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Shaping a Science of Social Work
Shaping a Science of Social WorkÂprovides a basic framework for a social work science within the context of academic disciplinarity and professional identity. Drawn from discussions at the annual IslandWood retreats for social work scholars, this book centers on a realist/critical-realist perspective by outlining the basic constructs, domains, and characteristics of a science that will inform the way social work is studied and practiced for years to come. Chapters written by leaders of the field offer detailed and rigorous analyses of essential issues such as values and value-based assumptions, philosophy of mind, importance of theory, challenges of rigor and relevance in social work science, and implications for the future of the profession. The book serves as an invaluable resource for academics and organizational leaders in social work practice and education.
First Person Accounts of Mental Illness and Recovery
In First Person Accounts of Mental Illness, case studies of individuals experiencing schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders, and other mental ailments will be provided for students studying the classification and treatment of psychopathology. All of the cases are written from the perspective of the mentally ill individual, providing readers with a unique perspective of the experience of living with a mental disorder. "In their book First Person Accounts of Mental Illness and Recovery, LeCroy and Holschuh offer the student, researcher, or layperson the intimate voice of mental illness from the inside. First Person Accounts of Mental Il...
Conference on Assessing the Effects of Legislation on the Workload of the Courts
Includes background information on how legislation affects court workload & on historical development of judicial impact assessment as a tool by which to measure this effect. Contains the papers prepared for each of the three sessions -- policy (interbranch communications: the next generation); theory (caseloading in the balance, judicial impact statements: unpacking the discourse, judicial preferences, public choice & the rules of procedure, overcoming the competence/credibility paradox in judicial impact assessment); & applied (the impact of national legislation on State courts, observation on impact models on Federal courts).
Behavioral Neurobiology of Schizophrenia and Its Treatment
This book describes the state-of-the-art of treatment of schizophrenia and reflects its development in 22 chapters written by leading authorities in the field
The Battered Woman and Shelters
Explores how standardized images of problems and people inform and shape social services for women who have been assaulted.
Neurocognition and Social Cognition in Schizophrenia Patients
Research shows that neuro- and social cognition have a decisive influence on functional outcome in people with schizophrenia. In this publication, world-renowned experts summarize the latest research on approaches to assessing and treating cognition in schizophrenia. The book is organized to take the reader through the steps from definitions and assessment of cognition to research on the relevance of cognition in everyday life, to chapters which focus on treatments for cognitive disorders. The reader will learn about the NIMH MATRICS initiative which has provided clinicians and researchers with the tools to define and assess neuro- and social cognitive functioning in people with schizophreni...
