Health and social service providers are in pivotal positions to provide preventative and restorative services to those affected by violent and abusive behaviour. This comprehensive textbook presents theoretical background and practical strategies for doing so, providing a solid knowledge base for good practice in this area.
Health and social service providers are in pivotal positions to provide preventative and restorative services to those affected by violent and abusive...
This text addresses key mental health concepts and strategies for time-pressured practitioners in various healthcare settings serving diverse populations. It offers theoretically sound guidelines for compassionate, efficient, and effective service, capturing the essentials of mental health care delivered by primary care providers.
This text addresses key mental health concepts and strategies for time-pressured practitioners in various healthcare settings serving diverse populati...
Crisis Education and Service Program Designs, is a guide for educators, administrators, and clinical trainers who may otherwise feel ill-prepared for the complex tasks of teaching, program development, supervision, and consultation in the crisis-care arena. The book provides a framework for more systematic inclusion of crisis content in health and human-service programs. Readers will find that this book fills the current gaps in knowledge and training, and fosters a more holistic practice by all human-service professionals. It shows how effective leadership, training, and timely...
Crisis Education and Service Program Designs, is a guide for educators, administrators, and clinical trainers who may otherwise feel ill-...
After centuries of being considered a private matter in most societies, violence and its profound effect on the physical health, mental health, and social well-being of victims and their families, as well as on the assailants themselves, has started to take centre stage as a public issue of worldwide concern.
Health and social service providers are in pivotal positions to provide preventive and restorative services to those affected by violent and abusive behaviour. This comprehensive textbook presents theoretical background and practical strategies for doing so, providing a solid...
After centuries of being considered a private matter in most societies, violence and its profound effect on the physical health, mental health, and...
Psychiatric and Mental Health Essentials in Primary Care addresses key mental health concepts and strategies for time-pressured practitioners in various healthcare settings serving diverse populations. It offers theoretically sound and succinct guidelines for compassionate, efficient, and effective service to people in emotional and physical pain and distress, capturing the essentials of mental health care delivered by primary care providers.
The text provides a theoretical overview, discussing mental health assessment, crisis care basics, alternative therapies, and...
Psychiatric and Mental Health Essentials in Primary Care addresses key mental health concepts and strategies for time-pressured practition...
First published in 1990, this book is based" "on a field study of domestic abuse victims and their social network members. In a life history perspective, using values and network analysis, it uncovers the social context of a secret crime against women and reveals the relationship between personal crisis and traditional attitudes toward women, marriage, the family, and violence.
This book breaks new ground by redirecting attention beyond victim-blaming and the medicalization of violence to understanding domestic abuse victims as survivors who manage multiple crises despite public...
First published in 1990, this book is based" "on a field study of domestic abuse victims and their social network members. In a life history perspe...
