Social Services Welfare category: 1103 books
Moving on from Munro
Improving children's services
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014
Four years after the publication of the influential Munro Report (2011) this important publication draws together a range of experts working in the field of child protection to critically examine what impact the reforms have had on multi-agency child protection systems in this country, at both local...
Accessibility and Active Offer
Health Care and Social Services in Linguistic Minority Communities
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
It is imperative that we train leaders who are able to intervene efficiently with service users and to support a better organization of the workplace. It is especially important to look at the many issues related to postsecondary training and human resources, such as recruiting and keeping these leading...
Strengthening child protection
Sharing information in multi-agency settings
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2016
Following high-profile Serious Case Reviews into the tragic deaths of children, including Victoria Climbie, Peter Connelly and Daniel Pelka, information sharing has now become a moral and political imperative for safeguarding the welfare of children. What prompts information sharing and how do we...
Nordic Cooperation
A European region in transition
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
The recent crises in global economy and in European integration have caused a considerable revival of interest in the Nordic Welfare Model. However, less attention has been given to the ways in which the nations that form Scandinavia or ‘Norden’ are connected through various forms of inter- and...
The Return of Ordinary Capitalism
Neoliberalism, Precarity, Occupy
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
As Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward argued in the early seventies, in a capitalist economy, social welfare policies alternatingly serve political and economic ends as circumstances dictate. In moments of political stability, governments emphasize a capitalistic work ethic (even if it means working...
by Tibor Scitovsky
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Dealing with general economic theory, other than employment theory, the book discusses the theory of pure and monopolistic competition - with a special emphasis upon welfare aspects. Beginning with an analysis of the consumer and of the individual firm, the main stress is nevertheless placed on the analysis of the economic system as a whole.
by Nick Frost, Shaheen Abbott, Tracey Race
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2015
Family Support introduces and explores the state of the art in preventative social work with children and young people. Drawing on contemporary thinking and research, the book aims to make a contribution to current debates about how we can best support families in need.
Underpinning the book...
Reasserting the Public in Public Services
New Public Management Reforms
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2010
After two decades of dominating the public sector reform agenda, privatization is on the wane as states gradually reassert themselves in many formerly privatized sectors. The change of direction is a response to the realization that privatization is not working as intended, especially in public service...
Gender and Community Care
Social Work and Social Care Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2000
Are there differences in the way that men and women care? Are the care needs of women and men perceived as being different? What do we mean by community? Is being cared for always a positive experience? How can social workers and social care workers work positively with individual differences?Much has...
Micro-enterprise and personalisation
What size is good care?
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2016
Shifts to independent delivery of health and social care services have led to increased numbers of micro-enterprises. Could these tiny organisations with just 5 or fewer employees be the best way of delivering cost-effective health and social care services in the context of decreased budgets and increased...
The Great Forgetting
The Past, Present and Future of Social Democracy and the Welfare State
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
The Great Forgetting: The Past, Present, and Future of Social Democracy and the Welfare State reminds us that we were much happier when we were more equal, shared common goals, and trusted that government would be there for all of us when we needed it. The Great Forgetting emphasises that economic...
A Handbook for Interprofessional Practice in the Human Services
Learning to Work Together
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
A Handbook for Inter-professional Practice in the Human Services: Learning to Work Together is an essential text for all students of inter-professional education, and for practitioners looking to understand and develop better inter-agency working.
With an emphasis on working collaboratively...
Equal as Citizens
The tumultuous and troubled history of a great Canadian idea
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
No matter where they live, Canadians expect and receive equal benefits from their government when it comes to old age pensions, consular services when travelling abroad, and airline safety. Canadians also expect the same quality of education, medical care, and social benefits anywhere in the country....
Sustainable Modernity
The Nordic Model and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781351765633, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
In the 21st century, Norway, Denmark and Sweden remain the icons of fair societies,...