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Re-Thinking Children's Care
by Julia Brannen, Peter Moss
Book Description
Children's care in the 21st century is increasingly a public issue as well
as parents' private concern. A limited vision of children as the responsibility
of mothers held sway in Britain long after mothers joined the workforce. Formal
childcare is now growing but in the context of care work continuing to be low
qualified and low status. A dearth of care looms large as Britain rapidly turns
into an overworked society.
This critically oriented book draws on a range of key empirical studies carried
out in a variety of care contexts. It examines care from the perspectives of
children, parents and care workers. It also takes an historical perspective. The
discussion is situated in an analysis of economic, social and political change,
from modernity to late modernity. It focuses on four key issues: the
conceptualization of care; how care translates its public policy; the nature of
the care relationship; and how care might be transformed in the future.
Rethinking Children's Care will be of interest to students of childhood studies,
the sociology of childhood and child welfare. It is also directly relevant to
policy makers, trainers and researchers as well as practitioners involved in
children's care.
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Caring for School Age Children,3E
by Phyllis M. Click, Jennifer Lynch
Book description:
This third edition offers a broadened course of study by presenting a logical
progression of experiences and suggestions for creating optimum environments for
young children. Caring for School-Age Children introduces students to the people
in child care; the children; the families; and then shows how caregivers can
help children in various competencies throughout different stages of childhood.
Each chapter begins with a list of objectives and includes caregiver profiles
which allows students to understand the roles of people in child care and their
experiences in real life settings. The book is well-equipped with the newest
information on social issues, developmentally appropriate practice, and gives
constructive ideas for program planning, day-to-day activities, and implementing
specific curriculums. Also discussed are benefits to using community resources,
and national programs designed to improve the quality of the centers through
accreditation, credentialing, and evaluation. Additional web site references,
student activities, review questions, chapter summaries, and case studies make
this text complete. Instructor support tools are also available; IML, CTB, and
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Ethical Issues in Youth Work (Professional Ethics)
by Sarah Banks
Synopsis:
Presenting a systematic analysis of some of the core ethical dilemmas facing
youth workers in their day-to-day practice, this text discusses topics such as:
when to break confidentiality; the ethics of religious conversion; conflicts
between cultures; balancing the autonomy and control of young people; and
maintaining an equilibrium between accountability to funders, employers and
young people. The book also examines some of the key issues facing youth workers
in the context of public fears of youth crime, lawlessness, drug use, teenage
pregnancy and policies designed to control and contain as well as educate and
care for young people. This text offers an insight into both the perennial
dilemmas of youth work practice and some of the challenges faced by youth
workers in the light of late-1990s public attitudes and government policy
towards young people.
Book Description
Ethical Issues in Youth Work presents a systematic analysis of some of the core
ethical dilemmas facing youth workers in their day to day practice.
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Talking Pictures : A Parent's Guide to Using Movies to Discuss Ethics, Values,
and Everyday Problems with Children
by Ronald Madison Ed.D, Corey Schmidt
Book description:
Perfect for stimulating open discussion between parent and
child, this warm and insightful guide uses movies as a vehicle for discussing
sensitive issues with children aged 3 through 17. Combining the insight of a
family therapist with the savvy of an expert in American film, TALKING PICTURES
helps address difficult questions about divorce, marriage, family, love, gender
identity, social ethics, separation and loss, friendship, death, illness,
substance abuse, and more. Divided into three age groupsto ensure that films and
topics are age-appropriate, the book offers pointers for starting discussion,
conversational techniques to draw out the most recalcitrant child, and suggested
films to watch together, all of them widely available at video rental outlets.
Ronald Madison, Ed.D, us a psychologist who has worked with families for more
than 25 years, using film as a therapeutic tool for communication. Corey Schmidt
is a freelance writer and film enthusiast. |
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Ethical Standards in Social Work: A Critical Review of the Nasw Code of Ethics
by Frederic G. Reamer
Book description:
Ethical Standards in Social Work is the first comprehensive examination of the
NASW Code of Ethics of the social work profession is now available through the
NASW Press. With this practical guide, which includes many case examples, social
work professionals will now have a firm foundation for making ethical decisions
and minimizing malpractice and liability risk.
This essential source of information begins with an overview of the profession
and its mission. Then each section of the NASW Code of Ethics is analyzed, with
guidance for practice in areas such as confidentiality and privacy, client
records, boundary issues, dual and multiple relationships, informed consent,
sexual harassment, consultation, referral, conflicts of interest, cultural and
ethnic diversity, continuing education, research and evaluation, social worker
impairment, labor-management disputes, supervision, administration, social and
political action, and social work education and training.
Essential for every social work practitioner and student, Ethical Standards in
Social Work will help you make informed ethical decisions and minimize
professional liability in these litigious times.
Special Features * Briefs on the complex issues that face a social work
professional today * Emphasizes practical implications and applications *
Includes extensive case examples and illustrations
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Ethnic-Sensitive Social Work Practice (5th Edition)
by Wynetta Devore, Elfriede G. Schlesinger
Book Description
As the American population becomes increasingly multicultural, it becomes
necessary to focus on the particular needs and experiences of different
ethnicities. This book does just that within the context of the field of social
work, as it explores ways in which class and ethnic factors could contribute to
the assessment and intervention process. First written in response to CSWE
mandates in the early 1980s for the incorporation of ethnicity in the social
work practice sequence, this book is one of the most well-known and respected
books on ethnic-sensitive social work practice, diversity practice, or practice
with minorities. Through a generalist perspective in its approach the book
includes various ethnicities, various populations -- individuals, families,
groups, organizations, and communities-- and various approaches to practice --
empowerment and strengths perspectives, psychosocial perspectives,
problem-solving, task-centered and structural approaches. Social workers and
therapists.
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Somebody Else's Kids
by Torey Hayden
Book description:
"Were all just somebody else's kids..."
A small seven-year-old boy who couldn't speak except to repeat
weather forecasts and other people's words...A beautiful little girl
of seven who had been brain damaged by terrible parental beatings
and was so ashamed because she couldn't learn to read...A violently
angry ten-year-old who had seen his stepmother murder his father and
had been sent from one foster home to another ...A shy
twelve-year-old from a Catholic school which put her out when she
became pregnant...
"What do we matter?"
"Why do you care?"
They were four problem children-put in Torey Hayden's class because
no one else knew what to do with them. Together, with the help of a
remarkable teacher who cared too much to ever give up, they became
almost a family, able to give each other the love and understanding
they had found nowhere else.
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Children of Color :
Psychological Interventions with Culturally Diverse Youth
by Jewelle Taylor Gibbs (Editor)
Book description:
Children of Color is the thoroughly revised and expanded edition of the
classic and definitive guide to the unique problems and special needs of
minority youth experiencing psychological and behavioral problems. This
comprehensive book presents crucial information on culturally sensitive and
culturally competent assessment and treatment approaches for young African
Americans, Asian Americans, Central Americans, Latinos, Native Americans,
biracial-bicultural, and other so-called minority youth. This new edition
contains a wealth of new statistical data, demographics, and cutting- edge
interventions techniques, contributed by an ethnically diverse group of mental
health professionals who are experts in their fields. |
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Teaching Tolerance: Raising Open-Minded, Empathetic Children
by Sara Bullard
Book description:
Teaching Tolerance is an invitation to parents and teachers: an invitation to
examine their own habits and attitudes toward the community around them. Sara
Bullard believes that once a parent is aware of the attitudes they were raised
with, it is easier for them to teach their children true tolerance toward
others.
The first chapters of Teaching Tolerance focus on the humanness
of intolerance-no one is truly exempt from the habit of judging others. The
fourth chapter outlines the work required to alter intolerant instincts. The
last four chapters walk parents through children's need for security,
self-expression and moral guidance; needs which, if respectfully met, will free
them to be comfortable both with themselves and with people of different
backgrounds.
Bullard concludes each chapter with questions and suggestions for journal
writing to help parents further explore their own attitudes. Also included is an
extensive list of books, toys, games and music that explore ethnicity and
promote tolerance.
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A Companion to Applied Ethics (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy)
by R. G. Frey, Christopher Heath Wellman
Book Review:
This is a really excellent collection of articles on all sorts of really
interesting topics in applied ethics. Anyone who thinks that academic
philosophers aren't "practical" or aren't concerned with "real world" issues and
problems should take a look at this book. It's just full of interesting and
important stuff. All the entries I've read are exceedingly clear and well
written and provide a great introduction to the topic. I hope it eventually
comes out in paperback so it's easier to purchase! |
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