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Affecting Change
An action-oriented text that continues to provide new ideas and strategies for advocating on behalf of clients, while reflecting advances in technology and changes in social welfare policy. This practical, step-by-step guide focuses on advocacy as the central mission of social work practice, showing students how to develop political action skills. -- back cover.
From Charity to Social Work
Mary E. Richmond (1861-1928) was a contemporary of Jane Addams and an influential leader in the American charity organization movement. In this biography--the first in-depth study of Richmond's life and work--Elizabeth N. Agnew examines the contributions of this important, if hitherto under-valued, woman to the field of charity and to its development into professional social work. Orphaned at a young age and largely self-educated, Richmond initially entered charity work as a means of self-support, but came to play a vital role in transforming philanthropy--previously seen as a voluntary expression of individual altruism--into a valid, organized profession. Her career took her from charity or...
Information and Referral in Reference Services
This book investigates a wide variety of situations and models which fall under the umbrella of information and referral. It examines traditional views in public libraries and library systems as well as descriptions of programs in nontraditional settings, such as academic libraries. A human services perspective is explored and research models are presented.
Social Policy and Social Change
The Second Edition of Social Policy and Social Change is a timely examination of the field, unique in its inclusion of both a historical analysis of problems and policy and an exploration of how capitalism and the market economy have contributed to them. The New Edition of this seminal text examines issues of discrimination, health care, housing, income, and child welfare and considers the policies that strive to improve them. With a focus on how domestic social policies can be transformed to promote social justice for all groups, Jimenez et al. consider the impact of globalization in the United States while addressing developing concerns now emerging in the global village.
The Social Services
A text for a first course in a two-year or four-year undergraduate social work program. Contains sections on background, social problems and social services, methods of social work practice, case vignettes, and special groups, issues, and trends. This fifth edition adds content on managed care, technological change, AIDS, welfare reform, and physician-assisted suicide, and reflects changes in accreditation in the field. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
