Understanding Violence: Context and Practice in the Human Services

Neuausgabe 2013
ISBN: 978-1-927145-48-7
Verlag: Canterbury University Press

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

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 in the Human Services is a reference for professionals, an essential resource for students and will be of interest to the wider community in explaining community responses to violence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Taylor, Annabel

Connolly, Marie

Über Autor(innen)

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 a former chief social worker in the New Zealand government and has published extensively, including 10 books in her areas of scholarship.