Society & Social Sciences Books

Written for professionals this guide to trea ting adolescent victims of abuse provides a practical 4 phas e approach to therapy. Case studies are used to demonstrate some of the activities in actual therapeutic situations. '

'Aboud's book is the second volume of a cross-cultural series edited by Lonner and Berry. The laudable aim of the series is to critically evaluate Western paradigms through anexploration of the realtionship between culture and behaviour. This book's...

This volume offers a paradigm shift from the traditional perspective of the nation state as the economy to the concept of a national system of local economic regions, which thrive within a global context of mutuality and interdependence. The authors...

Back in Print!Why Survive? Being Old in America was one of the earliest books to bring to public attention the plight of elderly persons in the United States. It looks at prevailing attitudes toward aging (Library Journal credits Robert Butler with...

In the first book to focus on civil-military tensions after American wars, Thomas Langston challenges conventional theory by arguing that neither civilian nor military elites deserve victory in this perennial struggle. What is needed instead, he...

Focusing on how to provide effective individual treatment within psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic groups, this text examines the structural properties of such groups as organizational entities in their own right. It is divided into sections...

Focusing on the rights and needs of children who have parents with a dependency problem and including children's own views, this book brings together theoretical and practice issues for all those involved with welfare responses to addiction and child...

Looking at the problem of suicide and suicidal behaviour from a psychoanalytical perspective, Kind analyses the various motivations for such impulses and the therapist's countertransference reactions to a suicidal patient. Therapeutic strategies for...

High employee turnover is one of the greatest challenges facing long-term care communities today. Without consistent staffing, programs and their residents greatly suffer the negative consequences of inadequate resident care, unnecessary expenses, and...

With the goal of alleviating the paucity of knowledge about advanced dementia, and helping to improve the care and services that are increasingly needed for the growing numbers of people living with dementia-type diseases, this book provides...

Aging in the Right Place is the most up-to-date and comprehensive resource covering the impact of residential and care settings in older adults. Providing a complete overview of current living arrangements and residential options for older adults, this...

The Best Friends Daily Planner shows you how simple it is to be a Best Friend to a person with dementia each and every day. This handy and practical book provides you with Best Friends guiding principles and reflection questions, as well as more than 150...

By using the right elements, outdoor spaces that were previously underutilized can become more inviting, functional, and well-used. Case studies, 3D animated examples, diagrams, and sketches in this informative DVD show how to transform existing areas by...

The first DVD in this educational video series demonstrates the importance of having people, policies, and programs that support outdoor usage by residents in senior housing settings. Experts in environmental psychology, design, and gerontology explore...

Whether you are a planning a new community or remodeling an existing one, the second DVD in the Access to Nature series illustrates a variety of ways the building layout can encourage residents to go outdoors. Case studies, sketches, and models show how...

Rose offers strategies which incorporate cog nitive, behavioural, social resources and small group theory into a single model. Rose explores assessment, intervention and treatment, addressing topics such as coordinating famil y and group therapy. '

Steve Jex provides a comprehensive research- based examination of the relationship between occupational s tress and job performance. '

Rose offers strategies which incorporate cog nitive, behavioural, social resources and small group theory into a single model. Rose explores assessment, intervention and treatment, addressing topics such as coordinating famil y and group therapy. '

Steve Jex provides a comprehensive research- based examination of the relationship between occupational s tress and job performance. '

Drawing on the experiences of practitioners from a range of backgrounds, this work is a comprehensive study of real or threatened physical violence and its consequences. Personal accounts of children and adults who have been subjected to such violence...

Use poetry and the arts to encourage and facilitate communication with people with dementia in a fun and unique way! Dementia Arts guides readers in incorporating poetry, music, and other arts into activity programming to increase interaction and...

Unbeknownst to many, bullying is not an experience limited to childhood, but is an epidemic occurring far too often among older adults as well. Studies have revealed the alarmingly high rate at which older adults in senior programs and care settings are...

People with early dementia face enormous challenges in coping with their condition, yet they typically receive no personalised education or support following the diagnosis. Counselling empowers them to understand and come to terms with the illness while...

The chapters in this book are intended to describe what is known and what is not known in several specific areas of childhood abuse. The opening interview with Roland Summit gives readers an opportunity to get acquainted with a pioneer in the field. An...

Examining the factors that have influenced i nner-city life, this book identifies the best-researched sol utions for improving the circumstances of children and young people living in the cities. '

The authors present various definitions of f amily violence and various theories for the origin of the pr oblem. Among the topics examined are suggestions of future d irections for research and family violence in non-western co ntexts. '

This important and accessible book deals with current issues in practice teaching and learning in social work for practitioners, students and academics. Written from an international perspective, this book draws together the knowledge and experiences of...

Using the latest ideas on good practice from the Bradford Dementia Group, Anthea Innes provides a complete and concise guide to running a training programme for dementia care workers. She begins with a brief outline of the key factors to consider prior...

This comprehensive book looks at the use of medication in dementia care. It gives guidance on the drug treatments which are currently available to people with dementia, detailing how they can be used, and assessing their effectiveness. It considers the...

The right of minority groups to define their culture and identity in their own terms is the central theme of this book. O'Hagan argues that a comprehensive definition of culture, and an awareness of all the issues involved, may enable practitioners to...

With contributions from researchers in many areas, Doing Ethnographic Research reveals the problems they encountered in their respective fields and how they tackled them. '

With contributions from researchers in many areas, Doing Ethnographic Research reveals the problems they encountered in their respective fields and how they tackled them. '

The contributors examine the emerging myths and theories surrounding the study of chaos and complexity, methodological matters including tools from ''postmodern scie nce'', and conceptual models and applications. '

This book provides encouragement and strategies for researchers who routinely address research questions using data from small samples. Chapters cover such topics as: using multiple imputation software with small sets; computing and combining effect...

This synthesis of family problem solving pul ls together in a single volume the diverse body of knowledge created by different perspectives on this much researched s ubject. Some of the topics explored are family conflicts and the nature of problems. '

Ethnography in Nursing Research presents the principles and methods of ethnography used by researchers who examine issues related to health and illness.'

Elizabeth Barnett is a Research Fellow at the Open University Business School, with a doctorate in social policy from the University of Bath. Her publications include the opening chapter of the Centre for Policy on Ageing's State of the Art in Dementia...

As medical costs skyrocket and health issues continue to inspire heated national debate, preventive health care is receiving increasing attention and emphasis. In the area of mental health, however, the subject of effective prevention has remained...

This textbook presents the key themes in the practice of speech therapy in psychiatry. This new and updated edition describes communication problems associated with different kinds of disorders, including the autistic spectrum disorders, and details...

Social workers are called upon to perform their varied tasks in a wide range of social settings, often involving intensely intimate contact with, and intervention in, a person's private moral and social world. Offering insights into the lives and motives...

Drawing on the insights of a distinguished group of international scholars from a variety of disciplines, Soundbite Culture combines theory with case analysis to describe and account for the environment within which discourse has declined, and what has...

In this informative, informal and intergenerational dialogue on the psychology of group processes, Marshall Edelson and David N. Berg use and test current theory, laying practical guidelines for realizing the constructive possibilities of groups and...

Cities without Suburbs, first published in 1993, has influenced analysis of America's cities by city planners, scholars, and citizens alike. David Rusk, the former mayor of Albuquerque, argues that America must end the isolation of the central city from...

Cities without Suburbs, first published in 1993, has influenced analysis of America's cities by city planners, scholars, and citizens alike. David Rusk, the former mayor of Albuquerque, argues that America must end the isolation of the central city from...

The American dream of homeownership turned into a nightmare in the recent financial crisis, but Randal O'Toole argues that we can rebuild the dream by eliminating federal, state, and local housing policies that distort the free market for housing.

The increasingly elderly population poses many economic and ethical questions for modern society. One of the most topical and controversial is the debate about euthanasia. Drawing on a variety of historical, contemporary, anthropological and literary...

Written predominantly for those working in the mental health services, this book aims to extend the theory and practice of psychiatry. The chapters explore the culture of psychiatry as well as seeking to reaffirm the importance of anthropology for...

Comparing European welfare regimes at local, national and international levels, ''Welfare and Culture in Europe'' stresses the need for a concept of culture to be incorporated into welfare studies. The book analyzes the theoretical issues behind the...