Social Exclusion and the Way Out focuses on the key issues which promote an understanding of the development of integrative models of care and resettlement. Consideration is given to the role of statutory and non-statutory agencies in facilitating the development of the individual to become included in the community. Practical insights into the management and development of opportunities for individuals draws on best practice from examples of vulnerable groups.
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About the Author.Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
About This Book.
PART I: INDIVIDUAL FUNCTIONING AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION.
Chapter 1 Exclusion from Society.
Chapter 2 Individual Functioning.
Chapter 3 Life-Cycle Perspectives on Social Exclusion.
PART II: HEALTH AND ILLNESS IN SOCIAL GROUPS.
Chapter 4 Physical Health.
Chapter 5 Stress and Socially Excluded Groups.
Chapter 6 Mental Illness.
Chapter 7 The Neurobiological Basis of Maladaptive
Behaviours.
Chapter 8 Alcohol and Drug Problems.
Chapter 9 Nutrition in Vulnerable Groups.
PART III: ADDRESSING SOCIAL EXCULSION: THE WAY OUT?
Chapter 10 Needs Assessment of Social Excluded Populations.
Chapter 11 Interventions: Changing Behaviour.
Chapter 12 Interventions: Supporting Vulnerable People.
Chapter 13 Health and Social Care in the Community.
Chapter 14 Social Exclusion: Is There a Way Out?
Conclusion.
Appendix A International Statistics of The Salvation Army (SA)
(with Permission from the Salvation Army Year Book, 2006).
Appendix B Summary of Assessments for Socially Excluded
Population.
Index.
Over de auteur
Dr Adrian Bonner is Reader in the Institute of Medicine andHealth Sciences, University of Kent. As founder and director of the
Addictive Behaviour Group he has facilitated the development of
undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research activities
aimed at practitioners and managers working in social and
healthcare services. He has been a member of various UK government
working groups, including Skills for Health, a workforce
development group set up to support the UK Anti-Drugs Strategy and
is a director of the Institute for Alcohol Studies. Adrian’s
principal research has focused on mechanisms of brain damage and
the role of nutritional factors in cognitive function. This
biomedical research has become more integrated with psychological
and social approaches during the development of innovative
screening, assessment and outcome monitoring systems for use in the
delivery of services for vulnerable people.
Adrian provides health-related support for The Salvation Army
Social Services in the UK; he also represents The International
Salvation Army on various bodies, including the United Nations
(UN).
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