Animals in Social Work : Why and How They Matter / edited by Thomas Ryan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ryan, Thomas, 1958 June 25- editor.

Series:

Palgrave Macmillan animal ethics series

The Palgrave Macmillan animal ethics series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects.

Animal welfare.

Animal rights--Moral and ethical aspects.

Animal rights.

Social service.

Physical Description:

xxii, 246 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

The invisibility of animals in social work practice has been such a longstanding feature of the discipline since the early twentieth century that it is assumed to be thoroughly consistent with social work's function and raison d'etre. Indeed, suggestions to the contrary are almost invariably met with a quizzical 'What do animals have to do with social work?' Animals in Social Work: Why and How They Matter represents a pioneering collection of essays dedicated to providing a critical and practical corrective to the almost routine dismissal of animals in social work practice and thought. The various contributors argue persuasively why and how it is that animals ought to matter to social work, by way of theoretical and philosophical argument and practical applications. Moving the discussion well beyond a focus upon animal-assisted therapies, the essays importantly serve to focus direct attention upon the wellbeing and welfare of animals in and of themselves. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I The Why: Philosophical and Theoretical Explorations

1 Deep Ecological 'Insectification': Integrating Small Friends with Social Work / Fred H. Besthorn Besthorn, Fred H. 3

2 The Meaning of Animals in Women's Lives: The Importance of the "'Domestic'" Realm to Social Work / Jan Fook Fook, Jan 18

3 Integrative Health Thinking and the One Health Concept: Is Social Work All for 'One' or 'One' for All? / Cassandra Hanrahan Hanrahan, Cassandra 32

4 My Dog Is My Home: Increasing Awareness of Inter-Species Homelessness in Theory and Practice / Christine H. Kim Kim, Christine H., Emma K. Newton Newton, Emma K. 48

5 Social Justice beyond Human Beings: Trans-species Social Justice / Atsuko Matsuoka Matsuoka, Atsuko, John Sorenson Sorenson, John 64

6 The Moral Priority of Vulnerability and Dependency: Why Social Work Should Respect Both Humans and Animals / Thomas Ryan Ryan, Thomas 80

Part II The How: Practical Applications

7 The Impact of Animals and Nature for Children and Youth with Trauma Histories: Towards A Neurodevelopmental Theory / Eileen Bona Bona, Eileen, Gail Courtnage Courtnage, Gail 105

8 Animal-Assisted Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders / Shanna L. Burke Burke, Shanna L., Dorothea Jannuzzi Jannuzzi, Dorothea 120

9 'How Is Fido?': What the Family's Companion Animal Can Tell You about Risk Assessment and Effective Interventions - If Only You Would Ask! / Lynn Loar Loar, Lynn 135

10 The Place and Consequence of Animals in Contemporary Social Work Practice / Maureen MacNamara MacNamara, Maureen, Jeannine Moga Moga, Jeannine 151

11 No One Ever Asked Me That: The Value of Social Work Inquiry into the Human-Animal Bond / Nina Papazian Papazian, Nina 167

12 Stray Dogs and Social Work in Mauritius: An Analysis of Some Concerns and Challenges / Komalsingh Rambaree Rambaree, Komalsingh 182

13 Liquid Love - Grief, Loss, Animal Companions and the Social Worker / Adrienne Elizabeth Thomas Thomas, Adrienne Elizabeth 199

14 Domestic Violence and Companion Animal Welfare: The Issues, Risks and Implications for Practice / Deborah Walsh Walsh, Deborah 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137372284

1137372281

OCLC:

884299097