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Contents

Acknowledgement

Foreword

Prof. Vimla Nadkarni

Preface

Ilango Ponnuswami, Abraham Francis and Nonie Harris

Section 1 Introduction to Writing and Publishing in Social Work

1. Scientific Writing and Publication in Social Work – Issues and Concerns

Ilango Ponnuswami, Abraham Francis and Nonie Harris

2. Mentoring Research Scholars for Publication

Anthony McMahon, Sue McGinty and Felecia Watkin Lui

3. The Time is Now: Aboriginalising Social Work Practice

Karen Woodley

Section 2 Health Research

4. The Need of the Social Worker in Primary Health Care Centres

A.K. Praveenbabu

5. Mental Health of Suicide Attempters

Esther Kala and J. O. Jeryda Gnanajane Eljo

6. Older Persons Wellbeing and The Spiritual Imperative

P. Udhayakumar, Ilango Ponnuswami and Abraham Francis

Section 3 Child and Adolescent Research

7. Life Skills Education for Adolescents Living in Save Our Soul (SOS) Village - An Intervention Study

L. Vini, V. Indiramma and M. Vranda

8.A Study on Adolescents Emotional Adjustment in Perambalur District

T. Thangadurai and A. Praveenbabu

9. Social Work Practice in the Correction of Children in Conflict with Law

M. Xavier and R. Arjunan

10. Academic Motivation of Secondary School Students- An Empirical Study

T. Amirtha Mary and J. Florence Shalini

11.Does Resilience Originate From Life Dilemmas? With Special Reference to Institutionalized Adolescents

Jasmine George and Ilango Ponnuswami

12. Behaviour Deviance Among Adolescent School Students in Slums

K. Shanthi and J.O. Jeryda Gnanajane Eljo

Section 4 Research on Women’s Issues, Education and Social Policy

13. The Living Conditions of Women Domestic Workers in Tiruchirappalli District

S. Srinivasan and Ilango Ponnuswami

14. Young Motherhood: The Lived Experiences of Mothers Aged Eighteen to Twenty-Five – An Australian Context

Zalia Powell and Nonie Harris

15. Emotional Intelligence of a School Teacher -A Case Study Analysis

R.Mercinah and D.Nirmala

16. Issues and Challenges of Education in India

Mohana and Ilango Ponnuswami

17. Prisons And Rehabilitation

Juliet

18. Domestic Violence, Human Rights and Mental Health of Women - An Agenda for Social Work in India

Bhavna Mehta