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Venezuela (2009)
Book Chapter
Birkbeck, C., Morillo, S., & Crespo, F. (2009). Venezuela. In J. Junger-Tas, M. Killias, I. Marshall, D. Enzmann, M. Stekete, & B. Gruszczynska (Eds.), Juvenile Delinquency in Europe and Beyond. Results of the Second International Delinquency Self-Report Study (385-398). New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-95982-5

Provides an overview of the administration and key findings of the Second International Self-Report Survey conducted in Venezuela in 2006. The sample comprised 2,395 secondary school students selected in the cities of Caracas and Mérida and in three... Read More about Venezuela.

Researching social work (2009)
Book Chapter
McLaughlin, H. (2009). Researching social work. In R. Adams, L. Dominelli, & M. Payne (Eds.), Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates (3rd edn.) (143-155). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

This chapter argues that practitioners underuse research evidence to support their practice. The chapter highlights key themes in social work research, including its context and distinctiveness and its methodologies. It also offers a criticallook at... Read More about Researching social work.

Sexuality (2009)
Book Chapter
Hicks, S. (2009). Sexuality. In R. Adams, L. Dominelli, & M. Payne (Eds.), Practising social work in a complex world. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Revealing memories from darkness (2009)
Book Chapter
Hall, M. (2009). Revealing memories from darkness. In P. P. A. Funari, A. Zarankin, & M. A. Salerno (Eds.), Memories from darkness : archaeology of repression and resistance in Latin America (177-185). New York: Springer

Prisiones e Internados: Una Comparación de los Establecimientos Penales en América del Norte y América Latina. (Imprisonment and Internment: Comparing Penal Facilities in the Americas) (2009)
Book Chapter
Birkbeck, C. (2009). Prisiones e Internados: Una Comparación de los Establecimientos Penales en América del Norte y América Latina. (Imprisonment and Internment: Comparing Penal Facilities in the Americas). In Crimen e Inseguridad: Políticas, Temas y Problemas en las Américas (133-160). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Catalonia

Recent references to the “warehouse prison” in the United States and the “prisión-depósito” in Latin America seem to indicate that penal confinement in the Western Hemisphere has converged on a similar model. However, this article suggests otherwise.... Read More about Prisiones e Internados: Una Comparación de los Establecimientos Penales en América del Norte y América Latina. (Imprisonment and Internment: Comparing Penal Facilities in the Americas).

Nothing is different but everything’s changed (2009)
Book Chapter
Hall, M. (2009). Nothing is different but everything’s changed. In D. L. Featherman, M. Hall, & M. Krislov (Eds.), The next twenty-five years : affirmative action in higher education in the United States and South Africa. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press

Developing standardized terminologies in nursing informatics (2009)
Book Chapter
Hardiker, N. (2009). Developing standardized terminologies in nursing informatics. In D. McGonigle, & K. Mastrian (Eds.), Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (97-106). Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers LLC

The emotional context of mental health practice (2009)
Book Chapter
Morton, J. (2009). The emotional context of mental health practice. In J. Chandler, J. Barry, E. Berg, & S. Piipola (Eds.), Dilemmas for Human Services Papers from the 12th International Research Conference, 2008 (132-137). London: University of East London

This paper will consider some recent sociological writing on emotion and mental health and examine the significance of this for social work practice in the field of mental health. What does an emotionally contented life look like? In the medicalised... Read More about The emotional context of mental health practice.

Physical activity and health promotion: evidence-based approaches to practice (2009)
Book Chapter
Dugdill, L., Crone, D., & Murphy, R. (2009). Physical activity and health promotion: evidence-based approaches to practice. In L. Dugdill, D. Crone, & R. Murphy (Eds.), Physical Activity and Health Promotion: Evidence-based Approaches to Practice. United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell

Evaluates the realities and complexities of working to reverse the adverse trend towards physical inactivity. It is a well-rounded, evidence-based analysis of interventions for physical activity practice, covering a range of settings and target group... Read More about Physical activity and health promotion: evidence-based approaches to practice.

Safeguarding trafficked children (2009)
Book Chapter
Kelly, C. (2009). Safeguarding trafficked children. In L. Hughes, & H. Owen (Eds.), Good Practice in Safeguarding Children (181-198). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Positive images of ageing and the production of calendars (2009)
Book Chapter
Fairhurst, E., & Baines, S. (2009). Positive images of ageing and the production of calendars. In R. Edmondson, & H. Von Kondratowitz (Eds.), Valuing Older People: A Humanistic Approach to Ageing (277-282). Bristol: Policy Press

An increasing feature of public policy, especially in relation to older people, is to adopt a more person-centred approach to welfare provision. The establishment of deliberative forums is seen as one way in which services can be made more responsive... Read More about Positive images of ageing and the production of calendars.

The role of Executive Dean in higher education in the UK (2009)
Book Chapter
Longhurst, B. (2009). The role of Executive Dean in higher education in the UK. In S. Chen (Ed.), Academic administration: A quest for better management and leadership in higher education. New York: Nova Science Publishers