Resilience is our psychological 'immune system' - without it we cannot meet life's challenges unscathed. Yet negative formative events may leave us vulnerable. Award-winning therapist Sally Baker draws on her extensive experience and case studies from her own practice to show how to move from negativity to self-empowerment
This text offers a new concept of Social Work that is an inspiring and practical vision of what Social Work is and should be, placing rights at the heart of practice, enabling students and workers to become more confident dealing with the uncomfortable realities of practice.
The book critically examines the concept of care within higher education, utilizing Joan Tronto's framework to evaluate perceptions of universities as caring institutions. It highlights how systemic and structural issues contribute to a lack of support for students and staff, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. By integrating insights from sociology, social justice, and feminist critique, the authors challenge the notion of care as radical and propose strategies to foster a more caring environment in universities, emphasizing the importance of purpose and plurality in care practices.
Expand your leadership skill set by looking for it in unexpected placesEffective leadership isn’t confined to easily identifiable silos. It appears everywhere, and sometimes in the most unexpected of places.In The Unexpected Leader: Discovering the Leader Within You, veteran leadership trainer and consultant Jacqueline M. Baker delivers an incisive and actionable discussion of how to refine, define, and elevate leadership by absorbing lessons from other leaders and actualizing the leader within. You’ll learn how to meet the demands of a rapidly changing workforce with a new approach to leadership development.In the book, you’ll find:Examples of how exemplary leadership can show up anywhere and in anyoneNew strategies for implementing the latest leadership techniques in a demographically and culturally diverse workforceModern lessons on unique and authentic leadership from people unexpectedly thrust into positions where great leadership was essentialAn ideal resource for everyday leaders at all levels, executives and managers, The Unexpected Leader: Discovering the Leader Within You is an essential read for anyone who hopes to expand their concept of leadership beyond the traditional.
Grounded in extensive experience and research, this book provides an invaluable look at the potential of Motivational Interviewing (MI) in child and family social work. With real life examples from professionals in the field, it explores what MI is and how it is used in safeguarding work, also providing guidance on improving skills and practice.
The Bible does teach us how to make decisions. And these 10 studies will help you to learn those principles and apply them to your life.
This book provides a critical appraisal of the participation of students from refugee backgrounds in higher education, exploring how global discourses about forced migration play out for students in terms of accessing, participating, and succeeding in higher education.
Paul's contentment was neither dependent on circumstances nor changed by difficulty. In his brief letter to the Philippians, Paul teaches us how to live joyfully in every situation.
Informed by helping hundreds of clients achieve a sustained healthy approach to eating, the authors help you to break the painful cycle of yo-yo dieting and emotional eating, cutting a clear path through conflicting nutritional information to reveal the best way to enhance mood, boost energy and stop cravings.
When you are suffering, do you wonder if God has forgotten you? Would you like to be sure that your life is pleasing to the Lord? The Thessalonians were asking these questions, and Paul wrote 1 & 2 Thessalonians to help them find assurance.