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  • Social Work and Minoritiesby Charlotte Williams; Haluk Soydan; R.D. Johnson Mark

    Routledge 1998; US$ 59.95

    This book examines the new challenges facing Social Workers throughout Europe by the complex problems occasioned by increased migration and settlement and the growing awareness of the specific needs of refugees and asylum seekers. more...

  • Working Inter-Culturally in Counselling Settingsby Aisha Dupont-Joshua

    Brunner-Routledge 2002; US$ 34.95

    Explores how racial issues can be recognised and worked with in a practical, clinical setting, looking at how this setting can influence practice. more...

  • Nordic Social Policyby Mikko Kautto; Matti Heikkila; Bjorn Hvinden; Staffan Marklund; Niels Ploug

    Routledge 1999; US$ 59.95

    Provides new insights into the evolution of welfare state measures and generally assesses the peoples health in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark. more...

  • Psychology for Social Workersby Lena Robinson

    Routledge 1995; US$ 51.95

    Essential introductory text for all social workers in training and practice as well as their teachers and trainers. Fills a fundemental gap in existing social work literature. more...

  • Multicultural Social Work Practiceby Derald Wing Sue

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2005; US$ 85.00

    The groundbreaking new text for culturally competent social work practice In Multicultural Social Work Practice, author Derald Wing Sue, one of the most prominent and respected pioneers in diversity research and practice, explores and synthesizes the important theoretical, political, and philosophical concepts related to cultural competence in the field of social work. This comprehensive yet practical text offers students definitive guidance on culturally sensitive social work practice. This important new work challenges the reader to consider the different worldviews of a highly diversified population, and achieve cultural competence through increased awareness, knowledge, and skills. It provides specific definitions of multiculturalism,... more...

  • Nordic Welfare States In The European Contextby Mikko Kautto

    Taylor & Francis 2001; US$ 57.95

    The comparable and empirical data used in this study make it a unique contribution to understanding current trends in the development of European social policy. more...

  • Social Policy and Economic Development in the Nordic Countriesby Olli Kangas; Joakim Palme

    Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2005; US$ 120.00

    This volume examines the relationship between Nordic social policy and economic development from a comparative perspective. It identifies the driving forces behind the development of the Nordic welfare model and the problems and dilemmas the model is facing at present. The book also traces the link between democratization and social policy, drawing attention to the role of the state and non-governmental organizations. Social Policy and Economic Development in Nordic Countries examines Nordic social policies on unemployment, social care, family, education and health care policies, and reviews future challenges of the welfare state in the information society. more...

  • Normative Foundations of the Welfare Stateby Nanna Kildal; Stein Kuhnle

    Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 41.95

    This book conveys analyses, perspectives and interpretations of the normative foundation of the unique 'Nordic welfare state model' which are relevant across the globe. more...

  • Paths of Public Innovation in the Global Ageby N. Veggeland

    Edward Elgar Publishing 2007; US$ 40.00

    Following the traditional Scandinavian welfare state model, the Nordic/Scandinavian model has become popular as a basic concept for shaping future approaches to European social politics. This book presents a comparative discussion of the pursuit of innovation in the public sector. more...

  • Health Issues Confronting Minority Men Who Have Sex with Menby Sana Loue

    Springer 2007; US$ 69.95

    Although there has been an increasing public interest in minority men who have sex with men (MSM), much of that attention has focused on HIV risk and has been concerned with lurid details of people??'s sex lives. Relatively little attention has addressed the multiple health issues confronting this population, the risks that are associated with various health conditions (apart from HIV), or the innovative strategies that have been developed to address them. Each section of this edited book will be devoted to a particular health issue affecting minority MSM. Each section will consist of one or more scholarly chapters that address the particular issue, followed by a chapter or short piece from an individual associated with a nonprofit organization... more...