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Series: The Social Work Skills Series
Task centred social work is one of the best known and most strongly supported approaches to social work practice. This text is a radical departure from traditional literature on social work methods. The main reference point is the voice of practitioners, service users and carers, as researched and...
Published May 18th 2005 by Routledge
Get the most from your ability to work with clients suffering the effects of chronic angerThe Handbook of Anger Management provides therapists and counselors with a comprehensive review of anger and aggression management techniques, presenting specific guidelines to a number of immediately useful...
Published March 8th 2005 by Routledge
Examine group work's roots and fundamental beliefs to get a glimpse of the future For more than 80 years, social group work has survived difficult times—a testament to the persistence of its practitioners as well as the strength of its methods. Growth and Development Through Group Work...
Published October 11th 2004 by Routledge
Children: Rights and Childhood is widely regarded as the first book to offer a detailed philosophical examination of children's rights. Drawing on a wide variety of sources from law and literature to politics and psychology, David Archard provides a clear and accessible introduction to a topic that...
Published September 1st 2004 by Routledge
Improve your counseling skills with these gender-specific perspectives! Women and Girls in the Social Environment: Behavioral Perspectives examines women’s behavior in the context of social stages and situations occurring over the course of a lifetime. From childhood to old age, women react...
Published July 5th 2004 by Routledge
Discover a unique resource on the “what,” “why,” and “how” of mutual aid in group settings! While an impressive body of professional literature attests to the central role of mutual aid in social work practice with groups, what has been lacking is a single...
Published May 10th 2004 by Routledge
People Under Three translates child development theory and research into everyday practice. Focussing on the group day care of very young children, it is designed specifically for those who look after them day by day, as well as policy makers, administrators and the managers of child care services....
Published December 24th 2003 by Routledge
Few children nowadays are placed for adoption with no form of contact planned with birth relatives and it has become common professional practice to advocate direct rather than indirect contact. Practice has outstripped evidence in this respect and not enough is known about how contact arrangements...
Published October 1st 2003 by Routledge
Series: The Social Work Skills Series
What does the novice practitioner or the experienced practitioner moving into child care work from another sector need to know to practice effectively? What skills do they need to call on?In this valuable addition to The Social Work Skills Series, Stella Coleman and Corinne May-Chahal bring...
Published September 24th 2003 by Routledge
Knock down cultural walls to build a foundation for successful social group work! Crossing Boundaries and Developing Alliances Through Group Work examines how changing technological, economic, and social conditions require social workers to create alliances to better serve their clients. The book...
Published August 12th 2003 by Routledge
