriately individualised care to people with learning disabilities who self-injure. Understanding and Working with People with Learning Disabilities who Self-Injure synthesises traditional (behavioural) and newer (psychological) approaches to understanding self-injury, drawing on psychoanalytic and social theory to provide practical guidelines for more sustained...
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This accessible guide to Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), an effective therapeutic approach which focuses on strengths and achievements, provides a practical introduction to what SFBT is and how to use it with clients. Barry Winbolt leads the reader through the principles, techniques and steps involved in the approach, including forming a productive working relationship with the client, using questions creatively, the effective use of language, and working collaboratively with the client...
| Автор | Barry Winbolt |
Conventional parenting is not adequate to address the needs of children whose emotional development has been frozen, distorted or interrupted as a result of trauma. Therapeutic parenting is a psychodynamic model of parenting tailored for traumatized children, providing a safe, secure environment in which the traumatized child will have the best opportunity to recover. Living Alongside a Child's Recovery asserts that a good understanding of child development and attachment theory is...
| Автор | Terry Philpot |
Capturing the warmth and fun of forming close relationships with children, this book offers simple advice to parents of children who find it difficult to attach and bond – whether following adoption, divorce or other difficult experiences. Attachment therapist Deborah D. Gray describes how to use the latest thinking on attachment in your daily parenting. She reveals sensory techniques which have proven to help children bond – straightforward activities like keeping close eye contact or stroking...
| Автор | Deborah D. Gray |
Improving the well-being of children is more effective when social care professionals work with the children's parents, families and communities. This collection brings together innovative interventions designed to nurture children's health and welfare, and analyses which types of programmes are most effective and why. The contributors explore the impact of poverty on children's development and assess national initiatives set up to assess and reduce need. They present examples...
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In this extremely practical guide, Julie Phillips argues that preparation is the most important element in running successful groups, and explores the issues that practitioners should address. She demonstrates how to prepare effectively, drawing on eight extended case studies with a variety of groups ranging from a positive parenting group to an anger management group. She examines the initial decisions that must be made such as determining the size, purpose and goals of a group, and finding an...
| Автор | Julie Phillips |
So, you've passed your degree and have started your first job. But are you confident about translating the theory into practice? Are you prepared to juggle the workload of a busy social worker? Do you have a plan for your continuing professional development? This practical guide provides a wealth of suggestions to help you to hit the ground running in the early stages of your new career. The book will guide you over the initial hurdles you will face in the transitional phase from student...
| Автор | Helen Donnellan |