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This book examines the unique challenges, opportunities, and practices of social work across diverse Asian contexts. It bridges the gap in the literature by providing a platform for Asian scholars to share their insights and experiences. The editors have brought together contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, making this book a rich resource for understanding the multifaceted nature of social work in Asia. It delves into the cultural, social, and political factors that shape social work education and practice in the region, offering readers a nuanced understanding of how social workers are trained and how they operate in various contexts.

The book is structured into three main sections - Social Work Education in Asia, Social Work Practice in Asia, and Social Work Services in Asia - each providing an in-depth exploration of the region's distinctive social work landscape. The book offers a detailed account of how social work is taught, practiced, and evolves in response to social needs across different Asian countries. The scope is broad, covering topics such as the development of social work education in rapidly changing environments, the integration of traditional and modern social work practices, and the provision of services to marginalized populations.

Social Work in Asia is particularly important at a time when social work is increasingly recognized as a critical profession for addressing complex social issues in a rapidly globalizing world. The book is a valuable resource for readers in diverse cultural and socioeconomic settings, particularly in Asian contexts, who are interested in the development and future of social work in Asia. It would be of primary interest to academics, researchers, educators and students in social work, as well as practitioners, policymakers, NGO workers in the social services sector and other professionals who are engaged in social work education, practice, and service delivery and are interested in understanding the unique challenges and practices of the profession in Asian countries. It is also a key reference for understanding the evolving role of social work in Asia and would interest anyone looking to explore social justice, community development, and human well-being in diverse cultural contexts.

This is a ground-breaking book that aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the experiences of students with disabilities in universities in Australia. This book explores the literature of both university staff and students, shedding light on the challenges, barriers, and successes encountered by students with disabilities. It offers valuable insights for improving inclusive practices, enhancing support systems, and promoting the academic success and well-being of these students.

This book presents new ideas on poverty reduction and the reality of poverty in China, drawing from domestic and overseas experiences in poverty reduction. Based on theories and concepts from sociology, demography, law and management, it systematically presents strategies and safeguards for China's precision-targeted poverty reduction. This book is divided into three parts. The first part examines concepts and theories, while the second part addresses income, health, and rights. Lastly, the third part focuses on the governance, social engagement and regulatory safeguards for precision-targeted poverty reduction.

This is an Open Access Book. Primary care is the frontline of health care-and increasingly, the frontline of behavioral health. Yet many providers are expected to manage depression, anxiety, substance use, and other behavioral health concerns with limited training and even fewer resources.

This groundbreaking Open Access guide is written specifically for primary care providers, it offers practical, evidence-based strategies to confidently assess and treat behavioral health conditions-whether or not there are dedicated behavioral health supports within the primary care practice. This resource is an excellent primer on behavioral health to be used within undergraduate and graduate medical education settings.

Inside, you'll discover how to:

? Understand and embrace your vital role in behavioral health care
? Apply evidence-based recommendations for assessment and treatment of behavioral health concerns within primary care settings
? Maximize team-based approaches when integrated behavioral health is available
? Implement efficient, real-world strategies for patient care when behavioral health resources are limited or nonexistent

This book offers a data-driven analysis of aging, exploring demographic trends and their impact on decision-making in healthcare. It explores the clinical, economic and environmental factors influencing multimorbidity, frailty, and disability to stratify disease progression and prognosis for a more personalized approach to care. The book also examines behavioral and psychological determinants, outlining trajectories for active and healthy aging. It addresses the challenges and opportunities of the Silver Economy, focusing on work, participation, retirement, and welfare strategies that adapt to an aging population. Finally, the book advocates for mainstreaming aging into health policy, proposing innovative institutional mechanisms for more sustainable, future-oriented healthcare

systems.Featuring case studies, practical strategies and insights, and policy frameworks to improve quality of life and demands of tomorrow's aging population, this book is essential reading for professional and practitioners as well as researchers, scholars, academics and policy makers in healthcare, public policy, and economics.

This book follows a rigorous academic approach, using scientific research methods to provide first-hand data on poverty alleviation in contemporary rural China. It conducts research by providing real cases and practical examples to accelerate the achievement of poverty alleviation goals.

With the first-hand materials such as panel materials, questionnaire data, and in-depth interviews of typical cases, this book makes an in-depth description and analysis of the implementation of targeted poverty alleviation in Jiangjia Village, Heyuan Village, and Baishikou Village from the perspectives of different subjects (government, village committee and farmers). After discussing the challenges and circumstances of the implementation of targeted poverty alleviation, this book focuses on the poor population to separately summarize the poverty alleviation experiences of three villages and make useful suggestions for future poverty alleviation work. Improving village infrastructure lays a solid foundation for poverty alleviation. In addition, focusing on spiritual prosperity and green development of villages are crucial efforts to promote sustainable and effective poverty alleviation work.

Available open access digitally under CC-BY licence.

This book shares insights from the Healthy Ageing Challenge, bringing research, business, policy and practice together to create age-friendly homes, workplaces and communities.

Spanning co-design with older people, business collaboration and innovations in design, work, housing, culture and health, it explores the real-world impact of ageing research and the possibilities for business in developing an ageing market.

From age-friendly homes to climate-resilient communities, the book provides a rich evidence base for healthier, more connected lives.

Child and family social work faces pressing challenges, from high care rates - particularly among marginalised communities - to limited family involvement in decision-making. How can social work evolve to better empower children and families?

Rooted in original empirical research, this edited volume argues for collaborative, relationship-based practice. It explores participatory approaches to working with both children and parents/caregivers, innovative advocacy strategies and emerging trends, including increasing use of digital platforms.

Essential reading for academics, policy makers and practitioners working in child welfare and social work, it provides evidence-based guidance for fostering inclusive, family-centred social care. Using interviews and observations, it amplifies the voices of those directly involved in the social care system while offering practical tools for creating more responsive, effective and ethical social work practices.

This book examines ideas for promoting positive experiences and adaptations for children with disabilities and chronic illnesses in key contexts or life settings. It discusses critical ideas for fostering involvement, inclusion, and growth for children in the preschool through early elementary school years (ages three to eight), focusing on the importance of resilience and fostering development and well-being for children with either disabilities or medical conditions (or chronic illnesses). The book also describes systems of care and outlines tips for navigating services across the community. It addresses evidence-based research in best practices for inclusivity at school for children with special needs, emphasizing excellence and equity to behavioral, social, and emotional functioning. The book explores the most promising, evidence-based practices for promotion of integration and positive development and growth to enhance the well-being of children with developmental disabilities or chronic illnesses.

Key areas of coverage include:

• Promoting inclusion of children with developmental disabilities and medical conditions in religious settings.
• Inclusivity in school settings as well as playground design and activities for children with developmental disabilities and chronic illnesses.
• The role of families - parents and siblings - in promoting success for children with developmental disabilities and health conditions.
• Peer support for young children with developmental disabilities and chronic physical illnesses.
• Encouraging resilience in hospitalized children with developmental disabilities and illness.

Developmental Disabilities and Chronic Illness in Young Children is a must-have resource for clinicians, therapists, and other practitioners and professionals as well as researchers, professors and graduate students in developmental psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, family and systems therapy, school and clinical child psychology, social work and counseling, pediatrics and school nursing, and all interrelated disciplines.

This concise, accessible textbook is the essential guide for students and practitioners seeking a comprehensive grounding in health and social care. Written by a leading academic in the field, it bridges policy, practice and research to provide a clear understanding of the systems, structures and values underpinning care in the UK.

Fully revised to reflect the latest developments - from the ongoing effects of austerity and the COVID-19 pandemic to the introduction of Integrated Care Systems and early policies of the Labour government - this edition also examines emerging service models and evolving definitions of 'good care'.

Engaging and practical, the book is designed to support learning through:

* real-world case studies and reflective activities that bring theory to life;

* clear explanations of key concepts, helping readers navigate complex policy and practice issues; and

* coverage of cross-cutting themes, including partnership working and integrated care, disability and long-term conditions, discrimination, user involvement and support for carers.

An indispensable resource for anyone working or training in health and social care, this book will help readers apply complex theories with confidence.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the many components of well-being and the many factors which can influence it. As opposed to the books which explore just a single component of it or the well-being of one group at one time in one culture, it begins by reviewing theories of the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components of well-being, and variations in relationships, time, and cultures that can influence well-being. It emphasizes that positive and negative well-being often comes in reaction to needs being met or not being met, or perceived as being threatened. A primary means of meeting needs is by interacting with others, in single encounters or on-going relationships.

Part II presents new analyses of five studies that compare various types of relationship partners and singles, confirming that on average relationship partners often have higher well-being than singles. But many singles have high well-being, and some relationship partners have low well-being, with singles being more at risk of low well-being. Previous research has paid insufficient attention to the well-being of singles, who are an increasing percentage of adults. The final section provides an overview of the ways in which individuals, communities, therapists, and researchers can promote well-being.

A deeply researched look at how UK poverty levels skyrocketed, and how the crisis can be fixed.

Almost a third of children in Britain today live in poverty. But how did we get here - and what can be done to turn the tide?

Joanna Mack traces the roots of Britain's poverty crisis to political choices that have left millions unable to withstand the turmoil of the 2020s. Drawing on four decades of pioneering research, Mack offers a clear-eyed analysis of what it will take to rebuild Britain's social contract. She sets out bold, practical strategies to create a fairer society, alongside pro-poor policies to protect the most vulnerable. Urgent, evidence-based, and forward-looking, Impoverished is a blueprint for renewal.

This book offers a critical examination of the collaborative turn unfolding across the Nordic welfare states. Focusing on co-production-partnerships between citizens, public authorities, and civil society-the volume explores how this approach is reshaping policies, institutional arrangements, and the role of civil society in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark.

While co-production is increasingly promoted as a solution to persistent challenges-such as policy complexity, democratic deficits, and fiscal pressures-the Nordic experience reveals important variations in its scope, forms, and implications. Is this shift a genuine transformation of the welfare state, or an adaptive strategy cloaked in collaborative rhetoric? Drawing on comparative perspectives, the book highlights how Nordic traditions of universalism, egalitarianism, and strong public institutions create distinct conditions for collaboration-conditions that differ markedly from those in liberal or residual welfare regimes where co-production theories have largely been developed. In doing so, it challenges dominant frameworks and argues for a reconceptualization of co-production through a Nordic perspective.

Aimed at scholars, policymakers, and practitioners, this volume offers a significant contribution to welfare state and civil society research and invites reflection on the promises and limits of collaborative governance in times of change.

When some of our most vulnerable members of society go missing, they are exposed to different risks and possible harms while unsupervised in the community posing a significant demand on police forces, social services, youth worker teams, education and health providers. This important text looks at how different agencies manage and investigating missing children to give them a safe space, ensure they thrive, and that they do not suffer unnecessary harm or exposure to the criminal justice system.

Examining the breadth of missing children's investigations, from when the call is first made to the police to when the case is disposed of through diversion to other, multi-agency agencies, author Kirsty Bennett provides practical scenarios and examples to help develop critical thinking while working within the field of missing children. With key takeaways and reflective questions included at the end of each chapter to indicate practices that can incorporated into daily working, this is a dedicated, contemporary resource on different elements of the management and investigation of missing children. While focused on the UK, there is scope to apply the principles and approaches of best practice more widely to international practitioners involved in the management and investigation of missing children.

Designed as an accessible and comprehensive resource for numerous practitioners in policing, youth and social work, education, this is also appealing reading for student and teachers of policing and criminology in higher education.

This book introduces social work audiences to the current field of countering violent extremism (CVE), offering an international perspective on its theories, approaches, and prevention and intervention practices.

Addressing CVE from a social work perspective is an innovative and timely undertaking. Across the globe, social workers are key stakeholders in the field of CVE and many CVE programs employ social workers to practice in different intervention programs. On a theoretical and conceptual level, due to how the field of CVE has emerged in many countries, social work has to date been largely absent from CVE research and knowledge production. This book fills this gap by covering the following areas:

• Bridging the Gap between Social Work and Countering Violent Extremism
• An Overview of Radicalization and Extremism Terminology and Theory
• Disengagement and Exiting from Violent Extremism: Holistic Assessment, Case Management, and Clinical Practice
• Multi-Agency Collaboration, Youth Radicalization, Family Interventions, and Justice Settings
• Outlook and Opportunities for Social Work and Beyond

Social Work and Countering Violent Extremism: Case Management, Direct Practice and Multi-Sectoral Collaboration offers the first in-depth orientation for social workers involved in CVE efforts. Designed for social workers and other practitioners directly engaged in CVE, this book illustrates how core CVE intervention methods-such as casework, assessment, case management, and community practice-are rooted in social work principles. It is equally relevant for professionals across sectors who might encounter radicalization in their work, including those in schools, community organizations, local agencies, mental health, and other frontline settings. By highlighting social workers' unique skills in clinical practice, social reintegration, and building community resilience, this book positions the profession at the forefront of preventing and addressing violent extremism. This book contributes to the professionalization of the field and is an essential resource for social work and CVE scholars, practitioners, and policymakers alike.

This book describes the contemporary urban society of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a triple post: Post-socialism, post-war and post-9/11. Using the approach of playground ethnography, the author applied a bottom-up approach to find out the social significance of Salafist actors in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the end of the war, with a special focus on Sarajevo Novi Grad.

This book provides a contemporary and practical resource for exploring critical social work practices in mental health. It explores how a power analysis can be enacted, through a variety of skills and actions, in order to navigate complex organisational and social contexts and make a difference in the mental health field.

Mental health social work is contested and complex. While it is widely accepted that social workers should bring a social justice lens to their practice, it is often unclear how an analysis of power influences and is applied in the minutiae of everyday practice. Social workers might settle into complacency, making rhetorical commitments to 'person-centred' and 'trauma-informed' approaches that are not meaningfully connected to actions, or they might find themselves complying with dominant colonial and biomedical agendas in an attempt to gain professional legitimacy within healthcare teams.

Beyond naming the tensions and competing values faced by social workers in mental health contexts, the book explores concrete examples of working towards justice in solidarity with people and communities experiencing distress. Through a collaboration between three social work researchers and six social workers currently working in the field, the book offers a unique perspective. Areas covered include: the complexities of working in biomedical and neoliberal environments; noticing and responding to epistemic injustices; multidisciplinary teamwork; systemic advocacy; the politics of language; elevating socio-political contexts and lived experience knowledges; navigating risk paradigms; and addressing White privilege.

Social Work in the Mental Health Field: From Power Analysis to Practice is relevant to social work students and educators, as it moves beyond micro-macro binary thinking, through exploring how social workers have aimed to enact practices that are informed by a power analysis in mental health settings. Examples are provided across the contexts of individual direct practice, groupwork, community work, systems change, and private practice. The book is pertinent to new and experienced social workers who are seeking an accessible and contemporary resource to reflect on their practice and to explore ways of working toward social justice in the mental health field.

Amid increasing policy and funding pressures, and a dangerously overstretched workforce, the early years sector in the UK is facing a profound crisis. A focus on education at the expense of care has contributed to the complexities of childcare practice being overlooked and undervalued.

Drawing on 35 years of experience working in the early years sector, and supported by rigorous scholarly research, this book calls for a fundamental rethinking of how we care for our youngest children. Taking an ethics of care perspective, brought to life by practical examples, it demonstrates how ethical sensemaking and embodied care can support better, more inclusive, affordable and non-exploitative childcare provision.

Offering a compelling vision for change, this book is essential reading for students, academics and policy makers in early years education and care, as well as anyone seeking to create environments where young children, families and educators can thrive.

This book examines the social and cultural meanings of mental illness and psychiatric hospitalisation in early twentieth-century Greece. Although Greek psychiatrists were trained in countries such as France and Germany, and followed general European models of psychiatry, they practiced within a different economic, social, and cultural context. By focusing on a country on the periphery of Europe, this book explores new dimensions of mental health care on the continent, and illustrates how European theories were adapted by Greek psychiatrists. The author presents case studies of two Greek mental health hospitals, Dromokaitio and Eginitio, both of which were situated in Athens, but treated patients from all over Greece. Exploring how patients came to be admitted to the hospitals, the book highlights the relationship between communities and mental health institutions, and thus, the interplay between society and asylum. It investigates both private and public discourses around mental illness and hospitalisation, bringing to the forefront patients, family members, state and local authorities, charitable organisations, and medical professionals. Combining multiple perspectives on psychiatric hospitalisation, this book provides a nuanced account of the history of mental illness and health care in Greece, and highlights the different purposes, limitations, and contradictions inherent in treating the mentally ill.

This book documents, via oral history, experiences of the emotions of parenthood during the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on testimonies collected during a time of crisis and exploring how parents' feelings and reflections shifted and changed with the passage of time at an important and unique juncture in history. The broad aim of the book, divided into seven chapters, is to analyse the effects of the restrictions imposed on the British population as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic on the lives of parents with young children (of primary age and below), with a particular focus on the emotional impact of the time period. Key topics and themes discussed include parents' experiences of pregnancy and birth, education and childcare, work, leisure, and health during the pandemic.

Healthcare cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection are foundational to modern healthcare operations. Healthcare organizations operate in complex environments that rely on trusted virtual and physical access by both human and nonhuman entities, as well as an extensive network of vendors, service providers, and third parties that support clinical, administrative, and technical functions. Despite these challenges, everyone needs to work together to safeguard patient information, systems, networks, devices, applications, data, and other resources.

This book offers practical guidance for individuals involved in healthcare cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection, as well as international stakeholders.

Transforming Global Healthcare: The Role of AI and IoT in Modern Medical Systems explores the transformative potential of the integration of technologies such as AI, Big Data, IoT, and Blockchain in the healthcare sector. This comprehensive volume aims to illustrate how these advanced technologies can address sustainability challenges, improve decision-making processes, and enhance overall healthcare delivery. By mapping existing knowledge and forecasting future trends, the book provides a detailed roadmap for sustainable healthcare development.

Key features include:
- Explores AI, big data, IoT, and blockchain in healthcare in-depth.
- Provides actionable strategies for energy management, waste disposal, and green supply chains
- Provides in-depth coverage of real-time health monitoring, predictive analytics, robotic surgery, and AI medical imaging.
- Provides insights into preventing drug counterfeiting, managing pharmaceutical cold chains, and optimizing supply chains.
- Comprises a comparative analysis of global healthcare systems, telemedicine evolution, and future digital health trends.

Inspiring stories of individuals who shaped prevention as a public good.

What drives someone to challenge the status quo to prevent disaster? In The Preventioneers, Barry R. Davis chronicles the work of bold individuals who recognized the warning signs of catastrophe and intervened before tragedy could strike. With stories that include fire, disease, climate change, and public health, Davis illuminates the efforts of those who confronted indifference, ignorance, and inertia to shift society's focus from reaction to prevention.

Through real-world case studies and historical research, The Preventioneers introduces readers to a diverse cast of problem-solvers who identified threats, persuaded skeptics, and devised practical solutions. In colonial Boston, a young Benjamin Franklin witnessed one of the city's most devastating fires. Haunted by that memory, Franklin grew into a lifelong advocate for fire prevention. Ignaz Semmelweis and Sara Josephine Baker fought to raise awareness of and prevent child and maternal mortality. Richard Doll's work to establish the link between smoking and lung cancer revealed the danger of what many viewed as a harmless activity. These inspiring stories exemplify the central message of the book: Prevention is a powerful form of civic action. Their work underscores how principles of prevention transcend fields, whether addressing maternal mortality, auto safety, cancer, or climate change.

Davis underscores that successful prevention requires more than knowledge; it also demands courage, strategy, and relentless advocacy. In doing so, The Preventioneers introduces a framework for thinking about how societies can act early, save lives, and build a healthier, more resilient future.