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Basic Groupworkby Tom Douglas
Routledge 2000; US$ 51.95A simple, practical guide to groupwork. In logical sequence the book follows the progress of one group from inception to close and exposes how groups work. more...
Homelessness and Social Policyby Roger Burrows; Nicholas Pleace; Deborah Quilgars
Routledge 1997; US$ 59.95Who are the homeless in Britain today? How does their homelessness occur? Contributors review theoretical and legal conceptualisations of homelessness, analyse the statistics and evaluate the policy responses so far. more...
Gender and Groupworkby Audrey Mullender; Marcia Cohen
Routledge 2002; US$ 49.95Based on practice experience in both the UK and the USA, Gender and Groupwork brings together the best of groupwork knowledge, skills and values in a true transatlantic partnership. more...
Riding the Railsby Errol Lincoln Uys
Routledge 2003; US$ 36.95At the height of the Great Depression, 250,000 teenage hoboes were riding the rails and roaming America. The restless youth of these boxcar boys and girls, many who went from 'middle-class gentility to scrabble-ass poor' overnight, is recaptured in more...
Voluntarism, Community Life, and the American Ethicby Robert S. Ogilvie
Indiana University Press 2004; US$ 28.00"This is a major contribution to the literature on social participation and voluntary action. It is the first systematic ethnographic study I know that treats volunteers and the institutions they create." -- John Van Til, author of Growing Civil Society "Students and faculty interested in the issue of homelessness will find the book instructive... Recommended." -- Choice Why do people volunteer, and what motivates them to stick with it? How do local organizations create community? How does voluntary participation foster moral development in volunteers to create a better citizenry? In this fascinating study of... more...
Using Groupworkby Mark Doel
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 41.95Written by an experienced practitioner and academic, this book promotes greater knowledge and understanding of groupwork and group processes, particularly in social work and social care settings. more...
Young Homeless Peopleby Suzanne Fitzpatrick
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2000; US$ 140.00While politicians, researchers and the media focus on the more visibly homeless, this work also considers the young homeless hidden in local communities. It places their experiences in the context of their biographies as a whole and makes policy and practice recommendations. more...
American Homelessnessby Mary Ellen Hombs
ABC-CLIO 2002; US$ 45.00This book breaks the complex topic of homelessness into key elements, examining the roots of the problem, programmes to address it, current research and public perceptions of homelessness. "American Homelessness" examines the growth of homelessness in the United States since 1980. more...
Handbook of Social Work with Groupsby Charles D. Garvin; Maeda J. Galinsky
Guilford Press 2006; US$ 50.00This comprehensive handbook describes current approaches to working with groups in many different settings and for a variety of purposes. Leading social work practitioners and scholars outline influential theories of group work and address contemporary issues in planning and implementing interventions. The volume's authoritative exploration of theoretical, practical, and methodological concerns - coupled with a clear focus on empowerment and multiculturalism - make it an indispensable, up-to-date reference and text. The Handbook begins with an introductory section on theoretical and philosophical foundations, reviewing salient ideas and findings from across the social and behavioral sciences. Next, chapters present established and emerging... more...
Bureaucrats and Beggarsby Thomas McStay Adams
Oxford University Press 1991; US$ 125.00Thomas Adams explores the social context in which the French Enlightenment arose by focusing on the response of 18th-century French society to the problem of poverty, and examining the institutions which were established in this period to rehabilitate the poor. more...









