Social Services category: 2206 books
The Investment State
Charting the Future of Social Policy
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2018
Historically, the welfare state of the 20th century, which was built on the foundation of an industrial economy, seems poorly adapted to a 21st-century information age. Socially, profound demographic shifts--especially an aging population, increasing numbers of women in the labor force, and surging...
by Kuhner, Stefan, Hudson
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
This fully updated edition of an essential introductory text offers a concise guide to the key structures and concepts in social policy and is now supplemented by unique and innovative digital content that adds depth and provides a truly integrated way of learning. It is accompanied by a digital app,...
by Craig W. LeCroy, Elizabeth K. Anthony
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014
A detailed look at how to apply clinical theories to social work practice
Thinking through real-life cases to make connections between theory and practice is a crucial element of social work education. Now in its Second Edition, Case Studies in Child, Adolescent, and Family Treatment contains...
by Cliff Alcock
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
The completely revised second edition of this highly respected textbook provides a comprehensive yet digestible and accessible introduction to the theoretical foundations, development and crucial areas of contemporary concern in social policy and welfare. Fully up to date, it provides a concise but...
The Social Protection Indicator
Assessing Results for Asia
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to develop and update a comprehensive set of comparable and accessible data to help measure performance of social protection programs in Asia. The Social Protection Indicator (SPI) report presents data on government social protection programs collected...
New Strategies for Social Innovation
Market-Based Approaches for Assisting the Poor
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Market-based development strategies designed to help the world's poor receive significant support from advocates, academics, governments, and the media, yet frequently the perceived success of these programs rests on carefully selected examples and one-sided, enthusiastic accounts. In practice, these...
Understanding social security 3e
Issues for policy and practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
The political and economic landscape of UK social security provision has changed significantly since the 2008 financial crisis. This fully revised, restructured and updated 3rd edition of a go-to text book covers all the key policy changes and their implications since the elections of 2010 and 2015....
The Social Protection Indicator
Assessing Results for the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to developing and updating a comprehensive set of comparable and accessible data to help measure performance of social protection programs in Asia and the Pacific. This 2016 report is the first comprehensive assessment of government social protection programs...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2010
Few contemporary social problems in the U.S. affect more people daily than those within the American health care system. Social Movements and the Transformation of American Health Care is the first collection of essays to examine dynamics of change in health care institutions through the lens of contemporary...
Road to Rights
Women, Social Security and Protection in India
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Social security is an investment in human resources, which can provide overall security for a person within the family, workplace, and society. The right to social security is an important human right and an essential precondition for the realization of all human rights. It thus represents an essential...
The Survival Guide for Newly Qualified Child and Family Social Workers
Hitting the Ground Running
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
So, you've passed your degree and have started your first job. But are you confident about translating the theory into practice? Are you prepared to juggle the workload of a busy social worker? Do you have a plan for your continuing professional development? This practical guide provides a wealth...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2019
Bringing together top scholars in the field, Universality and Social Policy in Canada provides an overview of the universality principle in social welfare. The contributors survey the many contested meanings of universality in relation to specific social programs, the field of social policy, and the...
Praxis for the Poor
Piven and Cloward and the Future of Social Science in Social Welfare
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
Praxis for the Poor puts the relationship of politics to scholarship front and center through an examination of the work of Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward. Piven and Cloward proved that social science could inform social-policy politics in ways that helped energize a movement. Praxis for the...
Gender and Social Security Reform
What's Fair for Women?
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Aging populations are creating tremendous pressures on social security systems throughout the world, lifting the need for reform to the top of policy agendas. Proposed reforms often have different implications for men and women. At the same time, traditional family and gender roles are changing with...