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My Darkest Hour
By Harold L. Turley. 2010
In this groundbreaking memoir, My Darkest Hour: The Day I Realized I Was Abusive, Harold L. Turley II goes beyond…
identifying emotional, economical, and domestic abuse/domestic violence to prescribing a course of action for both the victim and abuser.Coupling stories of how Turley was abused and inflicted abuse upon others, My Darkest Hour offers readers the tools needed to recognize a problem in a relationship and how to transform it. His testimony assures one that such a transformation is possible--given the desire to want to change.Turley also gives advice on how to avoid abusive situations and different ways to channel one's anger. Combining practical applications and Biblical scriptures with his trademark support and assurance, Turley demonstrates how to empower oneself, release abusive behavior, and change life for the better.I'll Quit Tomorrow
By Vernon E. Johnson. 1980
This bestselling recovery classic has helped untold thousands of alcoholics onto the road to recovery. Written by the founder of…
the Johnson Institute in Minneapolis, one of the country's most successful training programs for treatment providers, I'll Quit Tomorrow present the concepts and methods that have brought new hope to alcoholics and their families, friends, and employers. Abstinence is not the only objective of Johnson's breakthrough methods -- his therapy aims at restoring the ego strength of the victim to assure permanent recovery. Johnson outlines a dynamic plan of intervention and treatment that will block the progress of alcoholism and lead to a richer, more productive life.Sexual Harassment
By Jane Lalonde, Tracy O'Shea. 1998
At last a practical and thorough sourcebook for anyone faced with the ordeal of sexual harassment.Until two years ago, we…
were two ordinary working women with career goals and bright futures...Then suddenly everything changed. We encountered a situation we never thought would happen to us--we became victims of sexual harassment.While sexual harassment is increasingly in the headlines, it remains a confusing, isolating ordeal for the individuals whose lives it affects. In addition to the feelings of powerlessness, anger, and fear it often instills, a woman (or man) who is being sexually harassed is faced with a maze of professional, legal, and personal decisions. This book, written by two women who conducted intensive research in order to find their way through the maze, offers a lifeline of information and a safety net of support. With a balanced point of view and generous checklists, examples, and personal narratives, the book covers:Legal and practical definitions of what sexual harassment is--and not Whether and how to file a formal complaintWhether to hire a lawyer and what to expect from the legal processWhat retaliation is and how to fight itHow to deal with the emotional stress, invasion of privacy, and career changes that often result from being sexually harassedThis indispensable book sheds light on a difficult and little-understood problem.Motivational Interviewing in Social Work Practice
By Melinda Hohman. 2012
Motivational interviewing (MI) offers powerful tools for helping social work clients draw on their strengths to make desired changes in…
their lives. This reader-friendly book introduces practitioners and students to MI and demonstrates how to integrate this evidence-based method into direct practice. Melinda Hohman and her associates describe innovative applications for diverse clients and practice areas, including substance abuse treatment, mental health, child welfare, community organizing, and others. Extensive sample dialogues illustrate MI skills in action with individuals and groups. The book also presents best practices for MI training, teaching, and agency-wide integration.This book focuses on the prevention of child abuse and neglect deaths in the U S In…
2013 1 520 children died from maltreatment This book defines child maltreatment fatalities CMFs and discusses the prevalence of deaths in the U S over the last several decades It addresses the known risk factors for maltreatment deaths including child parent the parent-child relationship and household risk factors The main focus of the book addresses the responses and interventions that have been put in place in order to prevent CMFs the child welfare profession child death review teams safe haven laws criminal justice responses public education and new federal efforts in the U S to reduce CMFs in the U S The book finishes by making recommendations for researchers practitioners and decision-makers about how to prevent fatal maltreatment among children in the U SWalking Prey: How America's Youth Are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery
By Holly Austin Smith. 2014
Today, two cultural forces are converging to make America's youth easy targets for sex traffickers. Younger and younger girls are…
engaging in adult sexual attitudes and practices, and the pressure to conform means thousands have little self-worth and are vulnerable to exploitation. At the same time, thanks to social media, texting, and chatting services, predators are able to ferret out their victims more easily than ever before. In Walking Prey, advocate and former victim Holly Austin Smith shows how middle class suburban communities are fast becoming the new epicenter of sex trafficking in America. Smith speaks from experience: Without consistent positive guidance or engagement, Holly was ripe for exploitation at age fourteen. A chance encounter with an older man led her to run away from home, and she soon found herself on the streets of Atlantic City. Her experience led her, two decades later, to become one of the foremost advocates for trafficking victims. Smith argues that these young women should be treated as victims by law enforcement, but that too often the criminal justice system lacks the resources and training to prevent the vicious cycle of prostitution. This is a clarion call to take a sharp look at one of the most striking human rights abuses, and one that is going on in our own backyard.Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders are common, highly disabling, and associated with significant premature mortality. The impact of these…
disorders on the social and economic well-being of individuals, families, and societies is large, growing, and underestimated. Despite this burden, these disorders have been systematically neglected, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, with pitifully small contributions to scaling up cost-effective prevention and treatment strategies. Systematically compiling the substantial existing knowledge to address this inequity is the central goal of this volume. This evidence-base can help policy makers in resource-constrained settings as they prioritize programs and interventions to address these disorders.Lord Fear
By Lucas Mann. 2015
Lucas Mann was only thirteen years old when his brother Josh--charismatic and ambitious, funny and sadistic, violent and vulnerable--died of…
a heroin overdose. Although his brief life is ultimately unknowable, Josh is both a presence and an absence in the author's life that will not remain unclaimed. As Josh's story is told in kaleidoscopic shards of memories assembled from interviews with his friends and family, as well as from the raw material of his journals, a revealing, startling portrait unfolds. At the same time, Mann pulls back to examine his own complicated feelings and motives for recovering memories of his brother's life, searching for a balance between the tension of inevitability and the what ifs that beg to be asked. Through his investigation, Mann also comes to redefine his own place in a family whose narrative is bisected by the tragic loss. Unstinting in its honesty, captivating in its form, and profound in its conclusions, Lord Fear more than confirms the promise of Mann's earlier book, Class A; with it, he is poised to enter the ranks of the best young writers of his generation.From the Hardcover edition.Power, Powerlessness and Addiction
By Jim Orford. 2013
Addiction exercises enormous power over all those who are touched by it. This book argues that power and powerlessness have…
been neglected in addiction studies and that they are a unifying theme that brings together different areas of research from the field including the disempowering nature of addiction; effects on family, community and the workplace; epidemiological and ethnographic work; studies of the legal and illegal supply, and theories of treatment and change. Examples of alcohol, drug and gambling addiction are used to discuss the evidence that addiction is most disempowering where social resources to resist it are weakest; the ways in which the dominant discourses about addictive behaviour encourage the attributing of responsibility for addiction to individuals and divert attention from the powerful who benefit from addiction; and the ways in which the voices of those whose interests are least well served by addiction are silenced.A life after alcoholism doesn't need to be weighed down by the lingering consequences of addiction. The latest research indicates…
that with the right nutrition, you can reverse the physical toll alcoholism has taken on your body and manage your path out of addiction. Renée Hoffinger, MHSE, RD, has developed a landmark new plan that empowers you to undo the damage your addiction inflicted--through the natural power of food.Twelve weeks of meal plans will ease you into newfound empowerment as you shed your dependence for good; mend damage to your body; and maintain balance for a long, healthy life. You will learn:Which foods help repair liver and other organ damageWhat to eat to rid your body of toxinsHow to manage a diet and extend that control to your cravingsWhen to turn to food--and when to seek outside helpThis book combines reassuring guidance with appetizing, nutritionally dense meals that put you on a clear path to a bright, addiction-free future.A Couple's Guide to Sexual Addiction: A Step-by-Step Plan to Rebuild Trust and Restore Intimacy
By Paldrom Collins. 2011
Like other psychiatric disorders, sexual addiction is a condition that affects peoples' relationships with others as much as it affects…
their own mental state. Individuals suffering from sexual addiction typically pursue sex through any means possible and often engage in risky forms of sexual activity such as exhibitionism, promiscuous sex with multiple partners, online sex, etc. It's easy to see how a couple's relationship may be challenged by the manifestations and reality of a disorder like this one.A Couple's Guide to Sexual Addiction discusses common relationship issues within the context of sexual addiction and provides the reader with exercises, information, and advice on the following topics:TrustCommunicationHealthy sexuality & sexual behaviorsFamily By understanding the reality of sexual addiction and what it means for a relationship, couples will be able to better relate to each other and plan for a successful future.Making an Issue of Child Abuse: Political Agenda Setting for Social Problems
By Barbara J. Nelson. 1984
In this absorbing story of how child abuse grew from a small, private-sector charity concern into a multimillion-dollar social welfare…
issue, Barbara Nelson provides important new perspectives on the process of public agenda setting. Using extensive personal interviews and detailed archival research, she reconstructs an invaluable history of child abuse policy in America. She shows how the mass media presented child abuse to the public, how government agencies acted and interacted, and how state and national legislatures were spurred to strong action on this issue. Nelson examines prevailing theories about agenda setting and introduces a new conceptual framework for understanding how a social issue becomes part of the public agenda. This issue of child abuse, she argues, clearly reveals the scope and limitations of social change initiated through interest-group politics. Unfortunately, the process that transforms an issue into a popular cause, Nelson concludes, brings about programs that ultimately address only the symptoms and not the roots of such social problems.Drug Use
By Richard Isralowitz. 2004
The use of tobacco alcohol marijuana heroin cocaine and other substances is a deeply imbedded…
characteristic of most societies It often shows itself in the form of illness death crime and violence police action and imprisonment property confiscation massive allocations of governmental resources as well as many ways of human suffering It tends to attract more concern and attention than any other social issue throughout the worldAltered State?
By Peter H. Reuter, Robert J. Maccoun, Beau Kilmer, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Jonathan P. Caulkins. 2010
Legalizing marijuana in California would lead to a major decline in the pretax price, but the price for consumers will…
depend heavily on taxes, the regulatory regime structure, and how taxes and regulations are enforced. The lower price and nonprice effects will increase consumption, but it is unclear by how much. There is much uncertainty about the effect on public budgets; even minor changes in assumptions lead to major differences in outcomes.Physical and Psychological Health Following Military Sexual Assault: Recommendations for Care, Research, and Policy
By Terri Tanielian, Terry L. Schell, Coreen Farris. 2013
This paper reviews data on the prevalence of sexual assault among servicemembers, predictors of disclosure, efforts to improve disclosure, victim…
needs and DoD efforts to provide necessary resources in the immediate aftermath of a sexual assault. The authors compared civilian and DoD guidelines for care and found them to be generally consistent. However, little is known about the fidelity with which DoD recommendations are implemented.Neuroimaging and Psychosocial Addiction Treatment
By Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing. 2015
Addiction continues to affect a large portion of society but we still only have a modest understanding of how and why addiction…
treatment works. This book uses an innovative translational approach to weave together basic biological mechanisms with human behaviour in order to provide a critical insight into why people do (and do not) change in the context of treatment. With sections focusing on both adults and adolescents, this book bridges the gap between experimental scientists and clinical practitioners to guide how to provide treatment outcomes for those most at need.Drugs in Africa
By Gernot Klantschnig, Neil Carrier, Charles Ambler. 2014
This cutting-edge volume is the first to address the burgeoning interest in drugs and Africa among scholars, policymakers, and the…
general public. It brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading academics and practitioners to explore the use, trade, production, and control of mind-altering substances on the continentMoving Beyond Betrayal: The 5-Step Boundary Solution for Partners of Sex Addicts
By Vicki Tidwell Palmer. 2016
Partners experience dire consequences as a result of being in a relationship with someone suffering from compulsive sexual behavior. Their…
emotional well-being requires developing new skill sets for self-care and self-protection as they confront the difficult and painful process of discovery, disclosure, and beyond. In other words--they need boundaries.This is the first book specifically for partners affected by addictive behavior that addresses, in detail, how to identify, create, and maintain boundaries as a vital component of self-care and an indispensable tool for healing and growth.Moving Beyond Betrayal guides partners to define the current problem(s); identify needs that aren't being met; find where they have the power to effect change; take action; and evaluate the results to determine if their goal has been accomplished. The author examines all aspects of effective boundary work, including what to do when boundaries are violated. Through working the 5-Step Boundary Solution partners will: Gain clarity Reduce the chaos inherent in relationships impacted by sex addiction Feel more empowered and in control of their lives Discover whether or not their relationship with the addict is salvageable Vicki Tidwell Palmer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) in private practice in Houston, Texas. She is the author of the blog for partners Survival Strategies for Partners of Sex Addicts.Leaping upon the Mountains
By Mike Lew. 1999
Presenting the first real investigation of what male sexual assault survivors themselves identity as most important during various stages of…
recovery, Leaping upon the Mountains contains powerfully moving contributions from hundreds of men of all ages and backgrounds throughout the United States and 45 other countries. It is not a work of fiction, but a compilation of many truths, many realities -- a quilt pieced together from men's experiences -- forming an impressively triumphant pattern. Taken together, they state, lucidly and forcefully, that recovery work produces changes that are real, important, and permanent. Leaping upon the Mountains is a celebration of successful recovery, which offers hope and encouragement to all male survivors of sexual child abuse. Readers will discover: * Encouraging and inspiring messages from other male survivors * A large resource section providing concrete help to survivors and professionals * Ways of reconnecting with their own strength and creativity This book is about successes. Its contributors speak eloquently and persuasively of the reality of recovery.Youth and Substance Abuse
By Kathryn Daley. 2016
This book provides a sociological examination of young people's pathways into, and out of, substance abuse. Drawing from in-depth, life-history…
interviews with over sixty young people who have experienced problematic drug use, the author uses participants' narratives to throw light on the relationship between trauma and issues such as homelessness, crime and self-injury. Contesting the view that substance abuse is either a medical issue or individual failing, the book examines the wide variety of factors which lead to youth substance abuse such as extreme poverty and other structural factors. Whilst it does not overlook individual agency, the rich descriptions from young people's oral histories show us that the contexts in which agency was exercised, was often considerably constrained by significant structural forces. The sociological concept of 'situated choice', which is used to explain and understand how people make choices within their individual context, is used throughout the book as we witness young people wrestling to escape intergenerational disadvantage. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of Social Work, Social Policy, Youth Studies, Sociology and Health Studies.