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Multicultural Perspectives in Working with Families
In second edition, social work and mental health students and practitioners across the full spectrum of social service settings gain essential knowledge into cutting edge issues in the assessment and treatment of families from diverse cultural …
Distance Education in Social Work: Planning, Teaching, and Learning
Distance education (DE) is one of the most important ways in which future social workers can complete their MSW degree. With a reach to multiple populations, DE is especially suited to the field of social work, allowing rural, working, and …
Early Intervention with Multi-Risk Families: An Integrative Approach
Helping families who live in environments with multiple risk factors?including poverty, domestic violence, teen parenthood, mental illness, and substance abuse?requires that professionals and paraprofessionals work together to provide the best …
Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones
First discovered in 1930, the diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in modern history. These "blood diamonds" are smuggled out of West Africa and sold to legitimate diamond merchants in London, Antwerp, and …
Gender Inclusive Treatment of Intimate Partner Abuse: A Comprehensive Approach
This breakthrough handbook for mental health professionals and educators offers practical, hands-on information for conducting assessments and providing treatments that take the entire family system into account. Rich with research that shows …
First published in 1973, this classic counterculture book on organic design and architecture includes over 1,250 illustrations and a "Whole Earth Catalog"-type sourcebook for living in harmony with the earth by using every conceivable material. …
Pediatric Case Studies for the Paramedic
superb supplement to classroom and textbook learning, this book allows the reader to practice applying knowledge to cases before actually going on an emergency call.
Governing Children, Families and Education: Restructuring the Welfare State
Global reforms in welfare state provisions entail changes in family and school responsibilities, governmental responsibilities about who should care for and educate children, and the images and narratives of what the family and child are and …
Saving Social Security: A Balanced Approach
New in Paperback. While everyone agrees that Social Security is a vital and necessary government program, there have been widely divergent plans for reforming it. Peter A. Diamond and Peter R. Orszag, two of the nations foremost economists, …
Loss, Bereavement and Grief: A Guide to Effective Caring
The emphasis of this book on bereavement starts by exploring personal issues before attempting the task of providing support for others. This is a common hazard of health care in that 'carers' unconsciously distance their own problems in 'helping'…
When Work Is Not Enough: State and Federal Policies to Support Needy Workers
Efforts to promote work have been the centerpiece of welfare reform over the past ten years. In signing the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, President Bill Clinton pledged that the sweeping overhaul would …
Making a Better World: Public Housing, the Red Scare, and the Direction of Modern Los Angeles
During the 1990s, Los Angeles - like many other cities across America - began demolishing public housing projects that had come to symbolize decades of failed urban policies. But public housing was not always regarded with such disdain. In the …
What options do I have on my path to parenthood?. Conceiving your own child is difficult. Innovative technologies in assisted reproduction explore new alternatives to traditional pregnancy, but legal matters and financial considerations …
Weapons of Mass Casualties and Terrorism Response: Handbook
This text covers biological and chemical weapons and provides a brief history, sign and symptoms, personal protective measures, and treatment modalities for the various agents.
The Complete Adoption & Fertility Legal Guide
The Wait Is Finally Over?. Whether you are thinking about adopting a child or using reproductive treatments to become pregnant, The Complete Adoption and Fertility Legal Guide explains your options, gives you the steps to take to protect your …