Despite current population movement towards urban areas, rural people remain a significant yet under-served population. These communities share a rich and distinctive culture, but also face specific problems including higher rates of poverty, increased rates of obesity, and decreased access to health coverage and social services. Rural Social Work in the 21st Century, Second Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the knowledge, skills, values, ethics, and issues central to the practice of social work in small towns and rural communities. The updated second edition features a new chapter on social, economic, and environmental justice. An expanded history chapter presents new information on the use of poor farms to serve dependent rural people in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Later chapters discuss rural social services, a model for rural social work practice, and ethical practice. The final chapters focus on the practice of rural social work and challenges for the future.

Leyton has it all - looks, charisma, a successful career and the hottest girls on his arm but his whole outlook changes when tragedy hits his life. He finds himself on a journey to discover real fulfilment but it is no easy ride; temptation lurks around every corner, frustrating his attempts to become a better man] Chantelle is young, beautiful and talented but her life begins to unravel as a series of tragedies threaten to tear her world apart. Aided by a wise friend she begins to rebuild her life and face up to some hard truths. Can she overcome adversity and temptation or will she surrender to lifes storms? Michelle Johnson Daley weaves together the stories of two young people ensnared by forces beyond their control in an imbroglio of sexuality, grief, success, ambition and faith, ultimately holding out hope in the form of The One who holds the power to change.

The world's art heritage is under attack from the very people charged with its preservation, argues this important book, which has ignited controversy among art historians, curators, and restorers. In the world's museums and in towns and cities throughout Europe, misguided restoration efforts are having irreversible, often tragic effects on masterpieces by Piero della Francesca, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, and many other artists. What roles do aesthetic, institutional, and commercial factors play in the decision to restore a work of art? How can we prevent or halt projects in which a work of art is not restored but irreparably damaged? James Beck and Michael Daley explore these questions in the context of restoration projects in Florence, at the Sistine Chapel in Rome, and in museums in France, England, and the United States. They sound an alarm that must be heeded if we are to preserve the world's art for future generations.