Description
| Product ID: | 9781785920554 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Working with Violence and Confrontation Using Solution Focused Approaches |
| Subtitle: | Creative Practice with Children, Young People and Adults |
| Authors: | Author: Judith Milner, Steve Myers |
| Page Count: | 168 |
| Subjects: | Violence and abuse in society, Violence in society, Social counselling and advice services, Offenders, Counselling & advice services, Offenders |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An authoritative guide to carrying out solution focused work with all forms of violence - whether with a perpetrator or victim, adult or child. It shows how effective solution focused approaches are in transforming violent behaviours and will be a useful tool for professionals across the human services. An authoritative, interdisciplinary book which outlines how solution-focused practice is particularly effective in addressing violent behaviour in clients and service users, encompassing work with both adults and children.Solution-focused approaches have been used successfully with a range of violent behaviours from school-based bullying to severe domestic violence, as well as with victims of violence. Solution-focused approaches hold people accountable for building solutions to their violent behaviour. The book shows how to engage clients in solution talk as opposed to problem talk, set useful goals and help clients to develop new behaviours. It outlines the practice principles and working techniques that make up solution-focused practice with physical, emotional and sexual violence. Illustrative case studies and practice activities are provided.This book is suitable for anyone working to help reduce violent behaviour, including social workers, counsellors, therapists, nurses, probation workers and youth offending teams. |
| Imprint Name: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Publisher Name: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-10-21 |
