Professional Social Work, November 1998, pp.18-19.
Publisher:
British Association of Social Workers
Home ownership can give people with disabilities the independence and quality of life they want. Reports that it can be a reality even for people on income support, and social workers should know the options available.
Home ownership can give people with disabilities the independence and quality of life they want. Reports that it can be a reality even for people on income support, and social workers should know the options available.
Subject terms:
home ownership, independence, housing, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, policy, quality of life, social work, social workers, benefits, financing;
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.
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.
Subject terms:
homeless people, homelessness, homosexuality, housing, mental health problems, older people, physical disabilities, poverty, prostitution, refugees, social policy, social welfare, social work, suicide, alcohol misuse, children, crime, drug misuse, families, employment;
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.
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.
Subject terms:
homeless people, homelessness, housing, learning disabilities, learning disability nursing, older people, physical disabilities, poverty, religions, social welfare, social work, social work theories, students, ageing, children, crime, criminal justice;
housing, learning disabilities, mental health, mental health problems, older people, physical disabilities, poverty, single parent families, social work, social work education, social care provision, social work methods, unemployment, women, black and minority ethnic people, child abuse, child care;
immigrants, homeless people, homelessness, housing, inner cities, learning disabilities, legal aid, local authorities, local government, local government finance, mental health problems, NHS, mothers, offenders, older people, physical disabilities, probation, poverty, pre-school children, punishment, social services, social work, social care provision, urban areas, welfare state, young people, after care, alcohol misuse, benefits, central government, children, community health care, drug misuse, education, employment, family planning, financing, Gypsies, health care;