Social Services category: 2206 books
Landscapes of Care
Comparative Perspectives on Family Caregiving
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Given the increasing shift of care from state residential services to community-based support, this book examines the complex geographies of family caregiving for young adults with intellectual disabilities. It traces how family ’carers’ are directly and indirectly affected by a broad array of...
by Mary R. Rapshaw
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2002
BECOME A FOSTER PARENT A mom, dad, house and dog do not make a home. Everyday, there are children who experience this sad fact when they are removed from their home due to neglect or abuse. Not every foster child has a foster family. In some regions, foster children must wait for long periods of time...
Life After Welfare
Reform and the Persistence of Poverty
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2009
In the decade since President Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 into law—amidst promises that it would "end welfare as we know it"—have the reforms ending entitlements and moving toward time limits and work requirements lifted...
by Zaidi Salman; Alam Asad; Mitra Pradeep K.
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2009
The past two decades in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union have been times of tremendous change, with countries undergoing rapid transformation from centrally-planned to market-oriented economies. While poverty increased during the initial years of transition, primarily on account of the sharp...
Federalism and Decentralization in Health Care
A Decision Space Approach
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2018
While health system decentralization is often associated with federations, there has been limited study on the connection between federalism and the organization of publicly financed or mandated health services. Federalism and Decentralization in Health Care examines eight federations that differ...
by Collectif
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
The report analyses the performance of Lithuania’s health system which has been long characterised by its institutional stability and the steady pursuit of a policy agenda aimed at adapting it to the evolving burden of disease. Today, even if total spending on health is low and out-of-pocket payments...
Finger Foods
A Three-week Menu & Recipes (Metric Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2005
Nutrition Consultants Australia provides a diverse range of Servicesand Products hopefully some of them will appeal to you the visitorto this site. Whilst our Consultancy services are provided solelywithin the residential Aged Care sector, our Products have broaderappeal. Any Health Professional or...
The European Social Model Adrift
Europe, Social Cohesion and the Economic Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
This volume presents a new perspective for discussing the European social contract and its main challenges, bringing together single-nation and comparative studies from across Europe. Presenting both theoretical discussions and empirical case studies, it explores various aspects of social cohesion,...
Multicultural Social Work Practice
A Competency-Based Approach to Diversity and Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2015
A thorough exploration of diversity and social justice within the field of social work
Multicultural Social Work Practice: A Competency-Based Approach to Diversity and Social Justice, 2nd Edition has been aligned with the Council on Social Work Education's 2015 Educational Policy and Standards...
by William B. Russell III, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Since the beginning of the 20th century, the film industry has confronted, challenged, and explored various social issues through its films. Social issue films are an excellent resource for teaching social issues. Teachers will find this book to be a valuable resource for teaching social issues. This...
Building Social Security
Volume 6, The Challenge of Privatization
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
In recent years, in both the specialist press and the tabloids, the idea of privatization of social security has become a shimmering catch phrase. Politicians base election campaigns on promises of more or less privatization in social security. Many governments introduce private business management...
Social Policy for Social Work, Social Care and the Caring Professions
Scottish Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Since devolution in 1999, social policy within Scotland has burgeoned. The Scottish Parliament has a range of powers in relation to key policy areas including social work, education, health, child care, child protection, law and home affairs, and housing. These powers and the existence of a distinct...
by Bob Deacon
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2007
`This primer on the global politics of social policy … is essential reading for students as well as others seriously interested in improving the human condition. Nuanced and critical, Deacon's book offers a much needed and constructive guide to the complex supra-national debates over rights, regulation...
by Dr Anthony Hall, James O. Midgley
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2004
'Strong social policy is essential for sustainable growth. This book is an extremely useful overview of social policy issue for policy makers and anyone who wants to understand the true roots of successful sustainable development' -Ian Johnson, Vice President for Sustainable Development, The World...