Taylor & Francis India: Social Work Research

Edited by Lynette Joubert, Martin Webber

The Routledge Handbook of Practice Research is the first book to focus on practice research for social work. Bringing together leading scholars in the field from Europe, the USA and the Asia Pacific region, it provides an up-to-the minute overview of the latest thinking in practice research whilst…

Hardback – 2020-05-04 
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Routledge International Handbooks

Edited by Noel Timms

Originally published in 1973, The Receiving End looks at the British welfare services for deprived children. The book is comprised of essays from individuals that have been on the receiving end of the social help agencies, such as adoption societies, fostering agencies and children’s homes. Each…

Paperback – 2020-04-30 
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Routledge Revivals: Noel Timms

Edited by Jin Huang, Li Zhou, Michael Sherraden

Inclusive Child Development Accounts showcases the global context of emerging asset-building policies and programmes around Child Development Accounts. Child Development Accounts, (CDAs), are subsidized accounts that enable families to accumulate assets to invest in children’s development and…

Hardback – 2020-03-04 
Routledge

Edited by Christine Morley, Phillip Ablett, Carolyn Noble, Stephen Cowden

The Routledge Handbook of Critical Pedagogies for Social Work traverses new territory by providing a cutting-edge overview of the work of classic and contemporary theorists, in a way that expands their application and utility in social work education and practice; thus,…

Hardback – 2020-01-31 
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Routledge International Handbooks

Edited by Patrick Leung, Monit Cheung

BSW/MSW education funded by Title IV-E of Social Security Act ("Title IV-E Child Welfare Education") is an important incentive to encourage social workers to stay in the child protection field. This book describes this partnership between universities and public child welfare agencies. The book…

Hardback – 2019-12-03
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Edited by Sonia M. Tascón, Jim Ife

Focussing on the epistemic – the way in which knowledge is understood, constructed, transmitted and used – this book shows the way social work knowledge has been constructed from within a white western paradigm, and the need for a critique of whiteness within social work at this epistemic level.…

Hardback – 2019-12-02
Routledge

Edited by Kevin J. Mahoney, Ellen K. Mahoney, Michelle Putnam

Ten years after the results of the Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation were released, this book assesses the impact of this study, which developed individualized plans for helping people with disabilities to stay independent in the community. The study was the first wide-scale test of…

Hardback – 2019-11-05
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By Stewart Collins

Developed from the author’s own experiences in social work and social work education, this book considers alternative approaches for social workers in dealing with the extensive demands, persistent pressures, and stress that they may face in their daily working lives. The Positive Social Worker is…

Paperback – 2019-09-24
Routledge

Edited by Yolanda C. Padilla, Ruth McRoy, Rocío Calvo

With research showing that clients from diverse racial and ethnic groups disproportionately experience barriers in their interactions with social services and that providers recognize the need to be better prepared to work with these groups, this book invites us to rethink current approaches to…

Hardback – 2019-09-24
Routledge

Edited by Suzanne Guerin, Nóirín Hayes, Sinéad McNally

How can we develop a comprehensive understanding of the research process in community, health and social care settings? Covering all stages of the research process, from funding to dissemination, this book considers the views of funders, researchers, communities and policy makers. Drawing on…

Paperback – 2019-09-11
Routledge
Routledge Advances in Health and Social Policy

Edited by Maritta Törrönen, Carol Munn-Giddings, Laura Tarkiainen

A sense of participation and opportunities to share and participate in activities or groups that are important to them are crucial factors in human wellbeing. This book provides a robust empirical and theoretical analysis of reciprocity and its implications for social work and social policy…

Paperback – 2019-09-11
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Routledge Advances in Social Work

By Elaine Suk Ching Liu

This book describes the origin, development and current state of volunteerism in Asia and Hong Kong. It also presents a field-tested model of empowering through volunteerism (namely, the CYEP at City University), that involves youth, governmental and non-governmental agencies and their…

Paperback – 2019-09-02
Routledge
Routledge Studies in Asian Behavioural Sciences