Social Services Welfare category: 1103 books
Tackling Inequalities in Brazil, China, India and South Africa 2010
The Role of Labour Market and Social Policies
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2010
Greater integration into the world economy and important policy reforms have resulted in Brazil, China, India and South Africa becoming major actors in the globalisation process, with impressive results in terms of economic growth, social development and poverty reduction. But the benefits of stronger...
The Child's Own Story
Life Story Work with Traumatized Children
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2004
Helping traumatized children develop the story of their life and the lives of people closest to them is key to their understanding and acceptance of who they are and their past experiences. The Child's Own Story is an introduction to life story work and how this effective tool can be used to help...
The Least Among Us
Waging the Battle for the Vulnerable
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
The outspoken Connecticut congresswoman provides “a powerful case for protecting and expanding America’s safety net” (Elizabeth Warren).
Cynical politicians like Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump argue that the people of the United States would be better off without food stamps, Obamacare,...
Thinking about the Lifecourse
A Psychosocial Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2013
How we change over time - who we love, what work we do, how we die - is shaped both by internal, and external influences. This book explores the important subject of human growth and development by combining the social context of how people live with their personal ways of thinking and being. The result...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
This operational plan provides strategic directions for Asian Development Bank (ADB) support to its developing member countries to strengthen social protection systems. It aligns ADB's 2001 Social Protection Strategy with the inclusive growth agenda of Strategy 2020. The operational plan supports...
Community Organization and Development
from its history towards a model for the future
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2017
This book traces the development of community development/organization as it evolved separately in Britain and the United States, and how the social and political situations in each country determined the various shapes and directions it took. In presenting a comprehensive history of the subject,...
by Nigel Horner
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
It is essential that social work students have a clear grasp of the history and the evolutions of social work practice. Now in its fourth edition, Horner's classic introductory text looks at how issues such as the Personalisation Agenda, the work of the Reform Board, and how the notion of a Big Society...
Narcissistic parenting in an insecure world
A history of parenting culture 1920s to present
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2016
In this provocative history of parenting, Harry Hendrick analyses the social and economic reasons behind parenting trends. He shows how broader social changes, including neoliberalism, feminism, the collapse of the social-democratic ideal, and the 'new behaviourism', have led to the rise of the anxious...
The Vertical Mosaic
An Analysis of Social Class and Power in Canada, 50th Anniversary Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
John Porter’s landmark study of social and ethnic inequality, The Vertical Mosaic, became an instant classic when it was first published in 1965. A national best seller that sold more than 100,000 copies, the book was the first major study of Canada’s class structure and one of the foundational...
by Professor Malcolm Golightley
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2011
This new edition provides a thorough grounding in the key issues in mental health. It highlights the key issues in this complex and sensitive area of practice and helps students to understand the latest policy and practice issues. The book looks at various aspects of Mental Health Law including the Mental...
Extending coverage
Social protection and the informal economy
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2018
This book was drafted during the Regional Workshop held in Kenya last February as a collective effort of academics, public officers, regional experts, and civil society organisations to answer the question: “How can we use social protection mechanisms as a tool for promoting social inclusion of...
Challenging Social Work
The Institutional Context of Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2006
Taking account of the political, economic and cultural changes that have impacted on social work over recent years, this book explores the challenges and presents the realities of practice. Using an international range of examples, McDonald makes an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the character and purpose of social work.
Soul, Community and Social Change
Theorising a Soul Perspective on Community Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
At a time when inequalities are growing globally, when the pace of socio-economic transitions is rapid, and when traditional ties of community are under threat of dissolving, 'soul' offers a new way of thinking imaginatively about how people might respond both individually and collectively in social...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
The need has never been more crucial for community health providers, programs, and organizations to have access to training in addressing the unique behavioral health challenges facing our veterans, active duty military, and their families.
Handbook of Military Social Work is edited by renowned...