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Welfare, Poverty and Development in Latin America (Hardcover): Christopher Abel, Colin M. Lewis Welfare, Poverty and Development in Latin America (Hardcover)
Christopher Abel, Colin M. Lewis
R4,409 Discovery Miles 44 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Analyzing the social consequences of recent development strategies in Latin America, this volume introduces readers to official strategies, private initiatives and individual responses to issues of welfare and poverty during the 20th century. These issues are addressed from several disciplines, using conventional economic data to interpret social change.;An introduction is followed by a wide range of case studies, including Pinochet's Chile, the Haiti of the Duvaliers and Nicaragua under the Somocistas and Sandinistas, as well as Brazil, Mexico, the Argentine, Cuba and Columbia. Christopher Abel is co-editor with Nissa Torrents of "Jose Marti: Revolutionary Democrat".

Geriatric Residential Care (Hardcover): Robert D. Hill, Brian L. Thorn, John Bowling, Anthony Morrison Geriatric Residential Care (Hardcover)
Robert D. Hill, Brian L. Thorn, John Bowling, Anthony Morrison
R1,338 Discovery Miles 13 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book's main goal is to examine the concept of residential care from a psychological perspective. The chapter authors espouse a psychological approach to long-term residential care and an effort is made throughout the text to present a model of care that encompasses the whole individual. Since psychologists are being increasingly asked to provide consultation to long-term residential care facilities, the need for psychologically-based care models has become apparent. This text offers assistance in developing and maintaining residential care environments that maximize quality of life and personal well-being in the presence of declining physical and emotional resources that are associated with the vicissitudes of living into advanced aging.
"Geriatric Residential Care" is divided into four parts. Part I addresses psychological and social issues facing the frail elderly who are candidates for, or are living in residential care settings. Part II addresses issues in the assessment of individuals in residential care. Part III highlights the design and execution of intervention strategies in residential care. Part IV addresses how organizational aspects of residential care contexts can optimize the quality and meaningfulness of care.

Understanding Human Races - The Restoration of the lost African Race and the Final Solution to the Problems of Humanity... Understanding Human Races - The Restoration of the lost African Race and the Final Solution to the Problems of Humanity (Hardcover)
Donald E. Mbosowo
R883 Discovery Miles 8 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Homelessness and Its Consequences - The Impact on Children's Psychological Well-being (Hardcover): Rosemarie T. Downer Homelessness and Its Consequences - The Impact on Children's Psychological Well-being (Hardcover)
Rosemarie T. Downer
R4,624 Discovery Miles 46 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


This book explores in detail the concept of homelessness by examining the dynamics of shelter living and the financial costs in comparison to the psychological costs to the children and the family. A comparison is made with housed low-income families to highlight the fact that homelessness, outside of poverty, does play a key role in the negative outcomes of homeless children and families. Psychological well-being is defined with behavioural outcomes and self-concept while family functioning is defined with parenting dimensions, family environment and social supports. Strong recommendations are made for program implementations to provide a comprehensive response to the needs of homeless families with children.

Environmental Politics Casebook - Genetically Modified Foods (Paperback): Norman Miller Environmental Politics Casebook - Genetically Modified Foods (Paperback)
Norman Miller
R1,481 R1,295 Discovery Miles 12 950 Save R186 (13%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Environmental Politics Casebook: Genetically Modified Foods includes testimony, journal and newspaper articles, book chapters, and interest group communications such as press releases and on-line briefs, as well as other studies and reports that constitute the principal elements of the public debate on the genetic modification of food. A companion to Environmental Politics: Interest Groups, the Media, and the Making of Policy, it provides the substantive, detailed, case-in-point application for practices and principles previously discussed only in theory, keeping the basic text compact and current.

Careers in Mental Health - Opportunities in Psychology, Counselling and Social Work (Paperback): K Metz Careers in Mental Health - Opportunities in Psychology, Counselling and Social Work (Paperback)
K Metz
R908 Discovery Miles 9 080 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Accessible and unbiased, Careers in Mental Health introduces upper-level high school students and beginning undergraduates to the different aspects of various mental health professions. * Contains essential career advice for anyone considering an advanced degree in one of the helping professions within mental health * Covers clinical psychology, counseling psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, substance abuse counseling, and school psychology * Clarifies the distinctions between professions by discussing the history and philosophy of each field, requirements for advanced education, licensing, available jobs, salary potential, and more * Includes a section with practical information applicable to all the professions, such as characteristics for success, ethical issues, the importance of critical thinking, applying to graduate school, and current issues affecting the field of mental health

Leaving Residential Care (Hardcover): Jim Black, Paul Brearley, Penny Gutridge, Gwyneth Roberts Leaving Residential Care (Hardcover)
Jim Black, Paul Brearley, Penny Gutridge, Gwyneth Roberts
R1,823 Discovery Miles 18 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1982 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.

Management in the Social and Safety Services (Hardcover): Norman C. Hunt, W.D. Reekie Management in the Social and Safety Services (Hardcover)
Norman C. Hunt, W.D. Reekie
R5,815 Discovery Miles 58 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1974 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.

The Organization from Within - A comparative study of social institutions based on a sociotherapeutic approach (Hardcover):... The Organization from Within - A comparative study of social institutions based on a sociotherapeutic approach (Hardcover)
Cyril Sofer
R5,815 Discovery Miles 58 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1961 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.

The Twentieth-Century Welfare State (Hardcover): David Gladstone The Twentieth-Century Welfare State (Hardcover)
David Gladstone
R3,885 Discovery Miles 38 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The welfare state has been one of the most significant developments in twentieth-century Britain. Drawing on much recent research, The Twentieth-Century Welfare State narrates its principal changes and provides a thematic historical introduction to issues of finance and funding, providers and users and the role of the welfare state as a system of social stratification. Change and continuity are central themes, while the 'moving frontier' between the state and other suppliers in the mixed economy of twentieth-century welfare is also analysed.

The Environment and Social Policy (Hardcover): Michael Cahill The Environment and Social Policy (Hardcover)
Michael Cahill
R4,464 Discovery Miles 44 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Contents:
1. Sustainability and Social Policy 2. Sustainable Development: The Policy Response 3. Local Agenda 21 4. Green Ideas 5. Environmental Health 6. Housing and Urban Development 7. Food 8. Work 9. One World

The Health and Social Care Divide - The Experiences of Older People (Hardcover, New edition): Jon Glasby, Rosemary Littlechild The Health and Social Care Divide - The Experiences of Older People (Hardcover, New edition)
Jon Glasby, Rosemary Littlechild
R2,733 Discovery Miles 27 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Improving partnership working between health and social care agencies has long been a feature of government policy but has recently gained increased impetus as a result of New Labour's commitment to joined-up government. This book provides a detailed but accessible introduction to policy and practice at the interface between health and social care. Drawing on key research, government policies and real-life case studies, the book assists health and social care professionals to work more effectively together in order to improve services for users and carers. The health and social care divide: explains why partnerships are important and what helps or hinders partnership working; reviews the legal and policy framework, providing a chronological overview and placing current initiatives in their historical and social policy context; summarises existing research findings with regard to key health and social care policy debates; uses case studies to explore the implications of this research for health and social care practitioners; provides good practice guidance for both students and frontline practitioners. The book is designed as an introductory text for those working or training to work in a multi-agency environment. In particular, it will be of interest to social work, nursing, therapy and medical students, frontline practitioners and those undertaking post-qualification training courses.

Managing to Care (Paperback, New): Ann Dill Managing to Care (Paperback, New)
Ann Dill
R1,060 Discovery Miles 10 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The point of departure for "Managing to Care" is widespread concern that the present delivery of health and social welfare services is fragmented, uncoordinated, inefficient, costly, wasteful, and ultimately detrimental to clients' health and wellbeing. Dill traces the evolution of case management from its start as a tool for integrating services on the level of the individual client to its current role as a force behind the most significant trends in health care. Those trends include the entrenchment of bureaucracy, the challenges of once dominant professions, and the rise of corporate control. The author's purpose in adopting this analysis is to invite further scrutiny of the case management profession, and at the same time to identify new possibilities for its application. This volume brings together thoughts developed over many years of observing and participating in case management programs. It provides a multilayered perspective of case management, showing linkages among its social and historical contexts and the ways it is practiced today in diverse service settings. The author emerged convinced about the essential need for care coordination, and that present ways of providing care can work against our highest objectives in doing so. The paradoxes and contraindications embedded in case management practice became a major theme of the book. "Managing to Care" is highly critical of the ways case management has come to absorb and reflect the organizational flaws of the very service systems it was intended to reform. Too often management of the case comes to dominate care. The author does not call for a rejection of professional systems in favor of a resurrected informal community. While much can and should be done to strengthen our ties to one another, there will always be people whose problems require more expert help. Dill argues here that case management can provide such help, and provide it well, but only if it is grounded in the human dimension of a caring relationship. "Ann E. P. Dill," associate professor of sociology and gender studies at Brown University, is a medical sociologist and social gerontologist. Her research examines issues affecting the long-term provision of health care and social services, both in the United States and in countries formerly part of Yugoslavia.

Handbook of Research on Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations (Hardcover): Lidia Oliveira, Federico... Handbook of Research on Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations (Hardcover)
Lidia Oliveira, Federico Tajariol, Liliana Baptista Goncalves
R5,784 Discovery Miles 57 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The contemporary world is characterized by the massive use of digital communication platforms and services that allow people to stay in touch with each other and their organizations. On the other hand, it is also a world with great challenges in terms of crisis, disaster, and emergency situations of various kinds. Thus, it is crucial to understand the role of digital platforms/services in the context of crisis, disaster, and emergency situations. The Handbook of Research on Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations presents recent studies on crisis, disaster, and emergency situations in which digital technologies are considered as a key mediator. Featuring multi- and interdisciplinary research findings, this comprehensive reference work highlights the relevance of society's digitization and its usefulness and contribution to the different phases and types of risk scenarios. Thus, the book investigates the design of digital services that are specifically developed for use in crisis situations and examines services such as online social networks that can be used for communication purposes in emergency events. Highlighting themes that include crisis management communication, risk monitoring, digital crisis intervention, and smartphone applications, this book is of particular use to governments, institutions, corporations, and professionals who deal with crisis, disaster, and emergency scenarios, as well as researchers, academicians, and students working in fields such as communications, multimedia, sociology, political science, and engineering.

The Quadroon; Or, a Lover's Adventures in Louisiana (Hardcover): Mayne Reid The Quadroon; Or, a Lover's Adventures in Louisiana (Hardcover)
Mayne Reid
R932 Discovery Miles 9 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rethinking the Meaning of Family for Adolescents and Youth in Zimbabwe's Child Welfare Institutions (Hardcover, 1st ed.... Rethinking the Meaning of Family for Adolescents and Youth in Zimbabwe's Child Welfare Institutions (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Getrude Dadirai Gwenzi
R3,577 Discovery Miles 35 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the lives of children and young adults living in residential care systems in Zimbabwe and their unique conceptualization of family. While the importance of family for the development and wellbeing of children can't be overemphasized, the questions of what and who counts as family to orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) are under-researched. Gwenzi brings a social constructionist approach to study OVCs in institutional care as well as living with their families in Zimbabwe, finding that they do not have a single definition of family and that they use diverse characteristics to describe what family means to them. With the data suggesting a need for belonging, continuity of relationships, protection, and trust, this study makes recommendations for policy and practice with youth in alternative care in sub-Saharan Africa.

Leading with Feminist Care Ethics in Higher Education - Experiences, Practices, and Possibilities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022):... Leading with Feminist Care Ethics in Higher Education - Experiences, Practices, and Possibilities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Christie Schultz
R3,883 Discovery Miles 38 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book explores how academic leaders throughout higher education experience and practice care and the ethics of care. Drawing on a narrative inquiry study of experiences and practices of feminist care ethics in higher education leadership, Schultz counters academic norms, including expectations of competition and criticism across all activities, by uncovering the common experiences of academic leaders who intentionally adopt practices guided by an ethics of care and relationality. Within the context of institutions of higher education responding to present-day social movements, the book highlights how practices of care-centered leadership can enable change that begins on campus and reaches outwards to positively impact the community.

Nordic Welfare States in the European Context (Hardcover): Johan Fritzell, Bjorn Hvinden, Mikko Kautto, Jon Kvist, Hannu... Nordic Welfare States in the European Context (Hardcover)
Johan Fritzell, Bjorn Hvinden, Mikko Kautto, Jon Kvist, Hannu Uusitalo
R4,944 Discovery Miles 49 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


This important sequel to Nordic Social Policy (Routledge 1999) compares welfare state development over the last twenty years in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with that of Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and other Western European countries. Topics covered include:
* income distribution, health inequalities and gender equality
* gender policies, health and social care services and policy reaction to family changes
* social security and employment policies
* financing of welfare states.
In the context of globalisation, ageing populations, changing employment patterns and rising inequalities, Nordic Welfare States in the European Context offers an empirical analysis of welfare adaptations and a lively discussion of the historical development of European social policy. It finds a greater ambiguity regarding variation and trends than is commonly suggested. Contrary to expectation, there is little evidence of the Europeanisation of Nordic welfare states, rather the reverse. The comparable and empirical data used in this study make it a unique contribution to understanding current trends in European social policy.

Nordic Welfare States in the European Context (Paperback): Johan Fritzell, Bjorn Hvinden, Mikko Kautto, Jon Kvist, Hannu... Nordic Welfare States in the European Context (Paperback)
Johan Fritzell, Bjorn Hvinden, Mikko Kautto, Jon Kvist, Hannu Uusitalo
R1,989 Discovery Miles 19 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


This important sequel to Nordic Social Policy (Routledge 1999) compares welfare state development over the last twenty years in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with that of Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and other Western European countries. Topics covered include:
* income distribution, health inequalities and gender equality
* gender policies, health and social care services and policy reaction to family changes
* social security and employment policies
* financing of welfare states.
In the context of globalisation, ageing populations, changing employment patterns and rising inequalities, Nordic Welfare States in the European Context offers an empirical analysis of welfare adaptations and a lively discussion of the historical development of European social policy. It finds a greater ambiguity regarding variation and trends than is commonly suggested. Contrary to expectation, there is little evidence of the Europeanisation of Nordic welfare states, rather the reverse. The comparable and empirical data used in this study make it a unique contribution to understanding current trends in European social policy.

Family Foster Care in the Next Century (Paperback): Kathy Barbell, Lois Wright Family Foster Care in the Next Century (Paperback)
Kathy Barbell, Lois Wright
R1,073 Discovery Miles 10 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Family foster care is supposed to provide temporary protection and nurturing for children experiencing maltreatment. Although it has long been a critical service for millions of children in the United States, the increased attention given to this service in the last two decades has focused more on its inability to achieve its intended outcomes than on its successes. However, as social and political trends and new legislation reshape child welfare, policymakers and service providers continue to offer innovative policy and practice options for this child welfare service. Though use of the service has changed, family foster care remains important.
Responding to a widespread sense of the "drifting" of children in care, Congress passed the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980. This legislation became a key factor shaping the current status of family foster care. Its goal was to reduce reliance on out-of-home care and encourage use of preventive and reunification services; it also mandated that agencies engage in planning efforts for permanent solutions for foster children. Yet, despite federal mandates and funding, the child welfare system has continued to struggle to provide the level of services needed for children to reduce the amount of time children remain in temporary foster care. The latest response to these problems, the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, established unequivocally that safety, permanency, and well-being were national goals for children in the child welfare system. To comply with the law, public and private agencies are required to initiate significant program and practice changes in the coming years to improve permanency outcomes and child well-being in family foster care.
The central theme of the volume is accountability for outcomes, certainly a current driving force in child welfare as well as in other public and private service fields. This volume will be of interest to all concerned with the social welfare of children and families at the end of the twentieth century.
Kathy Barbell is director of Foster Care of the Child Welfare League of America, Washington, DC.
Lois Wright is assistant dean at the College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Columbia.

Key Concepts in Mental Health (Paperback, 6th Revised edition): David Pilgrim Key Concepts in Mental Health (Paperback, 6th Revised edition)
David Pilgrim
R934 Discovery Miles 9 340 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A classic and long-trusted resource that provides short summaries of all the key theories, concepts and terminology associated with mental health. Each entry is neatly summarised and thoroughly referenced giving the reader an immediate and thorough entry point to the subject. Structured into four sections, the text starts with entries related to Mental Health and Mental Abnormality, before moving onto Mental Health Services and Society. The new edition offers: 70 concise chapters including new entries on social networks and loneliness Updates across all chapters to align with contemporary, critical debates in mental health Appropriate consideration of the intersection of Covid-19 and mental health An essential guide for students of mental health studies, health, nursing, social work, education, psychology, counselling and psychotherapy.

Power of Attorney:  The One-Stop Guide - All you need to know: granting it, using it or relying on it (Paperback, Main): Sandra... Power of Attorney: The One-Stop Guide - All you need to know: granting it, using it or relying on it (Paperback, Main)
Sandra McDonald
R348 R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Save R18 (5%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

One of the most powerful ways we can care for our future is to create a Power of Attorney. This simple document allows an appointed person to make decisions for us in the case that we can no longer do so ourselves. But what does it mean to be someone's attorney? And how can it be set up? This book is designed to offer clear, practical advice for anyone making this decision, or needing to exercise their rights. Drawing on over two decades of professional and personal experience, Sandra McDonald explains everything that you need to know about Power of Attorney, including: - how to create the legal document - how to implement it - dealing with others and safeguarding The result is an invaluable resource for anyone who is, has or deals with a Power of Attorney.

Household Welfare in Central Asia (Hardcover): Jane Falkingham, Jeni Klugman, Sheila Marnie, John Micklewright Household Welfare in Central Asia (Hardcover)
Jane Falkingham, Jeni Klugman, Sheila Marnie, John Micklewright
R2,882 Discovery Miles 28 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Central Asian republics represent the poorest area of the former Soviet Union and this book contains the first rigorous analysis of household living standards in the region. Part I deals with methodological issues of measuring household welfare in transition, Part II quantifies living standards in various ways, and Part III looks at support given by the state, firms, other households and NGOs - the 'mixed economy' of welfare provision. The book is characterised by analysis of newly available survey data.

Reading Political Philosophy - Machiavelli to Mill (Hardcover): Derek Matravers, Jonathan Pike, Nigel Warburton Reading Political Philosophy - Machiavelli to Mill (Hardcover)
Derek Matravers, Jonathan Pike, Nigel Warburton
R4,485 Discovery Miles 44 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This text is a clear and thorough introduction to political philosophy and political thought. Each chapter begins with a brief overview of a major political thinker and clearly introduces one or more of their most influential works. The reader is then introduced to key secondary readings, aiming to complement and further their understanding of the thinker and text in question. Key features of the book also include clear exercises, reading notes and guides for further reading. The book is structured around eight major works including Machiavelli's "The Prince"; Hobbes - "Leviathan"; Locke- "The Second Treatise of Government"; Rousseau - "The Social Contract"; " Two Concepts of Liberty' by Isaiah Berlin'; Marx and Engels - "The German Ideology (Part 1)"; and Mill - "On Liberty". This text provides students with the skills necessary to understand the main thinkers, texts and arguments of political philosophy. It requires no previous knowledge of philosophy or politics and is suitable to anyone coming to political philosophy and political thought for the first time.

Irregular Migration and Invisible Welfare (Hardcover, New): M Ambrosini Irregular Migration and Invisible Welfare (Hardcover, New)
M Ambrosini
R2,083 R1,953 Discovery Miles 19 530 Save R130 (6%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book examines the paradoxical position of irregular migrants in European society, who are often labelled as 'illegal' residents but who in fact provide much needed, essential support to welfare systems. Focusing on care work at home for the elderly, the book argues that increasingly restrictive immigration policies directly contradicts the growing need for care-givers since the majority of those employed are a result of illegal immigration. The book also explores the personal issues faced by these irregular migrants such as their concerns for family members that are left behind and the pressures that migration imposes on these relationships as migrants struggle to improve the daily conditions of their lives.

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