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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/ $49.95Keywords: bereavement, death, grief, palliative care, social care, social work
2 volume set, comprising Dictionary of Images and Symbols in Counselling and Imagery and Symbolism in Counselling. more »
1998, Paperback: £49.99/ $79.95Keywords: counselling, creative therapies, folklore and myth, pastoral care, psychology, psychotherapy
A complete guide to working with carers, this volume provides a general overview of all the issues involved. General theories of assessment, groupwork, stress management and problem-solving are applied to working with carers, and suggestions for good practice are underpinned with references to relevant research, and policy documents. more »
1998, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95Keywords: carers, nursing, occupational therapy, social care, social work
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/ $49.95Keywords: counselling, reference
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/ $47.95Keywords: addiction, drugs, offenders, social policy, social work
For professionals in health, social care and children's services, an ability to negotiate successfully is vital. Keith Fletcher explains how to prepare for and deal with negotiation situations more confidently so that settlements can be reached which satisfy all parties. more »
1998, Paperback: £25.00/ $44.95Keywords: children, health care, social care, social policy, social work
Using clinical examples, the contributors demonstrate the 'good enough' healing power of carefully constructed and supervised groups conducted by therapists who apply both Kohut's self psychological concepts and those currently evolving from intersubjectivity throughout the world. more »
1998, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95Keyword: group psychotherapy
Those who practise, manage and pay for social work have increasingly to provide evidence of its quality and effectiveness. This book presents recent research of direct relevance to key issues in social work policy and practice and promotes the understanding and use of research methods appropriate for both academic, and practitioner based research. more »
1998, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95Keywords: social care, social work
Incorporating the voices of professionals counselling survivors of abuse, and those of the survivors themselves, this book provides the reader with a theoretical understanding of people who have endured abuse, as well as practical approaches to counselling them. The effects of different types of abuse and abusive environments are explored. more »
1998, Paperback: £25.00/ $42.95Keywords: counselling, sexual abuse
This book contains extensive practice information, original research material and policy findings about young people leaving public care and the work of leaving care projects. Each chapter contains good practice and policy examples, and the book concludes with a critical analysis of key practice, policy, and theoretical issues. more »
1998, Paperback: £27.99/ $49.95Keywords: adolescence, adoption, child protection, counselling, fostering, residential care, safeguarding children, social care, social work, teenagers, youthwork
Jennings presents a 'healing theatre' approach to dramatherapy, showing how it is part of our cultural experience of theatre art, and how it can be used to find a bearable means of facing the beast at the heart of the labyrinth. She maintains that by participating in theatre as well as exploring our past, a new pathway to fulfilment is opened. more »
1997, Paperback: £18.99/ $34.95Keywords: dramatherapy, psychodrama, psychology, psychotherapy
Paula Crimmens shows that working with older people can be made exciting and stimulating by using storymaking as a basis. Echoing the oral tradition of mankind, the book shows how to use a variety of traditional stories - including myths, folk tales and fairy stories - to work creatively with older people, particularly in groups. more »
1997, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95Keywords: group psychotherapy, older people, person-centred, storymaking
Providing practical guidance on the best way to assess sexual abusers, this book fuses contemporary theory with an awareness of the subjective nature of the work. Assessment in various (clinical, legal and statutory) settings is considered and an overview of assessment methods is presented along with a detailed exposition of techniques. more »
1997, Paperback: £24.99/ $39.95Keywords: sexual abuse, social work
In this book, based on a three-year national research study, the authors examine the changes in structure and use of residential child care services over the last ten years. They make a comprehensive analysis of the quality of care available and recommendations for policy, practice, and the future management of children's homes. more »
1997, Paperback: £25.00/ $42.95Keywords: child protection, child psychology, children, social care, social work
For many, Malcolm Pines personifies the institution of group analysis. He was one of the founders of the Group Analytic Society and the Institute of Group Analysis, and in this selection of his papers the depth of his mastery of social science, enriched with his knowledge of literature and philosophy, is clear. more »
1997, Paperback: £29.99/ $49.95Keywords: child development, group psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy
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