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Statistics in Social Work: An Introduction to Practical Application
Author: Amy Batchelor Paperback: 191 pages Publisher: Columbia University Press, New York Language: English ISBN: 9780231193276 Review author: Ian Harris Batchelor presents a concise and …
Read moreHandbook of Social Work with Refugee Children and Families
Original Title: Handbuch Soziale Arbeit mit geflüchteten Kindern und Familien Luise Hartwig, Gerald Mennen and Christian Schrapper (eds) Published by: BELTZ Juventa, 2018, 782 pages …
Read moreThe School Services Sourcebook
The School Services Sourcebook is a comprehensive resource that covers the most important ant timely information needed for school based practices. It is a unique …
Read moreEnvironmental Social Work
Social work has been ‘defined’ as a profession of many faces; an art and a science, whose knowledge base is eclectic. The increasing incidence of …
Read moreSocial and Caring Professions in European Welfare States
This is a book edited by 3 colleagues from the Department of Social Work at Umeå University, a city in the North of Sweden and …
Read moreSocial Change And Social Work: The changing societal conditions of social work in time and place
This work, described as a ‘jubilee anthology’, is written by a group of contributors united through their commitment to scholarship and their research network connection …
Read moreFamilia- Escuela –Comunidad
There is a current consensus that considers education a process in which personal, familial, and socio-cultural variables converge. For that reason, contextual factors have been …
Read moreBreaking The Poverty Cycle
Breaking The Poverty Cycle uses an agent-oriented approach toward development in addressing barriers toward positive individual and community development. The authors use examples from the …
Read moreSocial Welfare in East Asia and the Pacific
Social Welfare in East Asia and the Pacific is an excellent general work on social welfare and social work in selected countries in East Asia …
Read moreSocial Work with Sex Offenders: Making a difference
Introduction This is definitely a worthwhile book for qualified social workers and students interested in any practice related to sexual offending, whether it is engaging …
Read moreEradicating Female Genital Mutilation: A UK Perspective
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is an internationally known form of abuse of female children and young people. In addition to the pain when carried out, …
Read moreU.S. Public Policy in an International Context
Refreshing, straightforward, and easy to understand, Volker Krause and Zachary Smith capture the essence of policy comparison in their book, U.S. Public Policy in an …
Read moreProfessional Social Work in East Africa: Towards Social Development, Poverty Reduction and Gender Equality
The profession of social work in Africa has had a unique and diverse history, which continues today. From clan and kinship networks of pre-colonial Africa, …
Read moreGreen Social Work – From Environmental Crises to Environmental Justice.
This book is a timely and inspiring publication. It shows that the social and the ecological question are no separable discourses and it tries to …
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