Support and Protection Across the Lifecourse

by McGregor, Caroline

Author	: McGregor, Caroline
Publisher	: Policy Press
Total Pages	: 256
Release	: 2021-09-21
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 1447360559

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Crossing the traditional divide between social work with children and families and adults, this text applies a lifecourse perspective, within an ecological frame. Based on the principle that practice drives theory, a practical approach for social work is put forward using five interconnected themes: • duality of support and protection • life transitions and life events • intergenerational relations • civic partnership and engagement • health and wellbeing Designed for students and practitioners, this text takes an enquiry-based approach using Critical ART (analysis, reflection and thinking). The book features: • case studies • research examples • tips for Critical ART in practice • further reading and resources

Support and Protection Across the Lifecourse

by McGregor, Caroline

Author	: McGregor, Caroline
Publisher	: Policy Press
Total Pages	: 256
Release	: 2021-09-21
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 1447360540

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Drawing on the authors’ extensive experience as educators, this book puts forward a new model of social work practice that both supports and protects service users across the lifecourse.

Working with Domestic Violence and Abuse Across the Lifecourse

by Lorraine Radford

Author	: Lorraine Radford
Publisher	: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages	: 274
Release	: 2021-06-21
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 178450758X

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Spanning children's and adult's services, this book explores the nature and impact of domestic abuse and violence (DVA) throughout the lifecourse. It highlights evidence-informed practice and serves as an accessible and invaluable resource for all working with and supporting those dealing with DVA. Structured around three core themes of coercive control, developmental experiences of violence and the importance of an intersectional understanding of DVA, this book highlights the need for a coordinated 'whole family' approach in safeguarding work in this area. Chapters move through different stages of life, addressing topics such as children living with domestic violence, abuse in young people's relationships, mental illness, substance use and adolescent to parent abuse. Following significant changes in this field, including the introduction of coercive control as a legal offence and the global impact of COVID on DVA cases, this is a timely and much-needed resource.

International Perspectives on Parenting Support and Parental Participation in Children and Family Services

by Carmel Devaney

Author	: Carmel Devaney
Publisher	: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages	: 320
Release	: 2023-09-08
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 1000952886

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This book provides an account of parenting support initiatives in children and family services from a number of jurisdictions, paying particular attention to their impact on both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ outcomes for participants and to the inclusion of parents in the design and delivery of these supports. By focusing on parents who are experiencing challenges outside of the normal day-to-day task of parenting and in receipt of formal support services, their perspectives on the experience of receiving these supports and the difference experienced by children and family members are analysed. Conceptually driven and reflecting the individual theories and frameworks that underpinned the parenting supports, the participatory processes and the research undertaken, this book includes case studies from Australia, Bulgaria, England, Italy, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Serbia and Spain. By highlighting the theoretical, conceptual and practical considerations required when supporting parents in an inclusive manner, it will be of interest to all scholars, students and practitioners working in the following areas: social work and social care, child development, child protection and social policy.

The Oxford Handbook of Power, Politics, and Social Work

by Rajendra Baikady

Author	: Rajendra Baikady
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Total Pages	: 969
Release	: 2024
Genre	: Education
ISBN	: 0197650899

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This Handbook examines the impetus for the development, growth, and relevance of social work as a profession in different political, social, and cultural contexts. Contributions align with overarching contemporary themes such as changing governance structures around the world; digitalization and globalization; and decolonization. The book is also in line with the advancement of global agendas for social work and social development led by the IASSW, ICSW & IFSW. This contemporary text engages comprehensively with diverse political systems across the world and explores the interactions with, and implications for social work policy, practice, and education in these countries and globally.

Handbook of Health Inequalities Across the Life Course

by Rasmus Hoffmann

Author	: Rasmus Hoffmann
Publisher	: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages	: 435
Release	: 2023-01-20
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 1800888163

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The development of health across an individual’s life depends on many factors, but social determinants play a vital role. This timely Handbook simultaneously uses theoretical, descriptive, explanatory and policy approaches to explore health inequalities related to income, education, occupational status, social capital, and also biological and genetic factors.

Introducing Social Work

by Jonathan Parker

Author	: Jonathan Parker
Publisher	: SAGE
Total Pages	: 490
Release	: 2023-04-05
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 1529614198

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Everything you need to succeed in your social work degree! Written by subject experts, this essential guide will introduce you to all the core areas of your course, helping you develop the knowledge and skills you need to practice with confidence. Since launching in 2003, Transforming Social Work Practice has become the market-leading series for social work students. These books use activities and case studies to build critical thinking and reflection skills and will help social work students to develop good practice through learning. These books are: · Affordable · Written to the Professional Capabilities Framework · Mapped to the social work curriculum · Practical with clear links between theory and practice

Handbook of the Life Course

by Michael J. Shanahan

Author	: Michael J. Shanahan
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 709
Release	: 2015-10-26
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 3319208802

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Building on the success of the 2003 Handbook of the Life Course, this second volume identifies future directions for life course research and policy. The introductory essay and the chapters that make up the five sections of this book, show consensus on strategic “next steps” in life course studies. These next steps are explored in detail in each section: Section I, on life course theory, provides fresh perspectives on well-established topics, including cohorts, life stages, and legal and regulatory contexts. It challenges life course scholars to move beyond common individualistic paradigms. Section II highlights changes in major institutional and organizational contexts of the life course. It draws on conceptual advances and recent empirical findings to identify promising avenues for research that illuminate the interplay between structure and agency. It examines trends in family, school, and workplace, as well as contexts that deserve heightened attention, including the military, the criminal justice system, and natural and man-made disaster. The remaining three sections consider advances and suggest strategic opportunities in the study of health and development throughout the life course. They explore methodological innovations, including qualitative and three-generational longitudinal research designs, causal analysis, growth curves, and the study of place. Finally, they show ways to build bridges between life course research and public policy.

Disability, Gender and Violence over the Life Course

by Sonali Shah

Author	: Sonali Shah
Publisher	: Routledge
Total Pages	: 278
Release	: 2018-05-20
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 1351619098

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This is the first book to explore the interplay of disability, gender and violence over the life course from researcher, practitioner and survivor perspectives. It gives due weight to the accounts of disabled children and adults who have survived institutional or individual violence, evidencing barriers to recognition, disclosure and reporting. Written by disabled and non-disabled women from around the world, Disability, Gender and Violence over the Life Course addresses the dearth of voices and experiences of disabled women and girls in empirical research, policy and practice on issues of violence, victimisation, protection, support and prevention. Divided into three parts – Childhood, Adulthood and Older Life – this collection offers diverse perspectives on the intersectionality of disability, age, ethnicity, sexuality and violence that have hitherto been absent. This book will be an invaluable resource for students and practitioners of multiple fields of practice and academic studies, including health and social care, nursing, social work, childhood studies, gender studies, disability studies, safeguarding and child protection, equality and human rights, sociology and criminology.