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Within the last decade, social support has become an increasingly popular research topic among professionals in the social sciences. Many empirical studies on social support appeared initially, only to be followed by a spate of theoretical articles attempting to make sense of the growing research literature.

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Explains how the Americans With Disabilities Act affects social work practice.

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Explains how the Americans With Disabilities Act affects social work practice.

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Here, Dhooper reviews the contributions of the few social workers in this field and suggests ways of improving their work, consolidating their professional gains, and maximizing their impact. Recommended for social workers trained for practice in the 1990s and beyond, and particularly those specializing in health and mental health social work.

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This work is a critical analysis of the various aspects of social work education and practice. The incorporation of science and scientific approach into social work education and practice appears to be the key for the profession to continue to grow and gain its rightful place in the professional and academic communities.

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At a time of great economic and political change this book offers a timely evaluation of the social work profession in Ireland. It not only focuses on the major social changes that have taken place but also explores key areas of practice, including child welfare, domestic violence, mental health and working with minority ethnic groups.

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The fourth edition of this introductory text covering key areas of social work in Scotland. It explores the development of social work, the Scottish legal framework, family and welfare law, the elderly and chronically sick, compulsory measures of child care, mental health and criminal justice.

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This new edition of Social Work Practice in Mental Health builds on the underpinning principles of the previous editions, whilst reflecting how the context for practice has steadily evolved.

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Pardeck demonstrates that the ecological approach to social work practice stresses effective intervention, and that effective intervention occurs through not only working with individuals, but also with the familial, social, and cultural factors that impact their social functioning.

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This monograph summarizes the results of a study of the caseload of one social service agency--that of the Family and Childrens Service of Pittsburgh. The study is based on data collected on an extensive schedule of new clients who went to this agency over a four-month period and for whom appropriate casework was considered.

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This text demonstrates how the intimate domains of private life, child-rearing and family, have been permeated by the political strategies advanced by foundations, which have broken down or diminished the opposition between public and private during the 20th century.

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One of the hallmarks of the Soviet system was its heavy reliance on internal and foreign security and intelligence organizations.

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This volume reports the results of a large-scale survey of families who adopted children with "special needs": older children, minority children, handicapped children, or sibling groups. The study shifts the focus of inquiry to intact families, assessing aspects of adoptive family life.

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Largely neglected by historians, political scientists, and criminal justice specialists, the available literature on the state police tends to be highly partisan and largely out of date.

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Illustrated with some 300 tables, graphs and charts, this handbook provides a statistical overview of the social safety net worldwide.

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At the beginning of the 21st century, there is a growing global consciousness of the issues affecting children and a commitment to address them. This work responds to the need for a comprehensive collection of international statistical material on children.

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The answer, in Browning's devastating critique of the modern welfare state, is simple: the rise of egalitarian ideologyan ideology that has not just harmed the economy but made us all poorer.

This book examines all facets of the welfare state in the U.S. and its egalitarian underpinnings.

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This study, done over a four-year period, focuses on children who are older than infants when placed for adoption, children who are members of a sibling group, and children with physical, emotional, or behavioral difficulties.

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More than 1000 administrators of long-term care facilities in the United States were randomly selected and surveyed about their staff and facilities, and the incidence and type of suicidal behaviors which occurred among residents in 1984 and 1985.