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Working to be Someone presents an overview of worldwide research on working children that considers children's own views of employment in favour of adult-constructed arguments about child work. more »
2007, Paperback: £25.00/ $44.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-523-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp
Keywords: child protection, child psychology, children, children's rights, counselling, ethnicity, social work
Providing services that are culturally relevant is an ongoing challenge for practitioners, managers, and policy-makers within the social services. Culture and Child Protection is a concise exploration of the close links between social service practices and cultural values which offers a culturally sensitive model of child protection practice. more »
2005, Paperback: £16.99/ $29.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-270-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 144pp
Keywords: child protection, child psychiatry, child psychology, children, children's rights, counselling, ethnicity, health care, mental health, safeguarding children, social policy, social work
This book is a searing critique of today's immigration systems. Former barrister Steve Cohen declares that these systems are deeply flawed, and takes a fresh look at the ethical and political problems that surround this controversial subject. more »
2005, Paperback: £13.99/ $24.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-294-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: ethnicity, social policy, social work, social work law
This concise book is an essential tool to help counsellors and psychotherapists understand and engage with the experiences of persecution, violence and exile often faced by refugees. Dick Blackwell's unique framework is based on work carried out at the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. It offers a flexible approach to the special circumstances of displaced and... more »
2005, Paperback: £15.99/ $27.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-316-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 128pp
Keywords: counselling, depression, emotions, ethnicity, mental health, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, social work, trauma, violence
Based on extensive studies into child welfare services, this important book brings together research into what works in service provision for minority ethnic families. Reviewing studies of the nature and adequacy of the services provided, and the outcomes for the children and their families, this book provides much-needed guidance for policy and practice around issues of cultural and ethnic... more »
2004, Paperback: £22.99/ $38.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-269-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp
Keywords: child protection, children, ethnicity, families, social care, social policy, social work
Bringing together current research on mental health services for children from minority ethnic backgrounds, this much-needed resource provides guidance for both practice and policy. In the light of their interviews with child and adolescent mental health managers about their approaches to service development, the authors argue that the delivery of effective services can be achieved only by... more »
2004, Paperback: £18.99/ $34.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-236-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: adolescence, child psychology, children, counselling, ethnicity, mental health, social care, social work, teenagers, trauma
The practical and ethical challenges facing human service professionals working with refugees, asylum seekers and other people subject to immigration controls are discussed in this much-needed book. The contributors explore the tensions that exist between traditional anti-oppressive values and the role professionals increasingly play as 'gate keepers' to services. more »
2004, Paperback: £22.99/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-194-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Keywords: ethnicity, social care, social work, social work law
This thought-provoking book investigates the impact of racism (both conscious and unconscious) in mental health settings, covering individual clinical encounters and the broader picture of service provision. The authors offer insights into manifestations of racism in contemporary Britain; racial and cultural identity and the significance of these in psychotherapy; and the inequalities in... more »
2002, Paperback: £19.95/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-076-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp
Keywords: ethnicity, mental health, mental illness, nursing, psychiatry, psychology, social work
This is the first book to focus on how racism affects the housing choices available to black and other ethnic minority groups and how this contributes to social exclusion. Using a practical approach, the contributors analyse the implications of social exclusion, offering suggestions for good practice in the allocation of housing for black and other ethnic minority groups. 'Race',... more »
2001, Paperback: £22.99/ $38.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-849-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 336pp
Keywords: ethnicity, social care, social policy, social work
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 fulfil their statutory obligations more effectively. The current assumption of much literature in the caring professions that race is the... more »
2001, Paperback: £19.99/ $45.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-759-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp
Keywords: carers, community care, counselling, ethnicity, health care, mental health, occupational therapy, person-centred, social care, social work
The increasingly close relationship between immigration controls and the welfare state makes the law highly relevant to many professional groups, including workers within local authorities, the voluntary sector and the welfare state. In this comprehensive handbook Steve Cohen examines the law, including the 1999 Immigration and Asylum Act, as it applies to the relationship between issues of... more »
2001, Paperback: £19.99/ $38.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-723-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 352pp
Keywords: community care, ethnicity, social policy, social work, social work law
Considering both `matched' and trans-racial child placements, this balanced and thoroughly researched book moves beyond the often simplistic and limiting racial distinctions such as `black' and `white' that inform much policy and practice around permanent placement. Using evidence from a long-term study of children placed with new families in the 1980s, and reviewing the... more »
2000, Paperback: £19.99/ $38.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-875-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: adoption, challenging behaviour, child protection, child psychology, children, ethnicity, families, fostering, social care, social work
Experts from a variety of disciplines contribute to this substantially revised edition of this popular handbook - new chapters are included on identity work, refugee children, and the work of the Asian Project. The book also examines the central importance for professionals of the Lawrence Enquiry; the move to include more public services in the Race Relations Act; increased awareness of... more »
2000, Paperback: £22.99/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-959-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 336pp
Keywords: child protection, children, children's rights, ethnicity, families, parenting, safeguarding children, social care, social work, social work law
This innovative volume describes how an awareness of culture must be applied to the study and provision of welfare in Europe. It shows how the cultures underpinning social welfare systems are starting to be exposed and explored. The assumption that the values and beliefs which constitute welfare systems are universal and absolute has been overturned for two reasons. First, the post-war... more »
1999, Paperback: £25.00/ $44.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-700-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 300pp
Keywords: ethnicity, social care, social policy, social work
While therapists are increasingly working with multi-ethnic client groups, there is a paucity of material available for them to develop approaches which meet diverse cultural and racial needs. Art Therapy, Race and Culture is a stimulating and inspiring collection which explores the often contentious themes of race, racism and culture in relation to the experience of art therapy, in... more »
1999, Paperback: £24.99/ $42.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-578-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 328pp
Keywords: art therapy, counselling, ethnicity
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