Social Work

"Advances an analysis of the need to effect social change at a global level and advocates a rights-based approach to economic development.""--Reference and Research Book News," August 2004 *Links development and human rights theory with practice*Written by an award-winning author and expert in the h... More

* Argues that, to be successful, development must be understood and approached as a "complex system"* Presents case studies that demonstrate the power that all actors have to make a difference* Essential reading for all aid and development practitioners, scholars, policymakers, and donorsRapid and p... More

True survivors tell their stories of survival, including the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York; plane crashes; suicide bombers; tsunami, captured in Iraq, ski lodge collapse. The stories are written by various people from around the world and compiled by Peter Murray. It is a truly compelling ... More

Incidents of aggression and physical violence in society are of growing concern to everyone, but those working in the caring professions are particularly at risk from the very people they are trying to help. Self-assessment exercises and case studies challenge the reader to analyse his/her own expe... More

Updated with a new Foreword, this insightful guide shows how to solve problems among traditionalists, baby boomers, generation Xers, and Millennials--and how to recruit, retain, motivate, and manage each of them most effectively.If your workplace feels like a battle zone and colleagues sometimes act... More

PrefaceI Profess...IntroductionTowards Empowerment of WomenEmpowerment ProgrammesWomen in IndiaSocial Orientation and Sex Segregation of EmploymentWomen in Decision MakingTowards EmpowermentAnnexure: Women's Access to the Right to Vote and to Stand for Elections: World Chrology; Women in Parliament ... More

Written from a global perspective on risk, hazards, and disasters," Introduction to International Disaster Management" provides practitioners, educators and students with a comprehensive overview of the players, processes and special issues involved in the management of large-scale natural and techn... More

This is a unique book that looks at CSR in the context of Supply Chain Management. It explores how environmentally and socially responsible actions of businesses can help leverage supply chain sustainable progress, maintain quality, optimize energy, and protect the environment. Also included are exp... More

Authors De Jong and Berg present an interviewing skills text with a unique solution-focused approach. This unique approach views clients as competent, helps them to visualize the changes they want, and builds on what they are already doing that works. Throughout the book, the authors' present models... More

Includes established theories and cutting-edge developments. Presents the work of an international group of experts. Presents the nature, origin, implications, an future course of major unresolved issues in the area.Includes established theories and cutting-edge developments. Presents the work of an... More

Bruce Jansson's text takes the social welfare policy course beyond just presenting welfare policy descriptions by teaching students what to do with policy and by giving them a toolbox of strategies for conducting policy-practice. This hands-on policy-practice framework helps social work students to ... More

A child at loose ends needs help, and someone steps in--a Big Brother, a Big Sister, a mentor from the growing ranks of volunteers offering their time and guidance to more than two million American adolescents. Does it help? How effective are mentoring programs, and how do they work? Are there pitfa... More

Mental health and human services clinicians regularly encounter the myriad problems spawned by substance abuse - from the infant born to a woman addicted to crack cocaine to the elderly alcoholic who needs nursing home care. Until now, they have lacked a basic hands-on text to help them deal with th... More