While Marty Lazarus still grieves the loss of her husband to cancer, she struggles to steer their daughter though her senior year in high school. But when her daughters behavior goes beyond teenage angst, Marty finds her fear escalating and her faith inadequate for her questions. Rather than getting a respite at work, Marty has to deal with a prying boss and annoying coworkers. And even her Bible study is a place where Marty isnt sure she quite fits in. As troubles mount, God meets Marty in unusual places and surprising waysa tea party, a friend who has her own anguish, and a trip to a B and B. When Marty discovers the reason for her daughters behavior, she faces a double shockwhat happened and who did it. Ultimately, Marty must decide whether God is worthy of her trust.
While many studying criminology learn to examine offenders, offending, and its consequences, few actually journey into the physical world of prisons to meet offenders face-to-face. Created specifically for criminology students and equally useful for current researchers and practitioners, this book serves as a step-by-step toolkit on how to humanely conduct research with populations in the correctional system. The authors’ combined 60+ years of experience allows them to provide field-tested practical advice for researching youth and adults on probation, on parole, or incarceration. The book guides readers through practical concerns, such as gaining access and building rapport with offenders and those who monitor them; the types of correctional data that can be collected; informed consent process and research ethics; and the logistics of doing research. Through personal stories, “what if” scenarios, and case studies, as well as examples of real-world tools like checklists and sample forms, the authors share methods of how to overcome the obstacles that criminologists must face as they learn to work with those behind bars.
While Marty Lazarus still grieves the loss of her husband to cancer, she struggles to steer their daughter though her senior year in high school. But when her daughters behavior goes beyond teenage angst, Marty finds her fear escalating and her faith inadequate for her questions. Rather than getting a respite at work, Marty has to deal with a prying boss and annoying coworkers. And even her Bible study is a place where Marty isnt sure she quite fits in. As troubles mount, God meets Marty in unusual places and surprising waysa tea party, a friend who has her own anguish, and a trip to a B and B. When Marty discovers the reason for her daughters behavior, she faces a double shockwhat happened and who did it. Ultimately, Marty must decide whether God is worthy of her trust.
Here is an exciting and stimulating book featuring expert evaluations and descriptions of current social work group practice with an overall focus on competence and values. The contributors give detailed information on group work theory, group structure, gender and race issues in group work, group work in health care settings, and the use of groups for coping with family issues that will be invaluable for all professionals in their daily practice. This thorough and inspiring overview of the state of the art in social group work today contains the published proceedings of a recent Symposium for the Advancement of Social Work With Groups.
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