Social Welfare & Social Services

This concise introduction to evidence-based social work practice culls the most salient chapters from the interdisciplinary Evidence-Based Practice...

Children are the most criminally victimized segment of the population, and a substantial number face multiple, serious "poly-victimizations" during...

African American males have never fared as poorly as they do currently on a number of social indicators. They are less likely to complete high scho...

This book proposes what, to many professionals in the child welfare field, will appear a radically different explanation for our society's decision...

Response to Intervention (RtI) is at the heart of evidence-based practice in schools. Though written into federal special education legislation, it...

Forensic mental health assessments in death penalty cases are on the rise due in part to the continuing growth of forensic psychology and psychiatr...

Sex is bad. Unprotected sex is a problem. Having a baby would be a disaster. Abortion is a sin. Teenagers in the United States hear conflicting mes...

This engaging and provocative collection of classical and contemporary works contains poetry, plays, fiction, and autobiography. The works are exce...

Effective endings ensure that intervention gains continue after the therapeutic relationship ends. Joseph Walsh relates this critical topic to all ...

A critical introduction to key debates about race and racism, this new addition to the Reshaping Social Work series examines race as a social const...

The unique contribution of this book is its exclusive focus on the current impact of managed care on social service organizations and delivery syst...

Doctoral education in social work is said to be in crisis. While there is a glut of available programs, there is a shortage of doctoral graduates f...

The first book to specifically address the relationship between social work and volunteers, Social Work with Volunteers examines the current shift ...

The practice of adoption has changed dramatically over the past half century, with profound implications for children and families. Perhaps the mos...

Survival analysis is a class of statistical methods for studying the occurrence and timing of events. Statistical analysis of longitudinal data, pa...

Employment is the highest priority for many people with severe mental illness and it is a central aspect of recovery. Over the past two decades, th...

Compentency in Generalist Practice features an original and timely social work practice model that will transform the way generalist and evidence-b...

Edith Hudley is an African-American grandmother who was born poor in rural Texas in 1920. In this beguiling book she tells how, through many viciss...

Pink ribbon paraphernalia saturate shopping malls, billboards, magazines, television, and other venues, all in the name of breast cancer awareness....

Modern medical technologies have given patients and their families new options at the end of life. These options are often accompanied by difficult...

As Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward argued in the early seventies, in a capitalist economy, social welfare policies alternatingly serve politi...

Sophia F. Dziegielewski draws on her many years as a teacher and practitioner to put together this accessible, well-thought-out overview on a varie...

For the vast majority of human existence we did without the idea of race. Since its inception a mere few hundred years ago, and despite the volumin...

As Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward argued in the early seventies, in a capitalist economy, social welfare policies alternatingly serve politi...