Father Phil, a parish priest, sexually abused 12 year-old Alex. This story shows how the abuse affected Alex and his family. The effects included Alex's bullying of his younger sister Nora. When he told his parents about the abuse, they were shocked and upset. They did right by Alex and Nora-and themselves. The family showed the courage involved when people face their fears and work with professionals who are supportive and competent. Unfortunately, many survivors do not receive the strong family & professional support that Alex experienced. This story sets a standard for competences in...

Kids get angry. Anger is normal and natural. When expressed appropriately, anger is a means of communication and builds relationships. When combined with physical and verbal aggression, however, anger is destructive. This workbook is for young people 12 and younger who express their anger in ways that harm others, themselves, animals, and personal property. The workbook is especially helpful for children who have experienced complex trauma and are hurt, angry, and bereft as a result. Adults can use the exercises in this workbook to guide children to deal constructively with the sources of...

Teens get angry. Anger is normal and natural. When expressed appropriately, anger is a means of communication and builds relationships. When combined with physical and verbal aggression, however, anger is destructive. This workbook is for young people 13 and older who express their anger in ways that harm others, themselves, animals, and personal property. The workbook is especially helpful for teens who have experienced complex trauma and are hurt, angry, and bereft as a result. Adults can use the exercises in this workbook to guide teens to deal constructively with the sources of their...

The CASPARS are a set of five clinical assessment tools that measure client risks and strengths. They are based upon clinical experience, research and theory on risk and resilience, and interviews with families and children who have experienced adversities. They have excellent psychometric properties and are adaptable to a variety of clinical situations. The tools were tested on children and families where the children were 12 or younger. The tools are emotional expressiveness, family relationships, peer relationships, sexuality, and family embeddedness in the community.

For many people, violence is fun, a thrill, a joke. For others, it gets you what you want. Many people use violence to control others, to punish, and to scapegoat. Violence violates dignity, worth, and autonomy and can cause long-term suffering. Based on interviews with perpetrators and survivors of violence, this book includes essays on the meanings of violence to perpetrators, the development of violent behaviors, how to be accountable, and the prevention of violence.

Church policies hurt women and girls. This collection of five essays and two poems examines these issues and shows that God loves girls and women no matter what. It's time Roman Catholic Church officials thought through the effects of their polices and beliefs.

Today, there is tension between "big data" research and in-depth studies of lives. This article provides a background on in-depth studies where researchers seek to understand individual lives in all of their variations. In-depth research has a long and rich history. It respects the dignity and worth of persons and it builds understandings through relationships. Big data studies shows general tendencies of a relatively small number of variables, but cannot account for the complex meanings that persons experience in their daily lives. Both types of research provide important information.

This is the official program of Social Work Day 2017, held at the International Congress on Qualitative Inquiry in Urbana, Illinois, USA. Social Work Day is the great qualitative social work get-together. Held each May at the International Congress on Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI) in Urbana, IL, USA, Social Work Day attracts scholars from all over the world. This is the premier qualitative social work conference where scholars present cutting edge research using both traditional and innovative qualitative research methods. Norman Denzin is the director of ICQI, Dr. Denzin is Distinguished...