Showing posts with label Social. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Social. Show all posts

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Essentials of Health Behavior: Social and Behavorial Theory in Public Health (Essential Public Health)

Essentials of Health Behavior: Social and Behavorial Theory in Public Health (Essential Public Health) Review



Health promotion, education, and prevention programs ultimately focus on changing health behavior. Essentials of Health Behavior provides the groundwork for understanding, assessing, and effectively applying theories of human behavior, within the practice of public health.In clear and accessible language, it provides the student with a background of the kinds of social and behavioral theories that guide our understanding of health related behavior and that form the background for health promotion and prevention efforts. Filled with real life examples and profiles, the text explores some of the ways in which these theories and approaches are used in applied health promotion efforts.


Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Family Health Social Work Practice: A Macro Level Approach

Family Health Social Work Practice: A Macro Level Approach Review



Pardeck and his contributors approach the topic of family health from a macro perspective. Family health is a holistic approach to treatment embracing aspects of family functioning not typically considered in other more traditional approaches to assessment and treatment. They place particular emphasis on the ecological context in which the family functions, including the neighborhood, community, and other larger social systems. Family health is defined as the development of, and continuous interaction among, the physical, mental, emotional, social, economic, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of the family, that result in the holistic well-being of the family and its members. The chapters in the book are guided by a number of key premises, including (a) Family health social work practice is grounded in a biopsychosocial approach to assessment and treatment; (b) Family health is based in a systems-ecological approach to assessment and intervention because of the role that various systems play in the well-being of the family; (c) Family health views the family system as the most important system for promoting the growth and development of the person; (d) Family health social work practice requires close collaboration between social work practitioners and other professionals. Based on these basic premises, Pardeck focuses on the macro level issues of family health practice that include community intervention, policy and program development, and program administration. The book is an important resource for social work professionals, scholars, students, and other researchers involved with social work practice and human services.


Sunday, January 1, 2012

How To Overcome Worries Permanently And Forever In The Seven Most Vital Areas Of Your Life Starting From Today!: Succeeding In Family, Health, Financial, ... Social And Spiritual Areas Of Your Life

How To Overcome Worries Permanently And Forever In The Seven Most Vital Areas Of Your Life Starting From Today!: Succeeding In Family, Health, Financial, ... Social And Spiritual Areas Of Your Life Review



WHAT IS WORRY?

Simply stated, worry can be defined as "a state of mental and emotional agitation and distress resulting from undue concern over something impending or anticipated".

Worry involves an uneasiness of mind or a brooding anxiety about a real or imagined situation or possibility.

It is an unresolved feeling of fretful apprehension and mental unrest which is a close companion of fear, anxiety, stress, insecurity, and tension.

Worry is translated "anxiety or care". It is taken from a Greek word which literally means, "to divide, rip or tear apart".

It aptly describes the torturous effects of worry which tear our heart, mind, and emotions.

IS THERE ANY HOPE OF OVERCOMMING WORRIES?

Absolutely!

Whether we seldom worry about anything or are chronic worrywarts who spend most of our waking hours looking for something to worry about, it is not wise that we worry.

Whether our motto is "Don't sweat it" or "Come worry with me", we can take comfort in the awareness that wisdom provides the solution for the problem of worry.

Wisdom offers a number of liberating guide and guidelines for achieving a permanent victory over anxiety and maintaining a worry-free lifestyle.

We will carefully consider the steps which leads us to freedom from worry and anxiety.