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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “simone leiber”
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  • Social Work and the Making of Social Policy

    by Frank Sowa, Markus Gottwald, Pawel Polawski, Sergio Sánchez Castineira, Ravit Alfandari, Tony Evans, Michael Lavalette, Rich Moth, Riccardo Guidi, John Gal, Idit Weiss-Gal, Francisco Branco, Paloma Vivaldi Vera, Paolo Raciti, Giovannina Assunta Giuliano, Matteo D'Emilione, Jason Ostrander, Megan Feely, Lisa Werkmeister Rozas, Roger Smith ...
    Series series Research in Social Work
    Bringing together international case studies, this book offers theoretical and empirical insights into the interaction between social work and social policy.Moving beyond existing studies on policy practice, the book employs the policy cycle as a core analytical frame and focuses on the influence of social work(ers) in the problem definition, agenda setting, policy formulation and implementation ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Care Poverty and Unmet Needs

    Inequalities in Theory and Practice

    by Christine Kelly, Natasha Cortis, Myra Hamilton, Carmelle Peisah, Trish Hill, Márton Medgyesi, Eszter Zolyomi, Athina Vlachantoni, Min Qin, Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham, Jiby Mathew Puthenparambil, Lina Van Aerschot, Tjaša Potočnik, Maša Filipovič Hrast, Valentina Hlebec, Miriam Hurtado Monarres, Simone Leiber, Daniela Brüker, Mari Aaltonen, Päivi Eskola, Petra Ulmanen, Tine Rostgaard ...
    Series series Transforming Care
    Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.As populations age around the world, there is an urgent need to address the inadequate and unequal provision of care and support to older and disabled people.This book represents the first collective effort to use the concept of care poverty to analyse unmet needs and inequalities in care at an international level and from a social policy ... Read more

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    Professional and Practice Issues

    Edited by Ted Brown, Stephen Isbel, Louise Gustafsson, Helen Bourke-Taylor ...
    This ground-breaking text provides a comprehensive guide to the occupational therapy profession in Australia, from the profession’s role in the health care system to the broad scope and nature of its practice.The book is organised into three sections: the Australian context; professional issues and practice issues. Contributions from 80 Australian occupational therapists working in education, ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • A Good Childhood

    Searching for Values in a Competitive Age

    by Judy Dunn, Richard Layard ...
    Every day the newspapers lament the problems facing our children - broken homes, pressures to eat and drink, the stress of exams. The same issues are discussed in every pub and at every dinner party. But is life really more difficult for children than it was, and if so why? And how can we make it better?This book, which is a result of a two year investigation by the Children's Society and draws ... Read more

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  • Understanding Families

    Supportive Approaches to Diversity, Disability, and Risk, Second Edition

    by Marie Poulsen, Marci J. Hanson Ph.D., Eleanor W. Lynch Ph.D. ...
    Today’s American families are more complex and diverse than ever before—and today’s child and family professionals must be fully prepared to meet their needs. Interventionists educators, health care professionals, therapists, and social workers will get the strong foundation they need with the NEW edition of this trusted textbook, a comprehensive guide to working effectively and respectfully ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism

    Edited by Liat Ayalon, Clemens Tesch-Römer ...
    Series Book 19 - International Perspectives on Aging
    This open access book provides a comprehensive perspective on the concept of ageism, its origins, the manifestation and consequences of ageism, as well as ways to respond to and research ageism. The book represents a collaborative effort of researchers from over 20 countries and a variety of disciplines, including, psychology, sociology, gerontology, geriatrics, pharmacology, law, geography, ... Read more

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  • Social Work with Children and Families

    Developing Advanced Practice

    by Penelope Welbourne ...
    Series series Post-qualifying Social Work
    There is an increasing emphasis on post-qualifying training for social workers, especially in the complex and demanding area of working with children and families. This essential textbook is especially designed for practitioners studying at this level.Accessible and thorough, the text focuses on a mixture of conceptual and organisational topics, skills, law, policy and key practice issues. It ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Psychology and Social Work

    Applied Perspectives

    by Gabriela Misca, Peter Unwin ...
    Successful social work practice is underpinned by knowledge, theories and research findings from a range of related disciplines, key among which is psychology. This timely book offers a grounded and engaging guide to psychology's vital role at the heart of contemporary social work practice.The book skilfully addresses some of the central theoretical developments in psychology from an applied ... Read more

    $25.00 USD

  • Ageism: Where It Comes From and What It Does

    by Alan S. Gutterman ...
    According to the United Nations, the number of older-age adults across the world has almost quintupled in the last 65 years and by 2050 1 in 6 people in the world will be over the age of 65, up from 1 in 11 in 2019. Among the main drivers of the exponential growth in the older population in developed countries have been increases in the quality of life and life expectancy accompanied by decreases ... Read more

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  • Advancing Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Practice

    by Elizabeth McKay, Christine Craik, Kee Hean Lim, Gabrielle Richards ...
    Advancing Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Practice looks at the contribution that occupational therapists make to the lives of clients living with mental illness. It examines current practice developments and the innovative research that is shaping occupational therapy within the mental health arena, nationally and internationally.The book employs a distinctive and engaging narrative ... Read more

    $71.00 USD

  • A Wider Social Role for Sport

    Who's Keeping the Score?

    by Fred Coalter ...
    Sport is perceived to have the potential to alleviate a variety of social problems and generally to ‘improve’ both individuals and the communities in which they live. Sport is promoted as a relatively cost effective antidote to a range of social problems – often those stemming from social exclusion - including poor health, high crime levels, drug abuse and persistent youth offending, educational ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Power of Hope

    How the Science of Well-Being Can Save Us from Despair

    by Carol Graham ...
    Why hope matters as a metric of economic and social well-beingIn a society marked by extreme inequality of income and opportunity, why should economists care about how people feel? The truth is that feelings of well-being are critical metrics that predict future life outcomes. In this timely and innovative account, economist Carol Graham argues for the importance of hope—little studied in ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

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