Stitch your way through the nine months of pregnancy—and have the best-dressed baby on the block! Whether you already love knitting, or are eager to learn to knit so you can whip up adorable outfits for your soon-to-arrive baby,The Expectant Knitteris the perfect companion for all stages of your pregnancy. Sharing 30 projects arranged by trimester (simpler patterns for the first and third, when fatigue or discomfort may get in the way of nimble knitting, and more ambitious patterns for the feel-good second), Marie Connolly also offers practical tips and information about your pregnancy and your baby. At each step—and stitch—of the way, you'll find reminders to take your folic acid, helpful hints on which tests to get when, instructions on how to properly swaddle an infant, and suggestions for combating morning sickness. Starting with conception, when you’re quietly dreaming of and planning your pregnancy, you’ll learn to knit beautiful pieces like a Christening Gown or a Knitted Pinwheel Quilt. Come the end of the first trimester, you can move on to Her First Party Dress, a Cashmere Romper, and Alphabet Block Toys. When you’re loving your bump in the second trimester, work on the Shawl Collar Sweater or a Big Sister, Big Brother, or Dog sweater for the other loves in your life. Then the waiting game begins, so bide your time in the third trimester knitting itty bitty baby socks, wee washcloths and bibs, and a Shawl Sweater for Mom (you, too, deserve something special). The ultimate knitter’s guide to pregnancy,The Expectant Knitteris a treasure of delightful patterns that will make for beautiful keepsake items, enhanced by sidebars with sound information on the growth of your baby at each stage.
For decades, child protection systems have striven to provide responsive services to vulnerable children and families in the face of the constant change and instability caused by the bureaucratization of child protection. This book lends a strident voice to the argument for a shift beyond the current risk paradigm, towards genuine cultural change.
How do workers around the world balance risk and support to ensure that their practice meets the ever-changing needs of children and their families? Renowned authors Marie Connolly and Kate Morris join forces to explore the frameworks and ideas which have shaped contemporary child and family welfare practice. From definitions of abuse to assessment models, they examine the knowledge base which lies at the heart of safe and effective statutory practice with children and families. Drawing on examples from a range of English-speaking jurisdictions, the book explores: - How to engage families, including participatory approaches and the role of the Family Group Conference - How to create positive out-of-home environments for children, discussing foster, kinship and residential care and adoption settings - How to improve professional decision-making through supervision and other organizational frameworks. At a time when child welfare systems across the globe are undergoing review, Understanding Child and Family Welfare provides a timely exploration of the reform agendas which will shape future practice. With sharp analytic insights into the difficulties and dilemmas which characterize this field, it is fundamental reading for all students studying child and family support or child protection, as well as for practitioners working within children and family settings.
Social Work: From Theory to Practice provides a critical introduction to core and emerging theories of social work and teaches students in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand how to apply these theories in their practice to facilitate change. The fourth edition introduces a cultural lens through which to interrogate theory. A new chapter on Aboriginal perspectives explores a range of theories, from emancipatory frameworks and approaches to deep listening and provides insights for students on how to decolonise their practice and responsibly provide socially just outcomes for communities. New discussions on navigating the service system, feminist and anti-oppressive approaches, sustainability and the impact of COVID-19 on social workers and the communities they serve are included throughout the book. Each chapter includes reflections from social workers and case examples with accompanying questions. New end-of-chapter questions help students engage critically with the content.
It can be challenging to feel like you don't belong, like you're on the outside looking in. That feeling of exclusion and loneliness can be so painful. But there is hope, that's what this book is all about. Nine incredible women have come together to share their stories of struggle and triumph. Each story is a pearl in a beautiful string, connected by the thread of belonging. As you read these stories, you'll feel the expanse of human emotion - the expectation, excitement, and joyfulness that comes from finding your place in the world. Through the common humanity that connects us, we see ourselves in others. A reminder we're all in this together. This book is a gift, created with love by women for women. It's written to uplift and inspire, to bring you a sense of hope and joy. Dive in, be entertained, delighted, and share in the personal victories of these amazing women. As you read, may you find your own path to belonging, and know that you are loved and valued just as you are.
Provides a synthesis of human rights theory and human services practice and offers a rights based model to aid professional decision making and practice. M COnnolly & T Ward , New Zealand Universities.
Beckmann and Ling’s Obstetrics and Gynecology, 9th Edition, provides the foundational knowledge medical students need to complete an Ob/Gyn rotation, pass national standardized exams, and competently care for women in clinical practice. Highly respected for its authoritative expertise and preferred by students for its concise, consistent approach, the text is fully aligned with the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics' educational objectives, upon which most clerkship evaluations and final exams are based. The 9th Edition is updated throughout and enhanced with engaging new features that encourage reflection, strengthen retention, and deliver critical preparation for exams and clinical practice.
This work is a concise exploration of the close links between social service practices and cultural values which offers a culturally sensitive model of child protection. It proposes effective strategies to assist social workers in responding to diverse needs and circumstances.
This book provides a detailed analysis of individual cases of child deaths in New Zealand.It will help the reader to understand these tragedies and influence how social services responds to them with more positive outcomes.
Sugar and Spice by Rebel Carter- Daisy Ortiz is certain of two things: 1) A life in Clarity, Alaska is not what she wants and 2) she hates Austin Finnigan. Since childhood, the two have always fought and now as adults their rivalry is as strong as ever---evolving to encompass their competing bakeries. But Clarity was never big enough for a fire like Daisy and Austin, and they might have burned it to the ground if not for one little thing. A fake marriage. Works Of Friction by Marie Lipscomb- When stuffy English librarian Benjamin finds out that popular American author Orion West is coming to present their work at his library, he anticipates a respectable sci-fi author. What he gets is an erotica-writing, dildo-wielding siren who reawakens a desire in him he long thought lost. When a big, grumpy, and irresistibly sexy librarian makes her unwelcome at her own event, Jess (writing as Orion West) knows how to hold her own. But she soon finds that their animosity does nothing but chip away their armor to reveal the softer sides they have both been hiding Cul-de-sac Cupid by Lauren Connolly- The best revenge is an extravagantly decorated house. This is the philosophy Diana swears by as she uses an unspoken rivalry with her neighbor as a distraction from her recent heartache. Who can focus on a failed love life when there are three dozen pumpkins to carve? As Diana works to out do the woman across the street, she finds her fascination with her neighbor may be less about the need to win, and more about making sure Melany Buchanan's attention never strays far from her front door. Loathe To Love by A.Perveen- Mahnoor Baig never thought she'd have to deal with her childhood nemesis, Ishraaq Ayaz Khan, again. Her brother's old best mate who'd tormented her all her life and then promptly disappeared like a locust plague six years ago. Now he's back, not as an enemy but as a more annoying, more virile, more bloody handsome business partner. The look in his eyes, though, is not just professional courtesy, and it sparks an old, primitive instinct inside her. But how does a woman who's had her heart brutally broken trust a man who once vanished without saying goodbye? Queen Of Thieves by Natalia Andrews- Ramona Martinez lives in a ghost town in a tiny pocket of the Texas coast, haunted by the Irish ruins that are slowly crumbling into the surf below the cliffs. For years descendants of the Irish that once occupied the ruins have threatened to reclaim the land that is rightfully hers. She expects nothing less from Dr. John Brenham, an Irish archeologist who arrives to explore his family's history. Each has so much to lose, and a hurricane only adds pressure to waters already churning with unexpected heat. The Flip by Inga Gardner- As if flipping a house all by myself wasn't a big enough job, it turns out that Ian Caldwell, the boy I once vowed to hate forever, lives right next door. And he's not a boy anymore. He's most definitely a fully grown man. Well, I can handle this. I'll let him know I still hate his guts and to stay the eff away from me. But what do I do when it turns out he's... nice... and helpful... and kind of funny... and maybe nothing like he was back when I decided he was an absolute snake? What was an easy promise to make might turn out to be a lot more complicated to keep. Hard To Swallow by Emily Hemenway- When Kat Hansen writes a bad review of his restaurant, she and famed chef Jacques Girard become mortal enemies. Now, after a year of hating each other, can one night at a charity auction heal the rift between them?
In recent years there has been a developing trend toward involving family in the processes of child protection decision making. In 1989, New Zealand introduced new children and young persons legislation that formalized this trend in the child care and protection area. central to the operation of this legislation is the Family Group Conference. The model, based on traditional indigenous decision-making practices, has revolutionized social work with children and families and provides the opportunity for family, including extended family, to actively participate in matters concerning children and young persons. While family group conferences have been developed in New Zealand, the principles of family decision making in child protection work are of wide current interest and are increasingly utilized in practice developments internationally. experience indicates, however, that developing innovative policy and legislating for intervention processes is only part of what is required for good practice. Practice inevitably needs to be strongly located within a sound theoretical framework. The purpose of this volume is to provide the first theoretical and practice analysis of using family gr The book explores the central requirements of professional practice in the achievements of positive outcomes for children and families and offers a conceptual framework designed to provide multiple pathways for achieving participatory practice. A distinguishing feature of the book is that it develops a model of family decision making, effective participatory practice (EPP), that critically considers the family group conference process and the linking of models of empowerment, family participation, and partnerships in child protection.
What was your first knitting project? A scarf is where many of us start and often return. Scarves never lose their appeal. For the beginner, this book offers basic stitches paired with beautiful yarns to create gorgeous scarves from cosy winter warmers to delicate evening wraps. The more advanced can choose from cable patterns, lace stitches, Fair Isle patterns and many other inspiring ideas. Showcases 22 patterns to knit in a range of styles and for different occasions Provides a directory of stitch patterns, plus suggestions for embellishing and customising scarves that turn 22 patterns into hundreds Includes everything you need to get to grips with stitch techniques, even if you are a complete beginner plus plenty of designs suited to more adventurous knitters.
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