This wide-ranging collection of essays explores how social work theories are applied to practice in Australia and New Zealand and offers insights into the cultural issues involved in social work. The authors discuss the challenges faced by indigenous populations and ethnic minority groups and how they can gain control over their situations, and offer valuable guidance on cross-cultural work.
The authors present the key principles of four theoretical approaches frequently used in social work - ecological systems, community development, strengths-based approaches and attachment theories. They explain how each of these can be applied in a wide range of contexts, including mental health care, trauma counselling and child protection. Drawing on the experience of community development work with Maori and Tongan populations, they suggest how these approaches can also be used in work with migrants and refugees.
Social Work Theories in Action emphasizes the importance of drawing on the strengths of families, individuals and communities, and will inspire practitioners to incorporate a variety of theoretical approaches into their work. This text is essential reading for social workers, mental health professionals and social work students.
The last twenty years has seen the creation of a 'community of ideas' linked to narrative therapy and community work. This book describes ways of linking practitioners through the written word; ways of hosting conferences as community events; and ways of organising training programs that are congruent with narrative ideas. More info
Picture This Cards are a tool that can help to create respectful ways of working with people. An image, especially a photograph, can have a unique ability to help develop relationships with people and stimulate the imagination, memory and emotions. The 75 original, evocative photographs that make up Picture This offer opportunities for people of all ages to reflect on their experiences and communicate with others. Some of these full-colour images are poignant, some are heart-warming and others are tinged with humour. This highly interpretive tool can open up... More info
This title has come highly recommended to Lighthouse Resources. Many of us work in groups or teams and at times experience frustration that the group could be more alive, more fulfilling and more productive. Feelings of not being heard, lack or relevance to the task, a lack of learning or ineffective relationships can also be experienced by individuals in groups. This book focuses on what groups that are inspiring, exciting or life changing are doing as a way of illustrating how the habits of these highly effective can be replicated. The... More info
