Fourteen articles describe social work practice as developed at Saint Louis University's Center for Social Justice. Programs designed to address questions of race and poverty, the economic well-being of children, homelessness, women ex-offenders, patients in psychiatric hospitals, and other issues.
With contributions from a diverse group of librarians, who have experience working in different types of institutions and roles, the book showcases the actions information professionals, largely from historically marginalized groups, are ...
A Social Justice Approach to Social Work Janet L. Finn ... In R. Adams, L. Dominelli, & M. Payne (Eds.), Social work futures: Crossing boundaries, transforming practices (pp. ... Foundations of interpersonal practice in social work.
Practice What You Teach follows three different groups of educators to explore the challenges of developing and supporting teachers' sense of social justice and activism at various stages of their careers.
Social Work Practice for Social Justice: Cultural Competence in Action
In J. Cox & S. Stromquist (Eds.), Contesting the master narrative: Essays in social history (pp. 19–49). Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press. Lauffer, A. (1978). Social planning at the community level. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice ...
Liberalism, according to Heywood, is a political ideology that seeks to protect citizens from tyrannical rule by balancing the rule of law and minimal government together with personal liberties and freedoms, and with tolerance for ...
In this book the practical dimension of social justice is explained using the analysis and discussion of a variety of well-known topics.
If you want to empower your students to effect changes in laws, regulations, and other types of policy at all levels, you will find this text the perfect resource to do so.
This practical text is designed to help social workers intervene around the impact of socio-political factors with their clients and integrate social justice into their clinical work.
The book's contributors include social workers, family therapists, clinical psychologists, community psychologists, and counseling psychologists. Its accessible writing style makes it valuable to students studying the field.