Green Social Work
Social work is the profession that claims to intervene to enhance people's well-being. However, social workers have played a low-key role in environmental issues that increasingly impact on people's well-being, both locally and globally. This comp...
Social Work
Social work is facing fundamental changes and challenges. Neo-liberalism, globalization, corporate management and the mixed economy of welfare have transformed the profession by undermining former certainties of practice. 'Clients' have added thei...
Social Work Practice During Times of Disaster
Disasters affect people individually and collectively in their communities, national societies, and the international sphere and in any setting from the home to the planetary level. Furthermore, these disasters can be complex, multi-layered and wh...
Anti-Racist Social Work
Fully revised and updated throughout, this fourth edition of Lena Dominelli's influential book retains its reputation as¿the¿go-to text on anti-racist social work practice. As racism continues to present a problem in contemporary society: the grow...
Social Work in a Globalizing World
This inspiring and stimulating book confronts contemporary challenges facing social workers. Many of the forms of human, social and environmental degradation addressed arise from social problems that have persisted over time, such as social work's...
Introducing Social Work
In this lively introduction suitable for students at any level, Lena Dominelli explores the extraordinary scope and importance of social work. Using engaging examples from contemporary social work practice, she clearly answers questions about what...
Anti Oppressive Social Work Theory and Practice
This book, by one of the leading theorists of social work, tackles a subject of crucial importance to students and practitioners alike: how social workers can enable their clients to challenge and transcend the manifold oppressions that disempower...
Social Work in a Globalizing World
This inspiring and stimulating book confronts contemporary challenges facing social workers. Many of the forms of human, social and environmental degradation addressed arise from social problems that have persisted over time, such as social work's...
Routledge Handbook of Green Social Work
Green social work espouses a holistic approach to all peoples and other living things - plants and animals, and the physical ecosystem; emphasises the relational nature of all its constituent parts; and redefines the duty to care for and about oth...
Community Approaches to Child Welfare
Published in 1999, Community Approaches to Child Welfare is written by both practitioners and academics to explore ways in which community-based, preventative approaches to child welfare can be used to support families experiencing behavioural pro...
Green Social Work
Social work is the profession that claims to intervene to enhance people's well-being. However, social workers have played a low-key role in environmental issues that increasingly impact on people's well-being, both locally and globally. This comp...
Women and Community Action
Although several decades of feminist social action have made significant progress to the social, economic and political condition of many women, change has been uneven and there remain considerable advancements to be made globally. This valuable t...
Social Work
Social work is facing fundamental changes and challenges. Neo-liberalism, globalization, corporate management and the mixed economy of welfare have transformed the profession by undermining former certainties of practice. 'Clients' have added thei...
Revitalising Communities in a Globalising World
Revitalising Communities in a Globalising World explores the opportunities and constraints that the dynamics of globalisation present for human development in a range of different countries and situations. Arguing that globalisation is currently a...
Women and community action
Women have long been the mainstay of communities and heavily involved in community initiatives in various guises. Though often the unsung heros of community action, women's role in a community's growth and development has become increasingly impor...
Routledge Handbook of Green Social Work
Green social work espouses a holistic approach to all peoples and other living things - plants and animals, and the physical ecosystem; emphasises the relational nature of all its constituent parts; and redefines the duty to care for and about oth...
Feminist Social Work
Feminist Social Work
Feminist Social Work Theory and Practice
Feminist Social Work Theory and Practice
Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates
Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates
Practising Social Work in a Complex World
This radically revised text (previously known as Social Work Futures) is uniquely tailored to fit the needs of final year social work trainees. With an emphasis on refining and deepening professional skills, the text offers clear guidance on hot t...
Broadening Horizons
While the remit of social work professionals is, in general, locality-based, social work has a long tradition of concern about international issues. Broadening Horizons provides an engaging and original contribution to the debate on how to tackle ...
Beyond Racial Divides
Written by leading authorities in the field, this challenging book addresses complex issues of ethnicity and racial discrimination in ways that encourage further debate and analysis. Its main theme is that social work has been and remains, deeply ...
Critical Practice in Social Work
Critical Practice in Social Work
Roguery in Print
The first comprehensive analysis of an extensive body of rogue pamphlets published in early modern London. Early modern England was fascinated by the figure of the rogue. The rogue, who could be a beggar or vagrant but also a cutpurse, conman, car...
Magic Ring Slippers
Each of these six slippers begins with the magic ring technique. This technique creates a tightly closed centre when you're crocheting in the round, so there's no need to worry about your toes poking through your slippers! Instructions are include...
Principles of Gender-Sensitive Parliaments
Gender serves as a lens that makes visible important issues in the field of representation: Whom do elected politicians represent? What is at stake in the parliamentary process? What do we know about the interplay between parliaments and the every...
Swedish Christmas Treats
60 delectable Swedish desserts perfect for sweetening up any holiday celebration! In Swedish culture, few things conjure up the spirit of Christmas like making and wrapping toffee. In fact, candy is just as important to Christmas as decorations, presents, and food. With the help of food creator and cookery book writer Lena Söderström, confectioners can now widen their repertoire and find new Christmas candy hits. There are of course old favorites like toffee, fudge, and nougat, but there are some unexpected flavorings and fun twists, too. All the recipes are simple and clear and are accompanied by inspirational pictures. So start playing your favorite Christmas music, put on your apron, and break out the sugar-because with Lena Söderström's help, Christmas will be better than ever!
Bright in the Night
When night falls, everything is dark. Or is it? The moon shines with a pale light. A car drives along the street, and when its headlights flash, we see two bright dots run by. Is it a cat? Or perhaps a fox? If we stand still for a moment, our eyes...
Mitt livs tankar skrivet på rim
I den här diktsamlingen av Lena Berghäll får vi uppleva en färd genom livets olika skiften - från de tidiga dagarnas oskyldiga glädje, genom vardagens rutiner och bekymmer, till den stilla reflektionen över kärleken och livets gång. Med e...
Åsnetäcket : episoder
"Det känns overkligt när jag försiktigt lyfter pappret åt sidan¿och lägger det på bordet." Mia Beckman är journalist och har ett bra liv som reporter på en större lokaltidning. Det är början på 2000-talet och det kommer fortfarande att d...