Youth Without Family to Lean On
Youth Without Family to Lean On

Author: Moshe Israelashvili

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-09-20

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1000634167

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Youth Without Family to Lean On draws together interdisciplinary, global perspectives to provide a comprehensive review of the characteristics, dynamics, and development of youth (aged 15–25) who have no family to lean on, either practically or psychologically. In this timely volume, Mozes and Israelashvili bring together leading international experts to present updated knowledge, information on existing interventions, and unanswered questions in relation to youth without family to lean on, in pursuit of fostering these youth’s positive development. The various chapters in this book include discussions on different topics such as social support, developing a sense of belonging, parental involvement, and internalized vs. externalized problems; on populations, including homeless youth, residential care-leavers, refugees, asylum-seekers, young women coming from vulnerable families, and school dropouts; and interventions to promote these youths' mentoring relationships, labor market attainment, out-of-home living placements, use of IT communication, and participation in community-based programs. Additionally, various problems and challenges are presented and elaborated on, such as: Who needs support? Who is qualified to provide support? How should related interventions be developed? The book takes a preventive approach and aims to emphasize steps that can be taken in order to promote young people’s positive development in spite of the absence of a family to rely on in their life and examines the best practices in this context, as well as the international lessons that deserve further dissemination and exploration. This book is essential reading for those in psychology, sociology, public health, social work, law, criminology, public policy, economics, and education and is highly enriching for scholars and practitioners, as well as higher education students, who wish to understand and help the gradually increasing number of youth who are forced, too early, to manage their life alone.

Family Influence on Adolescent Sexual Behaviour in South Africa
Family Influence on Adolescent Sexual Behaviour in South Africa

Author: Emma Shuvai Chikovore

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2024-02-17

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 3031503775

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This book explores the connection between family structure and circumstances, parental engagement, and adolescent sexual behavior. Given that South Africa contains the highest portion of the global HIV epidemic within a single country, a comprehensive, book-length investigation into—sometimes risky—adolescent sexual behaviour is necessary. Drawing from the longitudinal Cape Area Panel Study (CAPS) of more than 4,000 adolescents between the ages of fourteen and twenty-two, as well as qualitative interviews and focus group discussions with parents and adolescents, this study pioneers empirical investigation of adolescent sexual behavior within the intricate framework of family dynamics in South Africa.

Participatory Research on Child Maltreatment with Children and Adult Survivors
Participatory Research on Child Maltreatment with Children and Adult Survivors

Author: Maria Roth

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2023-10-04

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1804555266

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The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Enriching ongoing debates about participatory research in the field of child maltreatment, this book highlights the advantages that participation as a human right can bring to the community of researchers and helping professionals.

Resilience Enhancement in Social Work Practice
Resilience Enhancement in Social Work Practice

Author: Roberta Greene

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-09-28

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 3031385187

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As people around the globe experience more civil unrest and environmental disruption, the difficulties social workers face in their practice are becoming increasingly complex. This textbook deepens and expands the resilience-enhancing stress model (RESM) skill set and techniques so that social workers can more effectively serve clients and constituencies who are trying to overcome the stress of difficult life transitions and challenging environmental demands. It is designed as a companion piece to A Resilience-Enhancing Stress Model: A Social Work Multisystemic Practice Approach (Springer, 2022). The intent of the RESM is to further expand social workers' practice skill sets with additional concepts from the anti-oppressive practice (AOP) and coaching literature that aligns with the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The book's 12 chapters are organized around life transitions and illustrate skills, techniques, and interviews important to the enhancement of resilience. Among the topics covered: The Resilience-Enhancing Stress Model: Articulating Anti-Oppressive Practice Exploring the Role of Cultural Diversity in Resilient Social Functioning: Theory and Skills Countering Human Rights Violations During Life Transitions Facilitating Community Development Following Disruption Resilience Enhancement in Social Work Practice: Anti-Oppressive Social Work Skills and Techniques uniquely offers practitioners a knowledge base to exponentiate their efficacy in identifying and fortifying resilience in a time in history when it appears to be imperative. It is written for a student social work audience at the generalist or advanced generalist level for practice across a range of populations and settings. It contains traditional and contemporary human behavior content that supports a social work narrative methodology and a life course perspective. It could be taught with its predecessor across one or two semesters. Practitioners in the field who are new to this content could also find the text a valuable resource.

Prevention of Maladjustment to Life Course Transitions
Prevention of Maladjustment to Life Course Transitions

Author: Moshe Israelashvili

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-06-01

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 3031267001

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This book provides a comprehensive and updated review of the concepts, models, and interventions related to the process of adjustment to life course transitions. In times of transition, an individual is exposed to experiences that require them to assume new roles and exhibit updated behaviors. Regardless of the characteristics of these transitions, exposure to normative trajectories imposes on the person an intensive engagement in a process of (re-)adjustment. Sometimes this demand is beyond the scope of one's ability, motivation, or comprehension. Hence, some people might ineffectively perceive and/or react to the change and end up feeling unable to handle the change and inclined to escape the situation. A preventive intervention that either reduces the impact of possible risk factors or fosters possible protective factors would support the people in managing the transition. While the importance of prevention of maladjustment is repeatedly mentioned in the literature, this is the first-known book on how to prevent maladjustment. It examines how the sense of transition emerges, what adjustment means, the models that elaborate on how people manage in times of transition, what the antecedents of maladjustment are, and especially how maladjustment could be prevented. Out of these discussions, a new model, The Transitional Stress and Adjustment (TSA) Model, is suggested as a grand framework for paving a way forward to better prevent people's maladjustment to life course transitions. Prevention of Maladjustment to Life Course Transitions is a much-needed cornerstone in the future development within the prevention science framework. This book has interdisciplinary appeal for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in psychology, sociology, public health, social work, criminology, medicine, health sciences, public policy, economics, and education who consider prevention an important vehicle of intervention to promote health and wellbeing. Its focus on the topic of adjustment also would be of special interest to those who explore child and youth development.

What Matters and Who Matters to Young People Leaving Care
What Matters and Who Matters to Young People Leaving Care

Author: Peter Appleton

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2024-03-28

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1447368347

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The EPDF and EPUB are available open access under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This publication was supported by the University of Essex's open access fund. How do young people transitioning from care plan their future lives? Planning is usually thought of as requiring clear goals and ‘future orientation’, but how might planning be regarded by young people whose wishes, hopes, and plans have been repeatedly dashed? In this book Peter Appleton builds on research interviews with care-experienced young adults, and on cross-disciplinary theories of planning and of emotions, to develop a creative and non-dogmatic three-aspects model of planning for young people leaving care. A valuable resource for practitioners, researchers, and educators, this book puts forward a powerful case to think more broadly and flexibly about transition planning with care-leavers, placing the voices of young people at its heart.

Overcoming Adversity in Education
Overcoming Adversity in Education

Author: Andrew J. Holliman

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-11-01

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1000778371

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Education exists within a complex and changing world and many learners face a variety of risk factors – conditions, circumstances, situations, or events – that threaten to negatively impact upon their development and achievement. These factors include disability, race, gender, poverty, violence, and natural disasters. It is adversities such as these that this book addresses – what they are, how they impact on learners, and how to successfully address them. Uniquely, Overcoming Adversity in Education takes an international approach, with structured chapters by experts from around the world, to inform successful local practices. The book explains why understanding adversity in education is so important, and explores, through practical case studies, ways in which individuals, institutions, and cultures/societies can help create positive outcomes for learners. The reader will find, and be able to draw upon, exemplars of practice that illustrate the principles of creating and implementing successful proactive approaches, interventions, and coping strategies.

Migration and Health, Theories, Policies, and Experiences
Migration and Health, Theories, Policies, and Experiences

Author: Michela C. Pellicani

Publisher: Transnational Press London

Published: 2024-09-07

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1801350256

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This book brings together a range of contributions that analyse the links between migration and health through empirical research, in-depth policy analysis, and field experience from different parts of the world. Although each chapter has a different thematic and geographical focus, they are united by the premise that health is a fundamental human right. It is a useful guide for researchers due to its multiple dimensions in terms of both research methods and units of analysis. It can also be considered a resource for practitioners working in the field, as some contributions report on the direct experiences of health workers and analyse the challenges they face daily in accompanying migrants in health contexts. In addition, other contributions examine the importance of key figures, such as cultural and language mediators, in migrants' access to health services, with a particular focus on the most vulnerable categories.

Food for Thought
Food for Thought

Author: Roberto Boria

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2010-03-26

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1669828980

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This book food for thought has been created to help today’s youth and young adults to address the ongoing issues that they face on the day-to-day bases. With the hope that it would help them address these situations on their own. This book will also points out reasons why each person should develop the ability to become self-awareness. It also has been designed to guide in the development and or learning to become self-aware. That will create several changes in those that show an interest, to change their character, within their family structure, with their friends and most of all on the environment they live in. Somewhat like a rippling effect in one’s life. Causing those to become aware of their responsibilities and realizing that there are consequences for their actions. Another reason for designing this book was the hoping that those that read it would gain the needed insight each of us need to become self-aware and will value them. Giving each reader the unique opportunity to conceive several dreams that would change the way they live their lives, then to empower themselves to set goals and fulfill them. That will lead to rethinking their views on matters of concern. Food for thought has been designed to increase my chances to reach out to kids and share the possibilities. That are to consider in one’s life. Along with the ability to create a different point of view of themselves and how to live their lives in general. To also know that the insights and words of wisdom that I share with each of them is to also understand that there is more to gain from these few moments. This books focus is to inspire today’s youth to become self empowered. At first it was for my follow Latinos, but at this point it has gone beyond them and now to today’s youth and young adults. It’s also my dream that one day this book be used in a school setting, So that those that read this book can go over the reasoning behind several of the message in this book to discuss their point of views as they come to mind and address them. These issues are important. The hope is that with this change it will assist them in becoming an active member in today society and enjoy the many opportunities that it has to offer us all.

Trans Kids and Teens: Pride, Joy, and Families in Transition
Trans Kids and Teens: Pride, Joy, and Families in Transition

Author: Elijah C. Nealy

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2017-05-02

Total Pages: 525

ISBN-13: 0393711404

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A comprehensive guide to the medical, emotional, and social issues of trans kids. These days, it is practically impossible not to hear about some aspect of transgender life. Whether it is the bathroom issue in North Carolina, trans people in the military, or on television, trans life has become front and center after years of marginalization. And kids are coming out as trans at younger and younger ages, which is a good thing for them. But what written resources are available to parents, teachers, and mental health professionals who need to support these children? Elijah C. Nealy, a therapist and former deputy executive director of New York City’s LGBT Community Center, and himself a trans man, has written the first-ever comprehensive guide to understanding, supporting, and welcoming trans kids. Covering everything from family life to school and mental health issues, as well as the physical, social, and emotional aspects of transition, this book is full of best practices to support trans kids.