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He stresses the impact of various government fiscal policies on charitable giving, an issue of increasing importance in light of social welfare spending cuts and the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

The book begins with an introduction of the issues involved and an explanation of how an economic analysis differs from that of other disciplines.

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Within the charitable records of this group, Preston contends that one can see how the Society changed over time and that, in Ireland, the industrial revolution as well as the 1798 Rebellion, contributed to the Society adapting to the mainstream.

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This important new book critically examines the complex policy and practice issues surrounding child protection, including the impact of theoretical orientations, contemporary debates, policy initiatives and research findings, and maintains an emphasis on the ethics and values underpinning child welfare interventions.

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Does social work theory and practice give adequate attention to the specific needs of children

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This volume offers a blend of historical analysis and bibliographic data. It examines the course of the voluntary association for religious purposes and analyses prominent primary and secondary literature in the field of voluntarism. Hundreds of voluntary associations prior to 1900 are listed.

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This work examines the principle of confidentiality in social work from three points of view: social work theory and practice, principles of natural moral law or moral philosophy, and prescriptions of civil law and legal philosophy.

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Investigates the history of the detection and treatment of child abuse through the lens of the Children's Protection Society from 1896 to the end of the 20th century. The text explores the inner world of the organization within history and the changes in law and the social constructions of abuse.

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This is a resource for helping professional caregivers respond sensitively and competently to individuals who present religious concerns in counseling and psychotherapy. The book provides psychological profiles of adults who typify each stage and shows how spiritual and psychological problems are inextricably intertwined.

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In recent years, counseling ideas in the Asia-Pacific region developed from construct, originating from a Euro-American framework. Counseling in elementary through higher education, ethnic and gender issues in counseling, counselor professionalization, and indigenous counseling, receive a special focus.

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Experts have made a state-of-the-art survey of sources that are important in counseling older persons, an increasingly important segment of the nation's population.

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This book defines the worldview of personal well-being for the Inuit Eskimo in order to establish guidelines for counselling strategies.

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For countless street kids across America and beyond, Covenant House is a beacon of hope in a world of darkness and blight. In this compelling book, readers see the homeless runaways and castaways, teenage prostitutes and addicts the author has encountered in his work. 5 drawings.

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This unique work addresses a common urban issue in the context of healing and outreach in a way that will especially appeal to social workers, community leaders and organizations, psychologists, urban sociologists, and students and scholars interested in the ways people deal with death and dying.

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The introduction describes the development of counseling since 1900 in this country, defines the major theoretical approaches to counseling through the years, describes the counseling process and characterizes counseling approaches at different stages in a person's life, and talks about client and counselor relationships.

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The way American communities address the issue of low literacy has changed with the development of literacy coalitions. The authors examine in detail how this happened and explore potential emerging best practices for the collective impact approach to community change.