Crossing the traditional divide between social work with children and families and adults, this text applies a lifecourse perspective, within an ecological frame. Based on the principle that practice drives theory, a practical approach for social work is put forward using five interconnected themes:• duality of support and protection• life transitions and life events• intergenerational relations• civic partnership and engagement• health and wellbeing...

Social work is often presented as a benevolent and politically neutral profession, avoiding discussion about its sometimes troubling political histories.This book rethinks social work’s legacy and history of both political resistance and complicity with oppressive and punitive practices. Using a comparative approach with international case studies, the book uncovers the role of social workers in politically tense episodes of recent history, including the anti-racist struggle in the...

This book examines systems complexity theory and specifically, system and dynamic characteristics of complexity, with a key focus on self/organisation/emergence/adaptation; path-dependence; and bifurcation.Exploring systems complexity at the heart of child protection and welfare policymaking, leadership, practice, and evaluation and implications for policymakers, leaders, practitioners and evaluators in managing its impact, it proposes a systems complexity evaluation framework to a...

Mentoring for Young People in Care and Leaving Care offers a rich exploration of the theory, research and practice relating to youth mentoring as a means of essential social support. Brady, Dolan and McGregor ground their work on the premise that the informal social support provided through a high-quality mentoring relationship can help young people in care to sustain positive mental health, cope with stress and fulfil their potential through adolescence and into adulthood.It provi...

The issue of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) is firmly in the public spotlight internationally and in the UK, but just how well is it understood?To date, many CSE-related services have been developed in reaction to high profile cases rather than being designed more strategically. This much-needed book breaks new ground by considering how psychosocial, feminist and geo-environmental theories, amongst others, can improve practice understanding and interventions.Edited by one ...

Op de vlucht met een sexy Schot... Schotland, twaalfde eeuw Om een gearrangeerd huwelijk te ontvluchten, heeft Nora de hulp nodig van de enige man voor wie haar vader én haar verloofde bang zijn: Ewan MacAllister. En als ze hem voor het eerst ontmoet, begrijpt ze meteen waarom. De man is reusachtig, bruut, onbeschoft... en verrassend aantrekkelijk! Rust en stilte zijn voor Ewan het grootste goed, dus hij heeft bepaald geen zin om een of andere praatgrage dame te begeleiden naar Engeland, h...

Attracting and retaining talent within the legal field is a key issue. Talent in the Legal Profession: How to Attract, Retain and Engage Top Talent sheds light on the pressing issues that law firms face in in order to secure and maintain top-level legal talent.

Drei Männer reisen zur Station K auf Alexander Island in der Antarktis: zwei junge Geowissenschaftler, die die veraltete Kartografierung auf den neuesten Stand bringen sollen, sowie Robert Wright, der Stationsleiter. Als die drei auf einer Exkursion in einen schweren Sturm geraten, kommt es zur Katastrophe. Die Männer verlieren im dichten Schneetreiben Sichtkontakt, plötzlich ist jeder auf sich allein gestellt. Zunächst schafft es nur Robert zurück zur Station. Dort angekommen, reagiert er...

This book provides an account of the experience of a multifaceted system-change programme to strengthen the capacity of Ireland’s statutory child protection and welfare agency in the areas of prevention, early intervention and family support.Many jurisdictions globally are involved in system change processes focused on increasing investment in services that seek to prevent children’s entry into child protection and welfare systems, through early intervention, greater support to fam...

Ein kleines Dorf in Mittelengland. Die dreizehnjährige Rebecca Shaw, die hier mit ihren Eltern die Weihnachtsferien verbringt, kehrt von einer Moorwanderung nicht zurück. Die Polizei leitet umgehend eine großangelegte Suchaktion ein. Ein Hubschrauber wird eingesetzt, Beamte durchkämmen die Gegend, Taucher kontrollieren die umliegenden Speicherseen. Auch die Dorfbewohner beteiligen sich an der Suche. Die Presse erfährt vom Verschwinden des Mädchens und schickt Reporter vor Ort. Bald schon f...

Ce guide de lecture pratique propose un résumé et une analyse complets de L'espion qui venait du froid de John le Carré. Il propose une exploration approfondie du contenu du roman et de ses principaux thèmes, notamment la tromperie, la trahison et le conflit idéologique de la guerre froide. Le style clair et concis facilite la compréhension, offrant l'occasion parfaite d'améliorer vos connaissances littéraires en un rien de temps.

Ce guide de lecture pratique propose un résumé et une analyse complets de Le bizarre incident du chien pendant la nuit de Mark Haddon. Il propose une exploration approfondie de l'intrigue, des personnages et des thèmes principaux du roman, notamment la perception, les relations familiales et l'indépendance. Le style clair et concis facilite la compréhension, offrant l'occasion parfaite d'améliorer vos connaissances littéraires en un rien de temps.