Social Services category: 2206 books
by Allyson Pollock
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2020
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2020
In 2010, weeks after the election, the Coalition government started to dismantle the National Health Service, in an ideological assault disguised as austerity. Since its foundation in 1946, the NHS has been at the center of the welfare state, but now it lies in tatters, the result of costcutting and...
Behavior Modification in Mental Retardation
The Education and Rehabilitation of the Mentally Retarded Adolescent and Adult
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
In this important book, one of the most exciting and promising developments in clinical psychology-behavior modification is applied to the treatment of the mentally retarded, particularly those whose behavior poses difficult problems for institutions. Professor Gardner presents an easily intelligible...
Global Child Health Advocacy
On the Front Lines
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2013
Global Child Health Advocacy: On the Front Lines inspires and equips child health professionals to join together and work for positive change.
This first-in-its-field resource brings you up-close accounts of successful initiatives straight from the front lines. If offers an inside look on the...
Recasting the Imperial Far East: Britain and America in China, 1945-50
Britain and America in China, 1945-50
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2016
Attempts to shed new light on the Anglo-American rivalry in China in the period between the defeat of Japan and the triumph of the Chinese Communists. This study contends that the USSR was not a major factor in the dispute.
Reproductive Rights in New York and New Jersey
Abortion, the Empire, and the Garden
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
New York and New Jersey maintain almost identical laws dealing with abortion, but the process for developing those laws differed in each state. Courts were heavily involved in New Jersey, whereas most policy decisions came from elected officials in New York. In this book, Parent argues that these...
by Eric Newhouse
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018
Faces of Recovery continues the report on how millions of American soldiers have faced the ultimate dilemma: kill the enemy or risk being killed yourself. As documented in Eric Newhouse’s earlier book, Faces of Combat, PTSD & TBI, each choice traumatizes the brain. The trauma is cumulative —...
Health Governance in Europe
Issues, Challenges, and Theories
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2005
Health constitutes a core element of welfare states and a vital nerve in the trust relation between citizen and their governments. Focusing on the health sector, this book analyzes the closely interwoven relationship between the European Union and Member States.
The authors explore the dynamic and...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2018
This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction.
One of the fundamental struggles of U.S. conflicts in the post-World War II era continues to be how to utilize the military instrument of national power as a way to influence people...
The Porn Factor
Pornography & Child Sexual Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2017
How was it possible for Diane Roblin-Lee to have been married for 38 years without knowing that her husband, 13 years into the marriage, had begun to molest children?
The answer lies in the fact that child-molesters are such highly skilled manipulators that they can fool even a mate with whom they...
Community Effects of Leadership Development Education
Citizen Empowerment for Civic Engagement
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Community leadership development programs are designed to increase the capacity of citizens for civic engagement. These programs fill gaps in what people know about governance and the processes of governance, especially at the local level. The work of many in this field is a response to the recognition...
Employability
From Theory to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
In the struggle against unemployment and marginalization, employability has become the one major tool to counteract this phenomenon. Those who have no chances to develop or enhance their employability will fail in the competitive labor market of the new economic order. While the notion of employability...
Pensions at a Glance 2017
OECD and G20 Indicators
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
The 2017 edition of Pensions at a Glance highlights the pension reforms undertaken by OECD countries over the last two years. Moreover, one special chapter focuses on flexible retirement options in OECD countries and discusses people’s preferences regarding flexible retirement, the actual use of...
The Missing Child in Liberal Theory
Towards a Covenant Theory of Family, Community, Welfare and the Civic State
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1994
The Missing Child in Liberal Theory opens public discourse on what it is Canadians hold in common through their provision of civic assurances to children and families at risk. John O'Neill presents a strongly-worded critique of the dominant discourse of the market society. He observes the link between...
Pennies from Heaven
A Personal Experience of Providing Live-in Care with a Family Member or Friend with Dementia
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
This is an inspirational story, told from the heart, by a daughter whose father suffered from dementia for the last three years of his life. Written with openness and honesty, it will be of comfort and interest to all those in a similar situation, caring for family members with Alzheimer’s or Dementia.