ClinicalSociologyforSouthernAfrica1e(WebPDF)Edition: 1stEditionPublicationdate: 2020Author/Editors: Uys,TFritz,JMeISBN: 9781485131335Format: eBookNumberofPages: 404PagesRetailprice: R387.00(incl.VAT)WebsiteLink: juta.co.za/pdf/28295/

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ClinicalSociologyisacreative,humanistic,rights-basedandinterdisciplinaryspecialisationthatcanimprovelifesituations(withassessmentandintervention)forindividualsandgroupsaroundtheworld.Clinicalsociologistshavemanyareasofexpertiseincludingenvironmentalprotection,challengingsocialinequalities,counselling,improvinghealthpoliciesandpreventionstrategies,socialandeconomiccommunitydevelopment,disastermanagement,communityorganising,aswellasneedsassessmentandevaluationresearch.ClinicalSociologyforSouthernAfricaisthefirstvolumetofocusondevelopmentsinthefieldofclinicalsociologyinandforSouthernAfrica.Editedbytwowell-knownseniorscholar-practitioners,thebookfeaturestheworkof17authors–includingEddieWebster,JacklynCock,H.W.vanderMerweandHaroldWolpe-writingaboutsocialinterventioninimportantareassuchaswork,family,counselling,organisations,ethics,conflictinterventionandeducation.Thereareatleastthreeimportanthistoricalemphasesinsociology:science,humanitiesandsociologicalpractice.Sociologicalpractice-clinicalandappliedsociology-shouldbepartofalluniversityprogrammesandhelpmakeadifferenceinourcommunitiesatalllevels.Thisbookassistssocialscientists,practitionersandscholar-practitionersinSouthernAfrica,whoareinvolvedinorstudyinginterdisciplinaryormultidisciplinarysocialinterventions,aswellasthosewhoareinterestedindevelopingclinicalsociologyinitiatives,includingcourses,programmesandworkshops.KeyFeatures/benefitsClinicalSociologyisacreative,humanistic,rights-basedandinterdisciplinaryspecialisationthatcanimprovelifesituations(withassessmentandintervention)forindividualsandgroupsaroundtheworld.Clinicalsociologistshavemanyareasofexpertiseincludingenvironmentalprotection,challengingsocialinequalities,counselling,improvinghealthpoliciesandpreventionstrategies,socialandeconomiccommunitydevelopment,disastermanagement,communityorganising,aswellasneedsassessmentandevaluationresearch.Supportmaterial

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ContentsInclude:

Chapter1:ClinicalSociology:AGlobalPerspectiveChapter2:UsingyourSociologicalImaginationtoEngagewithSocialProblemsChapter3:SocialInterventionChapter4:ClinicalSociologyResearchChapter5:EthicalDecisionMakingChapter6:CounsellingPracticeforSouthernAfricaChapter7:FamiliesinSouthernAfrica:History,Context,andInterventionsChapter8:DevelopingResilientOrganisations:TheImportanceofAnalysisandInterventionChapter9:RethinkingtheWorldofWorkinSouthernAfrica:BuildingaSocialFloorChapter10:SocialEntrepreneurship,Unemployment,andtheGigEconomyChapter11:SocialImpactAssessmentChapter12:UnderstandinghealthandhealthsystemsinSouthernAfricaChapter13:HaroldWolpe,TheFreedomCharterandEducationalTransformationChapter14:HWvanderMerwe:PeacebuilderChapter15:CivilSocietyInterventions:TheRoleofNon-GovernmentalOrganisationsinResolvingSouthernAfrica’sChallengesChapter16:SocialPolicyImplementation:AnalysingSelectedEffortsforAdequateHousinginSouthAfrica,Malawi,andZimbabwe

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Thereareatleastthreeimportanthistoricalemphasesinsociology:science,humanitiesandsociologicalpractice.Sociologicalpractice-clinicalandappliedsociology-shouldbepartofalluniversityprogrammesandhelpmakeadifferenceinourcommunitiesatalllevels.Thisbookassists:socialscientistspractitionersandscholar-practitionersinSouthernAfricawhoareinvolvedinorstudyinginterdisciplinaryormultidisciplinarysocialinterventions,aswellasthosewhoareinterestedindevelopingclinicalsociologyinitiatives,includingcourses,programmesandworkshops.