Kategoria BISAC: Social Science >> Human Services

PLAY. We all do it: wordplay, love play, role-play; we play cards, play sport, play the fool, and play around. And that s just the grown-ups It features in every aspect of our lives, whether we call it by that or another name. We all do it, but why do we do it? What does it mean to play and what, if any, difference does it make to our lives? Most crucially, and central to the theme of this book, is the question, Does play have a positive impact on our health and wellbeing, and consequently a role in modern healthcare delivery?

The contributors to this book provide a comprehensive...

Peace Support Operations: Nordic Perspectives brings together Nordic academics working in the field of peace support operations broadly defined. It contains a collection of articles that present different theoretical approaches to the study of peace support operations and contribute to enhance the knowledge of the Nordic countries participation in such operations. Its case studies describe the development of peacekeeping forces from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland in the face of evolving threats to world security over the past sixty years, and how each country's reaction has differed....

Dr. Ford is passionate about advocating and helping underdogs and marginalized populations. Her goal is to use her writing and future books to inspire those teen mothers who are often feeling "let down" and to educate and inspire those who are unaware of the emotional turmoil these young mothers are experiencing. This is Dr. Ford's first book, and it provides a personal view of the lived experiences by adolescent mothers as they endured the transition of being a teenager to becoming a mother. Dr. Ford hopes this book will enlighten the professionals who work with teen mothers to further...

Dr. Ford is passionate about advocating and helping underdogs and marginalized populations. Her goal is to use her writing and future books to inspire those teen mothers who are often feeling "let down" and to educate and inspire those who are unaware of the emotional turmoil these young mothers are experiencing. This is Dr. Ford's first book, and it provides a personal view of the lived experiences by adolescent mothers as they endured the transition of being a teenager to becoming a mother. Dr. Ford hopes this book will enlighten the professionals who work with teen mothers to further...

This book gives students a solid understanding of the key issues involved in effective communication within social work settings. Now going into its second edition, it combines practical examples with a clear theoretical approach and demonstrates the subtleties of communication with specific and diverse service users and carers.

Concise and accessible, this book is a one-stop source book for students and professionals working in the caring professions who need to know more about transitions across the life course. Written by a leading scholar in the field, it is the latest book in Palgrave's popular Professional Keywords series.

The main purpose of writing this book is to prevent “maternity suicides” and create hope of happiness and empowerment to make many people understand how empathy soothes many wounds. If we draw boundaries and not walls, we can hitch our wagon up to the stars. If we communicate well, our kids do the same and know the value of relationships.

Empathy is a universal solvent, and empathy creates hope and peace in homes of adversity and avoids humiliation and depression. Every mother deserves respect and each child a functional childhood. A home without violence is a home of...