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Social Services : an Introduction (5TH 98 Edition)
by H. Wayne Johnson  Publisher Comments This is a text for the first social work course covering social welfare as an institution and social work as a profession. The four parts of the book cover background, social problems and social services, methods of social work practice, and special...
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Social Epidemiology: Strategies for Public Health Activism
by Julie G Cwikel Publisher Comments By tracking the distribution of disease and pinpointing relevant risk factors, social epidemiology reveals how social problems are intrinsically linked to the health of populations. The practice also takes into account the psychosocial, biological, and...
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The Welfare State and Social Work: Pursuing Social Justice
by Josefina Figueira-McDonough Publisher Comments This is a critical assessment of the historical, sociopolitical, and economic factors that have influenced social work policy and practice in the United States....
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The Blackwell Companion to Social Work (Blackwell Companions)
by Martin Davies Publisher Comments A comprehensive introduction to the field, with contributions from leading experts that illuminate the focus and purpose of social work. New edition of THE leading social work textbook for undergraduates Provides comprehensive coverage of all subject...
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Nurse-Led Changes and Development in Clinical Practice
by Loretta Bellman Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-275) and index....
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Doing Anti-Oppressive Practice: Building Transformative Politicized Social Work
by Donna (edt) Baines Publisher Comments Rather than a book of theory, this collection of essays focuses on practical strategies for integrating antioppressive theory into politicized, transformative social work. Practice vignettes, personal experiences, and casework examples are provided...
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Exploring Careers in Social Work (Career Resource Library)
by Carolyn Simpson Publisher Comments Accelerated Reader is a program based on the fact that students become more motivated to read if they are tested on the content of the books they have read and are rewarded for correct answers. Students read each book, individually take the test on the...
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The Crisis Imperative: Crisis Rhetoric and Welfare State Reform in Belgium and the Netherlands in the Early 1990s (Amsterdam University Press - Changing Welfare States)
by Sanneke Kuipers Publisher Comments Belgium and the Netherlands were perfect examples of the “welfare without work” policy that characterized European welfare states — until a political crisis in both countries during the early 1990s produced a surprising divergence in...
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Using Technology in Human Services Educa
by Goutham M Menon Book News Annotation Eleven articles by social workers address various issues concerning the use of information technology in their field. Among the topics are the use of a site advisory committee for distance education, a report on a tele-learning community, an...
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Practice Skills in Social Work & Welfare: More Than Just Common Sense
by Jane Maidment Publisher Comments Designed to interest social workers as well as students and professors of social work, this critical examination provides insight into key components of social work such as engagement, assesment, intervention, and evaluation. Drawing on a strengths...
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Urban Sanctuaries : Neighborhood Organizations in the Lives and Futures of Inner City Youth (94 Edition)
by Milbrey W. Mclaughlin Publisher Comments A comprehensive look at inner-city youth programs. Urban Sanctuaries analyzes the strategies of community leaders and organizations. The author describes how these leaders create and sustain youth programs in spite of enormous challenges....
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Social Work Competences: Core Knowledge, Values and Skills (New Directions in Social Work)
by Anthony Vass Publisher Comments `[A]ims to clarify how competent practice emerges from the integration of knowledge, values and skills.... It includes fairly detailed discussion of core values, knowledge and skills, devoting a chapter to each and going on to make links with particular...
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Working With People (8TH 05 Edition)
by Naomi Brill Publisher Comments This classic, best-selling text for beginning social work students introduces the basic components of working with people-observation, assessment, communication, and intervention. Now in its Eighth edition, "Working with People" presents an engaging...
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Social Work Processes (7TH 05 Edition)
by Beulah Compton Publisher Comments SOCIAL WORK PROCESSES emphasizes process and collaborative partnerships between social workers and clients, incorporating systems and ecological perspectives, advocacy, case management, and group and community work. The book's conceptual framework...
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Children with Complex and Continuing Health Needs: Experiences of Children, Families and Care Staff
by Jaqui Hewitt-taylor Book News Annotation Hewitt-Taylor (child development, Bournemouth U.) focuses on accepting and nurturing every child as an individual rather than labeling them with their health conditions. This refreshing approach leads to consideration of families, health care...
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Evidence-based Social Work Skills Book (04 Edition)
by Barry Cournoyer Publisher Comments During the 21st Century, social workers will increasingly use evidence-based knowledge to plan, implement, and evaluate the quality of their own professional activities. This book explores the skills needed for evidence-based social work (EBSW). This...
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Publisher Comments A practical guide for applying counselling skills to social work based on Seden's (health and social welfare, Open U.) own experience in the field and in teaching. She offers trainees and practitioners hints and tips, and for examples reworks real...
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Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare, Social Work Practice
by William (edt) Rowe Publisher Comments The Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare, Volume 3: Social Work Practice features contributions from leading international researchers and practitioners and presents the most comprehensive, in-depth source of information on the field...
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Revisiting the Use of Self: Questioning Professional Identities
by Deena Mandell Synopsis In recent years, several developments have stimulated new ways of thinking about the social worker's "self" or "selves?" in all aspects of practice. The focus on practice with diverse populations and the emphasis of ?anti-oppressive? practice have...
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Themes and Stories in Youthwork Practice
by Mark V. (edt) Krueger Book News Annotation Krueger (Youth Work Learning Center, U, of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) and contributors offer vignettes from their own experience to explain the "pace, process and passion" of child and youth care work. They use the metaphor of modern dance to describe how...
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