Social Exclusion and the Way Out
An individual and community response to human social dysfunction
1st Edition
Published on 13. March 2007
284 pages
978-0-470-03271-8 (ISBN)
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Social Exclusion and the Way Out focuses on the key issues which promote an understanding of the development of integrative models of care and resettlement. Consideration is given to the role of statutory and non-statutory agencies in facilitating the development of the individual to become included in the community. Practical insights into the management and development of opportunities for individuals draws on best practice from examples of vulnerable groups.
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An individual and community response to human social dysfunction
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Dr Adrian Bonner is Reader in the Institute of Medicine andHealth Sciences, University of Kent. As founder and director of theAddictive Behaviour Group he has facilitated the development ofundergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research activitiesaimed at practitioners and managers working in social andhealthcare services. He has been a member of various UK governmentworking groups, including Skills for Health, a workforcedevelopment group set up to support the UK Anti-Drugs Strategy andis a director of the Institute for Alcohol Studies. Adrian'sprincipal research has focused on mechanisms of brain damage andthe role of nutritional factors in cognitive function. Thisbiomedical research has become more integrated with psychologicaland social approaches during the development of innovativescreening, assessment and outcome monitoring systems for use in thedelivery of services for vulnerable people.
Adrian provides health-related support for The Salvation ArmySocial Services in the UK; he also represents The InternationalSalvation Army on various bodies, including the United Nations(UN).
Content
About the Author.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
About This Book.
PART I: INDIVIDUAL FUNCTIONING AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION.
Chapter 1 Exclusion from Society.
Chapter 2 Individual Functioning.
Chapter 3 Life-Cycle Perspectives on Social Exclusion.
PART II: HEALTH AND ILLNESS IN SOCIAL GROUPS.
Chapter 4 Physical Health.
Chapter 5 Stress and Socially Excluded Groups.
Chapter 6 Mental Illness.
Chapter 7 The Neurobiological Basis of MaladaptiveBehaviours.
Chapter 8 Alcohol and Drug Problems.
Chapter 9 Nutrition in Vulnerable Groups.
PART III: ADDRESSING SOCIAL EXCULSION: THE WAY OUT?
Chapter 10 Needs Assessment of Social Excluded Populations.
Chapter 11 Interventions: Changing Behaviour.
Chapter 12 Interventions: Supporting Vulnerable People.
Chapter 13 Health and Social Care in the Community.
Chapter 14 Social Exclusion: Is There a Way Out?
Conclusion.
Appendix A International Statistics of The Salvation Army (SA)(with Permission from the Salvation Army Year Book, 2006).
Appendix B Summary of Assessments for Socially ExcludedPopulation.
Index.
