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Poverty, deprivation and social work
- Editors:
- DAVIDSON Ralph, ERSKINE Angus
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 157p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Places poverty in its contemporary context. Examines poverty amongst three groups: mothers; older people; and black minority ethnic groups, and goes on to look at the implications of poverty for social work practice.
Women in social work who have changed the world
- Editors:
- LIEBERMAN Alice A., (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Lyceum
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 240p.
- Place of publication:
- Chicago, IL
This book describes the risks taken, and sacrifices made, by women from all over the world who undertake the heavy tasks of providing housing and food for HIV positive community members and designing programs for elder care in impoverished communities. These stories, told through personal interviews, prove that determination and strength of character can trump even the most intimidating hardships and obstacles. The book: demonstrates the breadth of skills that contemporary social work develops; highlights unconventional forms of social work practice in a variety of cultural settings; illustrates the barriers to community change and realities of social work practice around the world; and inspires readers to enact change. The book contains three major sections: change our world from within: social workers in the corridors of power; women at the grassroots: building social change from the ground up; and bringing social work to the rest of the world.
Critical reflections on a social inclusion approach for an ageing Australia
- Authors:
- LUI Chi-Wai, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 64(3), September 2011, pp.266-282.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article explores the concept of social exclusion and the issues and challenges in applying a social inclusion approach to social work practice for Australia's ageing population. While social exclusion has been identified as a major issue facing older people, it has not yet been identified as a priority area for Australian social policy on ageing. After critically examining the circumstances behind social exclusion, and highlighting the complexity of applying a social inclusion approach to ageing issues, the article illustrates the emerging issues and challenges for social workers in adopting a social inclusion approach to ageing issues in the Australian context. The article identifies a number of key issues that must be addressed by service providers committed to redressing social exclusion in later life, including: economic deprivation; cumulative disadvantages; social participation and civic engagement; and cultural recognition.
Negotiating challenges: social development in Asia
- Author:
- OW Rosaleen
- Journal article citation:
- Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 20(1), June 2010, pp.82-94.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper reflects on the concerns of social development and the contribution of social work in Asia as one of the many forces in social change and development. In Asia, the vision in professional social work is contributing to the goal of building communities and a better society for individual betterment. Within this vision, social development is perceived as part and parcel of professional social work in tune with the socio-cultural, economic, and political context of the society in which it is practiced. However, the linkages between local concerns in Asia and global concerns are inevitable. Some examples from Asian countries are used as illustrations, specifically looking at older people, poverty, children, and migrants. The conclusion is that social development involves more than government initiatives, social philanthropy, and professional social work. Social work’s involvement in social development also includes helping to galvanise the participation of beneficiaries of social development at the local level and to engage the political will of policymakers and the business community in the global platform.
Rural mental health: a discussion of service capacity building for rural elders
- Authors:
- RATHBONE-McCUAN Eloise, BANE Share
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 42(3/4), 2003, pp.301-311.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Mental health services available in many rural communities are too limited in scope and availability to meet the needs of rural citizens. The future of mental health services for the rural poor will be impacted by state government decisions about Medicaid funding priorities. It is important that rural practitioners, especially those that work in the fields of mental health, health, and aging services, engage in advocacy for better coverage of the rural poor and low-income elderly persons. This chapter discusses issues of advocacy related to improving the provision of mental health services to older rural citizens as an important goal in the larger effort to expand and improve rural mental health service delivery throughout the nation. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
The working of social work
- Editors:
- CHEETHAM Juliet, KAZI Mansoor A.F.
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 238p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents recent research of relevance to key issues in social work policy and practice and promotes the understanding and use of research methods appropriate for academic, practitioner and agency-based research. Includes chapters on: researching the effectiveness of a small-scale community-based project for sex offenders; the rights and wrongs of social work with children and young people; a pluralistic approach to researching community care assessments; elder abuse within a residential setting; evaluating outcome decisions; experience of single case evaluation in a small agency; evaluation of social work practice in relation to poverty issues; applying the lessons of qualitative research to the content of social work; promoting evaluation research on social work practice; and putting single case evaluation into practice.
Petersburg in the early 90's: crazy, cold, cruel.
- Author:
- CHARITABLE FOUNDATION NOCHLEZHKA
- Publisher:
- Charitable Foundation Nochlezhka
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 255p.
- Place of publication:
- St. Petersburg
Articles on the social changes taking place in St. Petersburg, after the euphoria of perestroika had evaporated. Social problems looked at include: homelessness, unemployment, homeless children living on the streets, crime, and poverty. Places these issues in the context of the ineffectiveness of state social policy and the role social work could play in alleviating these problems.
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.
Public issues, private pain: poverty, social work and social policy
- Editors:
- BECKER Saul, MacPHERSON Stewart
- Publisher:
- Social Services Insight
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 380p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Social work in the 21st century
- Editors:
- REISCH Michael, GAMBRILL Eileen
- Publisher:
- Pine Forge Press
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 447p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Thousand Oaks, CA
Looks at the future of social work in the United states and includes chapters on: demographic changes and their implications; the future economic landscape; the impact and implications of multiculturalism; poverty and postmodernity; social work in international context; nonprofit organisations, social policy and public welfare; the future of child welfare; juvenile justice; family violence; social work and the workplace; retirement income; social work and healthcare; mental health services; prevention; community organisation; occupational social work practice; recognising the role of religious congregations and denominations in social service provision; social workers as advocates for older people; social work and philosophy; social work education; integrating research and practice; social work and psychiatry; ethical issues for social work; social work and social responsibility; the future of the social work profession; and international social work at the millennium.