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The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds - Paperback

$43.72

by John Bowlby (Author), Richard Bowlby (Preface by)Helping both parents and psychologists to arrive at a better understanding of the inner emotional world of the infant, this selection of key lectures by Bowlby includes the seminal one that gives the volume its title. Informed by wide clinical experience, and written with the author's well-known humanity and lucidity, the lectures provide an invaluable introduction to John Bowlby's thought and work, as well as much practical guidance of use ...

Disability Rights and Wrongs Revisited - Paperback

$116.62

by Tom Shakespeare (Author)Over the last forty years, the field of disability studies has emerged from the political activism of disabled people. In this challenging review of the field, leading disability academic and activist Tom Shakespeare argues that disability research needs a firmer conceptual and empirical footing. This new edition is updated throughout, reflecting Shakespeare's most recent thinking, drawing on current research, and responding to controversies surrounding the first e...

Handbook of the Sociology of Medical Education - Paperback

$100.42

by Caragh Brosnan (Editor), Bryan S. Turner (Editor)The Handbook of the Sociology of Medical Education provides a contemporary introduction to this classic area of sociology by examining the social origin and implications of the epistemological, organizational and demographic challenges facing medical education in the twenty-first century. Beginning with reflections on the historical and theoretical foundations of the sociology of medical education, the collection then focuses on current issu...

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by Sheila Kitzinger (Author)One new mother in twenty is diagnosed with traumatic stress after childbirth. In Birth Crisis Sheila Kitzinger explores the disempowerment and anxiety experienced by these women. Key topics discussed include: increasing intervention in pregnancy the shift in emphasis from relationships to technology in childbirth how family, friends and professional caregivers can reach out to traumatized mothers how women can work through stress to understand themselves more dee...

Social Work Practice for Promoting Health and Wellbeing: Critical Issues - Paperback

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by Liz Beddoe (Editor), Jane Maidment (Editor)Promoting health and wellbeing is an essential part of all effective social work - not just for practice in healthcare settings. In fact, the IFSW holds that 'social workers in all settings are engaged in health work' and physical and mental resilience can make a major difference to all service users' lives. Drawing on international literature and research, the authors collected here encourage thinking about the social, political, cultural, emotio...

A Dented Image: Journeys of Recovery from Subarachnoid Haemorrhage - Paperback

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by Alison Wertheimer (Author)Every year, 8,500 people in the UK will have a subarachnoid haemorrhage, of whom about 50 per cent will survive this traumatic brain injury which often occurs without warning. Survivors can make a 'good' neurological recovery but the psychosocial impact can be longer lasting.Drawing from her own experience of surviving a subarachnoid haemorrhage, together with other people's journeys of recovery and recent research findings, Alison Wertheimer covers: themes of re...

Dyspraxia 5-14: Identifying and Supporting Young People with Movement Difficulties - Paperback

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by Christine MacIntyre (Author)Dyspraxia is increasingly common in young children. This fully revised and updated edition of Christine Macintyre's invaluable companion explains the difficulties faced by children with dyspraxia in growing up and offers suggestions as to how these might be alleviated. In this book the children themselves, along with their parents and teachers, talk about how the difficulties change as the transition is made from primary to secondary school. Children with dyspra...

Culture, Society and Sexuality: A Reader - Paperback

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by Richard Parker (Editor), Peter Aggleton (Editor)This new and revised edition of Culture, Society and Sexuality brings together and makes accessible a broad and international selection of readings to provide insights into the social, cultural, political and economic dimensions of sexuality and relationships, and emerging discourses around sexual and reproductive rights. Clearly structured and presented, the book makes an extremely useful reference for students and researchers. Section one f...

Professional Development in Social Work: Complex Issues in Practice - Paperback

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by Janet Seden (Editor), Sarah Matthews (Editor), Mick McCormick (Editor)Social work practice in the twenty-first century is continually changing. Contemporary practitioners work in complex areas and have to do so quickly and competently. This text helps qualified social workers, as well as those about to qualify, to build on their initial studies in order to develop professionally. The volume considers not just what you need to know to practice, but how you develop in criticality and capabil...

The Thinking Heart: Three Levels of Psychoanalytic Therapy with Disturbed Children - Paperback

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by Anne Alvarez (Author)How do we talk about feelings to children who are cut off from feeling? How do we raise hope and a sense of safety in despairing and terrified children without offering false hope? How do we reach the unreachable child and interest the hardened child?The Thinking Heart is a natural sequel to Live Company, Anne Alvarez' highly influential and now classic book about working with severely disturbed and damaged children. Building on 50 years experience as a child and adole...

Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse: Tackling the Health and Mental Health Effects - Paperback

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by Catherine Itzin (Author), Ann Taket (Author), Sarah Barter-Godfrey (Author)Domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, and sexual exploitation through prostitution, pornography and trafficking can have many significant adverse impacts on a survivor's health and wellbeing, in the short, medium and long-term.Taking a life-course approach, the book explores what is known about appropriate treatment responses to those who have experienced, and those who perpetrate, dome...

Pain: Psychological Perspectives - Paperback

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by Thomas Hadjistavropoulos (Editor), Kenneth D. Craig (Editor)This invaluable resource presents a state-of-the-art account of the psychology of pain from leading researchers. It features contributions from clinical, social, and biopsychological perspectives, the latest theories of pain, as well as basic processes and applied issues. The book opens with an introduction to the history of pain theory and the epidemiology of pain. It then explores theoretical work, including the gate control the...

Emotional Labour in Health Care: The unmanaged heart of nursing - Paperback

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by Catherine Theodosius (Author)Do nurses still care? In today's inflexible, fast-paced and more accountable workplace where biomedical and clinical models dominate health care practice, is there room for emotional labour? Based on original empirical research, this book delves into personal accounts of nurses' emotion expressions and experiences as they emerge from everyday nursing practice, and illustrates how their emotional labour is adapting in response to a constantly changing work envir...

Working Memory and Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Paperback

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by Tracy Packiam Alloway (Editor), Susan E. Gathercole (Editor)Short-term or working memory - the capacity to hold and manipulate information mentally over brief periods of time - plays an important role in supporting a wide range of everyday activities, particularly in childhood. Children with weak working memory skills often struggle in key areas of learning and, given its impact on cognitive abilities, the identification of working memory impairments is a priority for those who work with c...

Rebuilding Attachments with Traumatized Children: Healing from Losses, Violence, Abuse, and Neglect - Paperback

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by Richard Kagan (Author)Learn to build the trust you need to help children in crisis! Rebuilding Attachments with Traumatized Children: Healing from Losses, Violence, Abuse, and Neglect is a therapeutic guide to helping troubled children move beyond the traumatic experiences that haunt them. Author Dr. Richard Kagan, Director of Psychological Services for Parsons Child and Family Center in Albany, New York, presents comprehensive information on how to understandand surmountthe impact of los...

Supporting Women to Give Birth at Home: A Practical Guide for Midwives - Paperback

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by Mary Steen (Editor)Supporting Women to Give Birth at Home describes and discusses the main challenges and issues that midwives and maternity services encounter when preparing for and attending a home birth. To ensure that a home birth is a real option for women, midwives need to be able to believe in a woman's ability to give birth at home and to promote this birth option, providing evidence-based information about benefits and risks. This practical guide will help midwives to have the nec...

Collaborative Arts-Based Research for Social Justice - Paperback

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by Victoria Foster (Author)This book provides a thought-provoking guide to conducting collaborative arts-based research. Focusing on ways that social inquiry might be conducted with marginalised groups to promote social justice, the text offers chapters on: Telling 'alternative' stories through a variety of methods from crafts to digital film Visual and metaphorical approaches to social research including photography, art and poetry Performative methods that include drama, dance, music...

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by Salvador Minuchin (Author), Arlene Vetere (Introduction by)This special edition of the classic text includes a new introduction from Professor Arlene Vetere exploring its continuing influence on contemporary practice.One of family therapy's foundational texts, Families and Family Therapy is as relevant today as it has ever been. Examining the therapist's role, Dr. Minuchin presents the views and strategies of a master clinician in a clear and practical form. Transcripts of actual family se...

Dramatherapy with Children, Young People and Schools: Enabling Creativity, Sociability, Communication and Learning - Paperback

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by Lauraine Leigh (Editor), Irvine Gersch (Editor), Ann Dix (Editor)Dramatherapy with Children, Young People and Schools is the first book to specifically evaluate the unique value of dramatherapy in the educational environment. A variety of highly experienced dramatherapists, educational psychologists and childhood experts discuss the benefits to the children and young people, and also in relation to the involvement of teachers, the multi-disciplinary team and families. This professional boo...

The Handbook of Play Therapy and Therapeutic Play - Paperback

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by Linnet McMahon (Author)This completely revised and updated second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to using play to communicate with troubled or traumatized children and their families, and to heal emotional damage. The book gives examples of good practice in different settings and situations.Drawing on psychodynamic, systemic and attachment theory, the book provides an integrated theory base for using play in therapeutic work with children. It emphasizes non-directive approac...

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by Cheryl Tatano Beck (Author), Jeanne Watson Driscoll (Author), Sue Watson (Author)Postpartum depression has become a more recognized mental illness over the past decade as a result of education and increased awareness. Traumatic childbirth, however, is still often overlooked, resulting in a scarcity of information for health professionals. This is in spite of up to 34% of new mothers reporting experiencing a traumatic childbirth and prevalence rates rising for high risk mothers, such as tho...

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by Mel Gray (Editor), John Coates (Editor), Tiani Hetherington (Editor)Social work has been late to engage with the environmental movement. Often working with an exclusively social understanding of environment, much of the social work profession has overlooked the importance of environmental issues. However, recently, the impact of and worldwide attention to climate change, a string of natural disasters, and increased understanding of issues around environmental justice has put the environmen...

Understanding and Addressing Adult Sexual Attraction to Children: A Study of Paedophiles in Contemporary Society - Paperback

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by Sarah Goode (Author)Paedophiles exist and we must develop ways of living with this fact whilst ensuring that children are kept safe. This ground-breaking book demystifies the field of adult sexual attraction to children, countering the emotionality surrounding the topic of paedophilia in the popular media by careful presentation of research data and interview material. Addressing how we can work together to reduce sexual offending in this population, this text bridges the gulf in understan...

The New Sociology of the Health Service - Paperback

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by Jonathan Gabe (Editor), Michael Calnan (Editor)Health service policy and health policy have changed considerably over the past fifteen years and there is a pressing need for an up-to-date sociological analysis of health policy. Not only have policies themselves changed but new policy themes - such as evidence-based policy and practice, an increasing focus on a primary care led health service, a growing recognition of the need to address inequalities through public health policies and a foc...

Boarding School Syndrome: The Psychological Trauma of the 'Privileged' Child - Paperback

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by Joy Schaverien (Author)Boarding School Syndrome is an analysis of the trauma of the 'privileged' child sent to boarding school at a young age. Innovative and challenging, Joy Schaverien offers a psychological analysis of the long-established British and colonial preparatory and public boarding school tradition. Richly illustrated with pictures and the narratives of adult ex-boarders in psychotherapy, the book demonstrates how some forms of enduring distress in adult life may be traced back...

Minding the Child: Mentalization-Based Interventions with Children, Young People and Their Families - Paperback

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by Nick Midgley (Editor), Ioanna Vrouva (Editor)What is 'mentalization'? How can this concept be applied to clinical work with children, young people and families? What will help therapists working with children and families to 'keep the mind in mind'? Why does it matter if a parent can 'see themselves from the outside, and their child from the inside'?Minding the Child considers the implications of the concept of mentalization for a range of therapeutic interventions with children and famili...

Social Justice in Clinical Practice: A Liberation Health Framework for Social Work - Paperback

$116.62

by Dawn Belkin Martinez (Editor), Ann Fleck-Henderson (Editor)Social work theory and ethics places social justice at its core and recognises that many clients from oppressed and marginalized communities frequently suffer greater forms and degrees of physical and mental illness. However, social justice work has all too often been conceptualized as a macro intervention, separate and distinct from clinical practice. This practical text is designed to help social workers intervene around the impa...

Complex Interventions in Health: An overview of research methods - Paperback

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by David A. Richards (Editor), Ingalill Rahm Hallberg (Editor)Health and human services currently face a series of challenges - such as aging populations, chronic diseases and new endemics - that require highly complex responses, and take place in multiple care environments including acute medicine, chronic care facilities and the community. Accordingly, most modern health care interventions are now seen as 'complex interventions' - activities that contain a number of component parts with the...

Health Policy and the Public Interest - Paperback

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by Lok-Sang Ho (Author)This book is written with an acute awareness of the need for new insight to ensure (1) universal protection in basic healthcare; (2) providing choice; (3) efficient production and consumption of healthcare services; (4) financial sustainability of the healthcare system. Defining the public interest as the welfare of the "representative individual" with no vested interest who imagines himself to have equal chance of being anyone in society, this book explores alternative...

Therapeutic Metaphors for Children and the Child Within - Paperback

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by Joyce C. Mills (Author), Richard J. Crowley (Author)Winner of the 1988 Clark Vincent Award for an "outstanding contribution to the profession through a literary work" and translated into four languages, the original edition of Therapeutic Metaphors for Children and the Child Within was considered a groundbreaking addition to the field of child and adolescent psychotherapy. The 1986 edition was the first--and to this day the only--book that solely intertwines the extraordinary foundational ...

Intimacy from the Inside Out: Courage and Compassion in Couple Therapy - Paperback

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by Toni Herbine-Blank (Author), Donna M. Kerpelman (Author), Martha Sweezy (Author)Couples in distress enter therapy holding two goals that they now experience as mutually exclusive: to feel loved and to feel understood. Toni Herbine-Blank's powerful new brand of couple therapy, Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), offers a comprehensive conceptual map for achieving both goals. In a tour de force of elegant case illustrations wrapped around clear instruction, this book shows the IFIO therapis...

The Therapist's Notebook for Children and Adolescents: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Use in Psychotherapy - Paperback

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by Catherine Ford Sori (Editor), Lorna Hecker (Editor), Molli E. Bachenberg (Editor)In The Therapist's Notebook for Children and Adolescents, 2nd ed, you'll find the most powerful tools available for aiding children with their feelings, incorporating play techniques into therapy, encouraging appropriate parental involvement in family sessions, and providing group therapy to children. This ready reference is divided into ten thoughtfully planned sections to make it easy to find the right activ...