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Hardback. Demonstrates that many of the consequences that social workers must face are made more difficult by the dominance of a market discourse that excludes a social justice framework. This book includes subjects such as constructing community support, aging and caregiving in culturally diverse families, and changing demographics of widowhood. Editor(s): Neysmith, Sheila M. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JKSG; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113380
- ISBN
- 9780231113380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.68€ 90.75
€ 118.68
€ 90.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 halftones, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115254
- ISBN
- 9780231115254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Rather than focusing on specific groups, this book takes a "pancultural" perspective that focuses on the common experiences of refugees and immigrants. The author focuses on empirically-based practice approaches; assessment and intervention techniques that have been scientifically validated. Based on this approach the book presents the "best practice" for each problem area. Num Pages: 504 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115834
- ISBN
- 9780231115834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. This fully revised and updated third edition of a classic text includes seven new chapters that reflect the most recent developments in group practice. Part of the book's enduring appeal is its vivid depiction of actual group work and the challenges that arise. Using an ecosystem approach, they set forth a generic framework for practice with diverse groups. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116329
- ISBN
- 9780231116329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.70€ 62.72
€ 80.70
€ 62.72
Hardback. Through discussions of various theories of grief, narratives of the bereaved obtained in interviews with 22 men and women, case study analysis, and chapter summaries, this text integrates the literature about and the bereavement experiences of partners in varying types of relationships. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JKSN; VFJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119689
- ISBN
- 9780231119689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.11€ 102.15
€ 134.11
€ 102.15
Hardback. Many urban residents, especially persons of colour, are or have been involved in the juvenile and/or criminal justice system. This volume discusses correctional supervision and the needs of individuals. It aims to address the strengths of individuals and how can they can be capitalized on. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JKSN; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120401
- ISBN
- 9780231120401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.68€ 90.75
€ 118.68
€ 90.75
Paperback. Identifies the various ways in which people experience loss over the course of life and discusses the interventions effective at each stage of life. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122474
- ISBN
- 9780231122474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Policy makers and care providers in the field of youth development have begun to expand this field with the intention of utilizing community and youth assets as an organizing paradigm. Melvin Delgado provides a comprehensive view of this new frontier of youth development. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122801
- ISBN
- 9780231122801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.68€ 90.75
€ 118.68
€ 90.75
Hardback. An overview of human rights concepts and laws for social workers that stresses the need to infuse human rights into social work policy and practice. The volume covers the history and development of human rights from the passage of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 onwards. Num Pages: 304 pages, six figures. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JKSN; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123082
- ISBN
- 9780231123082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.11€ 102.15
€ 134.11
€ 102.15
Hardback. This text explores legal concepts, legal reasoning and legal processes - illustrated with case vignettes from social work practice - in order to provide social work practitioners and students with practical and accessible legal knowledge. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN; LAY; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123204
- ISBN
- 9780231123204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.68€ 90.75
€ 118.68
€ 90.75
Hardback. Based on incisive analyses of economic globalization, class, politics, and bureaucracy, this book argues that the perfection of the free market is a myth. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123808
- ISBN
- 9780231123808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.68€ 90.75
€ 118.68
€ 90.75
Hardback. During the 1960s And 1970s, the issue of runaways became a source of national concern. This book examines the programs and policies that took shape during this period. It also discusses the effects of legislation, including the federal Runaway Youth Act of 1974, which endorsed the alternative service community's model. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124102
- ISBN
- 9780231124102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.41€ 42.47
€ 53.41
€ 42.47
Hardback. Integrates time-honored approaches with more modest goals, mindful of what empowerment can and cannot do. This book presents illustrations to bring concepts to life and, more important, to present families describing their own experiences with achieving empowerment. Series: Empowering the Powerless: A Social Work Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: JKSB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124621
- ISBN
- 9780231124621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.60€ 109.15
€ 143.60
€ 109.15
Paperback. Integrates time-honored approaches with modest goals, mindful of what empowerment can and cannot do. This book presents illustrations to bring concepts to life and, more important, to present families describing their own experiences with achieving empowerment. Series: Empowering the Powerless: A Social Work Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: JKSB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124638
- ISBN
- 9780231124638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.45
€ 50.99
€ 36.45
Paperback. Many nursing home residents experience physical and/or cognitive debilitation and increased dependence as older adults, and cultural and situational differences create variations in how these changes are experienced and addressed. This volume touches upon these areas and provides a comprehensive examination of cultural and practice phenomena. Editor(s): Kolb, Patricia. Num Pages: 276 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JKSG; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125338
- ISBN
- 9780231125338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Aimed at students and educators in the helping professions as well as practitioners, this book presents information on how to interview clients. It synthesizes the theories and research findings in social work and related fields that contribute to practitioners' competence and effectiveness. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125468
- ISBN
- 9780231125468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.11€ 102.15
€ 134.11
€ 102.15
Hardback. Focuses on sexual orientation and gender expression in relation to social work practice. This book includes scenarios that: feature gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) individuals, couples, and families; and highlight GLBT issues in groups, organizations, communities, policy arenas, and research. Editor(s): Messinger, Lori; Morrow, Deana F. Num Pages: 136 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSK; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127424
- ISBN
- 9780231127424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.68€ 90.75
€ 118.68
€ 90.75
Hardback. An approach to a technique for treating people with eating disorders - children as well as adults, male and female sufferers alike. This book demonstrates how the author's award-winning art therapy technique, known as Phenomenal and Nonphenomenal Body Image Tasks or "PNBIT," can be used by clinicians other than art therapists. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 illus. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMZD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127684
- ISBN
- 9780231127684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.11€ 102.15
€ 134.11
€ 102.15
Paperback. An approach to a technique for treating people with eating disorders - children as well as adults, male and female sufferers alike. This book demonstrates how the author's award-winning art therapy technique, known as Phenomenal and Nonphenomenal Body Image Tasks or "PNBIT," can be used by clinicians other than art therapists. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 illus. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMZD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127691
- ISBN
- 9780231127691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.45
€ 50.99
€ 36.45
Hardback. Presents methods and strategies for assisting and collaborating with groups and agencies serving families. This book combines a research-based framework with practical guidance to explain this process and offer cross-cultural case studies. It discusses the role of the coach or capacity-building consultant and related activities of consultation. Editor(s): Motes, Patricia; Hess, Peg McCartt. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128728
- ISBN
- 9780231128728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.19€ 83.75
€ 109.19
€ 83.75