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Art in Action: Expressive Arts Therapy and Social Change

The field of expressive arts is closely tied to the work of therapeutic change. As well as being beneficial for the individual or small group, expressive arts therapy has the potential for a much wider impact, to inspire social action and bring about social change. The book's contributors explore the transformative power of the arts therapies in areas stricken by conflict, political unrest, poverty or natural disaster and discuss how and why expressive arts works. They look at the ways it can be used to engage community consciousness and improve social conditions whilst taking into account the issues that arise within different contexts and populations. Leading expressive arts therapy practitioners give inspiring accounts of their work, from using poetry as a tool in trauma intervention with Iraqi survivors of war and torture, to setting up storytelling workshops to aid the integration of Ethiopian Jewish immigrants in Israel. Offering visionary perspectives on the role of the arts in inspiring change at the community or social level, this is essential reading for students and practitioners of creative and expressive arts therapies, as well as psychotherapists, counsellors, artists and others working to effect social change.

Art in Action: Expressive Arts Therapy and Social Change (PDF)

The field of expressive arts is closely tied to the work of therapeutic change. As well as being beneficial for the individual or small group, expressive arts therapy has the potential for a much wider impact, to inspire social action and bring about social change. The book's contributors explore the transformative power of the arts therapies in areas stricken by conflict, political unrest, poverty or natural disaster and discuss how and why expressive arts works. They look at the ways it can be used to engage community consciousness and improve social conditions whilst taking into account the issues that arise within different contexts and populations. Leading expressive arts therapy practitioners give inspiring accounts of their work, from using poetry as a tool in trauma intervention with Iraqi survivors of war and torture, to setting up storytelling workshops to aid the integration of Ethiopian Jewish immigrants in Israel. Offering visionary perspectives on the role of the arts in inspiring change at the community or social level, this is essential reading for students and practitioners of creative and expressive arts therapies, as well as psychotherapists, counsellors, artists and others working to effect social change.

AS Communication and Culture: The Essential Introduction (3rd edition) (PDF)

AS Communication and Culture: The Essential Introduction is fully revised for the current GCE Communication and Culture Advanced Subsidiary specification with full colour throughout, over 120 images, new case studies and examples. The authors introduce students step-by-step to the skills of reading communication texts and understanding the link between communication and culture, as well as taking students through the tasks expected of them to pass the AQA AS Communication and Culture exam. The book is supplemented with a website featuring additional activities and resources, quizzes and test Areas covered include: an introduction to communication and culture cultural and communication codes semiotics, communication process and models the individual and contemporary culture cultural contexts and practices how to do the coursework how to do the exam examples from advertising, fashion, music, magazines, body language, film and more.nbsp;

Basic Counselling Skills: A Helper's Manual (2nd edition) (PDF)

The First Edition of Basic Counselling Skills was a master class that brought its readers systematically through the full range of skills needed for counselling or helping. I am pleased to say that this new edition is an updated master class in the same subject' - Michael Carroll, Visiting Industrial Professor, University of Bristol In this new edition of his book, Basic Counselling Skills , Richard Nelson Jones has managed to make his work even more accessible to the reader and build upon what was already an excellent introduction to Counselling Skills. This book provides a sound foundation for those wanting to develop an understanding of what counselling skills are and how to use them' - Gladeana McMahon, Centre for Stress Management Basic Counselling Skills, Second Edition is a practical introduction for anyone using counselling skills in the course of their work. Written by leading skills expert, Richard Nelson-Jones, the Second Edition of this highly popular text provides a thorough, step-by-step guide to the subject, working through the stages of the helping process. Each succinct chapter describes the skills used at a particular point in the relationship and provides examples to increase understanding. Exercises are also included which allow you to practise your skills as you go along. The key skills covered include: starting and structuring the helping process; active listening; offering challenges and feedback; facilitating problem-solving; coaching, demonstrating and rehearsing; strategies for changing thinking; and conducting and terminating helping. The book also discusses multicultural and gender aware helping, ethical issues, supervision and becoming more skilled. Richard Nelson-Jones is Fellow of the British Psychological Society and of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and Director of the Cognitive Humanistic Institute, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

A Beginner's Guide To Evidence-based Practice In Health And Social Care

Have you heard of 'evidence based practice' but don't know what it means? Are you having trouble relating evidence to your practice? This is the book for anyone who has ever wondered what evidence based practice is or how to relate it to practice. Fully updated in this brand new edition, this book is simple and easy to understand - and designed to help those new to the topic to apply the concept to their practice and learning with ease. The book provides a step by step guide to what we mean by evidence based practice and how to apply it. This new edition features: Additional material on literature reviews and searching for literature Even more examples for health and social care practice Extra material on qualitative research and evidence based practice Expanded section on hierarchies of evidence and how to use them A Beginner's Guide to Evidence Based Practice in Health and Social Care is key reading for everyone involved in looking at and applying evidence in healthcare.

Being Ethnographic (PDF)

Full of practical 'how to' tips for applying theoretical methods - 'doing ethnography' - this book also provides anecdotal evidence and advice for new and experienced researchers on how to engage with their own participation in the field - 'being ethnographic'. The book clearly sets out the important definitions, methods and applications of field research whilst reinforcing the infinite variability of the human subject and addressing the challenges presented by ethnographers' own passions, intellectual interests, biases and ideologies. Classic and personal real-world case studies are used by the author to introduce new researchers to the reality of applying ethnographic theory and practice in the field. Topics include: Talking to People: negotiations, conversations amp; interviews Being with People: participation Looking at People: observations amp; images - Description: writing 'down' field notes Analysis to Interpretation: writing 'out' data Interpretation to Story: writing 'up' ethnography. Clear, engaging and original this book provides invaluable advice as well as practical tools and study aids for those engaged in ethnographic research.

Being Israeli: The Dynamics Of Multiple Citizenship (Cambridge Middle East Studies #Series Number 16)

A timely study by two well-known scholars offers a theoretically informed account of the political sociology of Israel. The analysis is set within its historical context as the authors trace Israel's development from Zionist settlement in the 1880s, through the establishment of the state in 1948, to the present day. Against this background the authors speculate on the relationship between identity and citizenship in Israeli society, and consider the differential rights, duties and privileges that are accorded different social strata. In this way they demonstrate that, despite ongoing tensions, the pressure of globalization and economic liberalization has gradually transformed Israel from a frontier society to one more oriented towards peace and private profit. This unexpected conclusion offers some encouragement for the future of this troubled region. However, Israel's position towards the peace process is still subject to a tug-of-war between two conceptions of citizenship: liberal citizenship on the one hand, and a combination of the remnants of republican citizenship associated with the colonial settlement with an ever more religiously defined ethno-nationalist citizenship, on the other.

Beyond Emasculation: Pleasure And Power In The Making Of Hijra In Bangladesh

This book is based on long term ethnographic research with hijras, the emblematic figure of South Asian sexual and gender difference in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It proposes the hijra as a counter-cultural formation that embodies not only a direct contrast to hegemonic patterns of masculinity but also as an alternative subculture offering the possibility of varied forms of erotic pleasures and practices otherwise forbidden in mainstream society. While most studies view hijras as an asexual, emasculated, third sex/gender, this book calls into question the phallocentric logic that obscures alternative sites and sources of bodily power and pleasure, emphasizing how hijras craft their own subject position. Ethnographically rich and theoretically engaged, this book will cause a new, global re-examination of both hijras in particular and the wider range of 'male femininities' in general.

Blackstone's Handbook For Policing Students 2022 (PDF)

Comprehensive and reliable, Blackstone's Handbook for Policing Students 2022 is the ideal companion for the multitufe of avenues into policing now open to future police officers, from pre-join degree courses and degree apprenticeships to progression from serving as a Special or working as a PCSO. Divided into six parts, representing key stages in your progression from pre-join programmes, to initial training and then confirmation, the Handbook leads you through each topic, covering theory, discussion, and practice while helping you to develop your skills of analysis, problem solving, and forms of reasoning. Coupled with a clear structure and accessible style, the book will provide you with the knowledge and understanding necessary to undertake independent patrol in a professional and competent manner. Key topics covered include stop, search, and entry; alcohol and drug offences; sexual offences; interviewing; and intelligence, as well as cybercrime. Those aspects of police training which are common to all new entrants are clearly identified. There are specific chapters on qualification structures and training and assessment, making the Handbook the ideal resource whether you are entering policing through a pre-join scheme or through an alternative qualification route.

Blackstone's Police Manuals Volume 4: General Police Duties 2022 (Blackstone's Police Manuals Ser.)

Blackstone's Police Manuals 2022, endorsed by the College of Policing, are the only official study guides for the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination.Straightforward and accessible, Blackstone's Police Manuals are the only resource used by question writers when preparing a NPPF Step Two Legal Examination and each of the four volumes forms part of the only comprehensive version of the 2022 syllabus. Blackstone's Police Manual Volume 4: General Police Duties 2022 covers areas including Terrorism and Associated Offences, Complaints and Misconduct, and Public Disorder, as well as PACE Codes A, B, and G. For complex or commonly misunderstood areas, there are handy Keynote boxes, which point to relevant case law or provide an example of how material is used in a practical sense, helping you to establish the connections between legislation and police procedure. The 2022 edition has been updated to incorporate all recent legislative developments and case law. Also available in the series are: Volume 1: Crime 2022, Volume 2: Evidence and Procedure 2022, and Volume 3: Road Policing 2022.

Bodies at Work

'After reading this book it will be more difficult to e;doe; the sociology of work and the sociology of the body in the absence of the other. In some quite exquisite ways it throws down a challenge which practitioners in both fields will find difficult to ignore' - Paul Stewart, former editor of Work, Employment and Society, University of the West of EnglandBodies at Work provides the first full-length, accessible account of the body/work relation in contemporary western societies. Bringing together fields of sociology that have hitherto developed mainly along separate lines, the book demonstrates the relevance of concepts developed in the sociology of the body for enriching our understanding of changing patterns of work and employment. Bodies at Work begins by establishing key concerns in both the sociology of the body and the sociology of work. Drawing on existing research, the author proceeds to examine a wide range of employment sectors: industrial employment; customer relations; health practice; care work; the beauty industry; and sex work. The contribution of feminist theory and research is highlighted throughout, and analyses of photographs help the reader conceptualise the changing nature of the body/work relationship over time. Bodies at Work helps readers think more clearly and creatively about how work relations shape bodily experience.

The Body In Culture, Technology And Society (PDF)

'Once in a while a manuscript stops you in your tracks.. What we are offered here is no recovering of old ground but a step change in perspectives on body matters that is both nbsp;innovative and of fundamental importance to anyone working on this sociological nbsp;terrain..This text is groundbreaking and simply has to be read' - Acta Sociologica.

Born to Fail?: The National Children's Bureau reports on striking differences in the lives of British (PDF)

Based on the National Child Development Study, which followed the progress from birth to maturity of all children born in the UK during 3-9 March, 1958, this ebook is about children and about Britain. Now of historical interest, the study highlighted that the adversities of some children extended into almost every aspect of their health, family circumstances and educational development. The study explored the enormous inequalities of life for 'disadvantaged' compared with 'ordinary' children and questioned some of the priorities, perspectives and seeming indifference of British society itself.

Brick By Brick: How We Build A World Without Prisons

The fight for prison abolition is a struggle for collective liberation: a transformative vision of a safer world, in which communities live free from exploitation on a thriving planet. Drawing connections across social justice movements with a shared abolitionist ethic, this revolutionary book illuminates how harmful ideas of criminality and punishment can manifest in many ways beyond the prison industrial complex. This work is a collaboration with friends, mentors and giants fighting for housing justice, food justice, climate justice, migrant justice, justice for survivors of violence, and more. With this insightful and generous book, Cradle invites us to explore what it will take to dismantle structures of oppression, and to imagine the future we can rebuild together--brick by brick.

BTEC Level 2 First Public Services Student Book (PDF)

Combines the BTEC team s expertise with former Public Services professionals, verifiers and specification writers to provide an expert insight into BTEC learning. Assessment activities in each unit give students plenty of practice to deepen their knowledge and understanding, and grading tips for every activity help students achieve the best possible grade. Current and relevant case studies , such as the London bombings, put work in context for students, bringing learning to life. Advice from former students on how to make learners BTEC experience a stepping stone to success. Invaluable unit-by-unit assignment advice on how to get the most from the BTEC course.

BTEC Level 2 Firsts in Children's Play, Learning and Development Student Book (1st edition) (PDF)

Resources designed to support learners of the new next generation BTEC First in Children's Play, Learning and Development specification*. Covers the underpinning knowledge and understanding for all core , mandatory and optional units for the Award and Certificate and all core and mandatory units for the Extended Certificate. The attractive, accessible layout is packed with learning features, which draw out key points and bring topics to life. Provides support and practice for learners as they work towards the Award, Certificate and Extended Certificate. Units include plenty of activities and assessment guidance to help learners achieve their potential. Case Studies reflect the work-related nature of the qualification, so that learners are more able to put theory into practice in real-world settings. Assessment activities help learners to achieve their potential in internally-assessed units and support external assessment. * From 2012, Pearson Education's BTEC First qualifications have been under re-development, so schools and colleges could be teaching the existing 2010 specification or the new next generation 2012-2013 specification. There are different Student Books to support each specification. If learners are unsure, they should check with their teacher or tutor.

The Cambridge Introduction To Performance Theory (Cambridge Introductions To Literature Ser.)

What does 'performance theory' really mean and why has it become so important across such a large number of disciplines, from art history to religious studies and architecture to geography? In this introduction Simon Shepherd explains the origins of performance theory, defines the terms and practices within the field and provides new insights into performance's wide range of definitions and uses. Offering an overview of the key figures, their theories and their impact, Shepherd provides a fresh approach to figures including Erving Goffman and Richard Schechner and ideas such as radical art practice, performance studies, radical scenarism and performativity. Essential reading for students, scholars and enthusiasts, this engaging account travels from universities into the streets and back again to examine performance in the context of political activists and teachers, countercultural experiments and feminist challenges, and ceremonies and demonstrations.

The Captors' Narrative: Catholic Women And Their Puritan Men On The Early American Frontier

Between 1690 and 1760, close to two thousand New Englanders were taken captive by French Canadians and their Native American allies during five intercolonial wars. Puritan propagandists reacted by evoking the vulnerability of New England's homes and Protestant faith with images of captive women in sexual peril, a titillating vision only amplified in popular Victorian and modern portrayals of female captives as stock literary figures. In The Captors' Narrative, William Henry Foster demonstrates that the majority of Anglo-American captives taken along the New England frontier were, in fact, men. Free French Canadian women (both secular and monastic) routinely became the men's captors and benefited from their labor when they were brought to New France. In testimonials written by returning male captives, Foster finds fascinating instances of protest and resistance against the female authority that Protestant New England deemed "illegitimate." In the tales of Catholic women captors, Foster uncovers evidence that the control of male captive domestic labor expanded the public roles of the women in charge. The author painstakingly reconstructs the lived experience of both captors and captives to show that captivity was always intertwined with gender struggles. The Captors' Narrative provides a novel perspective on the struggles over female authority pervasive in the early modern Atlantic world.

Caring: A Relational Approach To Ethics And Moral Education

Caring: A Relational Approach To Ethics And Moral Education

With numerous examples to supplement her rich theoretical discussion, Nel Noddings builds a compelling philosophical argument for an ethics based on natural caring, as in the care of a mother for her child. In Caring-now updated with a new preface and afterword reflecting on the ongoing relevance of the subject matter-the author provides a wide-ranging consideration of whether organizations, which operate at a remove from the caring relationship, can truly be called ethical. She discusses the extent to which we may truly care for plants, animals, or ideas. Finally, she proposes a realignment of education to encourage and reward not just rationality and trained intelligence, but also enhanced sensitivity in moral matters.

Challenging the Third Sector: Global Prospects for Active Citizenship (PDF)

This is the first book to explore the relationship between active citizenship and civil society, particularly the third sector within civil society. Written by experts in the field, this important book draws on a range of theory and empirical studies to explore these questions in different socio-political contexts and will be a useful resource for researchers and practitioners.

Changing Bodies (PDF)

Where are we at with studies of Body and Society? What are the key accomplishments in the field? This book provides the clearest and most comprehensive account of work in this area to date. Based on a novel theory of action it surveys the terrain by arguing that human identity, social relationships and moral figurations develop as a result of people living in and seeking to reach beyond the limits of their bodily being. From this starting point the author undertakes a series of studies on sport, transgenderism, migration, illness, survival and belief which illuminate the relationship between bodily change and action. The book provides an unrivalled survey of theory and empirical research and explores the hitherto neglected tradition of American 'body studies'. Wide in scope, systematic and incisive the book represents a landmark addition to the field of studies in body and society.

Child Development: Birth to 16 years (PDF)

Enables you to build up a picture of a child's progress throughout their development. Guides you through the age-related behaviour to expect from a growing child. It can reassure you that a child is developing normally or allow you to identify a child who, for some reason, may not be following developmental milestones. The safety, ICT and nutrition guidelines provided throughout offer useful tips to bear in mind when working with children.

Child Development: Theory and Practice 0-11 (1st edition) (PDF)

This accessible, pedagogically-rich and UK-authored text on Child Development links psychological theory to real classroom settings and scenarios, and is tailored specifically for those training to teach. The text brings together key concepts and theories in developmental psychology and applies them to a range of classroom and educational settings. The book also emphasises the continuing partnership between child, parent and educator and real life scenarios from home and educational settings are presented to help the reader bridge the gap from theoretical study to practical application. Supplementary material will include a companion website that will support the material in the book and encourage sudents to undertake wider reading and independent learning.

Child Language: Acquisition and Development (1st edition) (PDF)

Presented with the latest thinking and research on how children acquire their first language, the reader is taken from a standing start to the point where they can engage with key debates and current research in the field of child language. No background knowledge of linguistic theory is assumed and all specialist terms are introduced in clear, non-technical language. A theme running through the book is the nature-nurture debate, rekindled in the modern era by Noam Chomsky, with his belief that the child is born with a rich knowledge of language. This book is rare in its balanced presentation of evidence from both sides of the nature-nurture divide. The reader is encouraged to adopt a critical stance throughout and weigh up the evidence for themselves. Key features for the student include: boxes and exercises to foster an understanding of key concepts in language and linguistics; a glossary of key terms; suggestions for further reading; a list of useful websites at the end of each chapter; discussion points for use in class; and separate author and subject indexes. 9781412902328