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Understanding Violence: Context and Practice in the Human Services
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Description for Understanding Violence: Context and Practice in the Human Services
Paperback. Editor(s): Taylor, Annabel; Connolly, Marie. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 458.
Although for many of us violence is something observed from the safety of our living spaces where we try to make sense of what appears to be senseless violence toward innocent victims, many human service workers and social workers confront violence-related issues every day in situations arising across every stratum of our society. This book takes a multidisciplinary perspective towards understanding and developing effective responses to violence, its prevention, and its management. It encompasses a variety of fields of practice and offers sound analysis of theories that underpin these fields along with their practice implications. Understanding Violence: Context and Practice ... Read more
Although for many of us violence is something observed from the safety of our living spaces where we try to make sense of what appears to be senseless violence toward innocent victims, many human service workers and social workers confront violence-related issues every day in situations arising across every stratum of our society. This book takes a multidisciplinary perspective towards understanding and developing effective responses to violence, its prevention, and its management. It encompasses a variety of fields of practice and offers sound analysis of theories that underpin these fields along with their practice implications. Understanding Violence: Context and Practice ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Canterbury University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Christchurch, New Zealand
ISBN
9781927145487
SKU
V9781927145487
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About
Annabel Taylor is a senior lecturer at the University of Canterbury and director of Te Awatea Violence Research Centre, which is hosted by the School of Social and Political Sciences. She acts as a consultant to both statutory and NGO organizations responding to violence. Marie Connolly is chair and head of social work at the University of Melbourne. She is ... Read more
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