Health Care Delivery category: 1556 books
by Larry Harrison
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2002
Community surveys reveal that about 6% of the adult male and 1% of the adult female population in England and Wales are drinking at high risk levels.
Alcohol Problems in the Community examines the implications of recent community care legislation for government policy on alcohol. The first part of...
Mad Cow Crisis
Health And The Public Good
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2005
The announcement that BOSER might cause a fatal human disease "Creutzfeldt- Jacob disease CJD" triggered enormous media attention, public alarm and government wrangling that threatened the future of European integration.; As Scott Ratzan argues: "It is my belief that the [BOSER crisis]...
The Social Workers' Toolbox
Sustainable Multimethod Social Work
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
The Social Workers' Toolbox aims to bring order to the diversity of tools which are so characteristic of social work: assessment tools, practice tools and outcome-measurement tools. The tools described in this Toolbox can be directly put into practice and adapted to the social workers’ personalized...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
All over the world, families and communities are key providers of care and support. This is particularly true in relation to serious illnesses such as HIV and AIDS. Yet families and communities can also stigmatize their members, leaving people to die in the most appalling conditions. This book looks...
Mental Illness in the Community
The pathway to psychiatric care
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.
This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have...
Latinos and Alcohol Use/Abuse Revisited
Advances and Challenges for Prevention and Treatment Programs
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The one-of-a-kind exploration of effective alcohol prevention and treatment for Latinos-now and for the future!
By the year 2020, the Latino population in the United States will increase to 60 million, making up 18 percent of all residents. Latinos and Alcohol Use/Abuse Revisited: Advances...
Practising Social Work Ethics Around the World
Cases and Commentaries
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Ethics is an increasingly important theme in social work practice. Worldwide, social workers experience common ethical challenges (how to be fair, whether to break a rule, how to act in politically tense situations) in very different contexts – from disaster relief in China to child protection work...
Mental Health And Infant Development
Volume Two: Case Histories
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
by Phil Scraton
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2004
Examining debates concerning children and young people, this text discusses the politics of childhood , focusing on topics such as: the family; education and schooling; mental health; crime and justice; and sexuality.
Culture, Society And Sexuality
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2002
Since the beginnings of time, people have been interested in sex - the form it takes, the pleasure it can give, the circumstances in which it occurs, and what it means - both for the individuals concerned and to society more generally. Often seen as a synonym for love, sometimes as an expression of...
The Impact of Welfare Reform
Balancing Safety Nets and Behavior Modification
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Get a balanced, comprehensive analysis of the effects from 1996 welfare reform
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 was aimed at repairing the welfare system of the United States. The Impact of Welfare Reform: Balancing Safety Nets and Behavior Modification...
Disability and Social Work Education
Practice and Policy Issues
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Bridging the chasm between the disabled and a just and fair society takes skill, dedication, and a deep understanding of the issues. Disability and Social Work Education: Practice and Policy Issues presents leading social work experts providing insightful, effective strategies to address the current...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
For too long the collective struggles of the oppressed over welfare provision and welfare settlement have been ignored, yet such struggles punctuate recent British history. By presenting a series of case-studies of episodes of collective action from the field of social policy and social welfare, Class...
The aWAKE Project, Second Edition
Uniting Against the African AIDS Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2005
"Today, this very day, 5,500 Africans will die of AIDS. If this isn't emergency, what is?" -Bono (U2)
The aWAKE Project, Second Edition is an updated collection of stories and essays geared toward educating and mobilizing Americans to help with the AIDS crisis in Africa. Action is...