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Practice with culturally divers families of young children with disabilities
- Authors:
- ROUNDS Kathleen A., WEIL Marie, BISHOP Kathleen Kirk
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 75(1), January 1994, pp.3-15.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
Children from racial minorities are the most rapidly increasing group in the United States population. These children are also the largest at-risk group for disabilities associated with poverty. discusses principles that guide culturally competent practice with families of infants and toddlers with disabilities and ways in which family-centred practice approaches incorporate these guidelines. Practitioner strategies for developing cultural competence in order to work responsively with this diverse population are also presented.
Promoting social welfare: first annual report of the Chief Inspector Social Services Inspectorate Northern Ireland 1994
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health and Social Services. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health and Social Services. Social Services Insp
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 132p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Annual report organised under the following headings: planning and delivery; social and economic conditions; older people; disabled people; people with learning difficulties; people with mental health problems; and children and families.
NCH Action for Children: factfile '94
- Author:
- NCH ACTION FOR CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- NCH Action for Children
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 93p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains statistical and other information on: population characteristics; family costs, income and poverty; children, housing and homelessness; children and disability; education and health; children at risk; crime; and children in care.
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.