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African American Children and Families in Child Welfare
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written by Ramona Denby Brinson, fl. 2013; presented by Carla M. Curtis (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, originally published 2013), 264 page(s)
This text proposes corrective action to improve the institutional care of African American children and their families, calling attention to the specific needs of this population and the historical, social, and political factors that have shaped its experience within the child welfare system. The authors critique...
written by Ramona Denby Brinson, fl. 2013; presented by Carla M. Curtis (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, originally published 2013), 264 page(s)
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Beyond Caring Labor: To Provisioning Work
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written by Elaine Porter, fl. 2006; presented by Stephanie Baker Collins, Marge Reitsma-Street, fl. 1989 and Sheila M. Neysmith (Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2012, originally published 2012), 224 page(s)
Although women have long been members of the labour force, the proportion of domestic, caring, and community work they provide compared to men or the state has yet to decrease substantially. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense...
written by Elaine Porter, fl. 2006; presented by Stephanie Baker Collins, Marge Reitsma-Street, fl. 1989 and Sheila M. Neysmith (Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2012, originally published 2012), 224 page(s)
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Delivering Home-Based Services
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edited by Elizabeth M. Tracy, fl. 2009 and Susan F. Allen, fl. 2004 (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, originally published 2009), 344 page(s)
Service providers are increasingly called upon to serve clients at home, a setting even a seasoned professional can find difficult to negotiate. From monitoring the health of older populations to managing paroled offenders, preventing child abuse, and reunifying families, home-based services require models that en...
edited by Elizabeth M. Tracy, fl. 2009 and Susan F. Allen, fl. 2004 (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, originally published 2009), 344 page(s)
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Helping Foster Children in School: A Guide for Foster Parents, Social Workers and Teachers
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written by John Degarmo, 1969- (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015, originally published 2015), 162 page(s)
Helping Foster Children In School explores the challenges that foster children face in schools and offers positive and practical guidance tailored to help the parents, teachers and social workers supporting them. Children in care often perform poorly at school both in terms of their behavior and their academic per...
written by John Degarmo, 1969- (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015, originally published 2015), 162 page(s)
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The Myth of the Missing Black Father
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edited by Charles Green, fl. 1989 and Roberta L. Coles, fl. 2009 (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, originally published 2009), 400 page(s)
Common stereotypes portray black fathers as being largely absent from their families. Yet while black fathers are less likely than white and Hispanic fathers to marry their child's mother, many continue to parent through cohabitation and visitation, providing caretaking, financial, and other in-kind support.This v...
edited by Charles Green, fl. 1989 and Roberta L. Coles, fl. 2009 (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, originally published 2009), 400 page(s)
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POTS and Other Acquired Dysautonomia in Children and Adolescents
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presented by Kelly McCracken Barnhill, fl. 2016 (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016, originally published 2016), 170 page(s)
This is an authoritative overview for anyone encountering Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) - a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system resulting in diverse symptoms experienced in an upright position that are relieved by lying down - and other types of acquired dysautonomia. It provides essenti...
presented by Kelly McCracken Barnhill, fl. 2016 (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016, originally published 2016), 170 page(s)
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Relationship-Based Research in Social Work: Understanding Practice Research
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edited by Ilse Julkunen, fl. 2012 and Gillian Ruch, 1962- (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016, originally published 2016), 242 page(s)
Relationship-based research is founded on the idea that human relationships are of paramount importance and should be central to social work research and practice. Drawing on psychodynamic and systemic understandings of research and practice, this book offers practitioners and academics an insight into what consti...
edited by Ilse Julkunen, fl. 2012 and Gillian Ruch, 1962- (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016, originally published 2016), 242 page(s)
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Social Justice and the Urban Obesity Crisis
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presented by Melvin Delgado, fl. 2004 (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, originally published 2013), 276 page(s)
A number of economic, cultural, and contextual factors are driving urban America's obesity crisis, which can create chronic health conditions for those least able to manage them. Considering urban obesity through a social justice lens, this book is the first to help social workers and others develop targeted inter...
presented by Melvin Delgado, fl. 2004 (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, originally published 2013), 276 page(s)
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The Social Origins of Health and Well-being
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edited by Jane Dixon, fl. 2001, Bob Douglas, 1936- and Richard Eckersley, fl. 2001 (Melbourne, Victoria: Cambridge University Press, 2001, originally published 2001), 368 page(s)
This book covers the differential health impacts of family and early development, changes in work and work conditions, health systems, the physical environment of cities, indigenous peoples, rural populations, social capital, culture, and global economic and environmental changes. It contains material that explain...
edited by Jane Dixon, fl. 2001, Bob Douglas, 1936- and Richard Eckersley, fl. 2001 (Melbourne, Victoria: Cambridge University Press, 2001, originally published 2001), 368 page(s)
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Spiritual Care with Sick Children and Young People: A Handbook for Chaplains, Paediatric Health Professionals, Arts Therapists and Youth Workers
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presented by Kathryn Darby, 1964-, Sally Nash, 1957- and Paul Nash, 1959- (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015, originally published 2015), 226 page(s)
Exploring both principles and best practice of the spiritual care of sick children and young people, this remarkable and inspiring book equips the reader to think critically and creatively about how to provide care in hospitals, hospices and other care contexts for ill and disabled children.Written for staff from...
presented by Kathryn Darby, 1964-, Sally Nash, 1957- and Paul Nash, 1959- (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015, originally published 2015), 226 page(s)
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