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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions
What is the best way to work with fathers who have a history of
abusive behavior? This question is among the thorniest that social
service and criminal justice professionals must deal with in their
careers, and in this essential new work Jeffrey L. Edleson, Oliver
J. Williams, and a group of international colleagues examine the
host of equally difficult issues that surround it.
Beginning with the voices of mothers and fathers who speak about
men's contact with and parenting of their children, the authors
then examine court and mental health services perspectives on how
much involvement violent men should have in their children's lives.
The second half of the book showcases programs such as the
Boston-based Fathering After Violence initiative and the Caring
Dads program in Canada, which introduce non-abusive parenting
concepts and skills to batterers and have developed useful
guidelines for intervention with these fathers.
Visionary but also practical, Parenting by Men Who Batter distills
the most relevant policy issues, research findings, and practice
considerations for those who coordinate batterer programs or work
with families, the courts, and the child welfare system. It guides
professionals in understanding men who batter, assessing their
parenting skills, making decisions about custody and visitation,
and modeling treatment programs that engage fathers in their
children's lives while maximizing safety.
The Shifting Ground of Globalization: Labor and Mineral Extraction
at Vale S.A. describes the transformation of the formerly
state-owned Brazilian mining company into a Transnational
Corporation, global leader in iron ore and nickel extraction.
Through ethnographic research in Brazil and Canada, in places as
different as Carajas, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, and
Sudbury, in northern Ontario, Thiago Aguiar dialogues with the
theories of global capitalism and takes the case of the largest
Latin American company as a telling example of the integration of
the Brazilian economy into capitalist globalization and its
consequences for workers, communities, and the environment in the
first decades of the twenty-first century - when many celebrated
the BRICS as an alternative to neoliberal globalization.
The dazzlingly brilliant Chris Riddell brings his magical illustration talents to J.K. Rowling's gloriously inventive The Tales of Beedle the Bard in a fully illustrated colour edition of this essential classic for Harry Potter fans. Translated from the runes by Hermione Granger, the volume includes 'The Tale of the Three Brothers', familiar to readers of Harry Potter from the crucial role it played in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Mischievous and witty, these five rollicking tales are a deeply satisfying read in the tradition of all great fables and fairytales. Kindnesses are rewarded and selfishness shown to be the ruin of many a wizard. Burping cauldrons, hairy hearts and cackling stumps are met along the way. Each of the tales is accompanied by a deliciously subversive and insightful commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore, all brought vividly to life with Riddell's trademark wit and elegance.
Former Waterstones Children's Laureate Chris Riddell is the only illustrator to have won the Kate Greenaway Medal three times, and is brought together here for the first time with one of the world's best loved storytellers in this new edition of J.K. Rowling's fairytale classic.
Much loved by generations of witches and wizards since they first appeared in the fifteenth century, this beautifully illustrated edition is set to become a firm favourite at bedtime in non-magical households the world over.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard is published in aid of Lumos, an international children's charity founded in 2005 by J.K. Rowling.
* PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY * The compelling and moving memoir of
forensic psychiatrist Dr Duncan Harding
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