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Achieving Successful Transitions for Young People with Disabilities: A Practical Guide
presented by Natalie Lackenby, fl. 2015 and Jill Hughes, fl. 2015 (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015, originally published 2015), 210 page(s)
This best practice guide provides a blueprint for managing seamless transitions between services for young people aged 16-25 with additional needs, including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, complex health needs and sensory impairments. The authors cover a wide range of transitions, including moving f...
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presented by Natalie Lackenby, fl. 2015 and Jill Hughes, fl. 2015 (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015, originally published 2015), 210 page(s)
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This best practice guide provides a blueprint for managing seamless transitions between services for young people aged 16-25 with additional needs, including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, complex health needs and sensory impairments. The authors cover a wide range of transitions, including moving from children's to adult's services, from school to college, leaving education and gaining work experience and employment and supporting...
This best practice guide provides a blueprint for managing seamless transitions between services for young people aged 16-25 with additional needs, including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, complex health needs and sensory impairments. The authors cover a wide range of transitions, including moving from children's to adult's services, from school to college, leaving education and gaining work experience and employment and supporting young people to live independently. They include key information on policy and legislation, the statutory duty of local authorities and health, housing and education agencies, and describe the impact of the new Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans. With a wealth of practical, common sense guidance for navigating this complex area of work in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner, the book will guide practitioners and students step-by-step through the process of managing transitions, highlighting best practice and providing evidence-based models to ensure the best possible outcomes for service users and their families. An essential resource for all those involved in supporting young people with additional needs through transitions, including social workers and social work students, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, health professionals and special education teachers.
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Social Work
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Natalie Lackenby, fl. 2015, Jill Hughes, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Topic / Theme
Physical disabilities, Intellectual disabilities, Disabled persons, Government services, Youth, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © Jill Hughes and Natalie Lackenby 2015
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Beyond Caring Labor: To Provisioning Work
written by Elaine Porter, fl. 2006; presented by Stephanie Baker Collins, Marge Reitsma-Street, fl. 1989 and Sheila M. Neysmith (Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2012, originally published 2012), 224 page(s)
Although women have long been members of the labour force, the proportion of domestic, caring, and community work they provide compared to men or the state has yet to decrease substantially. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense...
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written by Elaine Porter, fl. 2006; presented by Stephanie Baker Collins, Marge Reitsma-Street, fl. 1989 and Sheila M. Neysmith (Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2012, originally published 2012), 224 page(s)
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Although women have long been members of the labour force, the proportion of domestic, caring, and community work they provide compared to men or the state has yet to decrease substantially. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense, acknowledging both their responsibilities in supporting others as well as their employment duties. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioni...
Although women have long been members of the labour force, the proportion of domestic, caring, and community work they provide compared to men or the state has yet to decrease substantially. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense, acknowledging both their responsibilities in supporting others as well as their employment duties. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work is based on a four-year, multi-site study of women who are members of contemporary community organizations. The authors reveal the complex ways in which these women define and value their own work, investigating what supports and constrains their individual and collective efforts. Calling on the state to assist more with citizens' provisioning responsibilities, Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work provides an excellent basis for new discussions on equitable and sustainable public policies.
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Social Work
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Book
Author / Creator
Elaine Porter, fl. 2006, Stephanie Baker Collins, Marge Reitsma-Street, fl. 1989, Sheila M. Neysmith
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Topic / Theme
Women in workforce, Work-life balance, Women, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 University of Toronto Press
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Family and Social Change: The Household as a Process in an Industrializing Community
written by Angélique Janssens, 1955-, in Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time, 21 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1993, originally published 1993), 342 page(s)
This book examines the effects of nineteenth-century industrialization on the strength of relationships within the family and between generations. Dr. Janssens' quantitative approach, based on Dutch population registers, reveals a new perspective: although family life did go through some changes, early industriali...
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written by Angélique Janssens, 1955-, in Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time, 21 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1993, originally published 1993), 342 page(s)
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This book examines the effects of nineteenth-century industrialization on the strength of relationships within the family and between generations. Dr. Janssens' quantitative approach, based on Dutch population registers, reveals a new perspective: although family life did go through some changes, early industrialization did not lead to the destruction of nineteenth-century family life, as the traditionally dominant view contended. This innovative...
This book examines the effects of nineteenth-century industrialization on the strength of relationships within the family and between generations. Dr. Janssens' quantitative approach, based on Dutch population registers, reveals a new perspective: although family life did go through some changes, early industrialization did not lead to the destruction of nineteenth-century family life, as the traditionally dominant view contended. This innovative study also illuminates wider social issues--the nature of hierarchies, class structure and household organization.
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Social Work
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Book
Author / Creator
Angélique Janssens, 1955-
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Series
Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time
Topic / Theme
Family relationships, Households, Industrialization, Demographics, Cultural change and history, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993 Cambridge University Press
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Children, Social Science, and the Law
edited by Bradley D. McAuliff, fl. 1995, Margaret Bull Kovera, fl. 1994 and Bette L. Bottoms, fl. 1993 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2002, originally published 2002), 512 page(s)
This study integrates social science research, social policy, and legal analysis related to children and the law. It provides the most cutting-edge information available on topics such as child abuse, children's eyewitness testimony, divorce and custody, juvenile crime, and children's rights. The volume is an impo...
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edited by Bradley D. McAuliff, fl. 1995, Margaret Bull Kovera, fl. 1994 and Bette L. Bottoms, fl. 1993 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2002, originally published 2002), 512 page(s)
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This study integrates social science research, social policy, and legal analysis related to children and the law. It provides the most cutting-edge information available on topics such as child abuse, children's eyewitness testimony, divorce and custody, juvenile crime, and children's rights. The volume is an important resource for researchers, attorneys, judges, policy makers, legislators, and mental health, social service, and police profession...
This study integrates social science research, social policy, and legal analysis related to children and the law. It provides the most cutting-edge information available on topics such as child abuse, children's eyewitness testimony, divorce and custody, juvenile crime, and children's rights. The volume is an important resource for researchers, attorneys, judges, policy makers, legislators, and mental health, social service, and police professionals.
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Social Work
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Bradley D. McAuliff, fl. 1995, Margaret Bull Kovera, fl. 1994, Bette L. Bottoms, fl. 1993
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Topic / Theme
Juvenile delinquency, Family, Children's rights, Government policy, Laws and legislation, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 Bette L. Bottoms, Margaret Bull Kovera, Bradley D. McAuliff
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Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention, No. 1, Vol. 5, 2015, Clinical Social Work, No. 1, Vol. 5, 2015
edited by Peter G. Fedor-Freybergh, 1936- and Michael Olah, fl. 2010, in Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention, No. 1, Vol. 5, 2015 (Vienna, Vienna State: International Society of Applied Preventive Medicine i-gap, 2015, originally published 2015), 114 page(s)
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edited by Peter G. Fedor-Freybergh, 1936- and Michael Olah, fl. 2010, in Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention, No. 1, Vol. 5, 2015 (Vienna, Vienna State: International Society of Applied Preventive Medicine i-gap, 2015, originally published 2015), 114 page(s)
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Periodical issue
Contributor
Peter G. Fedor-Freybergh, 1936-, Michael Olah, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
International Society of Applied Preventive Medicine i-gap
Series
Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention
Topic / Theme
Senior citizens, Children, Health care issues, Mental health, Public health, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK
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Cohabitation Nation?: Gender, Class, and the Remaking of Relationships
written by Amanda Jayne Miller, 1979- and Sharon Sassler, 1962- (Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2017), 294 page(s)
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written by Amanda Jayne Miller, 1979- and Sharon Sassler, 1962- (Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2017), 294 page(s)
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Amanda Jayne Miller, 1979-, Sharon Sassler, 1962-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
University of California Press
Topic / Theme
Cohabitating partners, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 University of California Press
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The Forgotten Room: Inside a Public Alternative School for At-Risk Youth
written by Mary Hollowell, 1964- (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2009, originally published 2009), 230 page(s)
Located in a rapidly-growing county in the southeastern United States, Peachtree Alternative School is a dumping ground for chronically disruptive students that regular teachers can no longer handle. The school has some of the toughest kids that society has to offer: kids who have dealt drugs, attempted rape, brou...
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written by Mary Hollowell, 1964- (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2009, originally published 2009), 230 page(s)
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Located in a rapidly-growing county in the southeastern United States, Peachtree Alternative School is a dumping ground for chronically disruptive students that regular teachers can no longer handle. The school has some of the toughest kids that society has to offer: kids who have dealt drugs, attempted rape, brought weapons to school, and made terrorist threats. Neglect, understaffing, and overcrowding create a volatile situation; Teachers survi...
Located in a rapidly-growing county in the southeastern United States, Peachtree Alternative School is a dumping ground for chronically disruptive students that regular teachers can no longer handle. The school has some of the toughest kids that society has to offer: kids who have dealt drugs, attempted rape, brought weapons to school, and made terrorist threats. Neglect, understaffing, and overcrowding create a volatile situation; Teachers survive threats, assaults, brawls, and rampages with their therapeutic philosophies barely intact. The Forgotten Room is a teacher survival story. It examines the darker side of American education through chronicling the course of Peachtree Alternative School's tenth and final year. It offers a glimmer of hope in the safe zones created by hardworking teachers, but it is also a cautionary tale about the consequences of bureaucrats neglecting troubled teens. Hollowell's multidisciplinary book provides a rare look at public alternative schooling in America. This gritty and compelling ethnography is part of a growing movement in academia to make ethnographic studies more accessible. It exposes punitive school policy, demonstrates the prison-industrial complex, and reveals school board corruption. In addition, it pinpoints quality teaching of chronically disruptive youth. As ethnographic nonfiction, The Forgotten Room breaks down the walls between social science and literature.
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Social Work
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Mary Hollowell, 1964-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Lexington Books
Topic / Theme
Children, Education, Alternative schools, At-risk youth, Middle schools, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Lexington Books
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Group Work Practice to Advance Social Competence
presented by Norma C. Lang (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, originally published 2010), 288 page(s)
Small social groups are fundamental for achieving personal growth, social development, socialization, and the skills of sustaining relevance, relationships, and connections to society. Unfortunately, those who would benefit most from small groups often find themselves unable to achieve membership. Lacking the nece...
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presented by Norma C. Lang (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, originally published 2010), 288 page(s)
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Small social groups are fundamental for achieving personal growth, social development, socialization, and the skills of sustaining relevance, relationships, and connections to society. Unfortunately, those who would benefit most from small groups often find themselves unable to achieve membership. Lacking the necessary skills for entry, these individuals may never enjoy the advantages of group membership. Advancing a practice methodology that spe...
Small social groups are fundamental for achieving personal growth, social development, socialization, and the skills of sustaining relevance, relationships, and connections to society. Unfortunately, those who would benefit most from small groups often find themselves unable to achieve membership. Lacking the necessary skills for entry, these individuals may never enjoy the advantages of group membership. Advancing a practice methodology that specifically targets the socially unskilled, Norma C. Lang provides much-needed guidance to practitioners helping individuals become part of group life. Grounded in extensive practice, Lang's methodology addresses the special needs and anomalous functioning of individuals who lack the skills to form and use groups. She outlines the unique pregroup processes of socially unskilled populations and provides a methodology for advancing social competence. She also identifies the professional and agency requirements for working with presocial processes. Widely applicable to practice with social work groups, Lang's method greatly expands the literature on social work theory and practice with individuals and groups.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Norma C. Lang
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Topic / Theme
Socializing techniques, Friendships, Social relationships, Interpersonal conflict, Social status, Social groups, Social work, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 by Columbia University Press. All Rights Reserved. Reproduced by permission of Columbia University Press.
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Helping Foster Children in School: A Guide for Foster Parents, Social Workers and Teachers
written by John Degarmo, 1969- (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015, originally published 2015), 162 page(s)
Helping Foster Children In School explores the challenges that foster children face in schools and offers positive and practical guidance tailored to help the parents, teachers and social workers supporting them. Children in care often perform poorly at school both in terms of their behavior and their academic per...
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written by John Degarmo, 1969- (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015, originally published 2015), 162 page(s)
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Helping Foster Children In School explores the challenges that foster children face in schools and offers positive and practical guidance tailored to help the parents, teachers and social workers supporting them. Children in care often perform poorly at school both in terms of their behavior and their academic performance, with many failing to complete their education. They will have often experienced trauma or neglect which can result in a numbe...
Helping Foster Children In School explores the challenges that foster children face in schools and offers positive and practical guidance tailored to help the parents, teachers and social workers supporting them. Children in care often perform poorly at school both in terms of their behavior and their academic performance, with many failing to complete their education. They will have often experienced trauma or neglect which can result in a number of developmental delays. By looking at why children in foster care do not perform as well as their counterparts, John DeGarmo, who has fostered more than 40 children, provides easy-to-use strategies to target the problems commonly faced. He emphasizes the importance of an open dialogue between teacher, parent and social worker, to ensure that everyone is working jointly to achieve the best outcome for the child. An invaluable resource for foster parents, social workers and educators alike, this book encourages a unified response to ensure foster children are given the best chance to succeed at school.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
John Degarmo, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Topic / Theme
Academic performance, Foster children, Schools, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © John DeGarmo 2015; Forward copyright © Harold Sloke 2015
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Learning Through Child Observation (Third Edition)
written by Debbie Watson, 1969-; presented by Mary Fawcett, 1936- (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016, originally published 1996), 226 page(s)
This fully updated third edition of Learning Through Child Observation is a handbook for professionals working in, or students preparing to work in, children's services. This accessible text examines the value of observation, its use in assessment and the practical aspects and methods of observational study. The a...
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written by Debbie Watson, 1969-; presented by Mary Fawcett, 1936- (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016, originally published 1996), 226 page(s)
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This fully updated third edition of Learning Through Child Observation is a handbook for professionals working in, or students preparing to work in, children's services. This accessible text examines the value of observation, its use in assessment and the practical aspects and methods of observational study. The authors focus on the importance of fully recognising the child's developmental and emotional state when intervening, and the need to see...
This fully updated third edition of Learning Through Child Observation is a handbook for professionals working in, or students preparing to work in, children's services. This accessible text examines the value of observation, its use in assessment and the practical aspects and methods of observational study. The authors focus on the importance of fully recognising the child's developmental and emotional state when intervening, and the need to see children 'holistically' and as unique individuals within the wider context of the family and community. This new edition reflects updates to policy and practice and further develops the critical perspective on contemporary thinking about childhood and observational methods. This edition has also expanded its focus to include observation of primary-aged children. A popular text, it will appeal to students and professionals in all children's services, whether in pre-school, schools, social care, mental health or health settings.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Debbie Watson, 1969-, Mary Fawcett, 1936-
Date Published / Released
1996, 2016
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Topic / Theme
Personality development, Intellectual development, Children, Macro
Copyright Message
First and Second edition copyright © Mary Fawcett 1996, 2009; third edition copyright © Mary Fawcett and Debbie Watson 2016
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