Social Services category: 2206 books
International Perspectives on Social Work in Health Care
Past, Present, and Future
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
In the new health care environment, social workers are being called upon to act as case managers, coordinators, evaluators, therapists, and researchers. International Perspectives on Social Work in Health Care brings together academics and practitioners to discuss what managed care, cost containment,...
Social Action with Children and Families
A Community Development Approach to Child and Family Welfare
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
Meeting the needs of children at the same time as promoting family life is more than a question of resources: it needs a culture change in social services: a rediscovery and a modernization of the social action and community development traditions in social work. In Social Action with Children and...
From Crisis to Recovery
Strategic Planning for Response, Resilience and Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Crises Happen... Will You Be Ready?
Crises affect people on many different levels, including psychological well-being. The 2004/2009 tsunamis, hurricanes Rita and Katrina, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are among events continuing to affect millions of lives daily. Potential events like Avian...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Make the best use of measurement approaches that gauge social behavior
Here is a state-of-the-art examination of various approaches to measuring and assessing client functioning and specific aspects of clients’ social environments. It examines numerous age groups and ethnic populations and...
Stories Celebrating Group Work
It's Not Always Easy to Sit on Your Mouth
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Stories Celebrating Group Work: It’s Not Always Easy to Sit on Your Mouth celebrates the 25th anniversary of the esteemed journal Social Work with Groups with a collection of 21 narratives from group work practitioners and educators. These highly personal stories from a range of social workers-young...
Tangled Relationships
Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2001
Should a therapist counsel a former lover or accept a client's gift? If so, has a boundary been crossed? Some boundary issues, like beginning a sexual relationship with a client, are obvious pitfalls to avoid, but what about more subtle issues, like hugging a client or disclosing personal information...
Motivational Interviewing
A Workbook for Social Workers
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Motivational interviewing is a person-centered, collaborative method for exploring ambivalence and enhancing motivation to change. Compatible with social work values and ethics, it is applicable to the wide range of problems and helping situations with which direct practice social workers are involved....
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Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
The traditional lines of demarcation between service providers and service users are shifting. Professionals in managed service organizations are working to incorporate the voices of service users into their missions and the way they function, and service users, with growing access to knowledge, have...
A Culture of Fear
An Inside Look at Los Angeles County’s Department of Children & Family Services
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2014
A Culture of Fear takes readers inside the largest child protective services agency in the country, Los Angeles County’s Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS). Julian J. Dominguez and Melinda Murphy, current and former DCFS employees, respectively, expose some of the most serious deficiencies...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Need is a popular but controversial concept in social policy. 'Needs-led' has become a mantra in children's services in recent years, yet theorists still argue about the meaning and value of the concept of 'need'. There are lots of needs assessment at the individual child and population levels, but...
Collaborative Helping
A Strengths Framework for Home-Based Services
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014
An interdisciplinary framework for sustainable helping through cross-system collaboration
This hands-on resource provides clear, practical guidance for supportive service professionals working in a home-based environment. Drawing on best practices from a range of disciplines, this book provides...
At-Risk Children and Youth
Resiliency Explored
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Discover strategies to reinforce the strengths of the youngest members of society
What assistance can be provided to a disadvantaged youngster to help them bounce back to conquer challenges while growing up? At-Risk Children and Youth analyzes the results from accumulated research on the risk...
by Margarita Pérez Pulido
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Ethics Management in Libraries and Other Information Services presents professional ethics from a managerial point-of-view, explaining how to implement ethical management systems in libraries and information services and presenting the necessary tools needed to understand the practical application...
Integrated Care in Action
A Practical Guide for Health, Social Care and Housing Support
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
Integration is now a key expectation within the delivery of health and social care services in the UK and internationally. However, it still remains difficult to achieve and sustain in practice. Based on learning from successful, and unsuccessful, integrated care initiatives, this book is an invaluable...