This is a nuts and bolts guide to statistics that presents complex calculations and concepts in clear, easy to understand language. It includes numerous examples grounded in social work practice, data sets, and issues that students will encounter in social work practice.
This book explores the experiences of stigmatization from individuals who are currently, or have been, enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Positive social support is discussed to improve and cope with the feelings of stigma.
Aboriginal Mothers and Child Removal in the Stolen Generations Era
This book explores the experiences of Aboriginal mothers of Stolen Generations children, providing new insights into our understanding of this era. It reflects critically on human rights processes based on truth-telling, raising important issues about who gets to speak at such processes and whose voices are heard and validated.
Provides advice and strategies for child welfare professionals working with transgender and gender expansive youth and their families, including social workers, youth workers and students, among others. This guide offers practical skills to implement into practice and is supported by case studies throughout.
Incorporating Intersectionality, Resilience, and Cultural Competence
By demonstrating how to integrate diversity and intersectionality into the diagnostic process rather than limiting assessment to a purely problem-focused diagnostic label, this book strengthens the DSM for mental health practitioners by promoting the inclusion of intersectionality, resiliency, culture, spirituality, and community into practice.
Offers readers different ways to approach intervention with Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) offenders, one based on strengths rather than deficits. This title includes positive psychology, strengths-based theory, solution-focused practice, narrative practice, and motivational interviewing.
Prepares readers how to react when clients reveal suicidal thoughts and behaviours. The components of suicide assessments, empirically-supported treatments, and ethical and legal issues that may arise are reviewed. Vignettes, role play exercises, quizzes, and case studies engage readers to enhance learning.
Positive, empathic approaches to manage behaviours that challenge
Unravel the complexities of effectively managing behaviours that challenge through the 6-stage Target model. The 6 stages offer an empowering tool kit that builds upon positive skills and abilities when working with individuals under some form of supervision or care. This includes children in home, care or school environments, and adults that need ......
TaSSels Tactile Signing for Sensory Learners is a training resource pack that promotes effective tactile communication with children and young people who have profound and complex learning disabilities and often visual and/or hearing impairments. It comes with accompanying CD-ROM and DVD.
