Social Work and the Body
1st Edition
Published on 11. September 2007
280 pages
978-1-350-31297-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book brings sociological and neuroscientific perspectives on the body together to inform a new understanding of person-in-environment. It offers important new ways of working with people in various social work and social care settings from child protection to aged care, mental health and work with drug and alcohol use.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-350-31297-5 (9781350312975)
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N. Cameron | Fiona McDermott
Social Work and the Body
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09/2007
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NADINE CAMERON is completing her PhD on the relevance of neuroscience to social work interventions with depression sufferers. She is actively engaged in theatre and the arts, drawing on these sources to enrich her theoretical and practice knowledge within social work.
Dr FIONA McDERMOTT is Senior Lecturer at the School of Social Work, The University of Melbourne, Australia. Her teaching, research interests and ongoing practice are in the areas of groupwork and mental health where she has published widely.
Dr FIONA McDERMOTT is Senior Lecturer at the School of Social Work, The University of Melbourne, Australia. Her teaching, research interests and ongoing practice are in the areas of groupwork and mental health where she has published widely.
Content
Acknowledgements
PART 1
The Body in Social Work
The View from Neuroscience
The Social Body
Social Work and the Body: Towards a Theoretical Framework
The Body Cognizant Social Worker in Action
PART 2
Introduction
Social Work, The Body and Mental Health
Social Work, The Body and Child Protection
Social Care, The Body and Aged Care
Social Work, The Body and Health
Social Work, The Body and Alcohol and Other Drugs
Conclusion
Glossary
References.
PART 1
The Body in Social Work
The View from Neuroscience
The Social Body
Social Work and the Body: Towards a Theoretical Framework
The Body Cognizant Social Worker in Action
PART 2
Introduction
Social Work, The Body and Mental Health
Social Work, The Body and Child Protection
Social Care, The Body and Aged Care
Social Work, The Body and Health
Social Work, The Body and Alcohol and Other Drugs
Conclusion
Glossary
References.
