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21) Personalisation
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Personalisation has become the policy buzz-word of the twenty-first century. Supporters claim it offers service users choice and services attuned to meet their specific needs, moving away from 'one size fits all' state services. In this short form book, part of the Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work series, Peter Beresford, one of Britain's foremost social work academics, challenges the personalisation agenda and its consequences on service...
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Focusing on online facilitated child sexual abuse, this book takes a rigorous approach to existing literature to address some of the most pressing public and policy questions surrounding the evolution of online child sexual abuse. The authors provide an unparalleled examination of which children are most vulnerable to this type of abuse, how their vulnerability is made, what they are vulnerable to and how resilience, both human and technical, can...
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The number of children entering the child protection system has risen dramatically in the last three years with implications for children's services and partner agencies. This timely volume takes a critical look at the impact of the Munro Review (2011) on child protection and the Government's response. It looks at questions including how effective Local Safeguarding Children Boards are in providing the necessary scrutiny to ensure children are safe,...
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This is the third edition of this popular straightforward guide for social work students. Written by two experienced practice educators, the book is designed to address the anxieties that many social work students have about social work theory and the way it relates to practice. The guide provides a straightforward explanation of the major theories used in social work practice. Prompts for reflection about how each theory relates to practice are provided...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has shed fresh light on the ways that social media and digital technologies can be effectively harnessed to support relationship-based social work practice. However, it has also highlighted the complex risks, ethics and practical challenges that such technologies pose. This book helps practitioners and students navigate this complex terrain and explore and build upon its multiple opportunities. It uses real-life examples to examine...
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In this landmark publication, social workers from Black and other Global Majority Communities showcase a rich and diverse collection of their essays, poems, stories and reflections, providing unique and spellbinding insights.
OUTLANDERS: Hidden narratives from social workers of colour (from Black & other Global Majority Communities) captures the silenced and suppressed voices of social work students, practitioners, managers and academics. It combines...
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This book is based on actual cases carried by members in a course for public health workers given at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It identifies and discusses what is meant by casework, the idea of movement, empathy, avoiding self-involvement, not disarming the client, purposiveness in interviewing, and what it means to be a caseworker. Originally published in 1957. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use...
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Adult social care in Britain has been at the centre of much media and public attention in recent years. Revelations of horrific abuse in learning disability settings, the collapse of major private care home providers, abject failures of inspection and regulation, and uncertainty over how long-term care of older people should be funded have all given rise to serious public concern. In this short form book, part of the Critical and Radical Debates in...
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This book examines how religion and related beliefs have varied impacts on the needs and perceptions of practitioners, service users, and the support networks available to them. The authors argue that social workers need to understand these phenomena, so that they can become more confident in challenging discriminatory and oppressive practices. The centrality of religion and associated beliefs in the lives of many is emphasized, as are their potentially...
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Voulant transmettre leurs savoirs acquis par l'expérience, les auteurs présentent un portrait de différentes interventions effectuées dans des contextes variés et auprès de clientèles diversifiées. Ils révèlent ainsi les valeurs qui les animent et qui leur permettent d'accompagner les victimes et les auteurs de violence conjugale.
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The idea that professionals in health and social care should 'learn together to work together' in 'interprofessional education' (IPE) is not new. Nevertheless, interest in this concept has grown dramatically. By learning together, professions will better understand each other and value what others bring to the practice of collaboration. Through working together more effectively, the quality of care and outcomes for users will be improved, but what...
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Neoliberalism and austerity have led to a growing inequality gap and increasing levels of poverty and social harm. In this short form book, part of the Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work series, Chris Jones and Tony Novak look at consequences of poverty and inequality and the challenge they pose to the engaged social work academic and practitioner. There are many studies of poverty that look at competing definitions (and some of the consequences)...
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L'action communautaire propose une conception de l'organisation sociale fondée sur des valeurs de justice sociale, de solidarité, de démocratie, d'autonomie et de respect. Elle se traduit, dans sa pratique, par une forme d'intervention qui reconnaît aux individus la capacité à être les principaux acteurs du développement de leur collectivité.
Cette troisième édition actualisée met à jour le contexte historique et les diverses générations...
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Are you a practitioner, supervisor, practice educator, mentor or university tutor supporting students who are struggling on, or failing, their practice placement? Here is the practical guidance you need. Jo Finch draws on both her own experience training Practice Educators, and international multi-disciplinary research and literature. Chapters examine the signs and symptoms of a struggling student, emotional impact and emotional processes of decision...
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In England in 2007 Peter Connelly, a 17 month old little boy - known initially in the media reporting as 'Baby P' - died following terrible neglect and abuse. Fifteen months later, his mother, her boyfriend and the boyfriend's brother were sent to prison. But media attention turned on those who worked to protect children, especially the social workers and their managers, who became the focus of the reporting and of the blame. Five years later they...
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Este libro se refiere a los aspectos de la globalización que afectan el desarrollo económico y social de América Latina tales como la inversión extranjera, los acuerdos comerciales o el endeudamiento externo. La creciente integración del mundo y la sincronía de los ciclos económicos, por efecto de los cambios tecnológicos en los procesos productivos, las cadenas de valor y en los mecanismos financieros, exigen un enfoque novedoso. Aquí se...
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Comment des mères ayant donné naissance à un âge précoce, dans un contexte de violence commise par le partenaire intime, réussissent-elles à surmonter ces adversités et à assumer positivement leur rle parental? S'appuyant sur l'analyse des récits de vie de mères, des entretiens de groupe et des observations participantes réalisées dans des groupes de jeunes parents, cet ouvrage cherche à développer une compréhension plus fine des différents...
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Quels peuvent être les effets à long terme d'une enfance vécue à l'intérieur d'une secte religieuse o l'intervention divine constitue bien souvent l'unique réponse aux problèmes humains? Quel type de conséquences peut entraîner la transmission d'une vision du monde qui encourage une rupture totale ou partielle avec la société environnante? Que savons-nous des parcours de ces enfants maintenant devenus adultes, notamment des difficultés...
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Social work in the UK has recently undergone its biggest change for 30 years. As new regulatory bodies are working to consolidate social work's professional status, a new training programme, now at degree level, expects increased in-practice learning. Yet until now, students have struggled to find resources to underpin their learning. This major text addresses the new agenda and explores what social work is in the 21st Century. Structured around the...
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Jane Addams is one of those amazing individuals who see a need and meet it. She brought strength, comfort, and a meaningful life to thousands of people. She acted to develop a structure of civic justice. She became the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. The press called her Saint Jane, and to the people she served, that title must have seemed appropriate. Born in 1860, her life began in a time of upheaval. Between the Civil War...
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