MAYADAS Nazneen S., WATTS Thomas D., ELLIOTT Doreen
Publisher:
Greenwood Press
Publication year:
1997
Pagination:
480p.,bibliogs.
Place of publication:
Westport, CT
Contains chapters on social work theory and practice in: the United States; Canada; Latin America; Mexico; Argentina; Brazil; Europe; Germany; Sweden; United Kingdom; Poland; Egypt; Israel; India; Japan; China; Africa; Ghana; South Africa; Asia and the Pacific; and Australia. Concludes with chapters on: a refugee perspective on international social work practice; and themes and issues around internationalising social work.
Contains chapters on social work theory and practice in: the United States; Canada; Latin America; Mexico; Argentina; Brazil; Europe; Germany; Sweden; United Kingdom; Poland; Egypt; Israel; India; Japan; China; Africa; Ghana; South Africa; Asia and the Pacific; and Australia. Concludes with chapters on: a refugee perspective on international social work practice; and themes and issues around internationalising social work.
Subject terms:
refugees, social welfare, social work, social work methods, social work theories, comparative studies, ethics;
Location(s):
Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Australia, Central America, China, Ghana, Egypt, Europe, India, Israel, Japan, Germany, Mexico, Poland, Sweden, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States
Comparative study of mental health services in 16 countries from both the developed and the developing world. Contains sections on countries from: Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South and Central America.
Comparative study of mental health services in 16 countries from both the developed and the developing world. Contains sections on countries from: Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South and Central America.
Subject terms:
HIV AIDS, mental health problems, mental health services, refugees, comparative studies, developing countries;
Location(s):
Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, India, Israel, Italy, Libya, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Zimbabwe, South America, Middle East
Examines changing attitudes towards children and looks at measures currently designed to protect them. Analyses how the child's safety and well-being can be protected, while respecting their right to be involved and to have their opinions taken into account. Looks at the causes within society for social malfunction in relation to children. Includes chapters on: children's labour in Mexico; refugee children in the UK; marginality and extermination in Brazil; teenage sexuality worldwide; school exclusion in the UK; domestic violence and child contact arrangements; violence and young minds; the roles of primary school teacher, the pupil, school culture, and local community in rural Mozambique; truancy; single parent families; the rights of the child in a paediatric oncology unit; and learning rights.
Examines changing attitudes towards children and looks at measures currently designed to protect them. Analyses how the child's safety and well-being can be protected, while respecting their right to be involved and to have their opinions taken into account. Looks at the causes within society for social malfunction in relation to children. Includes chapters on: children's labour in Mexico; refugee children in the UK; marginality and extermination in Brazil; teenage sexuality worldwide; school exclusion in the UK; domestic violence and child contact arrangements; violence and young minds; the roles of primary school teacher, the pupil, school culture, and local community in rural Mozambique; truancy; single parent families; the rights of the child in a paediatric oncology unit; and learning rights.
Subject terms:
physical illness, refugees, rights, school exclusion, schools, single parent families, user participation, young people, child abuse, child protection, children, childrens rights, domestic violence;