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The great taboo: sexual abuse of older people; edited papers from a conference organised by Action on Elder Abuse on 21 October 1999, London
- Editor:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Publisher:
- Action On Elder Abuse
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 44p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Proceedings of a conference organised by Action on Elder Abuse, October 1999, London. Papers cover topics such as: what practitioners need to know about the normal sexuality of older people; lessons to be learned from the abuse of adults with learning disabilities; definition of sexual abuse and its particular implications for older people; current law and options for reform; and the particular support needs of older victims.
Resource directory on race and racism in social work
- Authors:
- WATERS Hazel, comp
- Publisher:
- Institute of Race Relations
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 75p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Resource directory containing sections on: race and racism; social work and social work training; children and families; elders; heath (including HIV/AIDS and alcohol and drug abuse); learning disabilities; criminal justice and probation; and video materials. Also lists organisations and relevant journals.
Social work, social welfare and American society
- Authors:
- POPPLE Philip R., LEIGHNINGER Leslie
- Publisher:
- Allyn and Bacon
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 690p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Boston, Mass.
Student textbook written in response to the new social welfare era ushered in by the Reagan presidency. Includes chapters on: social work as a profession; religion and social work; poverty and the nature and causes of poverty; child welfare; crime and criminal justice; mental health and developmental disability; health care; housing and homelessness; ageing; and responses to human diversity.