WWalking in People’s worlds goes to the very heart of social work, offering students and professionals alike a reflexive exploration of the practical emotional and spiritual components of social work practice. Examples from practitioner’s experiences are provided throughout and include the often unseen positive contribution of statutory child protection workers
Examples are analysed through the application of solution-focused, strengths-based and emotional intelligence theory. Strategies are offered to support and strengthen the ways that social workers can partner with children and families to bring about positive change
This book is intended for social workers, but it will also but will also be useful to people working in the wider social service areas, including counselling especially with children and families
There is an increasing clinical focus on how recent advances in neuroscience, attachment, and trauma can be applied to treating patients with a history of early neglect. Margaret Wilkinson draws on her extensive clinical expertise as a master therapist to explain the role of the mind-brain relationship in therapeutic change. More info
The fifth edition of Richard Nelson-Jones' Theory and Practice of Counselling and Therapy provides an essential introduction to the major theoretical approaches in counselling and psychotherapy today. This is the first time that chapters on postmodern approaches have been included in this title with two brand new chapters on Solution-focused therapy by Alasdair Macdonald Narrative Therapy by Martin Payne. Following a clearly-defined structure, each chapter describes the origin of the therapeutic approach, a biography of its originator, its theory and practice, discusses case material and further developments, and suggests further... More info
This book presents a short and accessible introduction to what 'attachment' means and how to recognise attachment disorders in children. The author explains how complex problems in childhood may stem from the parent-child relationship during a child's early formative years, and later from the child's engagement with the broader social world. It explores the mindset of difficult and traumatised children and the motivations behind their apparently antisocial and defensive tendencies. A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder includes case vignettes to illustrate examples, and offers a comprehensive set of tried-and-tested... More info
