This fully updated edition of the essential reference, ''Understanding Drugs'', provides a complete overview of the key facts and core issues surrounding substance misuse. All commonly-used street drugs are covered, with quick reference guides, helpful body chart diagrams and clear information on each drug's effects, methods of use, legal status, availability, treatment options and associated slang. This edition includes new sections on ketamine, 'date-rape' drugs, and over-the-counter opiate-based drugs, and recent findings on the long-term effects of cannabis and its potential medicinal use, and discussion of the legalisation debate. This comprehensive handbook is an essential reference for teachers, social workers, youth workers, residential home managers, policy makers and parents, enabling readers recognise drug misuse and confidently offer information and guidance. "Restorative justice is a dynamic and innovative way of dealing with conflict in schools, promoting understanding and healing over assigning blame or dispensing punishment. It can create an ethic of care and justice that makes schools safer and happier, not only through reducing conflict, but also in terms of developing active citizenship skills, good self-esteem, open communication and team work in students. From a teaching background herself, Belinda Hopkins is at the forefront of the development of restorative justice in the UK, and in this practical handbook she presents a whole school approach to repairing harm using a variety of means including peer mediation, healing circles and conference circles. She provides clear, practical guidance for group sessions and examines issues and ideas relating to practical skill development for facilitators. Clearly structured and with photocopiable sheets, this book is an excellent resource for teachers, school counsellors and youth workers seeking a more positive and effective way to deal with conflict in educational settings." -- Publisher's description
this Practical Resource For Work With Vulnerable Adolescents Shows Ways Of Promoting Resilience And Encouraging Pro-social Behavior. The Authors Discuss Concerns Pertinent To Adolescence Such As Peer Pressure And Moral Responsibility, Drugs And Sexual Relationships. They Suggest Ways For Practitioners To Engage With And Support Young People Who May Have Social Or Family Problems.
focusing On Different Areas In Which Resilience Can Be Cultivated, This Practical Guide Offers An Applied Perspective On Procedures Of Need Assessment And Intervention. Grounded In Theory And Developed Through Work Within Real Cases, It Offers Guidance For Continuing Support And Will Be An Invaluable Source Of Encouragement And Instruction For Social Workers Working With Young People In Troubled Circumstances.
this Workbook Stands Alone But Also Forms Part Of A Set (isbn 1-84310-045-2) Along With Two Other Resilience Resources On The Early Years And The School Years. The Complete Set Ca
This practical resource for work with vulnerable adolescents shows ways of promoting resilience and encouraging pro-social behaviour. Discussing concerns associated with adolescence such as peer pressure and moral responsibility and family and peer relationships, the authors suggest ways for practitioners to engage with and support young people who may have social or family problems.Focusing on different areas in which resilience can be cultivated, this practical guide offers an applied perspective on procedures of need assessment and intervention. Grounded in theory and developed through work within real cases, it offers guidance for continuing support and will be an invaluable source of encouragement and instruction for social workers working with young people in troubled circumstances. This practical resource for work with vulnerable adolescents shows ways of promoting resilience and encouraging pro-social behaviour. Discussing concerns associated with adolescence such as peer pressure and moral responsibility and family and peer relationships, the authors suggest ways for practitioners to engage with and support young people who may have social or family problems. Focusing on different areas in which resilience can be cultivated, this practical guide offers an applied perspective on procedures of need assessment and intervention. Grounded in theory and developed through work within real cases, it offers guidance for continuing support and will be an invaluable source of encouragement and instruction for social workers working with young people in troubled circumstances Restorative justice is a dynamic and innovative way of dealing with conflict in schools, promoting understanding and healing over assigning blame or dispensing punishment. It can improve the quality of school life not only through conflict resolution, but also in terms of developing active citizenship skills, good self-esteem, open communication and team work in students. Belinda Hopkins is at the forefront of the development of restorative justice in the UK, and in this practical handbook she presents a whole school approach to repairing harm using a variety of means including peer mediation, healing circles and conference circles. She provides clear, practical guidance for group sessions and examines issues and ideas relating to practical skill development for facilitators There is a clear association between the presence of a secure attachment relationship and resilience in the face of adversity (Werner 1990). 1. The early years 2. The school years 3. Adolescence.