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Adolescents' Precocious and Developmentally Appropriate Contributions to Their Families' Well-Being and Resilience in Five Countries
(2011-04)An exploratory qualitative study of 16 disadvantaged youth in 5 countries suggests that making both precocious and developmentally appropriate contributions to their families' well-being is advantageous to adolescents ... -
Analysing image-based data using grounded theory: the Negotiating Resilience Project
(Routledge, 2012-03)The use of image-based methods in social science research is gaining increasing prominence, with much being written about the implementation of these methods in the field. To date however, little has been published regarding ... -
Anti-Oppressive Practices with Chronic Pain Sufferers
(The Haworth Press, Binghamton NY, 2008)Chronic pain and (dis)Ability leaves one struggling for normalcy, trying to make sense out of the fundamental operations of one's body, the meaning of suffering, and the social construction of wellness (Jackson, 2002; ... -
Anti-Oppressive Theory and Practice as the Organizing Theme for Social Work Education: The Case in Favour
(2003)Argues that anti-oppressive theory & practice provides an appropriate & effective perspective for social work education in light of present sociopolitical realities. A broad working definition of anti-oppressive theory & ... -
Assessing Resilience Across Cultures Using Mixed Methods: Construction of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure
(2011-04)An international team of investigators in 11 countries have worked collaboratively to develop a culturally and contextually relevant measure of youth resilience, the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28). The team ... -
Becoming a Street Kid: Exploring the Stages of Street Life
(Haworth Press, Binghamton NY, 2006)This analysis explores the perceptions of youth on the street in constructing identity throughout their street life experiences. Data collection involved in-depth interviews with 98 street youth & 42 service providers in ... -
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Better Times than This: Youth Homelessness in Britain
(2005-03)A review essay on a book by Tom Hall, Better Times than This: Homelessness in Britain (Pluto, 2001). 11 References. Adapted from the source document. -
Beyond Clinical Correctness
(Psychotherapy Networker Magazine, 2012-01)The article presents a case study of a 13-year-old boy named Jake who suffers from depression and trauma after his parents' separation. It states that Jake was invited to work with a clinical social worker using the three ... -
Brenda Richard (Draft Profile)
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Can You Be Healthy on the Street?: Exploring the Health Experience of Halifax Street Youth
(Institute of Urban Studies, Winnipeg Canada, 2007-07)This pilot study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research & offers an examination of the experiences & perceptions of street youth vis-a-vis their health status. Through in-depth interviews & a short ... -
Cancer care and use of complementary and alternative medicine and home remedies in Nova Scotia's black community
(2006-FAL)No abstract available. -
Caregivers, Young People with Complex Needs, and Multiple Service Providers: A Study of Triangulated Relationships
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-06)Five patterns of service provider-caregiver-adolescent interaction are discussed using qualitative interviews and file review data from 44 youth with complex needs who were clients of more than one psychosocial service ... -
Carolyn Campbell (Draft Profile)
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A Case for an Expanded Framework of Ethics in Practice
(Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, )Using a case vignette as an illustration, an expanded framework for examining ethical issues in human service practice is proposed. The article argues that the helping relationship is multiply constructed through discursive ... -
Cassandra Hanrahan (Draft Profile)
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Catrina Brown (Draft Profile)
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Challenging Anthropocentricism in Social Work Through Ethics and Spirituality: Lessons from Studies in Human-Animal Bonds
(Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia PA, 2011-07)During the process of teaching theoretical foundations in a Canadian school of social work, I sought to combine my teaching of critical anti-oppressive practice (AOP) with established ideas from the field of human-animal ... -
Changing Faces: The Story of Two Canadian Street Youth Shelters
(2004-10)This study addresses the relationship between street youth shelters & formal child welfare systems in Toronto, Canada. Two case examples, Covenant House (CH) & Youth Without Shelter (YWS), are examined through archival ...
