{"title":"Social welfare \u0026 social services","description":"Books on the subject of Social welfare \u0026amp; social services","products":[{"product_id":"engaging-with-social-work-a-critical-introduction-paperback-9781108452816","title":"Engaging with Social Work; A Critical Introduction (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108452816","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEngaging with Social Work\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Critical Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEquips students with a critical perspective and develops their understanding of social work practice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristine Morley (Author), Phillip Ablett (Author), Selma Macfarlane (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108452816, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 January 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages, 46 b\/w illus.  1 table\u003cbr\u003e25.5 x 19 x 2.3 cm, 0.88 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContemporary global challenges require practitioners to confidently analyse the dominant discourses and develop frameworks and strategies for future change. Engaging with Social Work equips students with a critical perspective and develops their understanding of social work and human services practice, with an emphasis on the principles of social justice and human rights. This fully revised second edition includes a new chapter on the emerging challenges and opportunities for social work, covering rising global inequality, re-invigorated possibilities for addressing violence against women, and threats to the planet. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives are integrated throughout the text to provide a more in-depth understanding. Reflective exercises, key definitions, case studies and unique practitioners' perspectives are integrated into each chapter to support learning. Engaging with Social Work provides an accessible, research-informed and rigorous introduction to complex concepts, theories and analyses, and develops a solid skill-set to prepare students for professional practice.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The critical potential of social work\u003cbr\u003e 2. Where in the world are we? The contexts of practice\u003cbr\u003e 3. What can we do? A critical response to social contexts\u003cbr\u003e 4. How did we get here? The history of critical social work\u003cbr\u003e 5. Values and ethics for critical practice\u003cbr\u003e 6. Theories for practice\u003cbr\u003e 7. Social work practice\u003cbr\u003e 8. Diverse voices\u003cbr\u003e 9. Fields of practice\u003cbr\u003e 10. Contemporary and emerging challenges (and opportunities) for social work\u003cbr\u003e 11. Advancing critical social work into the future.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social work [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social work\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20work%20%5BJKSN%5D%22\"\u003eJKSN\u003c\/a\u003e], Social welfare \u0026amp; social services [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social welfare \u0026amp; social services\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20welfare%20\u0026amp;%20social%20services%20%5BJKS%5D%22\"\u003eJKS\u003c\/a\u003e], Social issues \u0026amp; processes [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social issues \u0026amp; processes\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20issues%20\u0026amp;%20processes%20%5BJFF%5D%22\"\u003eJFF\u003c\/a\u003e], Society \u0026amp; social sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; social sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20social%20sciences%20%5BJ%5D%22\"\u003eJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001531617560,"sku":"9781108452816","price":51.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108452816i_69046450-8f9b-4ffb-b780-60e50a943f50.jpg?v=1696700283"},{"product_id":"social-work-from-theory-to-practice-paperback-9781108460842","title":"Social Work; From Theory to Practice (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108460842","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSocial Work\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Theory to Practice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores practice theories and demonstrates how these can be understood and enacted by practitioners.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLouise Harms (Author), Marie Connolly (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108460842, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 May 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 1.3 cm, 0.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSocial workers draw on a variety of theoretical perspectives to inform their practice and understand the diverse settings in which they work. Social Work: From Theory to Practice explores practice theories through the discipline's unique interpretive lens and demonstrates how these can be understood and enacted by practitioners in human services settings. This third edition includes new material on trauma-informed practice and Indigenous practice, as well as enhanced content relating to child protection and family violence, and narrative approaches. New practitioner reflections and case studies illustrate how theory influences practice and facilitates change. Thought-provoking case study discussion questions prompt students to reflect on key concepts and develop strategies for practice. Highly readable and engaging, Social Work: From Theory to Practice builds a strong foundation for theoretically informed practice. This text enables practitioners to develop the skills required to confidently and critically evaluate their work as they respond in complex practice contexts.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Social work knowledge, theory and practice\u003cbr\u003e 2. Frameworks, models and practice\u003cbr\u003e 3. Systems theories: ecological and crisis intervention approaches\u003cbr\u003e 4. Onion-peeling theories: psychodynamic and person-centred approaches\u003cbr\u003e 5. Faulty-engine theories: behavioural, cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches\u003cbr\u003e 6. Story-telling theories: strengths-based, narrative and solution-focused approaches\u003cbr\u003e 7. Mountain-moving theories: feminist, Indigenous and anti-oppressive approaches (with contribution by Shawana Andrews)\u003cbr\u003e 8. 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Arrow (Edited by), A.K. Sen (Edited by), Kotaro Suzumura (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780444829146, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 August 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e680 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.3 x 15.6 x 3.6 cm, 1.13 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This book, together with the forthcoming second volume, presents careful surveys of various aspects of social choice and welfare. Each chapter is written by a well-cast expert in the area. ...Suzumura also summarizes the main lines of ongoing and future research.\" \u003cb\u003e--Journal of Economic Literature, 2004\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare presents, in two volumes, essays on past and on-going work in social choice theory and welfare economics.  The first volume consists of four parts.  In Part 1 (Arrovian Impossibility Theorems), various aspects of Arrovian general impossibility theorems, illustrated by the simple majority cycle first identified by Condorcet, are expounded and evaluated.  It also provides a critical survey of the work on different escape routes from impossibility results of this kind.  In Part 2 (Voting Schemes and Mechanisms), the operation and performance of voting schemes and cost-sharing mechanisms are examined axiomatically, and some aspects of the modern theory of incentives and mechanism design are expounded and surveyed.   In Part 3 (structure of social choice rules), the positional rules of collective decision-making (the origin of which can be traced back to a seminal proposal by Borda), the game-theoretic aspects of voting in committees, and the implications of making use of interpersonal comparisons of welfare (with or without cardinal measurability) are expounded, and the status of utilitarianism as a theory of justice is critically examined.  It also provides an analytical survey of the foundations of measurement of inequality and poverty.  In order to place these broad issues (as well as further issues to be discussed in the second volume of the Handbook) in perspective, Kotaro Suzumura has written an extensive introduction, discussing the historical background of social choice theory, the vistas opened by  Arrow's \u003ci\u003eSocial Choice and Individual Values\u003c\/i\u003e, the famous \"socialist planning\" controversy, and the theoretical and practical significance of social choice theory.  The primary purpose of this Handbook is to provide an accessible introduction to the current state of the art in social choice theory and welfare economics.  The expounded theory has a strong and constructive message for pursuing human well-being and facilitating collective decision-making.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface to Volume 1\u003c\/b\u003e (K. Arrow, A. Sen, K. Suzumura). \u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e (K. Suzumura). \u003cb\u003ePart 1. Arrovian Impossibility Theorems.\u003c\/b\u003e 1. Impossibility theorems in the Arrovian framework (D. Campbell, J. Kelly). 2. Categories of Arrovian voting schemes (F. Aleskerov). 3. Domain restrictions (W. Gaertner). \u003cb\u003ePart 2. Voting Schemes and Mechanisms.\u003c\/b\u003e 4. Voting procedures (S. Brams, P. Fishburn). 5. Implementation theory (E. Maskin, T. Sj\u0026amp;ouml\u003cbr\u003estr\u0026amp;ouml\u003cbr\u003em). 6. Axiomatic cost and surplus-sharing (H. Moulin). \u003cb\u003ePart 3. Structure of Social Choice Rules.\u003c\/b\u003e 7. Positional rules of collective decision-making (P. Pattanaik). 8. Game-Theoretic Analysis of voting in committees (B. Peleg). 9. Representative democracy and social choice theory (N. Schofield). \u003cb\u003ePart 4. Welfare, Justice and Poverty.\u003c\/b\u003e 10. Social welfare functionals and interpersonal comparability (C. d'Aspremont, L. Gevers). 11. Utilitarianism and the theory of justice (C. 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security\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSuresh Babu (Author), Shailendra Gajanan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780128204771, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 September 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e786 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 4 cm, 1.38 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFood Security, Poverty and Nutrition Policy Analysis: Statistical Methods and Applications, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e combines statistical data analysis and computer literacy, applying the results to develop policy alternatives through a series of statistical methods for real world food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty problems. The book presents the latest uses of statistical methods for policy analysis using the open source statistical environment R, in addition to having the original Stata files and applications. A new chapter on obesity brings in new datasets for analysis to effectively demonstrate the use of such data for addressing policy issues. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFinally, program evaluation methods which can be directly applied to the data on food security, nutrition, poverty indicators and causal factors are included. This unique, real-world data takes the reader through a \"hands-on\" approach toward econometric practice whereby they can also test the effects of policy and program interventions. Further, this is the first book to explore actual data with STATA and R statistical packages that also provides a line-by-line guide to the programming and interpretation of results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I: Food Security Policy Analysis \u003c\/b\u003e1. Introduction to food security: concepts and measurement  2. Implications of technological change, post-harvest technology and technology adoption for improved food security - application of \u003ci\u003et\u003c\/i\u003e-statistic  3. Effects of commercialization of agriculture (shift from traditional crop to cash crop) on food consumption and nutrition - application of chi-square statistic 4. Effects of technology adoption and gender of household head: The issue, its importance in food security - application of Cramer's V and phi coefficient 5. Changes in food consumption patterns: Its importance to food security - application of one-way ANOVA 6. Impact of market access on food security - application of factor analysis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II: Nutrition Policy Analysis \u003c\/b\u003e7. Impact of maternal education and care on preschoolers’ nutrition - application of two-way ANOVA 8. Indicators and causal factors of nutrition - application of correlation analysis  9. Effects of individual, household and community indicators on child's nutritional status - application of simple linear regression  10. Maternal education and community characteristics as indicators of nutritional status of children - application of multivariate regression\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III: Special Topics on Poverty, Nutrition and Food Policy Analysis \u003c\/b\u003e11. Predicting child nutritional status using related socioeconomic variables – application of discriminant function analysis 12. Measurement and determinants of poverty - application of logistic regression models  13. Classifying households on food security and poverty dimensions - application of K-mean cluster analysis  14. Household care as a determinant of nutritional status - application of instrumental variable estimation  15: Achieving an ideal diet - modeling with linear programming  16. 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