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Political Social Work
Using Power to Create Social Change
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2017
This social work book is the first of its kind, describing practical steps that social workers can take to shape and influence both policy and politics. It prepares social workers and social work students to impact political action and subsequent policy, with a detailed real-world framework for turning...
Social Work and Social Policy
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2016
An understanding of social policy is vital for engaging practically with social work values, and dealing with political and ethical questions about responsibility, rights and our understanding of ‘the good society’. This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to social policy, tailored...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
Social protection is now considered a development milestone and an important tool in combating poverty. Interventions can include, for example, health insurance, public works programs, guaranteed employment schemes, or cash transfers targeting vulnerable populations groups.
This innovative...
Social Development and Social Policy
International Experiences and China's Reform
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016
Social policy reforms driven by profound social changes have been a popular and pressing topic worldwide in recent years in both policy and academic circles. In this book, prominent social policy scholars from Europe, North America, and Asia discuss the history of social policies, compare different...
The European Social Model Adrift
Europe, Social Cohesion and the Economic Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
This volume presents a new perspective for discussing the European social contract and its main challenges, bringing together single-nation and comparative studies from across Europe. Presenting both theoretical discussions and empirical case studies, it explores various aspects of social cohesion,...
Social Insurance and Social Justice
Social Security, Medicare and the Campaign Against Entitlements
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2009
"[W]e must tell the story of how social insurance programs have assured basic economic and health security for millions of AmericansÖ.This book is a must-read for anyone who cares about these goals."
-From the Foreword by Barbara Kennelly
President and CEO,
National Committee to Preserve...
Social Physics
How Social Networks Can Make Us Smarter
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2014
From one of the world’s leading data scientists, a landmark tour of the new science of idea flow, offering revolutionary insights into the mysteries of collective intelligence and social influence
If the Big Data revolution has a presiding genius, it is MIT’s Alex “Sandy” Pentland....
Social Media: A Reference Handbook
A Reference Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2017
Social media is an integral part of people's lives. More than half of the world's 2.4 billion Internet users sign in to a social network regularly—a figure that continues to grow. More than half of online adults now use two or more social media sites; 71 percent of Internet users are on Facebook....
How to be a Social Worker
A Critical Guide for Students
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
Through the course of studying social work and beyond it can be difficult to take a step back and reflect upon what it is to be a social worker, such are the demands of the process of qualification and the role itself.
Using this as a starting point, How to be a Social Worker critically examines...
by Lester Parrott
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2003
Social Work and Social Care has been revised and updated to take into account the profound changes that have occurred in social work over the past two years, in particular the extensive legislative changes to childrens and community care services. A new chapter examines the relevance of social exclusion...
Forensic Social Work
Legal Aspects of Professional Practice, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Explore the legalities and pitfalls of forensic social work!
Forensic Social Work: Legal Aspects of Professional Practice, Second Edition examines the professional specialty of forensic social work which involves testifying in court as an expert witness, investigating cases of possible criminal...
by Jean A Pardeck, John W Murphy, Roland Meinert
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Postmodernism, Religion, and the Future of Social Work discusses the benefits and disadvantages of the postmodern philosophy as a foundation for social work and human service practice. Social work students and practitioners will learn about the developments that have shaped postmodern thinking as...
Social Construction and Social Work Practice
Interpretations and Innovations
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
Social construction addresses the cultural factors and social dynamics that give rise to and maintain values and beliefs. Drawing on postmodern philosophies and critical, social, and literary theories, social construction has become an important and influential framework for practice and research...
Multicultural Social Work Practice
A Competency-Based Approach to Diversity and Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2015
A thorough exploration of diversity and social justice within the field of social work
Multicultural Social Work Practice: A Competency-Based Approach to Diversity and Social Justice, 2nd Edition has been aligned with the Council on Social Work Education's 2015 Educational Policy and Standards...