Social Work category: 3462 books
Community Practice Skills
Local to Global Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2009
Dorothy N. Gamble and Marie Weil differentiate among a range of intervention methods to provide a comprehensive and effective guide to working with communities. Presenting eight distinct models grounded in current practice and targeted toward specific goals, Gamble and Weil take an unusually inclusive...
Racism in the United States, Second Edition
Implications for the Helping Professions
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2017
This comprehensive text thoroughly reviews the theories and history of racism, the sociology of and the psychology of racism, intergroup relations and intergroup conflict, and how racism is manifested institutionally, between groups, and between people, providing a unique view of the connections between...
Early Intervention
How Canada's social programs can work better, save lives, and often save money
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
Governments and social agencies tackle the toughest social problems their citizens face -- poverty, homelessness, mental and physical illness, violence, abuse, and more. Yet these problems persist in Canada -- in many cases, they are worsening -- and the costs of the social safety net continue to...
by Keith Popple
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
This is a key text in community work, discussing international thinkers and arguing for more critical analysis of community work.
by Diane D. Nilan
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2005
Few social issues have perplexed Americans like homelessness. Crossing the Line: Taking Steps to End Homelessness changes that. This reader-friendly handbook is for those puzzled, concerned, impatient or oblivious about homelessness.
Decades of unremitting growth of homelessness continue...
Best Practice in Professional Supervision
A Guide for the Helping Professions
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Best Practice in Professional Supervision is an authoritative guide to being an excellent supervisor, covering the role, functions and dispositions involved. The authors consider basic skills, the practicalities of forming and maintaining the supervision relationship, and the organisational context...
by Letha A See
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African-American Perspective, Second Edition is an updating of the classic text that presents leading black scholars discussing complex human behavior problems faced by African-Americans in today’s society. This new edition provides fresh theories...
Challenges in Professional Supervision
Current Themes and Models for Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Challenges in Professional Supervision draws on the latest research and theory to explore issues, trends and developments in supervision work.
The provision of excellent supervision is strongly linked to improved performance and staff retention. In this book, supervision is examined across...
Community development (second edition)
A critical approach
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2011
Community development finds itself in times of unprecedented political, social and economic change, locally and globally, at the same time as divisions between poverty and privilege widen. Building practical approaches to theory and theoretical approaches to practice, this updated and expanded second...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
This fully-revised Second Edition looks at how practitioners and students can achieve best-practice when working with vulnerable adults.
The first part of the book explores the evolution of concepts and policies for safeguarding adults, with particular reference to the Human Rights Act 1998...
Understanding Children's Social Care
Politics, Policy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2009
"These two authors are always worth reading for their breadth and originality. Their new book offers a timely and stimulating analysis of modern children's services"
David Berridge, Professor of Child and Family Welfare, University of Bristol
"Clear yet thorough; practical...
by Meryl Aldridge
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Domestic Violence and Protecting Children
New Thinking and Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
In this volume, the authors present an overview of the innovative work taking place in relation to domestic violence and child protection.
This book looks at new prevention initiatives and how interventions for children exposed to domestic violence have been developed. It shows how services...
Contemporary Family Justice
Policy and Practice in Complex Child Protection Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Demonstrating how the law and statutory guidance applies in practice, this book is a critical account of current family justice policy and practice.
It draws on recent legislation, case law and research findings to provide clear, accessible information and advice on how to make the difficult...