Encyclopaedia of Social Welfare in the Twenty-First Century (In 4 Volumes)

The first volume provides a holistic study of the physical and mental health conditions that predominate among people from minorities. By presenting a thorough review of these people World cultural values, beliefs, and behaviors centering on health care and social work for them. This book is beneficial for all those engaged in the upliftment for those people who assist people of color in state, country, and municipal agencies, non-profit organisations, hospitals, and nursing homes will be challenged to provide assistance to an increasing number of culturally diverse clients. The second volume, this multi-disciplinary reference, is the first to assess the empirical research and conceptual frameworks for understanding the older health needs and services use of the ethnic elderly. Leading scholars, researchers, and clinicians in gerontology, epidemiology, psychiatry, psychology, sociology, anthropology, nursing, and social work appraise varying approaches, the demographics, the older health status and service use of the ethnic elderly, and issues in the diagnosis and treatment. This unique handbook is a valuable resource and text for students, teachers, and professionals in a broad array of fields and settings. The third volume serves as a comprehensive primer of essential social work practice skills and intervention techniques that take into account and ultimately honor the developmental phases and cognitive abilities of children. The book is well written and relatively free of jargon making it a good text book for a beginning social worker. This book is a comprehensive and incisive description of social work practice with children and their families in contemporary society. The fourth volume offers a grand view of a very diverse profession and the many areas of practices that social workers serve in. This special book will be highly useful in all levels of social work education within introductory, policy and practice classes as an invaluable teaching tool. It will also be informative reading for professionals in the practice who are interested in seeing cutting edge visions of our future as a profession.