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Informationen zum Autor Barbara Fawcett; Fran Waugh Klappentext Addressing Violence, Abuse and Oppression provides a broad overview of violence in relation to a range of groups and areas that social workers and human service professionals work with - men, women, children, mental health, youth, older people, the workplace, disability, sexuality and rural communities. Comparing the UK and Australia and looking at a variety of forms of physical and psychological abuse, the authors critically appraise theory, policy and practice and incorporate the latest findings from research. Each chapter provides an historical overview, explores theoretical perspectives, examines specific policy and practice context, appraises the contribution from research and assesses the impact for individuals and groups. This book is an invaluable resource for students and practitioners in health and social care and human services. Zusammenfassung This book provides a broad overview of violence in relation to a range of groups and areas that social workers and human service professionals work with – men, women, children, mental health, youth, older people, the workplace, disability, sexuality and rural communities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Section One 1. Introduction 2. Women and Violence 3. Men and Violence 4. Trapped Within Poverty and Violence 5. Towards Healing: Recognizing the Trauma Surrounding Aboriginal Family Violence Section Two 6. Feminisms and Domestic Violence: Within National Policy Contexts 7. ‘Violence’, Criminal Justice, the Law, Policy and Practice 8. Challenging the Second Closet: Intimate Partner Violence Between Lesbians 9. Violence Against Women in Rural Settings Section Three 10. Violence Against Children Within the Family 11. Violence and the State: Asylum Seeker Children 12. Out of the Asylum: From Restraint to Freedom? 13. Violence Against the Self, Self Harm and Suicide 14. Disability and Violence 15. Older People and Violence 16. Human Service Professionals: Violence and the Workplace 17. Conclusion ...
