Contents

Cover

Title Page

Acknowledgements

1 The Place of Psychological Knowledge and Research in Social Work Training and Practice

Introduction
Public engagement with psychology
The realities of contemporary social work
The research base underpinning psychological sciences and social work practice
The many strands of psychology
Outline of book: next chapters
Further reading and resources

2 Signposts from Developmental Psychology on Human Development over the Life Course

Introduction
What is developmental psychology and how is it relevant to social work?
Debates within developmental psychology
Theories of development
Early life experiences and resilience in development
Summary
Further reading and resources

3 Perspectives from Clinical and Counselling Psychology on Mental Health and Illness

Introduction
Definitions
Classification of mental health problems
Theoretical perspectives in understanding mental illness and treatment approaches
Controversies in contemporary clinical practice
Cultural issues in clinical psychology
Summary
Further reading and resources

4 Perspectives from Social and Community Psychology: Understanding Values, Attitudes, Diversity and Community Change

Introduction
Understanding values, attitudes, prejudice and stereotypes
Stigma, diversity and community change
Understanding groups in social work training and practice
Summary
Further reading and resources

5 Health Psychology: Understanding Health, Illness, Stress and Addiction

Introduction
What is health psychology?
A bio-psychosocial model of health
Obesity and child neglect
Concepts and theories
Dementia – a shared concern for health psychology and social work
Stress, coping and health
The impact of addiction on individuals and families
Summary
Further reading and resources

6 Organizational Psychology: Understanding the Individual and the Organization in the Social Work Structure

Introduction
The organizational context of social work
Individuals in the organization: the employee life-course cycle
Organizational behaviour
Summary
Further reading and resources

7 Forensic Psychology: Understanding Criminal Behaviour and Working with Victims of Crime

Introduction
Psychosocial theories of criminal behaviour
Social learning theory: contribution to the understanding of offending behaviour
Working with adult and child victims of crime
Working with offenders
Summary
Further reading and resources

8 Conclusions

A post-view of the book
Final reflections

References

Index

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Names: Misca, Gabriela, author. | Unwin, Peter (Peter Frederick) author.
Title: Psychology and social work : applied perspectives / Gabriela Misca, Peter Unwin.
Description: Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Acknowledgements

Both authors would like to thank their families for their support and forbearance during the writing of this book.

Gabriela would like to acknowledge the support she received from the US–UK Fulbright Commission, the book being completed during her Fulbright Scholar award in the USA. Particular thanks are due for the generous hosting she received from colleagues at the Williams James College Boston, MA; from friends in Newburyport, MA; and from many other academic colleagues and friends across the USA.

Psychology and Social Work

Applied Perspectives

Acknowledgements