Social Work Policy

In testing conceptual models with carefully gathered evidence, social work researchers are improving our understanding of how to conduct effective advocacy emerge, and helping practitioners to be more successful in their advocacy efforts. Bringing evidence and data to teaching methods improves confi..

This collection is focused on community-based programs and activities that have or may in the future contribute to social policy development...

This book explores shifts in international social policies, looking at how they affect national trends and the context for social work practice. It investigates the responsibilities for social welfare held by the state, the market and civil society, elaborating a concept of citizenship-based social ..

This book explores shifts in international social policies, looking at how they affect national trends and the context for social work practice. It investigates the responsibilities for social welfare held by the state, the market and civil society, elaborating a concept of citizenship-based social ..

This book explores how many issues related to development and governance – including migration, disaster management, environmental justice, peace and security, sustainability, public-private partnerships, and terrorism – impact the practice of social work. It takes a global, comparative approach, re..

Housing policy made accessible to professionals and to students new to the field...

Housing policy made accessible to professionals and to students new to the field...

This book provides an overview of the core professional issues in the field of child and youth care practice, covering themes such as relationships; the exploration of Self; career building and field-specific approaches to management. Written from a pragmatic perspective, it provides practical and a..

This book provides an overview of the core professional issues in the field of child and youth care practice, covering themes such as relationships; the exploration of Self; career building and field-specific approaches to management. Written from a pragmatic perspective, it provides practical and a..

Social and Labour Market Policy: The Basics is an accessible and informative student guide, which provide an overview of the fundamental principles of a the subject a jargon-free format.  By showing how social and labour market policy in contemporary society is understood, it also covers classical i..

Social and Labour Market Policy: The Basics is an accessible and informative student guide, which provide an overview of the fundamental principles of a the subject a jargon-free format.  By showing how social and labour market policy in contemporary society is understood, it also covers classical i..

Social Work in a Global Context..