Observation and its Application to Social Work

Rather Like Breathing

Pat Le Riche and Karen Tanner

Karen Tanner and Pat Le Riche have brought together a range of contributions from practitioners and social work academics in order to discuss the application of ideas about observation to social work education and practice. The authors focus on how observation can be used to counteract oppressive and dehumanising practices. more »

1998, Paperback: £22.99/ $38.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-630-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 200pp 1998, Hardback: £49.99/ $85.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-629-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 200pp

Keywords: carers, community care, counselling, nursing, social care, social work

Advocacy, Counselling and Mediation in Casework

Processes of Empowerment

Edited by Yvonne Joan Craig

This is the first study to compare advocacy, counselling and mediation as social processes of empowerment. It focuses on the user/worker partnership in care-giving services, and on the increasing imperative for cooperation between disciplines. more »

1998, Paperback: £25.00/ $42.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-564-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 200pp

Keywords: advocacy, counselling

Autism and Sensing

The Unlost Instinct

Donna Williams

Williams explains how the senses of autistic people work, suggesting they are 'stuck' at an early development stage common to everyone. She calls this the system of sensing, claiming that most people move to the system of interpretation which enables them to make sense of the world, but they lose various abilities which people with autism retain. more »

1998, Paperback: £21.99/ $34.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-612-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 200pp

Keywords: Asperger syndrome, autism, occupational therapy, sensory issues

Children as Citizens: Education for Participation

Edited by Cathie Holden and Nick Clough

The social, moral and cultural development of children is a central concern for all schools. This book, which draws on the voices of children and practising teachers, demonstrates how such development can be promoted through children's readiness to discuss, debate and actively participate as young citizens. more »

1998, Paperback: £29.99/ $44.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-566-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp

Keyword: children's rights

Children with Autism

Diagnosis and Intervention to Meet Their Needs
2nd edition

Colwyn Trevarthen, Jacqueline Robarts, Despina Papoudi and Kenneth J. Aitken

This completely revised edition embraces new developments in this rapidly developing field. The wealth of up-to-date information provided will be invaluable not only for researchers and students but also for psychologists, teachers and other professionals, and parents, carers and family members in search of comprehensive and helpful information. more »

1998, Paperback: £29.99/ $49.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-555-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 368pp

Keywords: ADD, ADHD, Asperger syndrome, autism, challenging behaviour, child protection, children, educational psychology, emotions, high functioning autism, occupational therapy, social work, special education

Forensic Psychotherapy

Crime, Psychodynamics and the Offender Patient

Christopher Cordess and Murray Cox

Widely regarded as the definitive work on forensic psychotherapy, this major compendium is now published in paperback in one volume.This compendium of forensic psychotherapy brings together the contributions of over sixty authors and covers all aspects- both theoretical and applied- of this currently crystallizing field. more »

1998, Paperback: £75.00/ $120.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-634-8, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 738pp 1995, Hardback: £185.00/ $315.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-240-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 992pp

Keywords: forensic psychotherapy, offenders

The Self on the Page

Theory and Practice of Creative Writing in Personal Development

Edited by Celia Hunt and Fiona Sampson

This book examines the potential of creative writing as a therapeutic tool. Illustrating a wide range of approaches, the contributors provide an introduction to thinking about creative writing in a personal development context with suggestions for further reading, and look at the potential evolution of therapeutic creative writing in the future. more »

1998, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-470-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp

Keywords: counselling, creative writing as therapy, poetry, psychotherapy

Tapestry of Cultural Issues in Art Therapy

Edited by Anna R. Hiscox and Abby C. Calisch

Professionals engaged in art therapy discuss aspects of practice which are affected by an environment of increasing cultural diversity. Some contributions examine problems faced by members of ethnic minorities who are caught between assertion of their cultural identities and assimilation into a different social milieu. more »

1998, Paperback: £27.99/ $44.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-576-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 384pp

Keyword: art therapy

Dialogue in the Analytic Setting : Spoken From the Being

Louis Zinkin and Hindle Zinkin

The book focuses on the theory and practice of Jungian analysis, group analysis and the relevance of these psychotherapy to one another. Zinkin makes connections between concepts in the Jungian analysis and the psychoanalytic repertoire, from his other disciplines, including anthropology, social psychology, literary philosophy and physics. more »

1998, Paperback: £29.99/ $49.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-610-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp

Keywords: psychoanalysis, psychology

Attachment and Interaction

Mario Marrone
With a contribution from Nicola Diamond

Bringing new and original ideas to the main theoretical points, the author explores such questions as how attachment theory can guide a critical exploration of how therapists work with their patients, and what the practical implications are of using such an approach. more »

1998, Paperback: £19.99/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-586-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp

Keyword: group psychotherapy

Prison Theatre

Practices and Perspectives

Edited by James Thompson

Prison Theatre offers a variety of perspectives on a range of practical and theoretical approaches to the use of drama and theatre in prisons and probation but also in secure settings including the use of creative processes to examine the roots of offending behaviour and in building prisoners' confidence, self-esteem and communication skills. more »

1998, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-417-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp

Keywords: dramatherapy, forensic psychotherapy, offenders

The Social Symbolism of Grief and Mourning

Roger Grainger

In The Social Symbolism of Grief and Mourning Roger Grainger focuses on the role of funerals in promoting the personal and social adjustment of the bereaved. Tying together folklore with funeral practices, the author has created a work that examines the anthropological, psychological and superstitious aspects of our relationship to death and dying. more »

1998, Paperback: £29.99/ $49.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-480-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp

Keywords: bereavement, death, grief, palliative care, social care, social work

Imagery and Symbolism 2 vol set

Dictionary of Images and Symbols in Counselling and Imagery and Symbolism in Counselling

William Stewart

2 volume set, comprising Dictionary of Images and Symbols in Counselling and Imagery and Symbolism in Counselling. more »

1998, Paperback: £49.99/ $79.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-349-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 700pp

Keywords: counselling, creative therapies, folklore and myth, pastoral care, psychology, psychotherapy

Dictionary of Images and Symbols in Counselling

William Stewart

This dictionary analyses and explains numerous symbols and images, with an emphasis on their use in counselling. The subjects in the dictionary all have relevance to symbols and symbolic language, and all of them have an imagery content. This book is intended to help the reader understand the wealth of symbols and symbolic language existing today. more »

1998, Paperback: £34.99/ $49.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-351-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 350pp

Keywords: counselling, reference

Issues in Problem Drug Use and the Addictions

Behaviour, Policy and Practice

Edited by Michael Bloor and Fiona Wood

This volume reviews recent research into the nature and effects of addiction and considers the usefulness of policies which aim to prevent it. The contributors focus on topics such as smoking, alcoholism, gambling and injecting drug use, examining treatment and the effectiveness of prevention and intervention programmes. more »

1998, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-438-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp

Keywords: addiction, drugs, offenders, social policy, social work

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