Human Services category: 778 books
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Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
The impetus for this book is the shift in welfare policy in Western Europe from state responsibilities to individual and community responsibilities. The book examines the ways in which policies associated with advanced liberalism and New Public Management can be identified as influencing professional...
Delivering Home-Based Services
A Social Work Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2009
Service providers are increasingly called upon to serve clients at home, a setting even a seasoned professional can find difficult to negotiate. From monitoring the health of older populations to managing paroled offenders, preventing child abuse, and reunifying families, home-based services require...
Maud and Ballington Booth: The Founding of Volunteers of America
The Seeds of Change 1890-1935
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
A pantheon of heroes and heroines can be found in the history of the American human services moment. These individuals dedicated their lives to help and care for their fellow human beings. However, rarely in this group is there an equal partnership of a husband and wife - a couple working lovingly together,...
by Michael J. Smith, DSW
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2004
"It is...a rare occurrence to read an introductory text written by an accomplished practitioner in which the essentials are identified and addressed and the temptations to pursue the subject in depth appropriately avoided....The resulting product is enlightening to the sophisticater as well as to the novice."--Harold Smith, Dean, Hunter College School of Social Work
Aging America and Transportation
Personal Choices and Public Policy
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
"Recommended."--CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
"Coughlin and DíAmbrosioís edited volume is a welcome contribution to highlighting this issue for gerontologists. The collection is an informative and useful reference for students, researchers, practitioners, planners,...
by Reginald O. York
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
Statistics for Human Service Evaluation by Reginald O. York is a practical book that shows how both Excel® and SPSS® can be used for analyzing data for human service evaluation. Assuming no prior instruction for statistics, the text utilizes a “learn by doing” approach: readers see the use of...
Equity and Full Participation for Individuals with Severe Disabilities
A Vision for the Future
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
What key issues and challenges affect the lives of people with severe disabilities today's and what should tomorrow's professionals do to address them? Aligned with the core values and agenda of TASH, this visionary text prepares professionals to strengthen supports and services for people with disabilities...
Home- and Community-Based Services for Older Adults
Aging in Context
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
As older adults and their families opt out of nursing homes, a range of home and community-based services (HCBS) have risen up to provide care. HCBS span platforms and approaches, from home health care to assisted living to community-based hospice to adult day services. These models are, for most,...
The Aging Networks
A Guide to Programs and Services, 7th Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2010
Drs. Niles-Yokum and Wagner have written a comprehensive and accessible overview of aging services in the United States, from the evolution of a formal aging network through the older Americans Act to innovative new programs aimed at disaster preparedness, lifelong learning, and spiritual growth....
Counselling and Therapy Techniques
Theory & Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2010
This is the first book on counselling skills to look in detail at the practical interventions and tools used to establish the therapeutic relationship. Step-by-step, the text teaches the reader exactly how to use these skills with clients to address their concerns and achieve therapeutic change.
Integrative...
Motivational Interviewing
A Workbook for Social Workers
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Motivational interviewing is a person-centered, collaborative method for exploring ambivalence and enhancing motivation to change. Compatible with social work values and ethics, it is applicable to the wide range of problems and helping situations with which direct practice social workers are involved....
Collaborative Helping
A Strengths Framework for Home-Based Services
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014
An interdisciplinary framework for sustainable helping through cross-system collaboration
This hands-on resource provides clear, practical guidance for supportive service professionals working in a home-based environment. Drawing on best practices from a range of disciplines, this book provides...
School-Linked Services
Promoting Equity for Children, Families, and Communities
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
The evidence-based strategies in this volume close the achievement gap among students from all sociological backgrounds. Designed according to local needs assessments, they provide the services, programs, initiatives, and relationships that are crucial for children's success in school and life.
These...
Responsive Leadership in Social Services
A Practical Approach for Optimizing Engagement and Performance
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
Written for new and experienced social services managers and supervisors alike, Responsive Leadership in Social Services by Stephen de Grootprovides the practical tools, strategies, and insights to inspire, motivate, and engage employees and staff. Along with over 100 strategies and two simple tools—the...