750円 Are you a cow lover? Then you are the right person to read this book and spread the message to one and all. As human beings, everyone must identify themselves as a part and parcel of the society. They must volunteer towards the welfare of the people & society.' So intimate is the cow's associatio...

2,530円 It is often claimed that local churches provide a significant proportion of social care today. This important new study considers the reality of the church's involvement to offer compelling and concrete recommendations for the future. It proposes a transformational model of welfare that breaks fr...

9,616円 This book is a timely review of scholarship in social work supervision; re-examining the state of knowledge, research and practice; and asking if it is time for a new paradigm for the field. The contributors present a universal paradigm in social work around what we understand social work to be, ...

5,638円 Social Work and Human Rights has become a standard text highlighting the role of social work in protecting the rights of vulnerable populations. Through rigorous analysis, classroom exercises, and a frank discussion of the implications for practice both within and outside of the United States, th...

5,638円 Service providers are increasingly called upon to serve clients at home, a setting even a seasoned professional can find difficult to negotiate. From monitoring the health of older populations to managing paroled offenders, preventing child abuse, and reunifying families, home-based services requ...

5,214円 Since the end of the Cold War, a virtual army of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from the United States, Britain, Germany, and elsewhere in Europe have flocked to Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. These NGOs are working on such diverse tasks as helping to establish competitive politica...

4,227円 Collaborating with community members adds a critical dimension to social work research, providing practitioners with intimate knowledge of a community's goals and needs while equipping community advocates with vital skills for social change. Sharing the inspiring story of one such partnership, Co...

5,355円 Latino small businesses provide social, economic, and cultural comfort to their communities. They are also excellent facilitators of community capacityーa major component of effective social work practice. Social work practitioners have a vested interest in seeing such businesses grow, not only a...

4,791円 Community groups and human service organizations are under a tremendous amount of pressure to strengthen their programs and measure the effectiveness of their work. These challenges have prompted many to seek consultation and technical assistance in order to better plan, develop, and evaluate the...

9,616円 Tracing the origin of work with the ‘impotent poor’ under the Poor Laws, to social workers’ current responsibilities towards vulnerable people, this book introduces the reader to the way in which the identification of particular social problems at the end of the nineteenth century led to the emer...

2,515円 Youth mentoring programs must change in order to become truly effective. The world’s leading expert shows how. Youth mentoring is among the most popular forms of volunteering in the world. But does it work? Does mentoring actually help young people succeed? In Older and Wiser, mentoring expert Je...

3,317円 Have you ever wondered why the homeless are homeless? Have you ever stopped and asked? There are many reasons why people are homeless. This book details raw and actual testimonials of 30 of the homeless and less fortunate commuity.