A New Zealand writer who became the country's first civil funeral celebrant in 1979. This experience inspired a series of books exploring non-religious services for funerals. Her work delves into ways people can connect and support each other through difficult life passages, offering practical guidance for creating meaningful and personalized farewells. The author focuses on the human element of ceremony, seeking new avenues to celebrate life and express condolences.
This book demonstrates how an ethics of care can help researchers work through challenges and solve complex issues. Keeping social justice at the heart of research, the book shows how an ethics of care can provide a systematic approach supporting good judgements about research practices from inception to impact.
Focusing on the significance of care in both personal and societal contexts, the book explores its vital role in promoting well-being and social justice. Marian Barnes integrates feminist care ethics to examine care work and personal relationships, advocating for care as a fundamental value in shaping policies and improving lives.
In this book the authors use evidence from the National Evaluation of the Children's Fund to explore the experiences of children and families who are most marginalised. They consider the historical context of approaches to child welfare, and present a new framework for understanding and developing preventative polices and practice.
This book is about communal living, as practised by the Pilsdon Community in Dorset. It describes an alternative way of providing refuge, support and a place of recovery for people experiencing mental health problems, addictions and other crises in their lives.