It is a journey to reach the ultimate goal. What words can’t convey, poetry does with its emotions. This will lead you to your childhood dreams and forgotten memories. A tribute to my father who instilled the value of poetry and emotions in my life. Hope you enjoy it.

This reference work collates academic discourses and practices around family, gender, and violence in social work.A huge body of discourse is available that categorizes and labels acts of violence, and correspondingly practices that pin blame/responsibility for the violence. These have led to evolution of intervention strategies to resolve or address the violence. Some explanations foreground systemic causes; others look at person-centric causes. The two views bring forth the funda...

This book explores culture, development, and spirituality from the perspective of social work. This framework serves as foundation and guides analytical deliberation through the use of case studies from around the world. With emerging trends in development, synchronistic synthesis between the inner self and interventions, it is anticipated to contribute to advancing well-being of all people. The book reflects global experiences from both the social work professions and development practiti...

While the notion of young people as individuals worthy or capable of having rights is of relatively recent origin, over the past several decades there has been a substantial increase in both social and political commitment to children’s rights as well as a tendency to grant young people some of the rights that were typically accorded only to adults. In addition, there has been a noticeable shift in orientation from a focus on children’s protection and provision to an emphasis on children’s...

Wise, pithy, and insightful thoughts to help guide and inspire you on your spiritual path, from the New York Times bestselling master of meditation, Deepak Chopra.“Beyond logic is poetry; beyond poetry is music; beyond music is the dance; beyond the dance just love.”Every page in this luminous little book offers an original thought from Deepak Chopra that will refresh your spirit. Our lives are full of distractions and noises that can be o...

Social workers take pride in their commitment to social and economic justice, peace, and human rights, and in their responses to related inequalities and social problems. At a time when economic globalization, armed conflict, and ecological devastation continue to undermine human rights and the possibilities for social justice, the need for linking a structural analysis to social work practice is greater than ever.The second edition of this popular social work practice text more fu...

My Contact With The Great White BrotherhoodA projected visit by Dr. George King in 1961 to the recently established Great White Brotherhood Retreat within the Holy mountain Ben Macdhui in Scotland following the completion of Operation Starlight. Illustrates some small part of what The Great White Brotherhood does in trying to help humanity learn and advance.

This booklet contains a series of seven easy-to-learn mystic practices, which were given by The Master Aetherius through the mediumship of Dr. George King.These practices can help us potentize our breathing as well as eating and drinking. They offer advice for when we travel, as well as a potent practice for psychic protection, aura cleansing, and a deeply mystic and powerful practice which helps us on many spiritual and psychic levels. Also included is an insightful short essay on...

Picture family life in Canada. Does it include women or girls being murdered, on average, every two and a half days? Or the fact that intimate partner violence counts as nearly one-third of all reports to police? Or that child or elder abuse is more common than you might imagine?Written for students, instructors, practitioners, and advocates in all related fields, this expanded and updated third edition of Cruel But Not Unusual: Violence in Families in Canada

Written by psychologists, historians, and lawyers, this handbook demonstrates the central role psychological science plays in addressing some of the world's most pressing problems. Over 100 experts from around the world work together to supply an integrated history of human rights and psychological science using a rights and strengths-based perspective. It highlights what psychologists have done to promote human rights and what continues to be done at the United Nations. With emerging visi...

"The Healing Radiance of the Soul" by Anselm Adodo, OSB, is a transformative journey into the heart of holistic healing. Adodo's poetic prose presents "la joie de vivre" as the ultimate purpose of wellness, weaving scientific revelations about elements and bio essences with the hidden wisdom of myths across cultures and religions. He transcends botanical boundaries to embrace the totality of nature's healing embrace, navigating the seas of power, energy, modern technology, untapped human p...

This Element reviews the social psychology of effective collective action, highlighting the importance of considering activists' goals, timeframes, and psychological perspectives in seeking to conceptualise this construct. A novel framework 'ABIASCA' maps effectiveness in relation to activists' goals for mobilisation and change (Awareness raising; Building sympathy; turning sympathy into Intentions; turning intentions into Actions; Sustaining groups over time; Coalition-building; and Avoid...