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This accessible book aims to help social workers write clearly,
accurately and objectively in all contexts, so that they can
communicate effectively with multiple audiences. The book gives
social workers practical guidance and advice on how to write
unambiguously, efficiently and analytically, demonstrating how
important writing skills are to the professional identity of social
workers. Topics covered include: *Techniques for planning and
organising your writing *A refresher on grammar rules to enable you
to write with clarity *Viewing critical writing as part of the
process of decision making and thinking *Guidance on using
professional anti-oppressive language and vocabulary appropriate to
different audiences *Advice on all communication types, including
emails, letters, case notes, reports, funding applications, text
messages and social media *Information on the legal frameworks you
need to be aware of when recording events, conversations and
recommendations Each chapter contains exercises and examples of
good analytical writing, to help writers to develop their own
competence. Case studies drawn from real scenarios relate the
skills being discussed directly to practice. This book is an
indispensable manual for all social work students, newly qualified
social workers and experienced professionals who want a practical
guide to improving their writing. Communication, including writing
skills, is an essential aspect of effective social work practice.
Taking a practical and reflective approach, this text covers the
foundations of professional writing in social work. Writing
matters, and this text serves as a useful resource to engage in and
master effective writing skills for social work students all the
way to seasoned social work practitioners. Barbra Teater, Professor
of Social Work, College of Staten Island, City University of New
York, USA This book forms part of the Social Work Skills in
Practice series. The series focuses on key social work skills
required for working with children and adult service users,
families and carers. The books offer both theoretical and
evidence-informed knowledge, alongside the application of skills
relevant for day-to-day social work practice. They are an
invaluable resource for pre-qualifying students, newly-qualified
social workers, academics teaching and researching in the field, as
well as social work practitioners, including practice educators,
pursuing continuous professional development. Louise Frith is a
Student Learning Advisor at the University of Kent, UK,
specialising in writing skills and writing for academic purposes.
She teaches across disciplines, including working with students on
the BA and MA social work programmes. Ruben Martin is Honorary
Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Kent, UK and a
freelance Practice Educator and Consultant. He has also authored
Teamworking Skills for Social Workers, in this Social Work Skills
in Practice series.
More Indigenous Australians are realizing their potential but many
remain significantly disadvantaged compared to other Australians on
all socio-economic indicators and one of the most disadvantaged
peoples in the world. Increasing successful outcomes in Indigenous
Higher Education is recognized as vital in addressing this
disadvantage and closing the gap by creating a new generation of
Indigenous Australians armed with a tertiary education. Whilst
there is widespread agreement that disadvantage needs to be
addressed and success achieved for Indigenous Australians,
effective solutions remain elusive. This volume offers diverse
analyses and research-derived new solutions for seeding success.
The volume presents informed opinion underpinned by demonstrated
theory, research, and practice and is written in an engaging and
accessible style that will advance understandings of contemporary
issues and point the way forward to seeding success. Encompassing a
collation of chapters from leading researchers and thinkers, this
book illuminates the complexity of Indigenous Higher Education
issues and serves to identify successful solutions that have
important international implications.
Apple Watch for Developers: Advice & Techniques from 5 Top
Professionals gives you the base-knowledge and valuable secrets
you'll need for your own projects from a core team of successful,
experienced Apple Watch app-development experts. You'll explore
elements such as branding within Watch apps, translating audio data
into visual information, taming complex data, mastering
environment-driven feature sets, and much more. This book is for
developers who already have some knowledge of developing with
WatchKit and WatchOS 2, and who are now interested in learning how
to use them to create cutting edge Watch apps. It is written by
five experienced, industry-leading Apple Watch developers who have
created their apps early, and are now ready to pull apart examples
to show you how to best create an Apple Watch app. This book will
bring your cool Watch ideas to life!
Ruben Martin is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the
University of Kent, where he was previously Director of Studies for
the BA (Hons) Social Work programme for seven years. Since his
retirement from his full-time post, he has continued work as a
part-time lecturer, consultant, freelance practice educator and
writer. What is your optimal role in a team environment? How do
teamworking skills differ between various contexts and groups?
Written by a highly-experienced lecturer and practitioner of social
work, this book explores the dynamics of teamworking in the context
of social work, whether in collaboration with colleagues or
professionals from other fields. It provides a practical and
applied overview of the different types of teams that social
workers encounter and outlines in an accessible format the core
teamworking skills social workers must develop in order to practice
effectively. This is achieved by way of specific links to the
Professional Capabilities Framework, checklists for self-evaluation
and reflective social work practice, activities and case examples.
Together, these resources make this guide to teamworking a
must-have for students of social work and practitioners involved in
continuous professional development. Topics covered include: The
characteristics of individuals within a team, including the formal
and informal roles they play and leadership. Emotional intelligence
and resilience. The application of teamworking skills to working in
organisations, multidisciplinary teams, and interagency
collaboration and partnership. *** This book forms part of the
Social Work Skills in Practice series. The series focuses on key
social work skills required for working with children and adult
service users, families and carers. The books offer both
theoretical and evidence-informed knowledge, alongside the
application of skills relevant for day-to-day social work practice.
They are an invaluable resource for pre-qualifying students,
newly-qualified social workers, academics teaching and researching
in the field, as well as social work practitioners, including
practice educators, pursuing continuous professional development.
*** "At a time when social workers are being castigated for
failures in team-working in recent child abuse enquiries, this book
is extremely timely. I am not aware of a similar book which is able
to convey the basic tenets of team-working as well as the necessary
skills to do team working well. It is an important book which
should be on the course lists of all early stage social workers.
The book brings together social work theory relating to team work
within an ecological framework. Students are given activities to
reflect on their current level of skills. Excellent case studies
illustrate the issues. The book is totally up-to-date, linking into
recent material from the College of Social Work. I strongly
recommend this book. I think students will find the material
engaging and accessible, but they will also learn much about the
essential team working skills for social work." Ann Buchanan,
Emeritus Professor of Social Work, University of Oxford, UK
Louise Frith is a Student Learning Advisor at the University of
Kent, UK, specialising in writing skills and writing for academic
purposes. She teaches across disciplines, including working with
students on the BA and MA social work programmes. Ruben Martin is
Honorary Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Kent,
UK and a freelance Practice Educator and Consultant. He has also
authored Teamwork Skills for Social Workers, in this Social Work
Skills in Practice series. Communicating in writing is a highly
valued skill which is central to the fabric of social work
practice. Good writing is critical in informing sound decisions in
the interests of service users, yet it is a skill that can often be
neglected in the face of demanding social work roles. This book
aims to help social workers to write clearly, accurately and
objectively in all contexts, so that they can communicate
effectively with multiple audiences. It gives social workers
practical guidance and advice on how to write unambiguously,
efficiently and analytically, demonstrating how important writing
skills are to the professional identity of social workers. Topics
covered include: * Advice on all communication types including
emails, letters, case notes, reports, funding applications and text
messages * Techniques for planning and organising your writing *
Using professional language and vocabulary appropriate to your
audiences * A refresher on common grammar mistakes that can detract
from your message * Information on the legal frameworks you should
be aware of when recording events, conversations, and
recommendations * Meeting the requirements of reports where space
to express yourself may be at a premium Each chapter contains
numerous exercises, with examples of good analytical writing
included to help writers to develop their own competence. Case
studies drawn from real scenarios relate the skills being discussed
directly to practice. This book is an indispensable manual for all
social work students, newly qualified social workers and
experienced professionals who want a practical guide to improving
their writing. *** This book forms part of the Social Work Skills
in Practice series. The series focuses on key social work skills
required for working with children and adult service users,
families and carers. The books offer both theoretical and
evidence-informed knowledge, alongside the application of skills
relevant for day-to-day social work practice. They are an
invaluable resource for pre-qualifying students, newly-qualified
social workers, academics teaching and researching in the field, as
well as social work practitioners, including practice educators,
pursuing continuous professional development. *** 'Professional
writing is an essential part of a social worker's repertoire. Poor
professional writing is frequently criticised, in particular in the
courts, making this volume an essential tool for social workers and
students. It is accessible and clearly written. I highly recommend
it.' Joyce Lishman, Emeritus Professor, Robert Gordon University,
Aberdeen, UK
"Desert America is an uninsulated wire running through the
hard-bitten, right-now, rough-edged Southwest, a land still being
born. Go ahead and grab hold: first comes shock--maybe of
recognition, maybe alarm--then you keep buzzing for page after
electric page. You can't let go."--William deBuys, author of "A
Great Aridness" and "River of Traps"
The economic boom--and the devastation left in its wake--was writ
nowhere as large as on the American West. Over the past decade, the
most iconic of American landscapes has undergone a political and
demographic upheaval comparable only to the opening of the
frontier. In "Desert America," a work of powerful reportage and
memoir, acclaimed author Ruben Martinez explores a world of
extremes: drug addiction flourishing in the shadow of some of
America's richest zip codes, an exclusive Texas enclave that
coexists with bloodshed on the banks of the Rio Grande, and Native
Americans hunting down Mexican migrants crossing the most desolate
stretch of the border.
"Desert America" details Martinez's own love for this most
contested region and reveals that the great frontier is now in the
forefront of the vast disparities that are redefining the very idea
of America.
Measuring the infrared signature of large civilian aircraft has
become increasingly important due to the proliferation of
man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) and the increasing
threat of their use by terrorists. Because of the range of these
shoulder-fired weapons, most aircraft flying over 20,000 feet are
safe from the threat; however, aircraft taking-off or landing are
extremely vulnerable. A radiometric model was developed to simulate
a large commercial aircraft's infrared intensity during these two
critical phases of flight. The radiometric model was largely based
on the dimensions of a Boeing 747-400 aircraft. It is capable of
simulating elevation angles between -20 degrees and +20 degrees, as
well as 360 degrees in azimuth in its projected area analysis of
the faceted model. The model utilizes an obscuration matrix to
determine which parts of the aircraft are in view by the observer
and thus contribute to the aircraft's intensity. A simple
one-bounce reflection matrix was also included to incorporate
reflections of hot parts off other body parts as well as earth- and
sky-shine contributions to the overall intensity.
"Beautifully written and important...Martinez shows us how
'America' is being reimagined by its uninvited, its disrespected,
its invisible, and he shows us that they will change us, whether we
like it or not."--"Los Angeles Times
"
In the decade since "Crossing Over" first appeared, immigration
from Mexico has only become more fraught and more lethal, the
rallying cry of nativist politics and a pawn in the war on terror.
Yet the U.S.-Mexican border remains one of the most permeable
boundaries in the world, breached daily by Mexicans in search of
work. Thousands die crossing the line, and those who reach "the
other side" are branded illegals, undocumented and unprotected.
Following the emigration of the Chavez clan, an extended Mexican
family who lost three sons in a tragic border accident, Ruben
Martinez traces the migrants' progress from their small southern
Mexican town of Cheran to California, Wisconsin, and Missouri. Far
from joining the melting pot, Martinez argues, the seven million
migrants who are now here are creating a new Hispanic-influenced
culture that is dramatically altering both Mexico and the United
States.
Hailed as "valuable," "passionate," and "terrific," "Crossing Over"
puts a human face on the phenomenon of Mexican immigration and the
vibrant Latino culture it introduces to the U.S., and remains a
beautifully written classic of our time.
Tia Chucha Press is proud to present an anthology of Central
American writers living in the United States. It features work that
captures the complexity of a rapidly growing community that shares
certain experiences with other Latino groups, but also offers its
own unique narrative. This is the first-ever comprehensive literary
survey of the Central American diaspora by a U.S. publisher,
perfect for high school, college, or university courses in U.S.
literature, Latino literature, multicultural studies, and migration
studies. A multi-genre collection - including poems, short stories,
essays, memoir or novel excerpts, and creative nonfiction - the
book showcases writers who render a multiplicity of experiences, as
refugees from the wars of the 1980s to those who barely remember
the homeland or who were born in el norte. There are writers from
both coasts and from the middle. Their aesthetics range from
hip-hop inflected to high literary to acrobatics in Spanglish. Yet
it is a community that shares a history of violence - both here and
back home - and the hope and healing that ensures its survival.
They include migrants or children of migrants from countries in the
so-called Northern Triangle - El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
- considered one of the most violent places on earth, as well as
from Belize, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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