Identifies and highlights good equal opportunities policies and practices in 7 diverse local authorities in England and Wales. Includes sections on: disability; gender; ethnic groups; gay and lesbian rights; hourly paid and manual workers; older people; and travellers. Each section looks at employment practices and service provision.
Identifies and highlights good equal opportunities policies and practices in 7 diverse local authorities in England and Wales. Includes sections on: disability; gender; ethnic groups; gay and lesbian rights; hourly paid and manual workers; older people; and travellers. Each section looks at employment practices and service provision.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, lesbians, local authorities, local government, older people, physical disabilities, social care provision, travellers, women, black and minority ethnic people, children, employment, equal opportunities, Gypsies, gay men, gender;
Student textbook which takes a discipline-orientated approach to social work. Includes chapters on: social work as a profession; social work and social systems; the social service delivery system in the United States; social work and social justice; social work and diversity (including work with black and minority ethnic people and with gay and lesbian people); generalist social work; social work in the health and mental health fields; work with families; and work with children and older people.
Student textbook which takes a discipline-orientated approach to social work. Includes chapters on: social work as a profession; social work and social systems; the social service delivery system in the United States; social work and social justice; social work and diversity (including work with black and minority ethnic people and with gay and lesbian people); generalist social work; social work in the health and mental health fields; work with families; and work with children and older people.
Subject terms:
hospital social work, learning disability nursing, lesbians, medical social work, medical social workers, older people, problem solving, social work, social care provision, social work theories, sociology, students, black and minority ethnic people, children, families, empowerment, ethics, gay men, gender;