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Practicing Social Justice

By: Ellen Burkemper,William J Hutchison,Jan Wilson,John J Stretch

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Practicing Social Justice

By: Ellen Burkemper,William J Hutchison,Jan Wilson,John J Stretch

Examine new research and innovative programs targeted to serve vulnerable populations! This collection highlights innovative programs and interventions targeted toward underserved, vulnerable, and marginalized populations, including the homeless, immigrants, refugees, female ex-offenders, people with developmental disabilities who are entering the criminal justice system, homicidal youth, and children whose parents are involved in high-conflict custody disputes. In addition, Practicing Social Justice raises critical questions on how society should justly provide for the economic well-being of our most valuable human assetour childrenwith an incisive look at the Temporary Aid for Needy Families legislation and its long-term impact on disadvantaged children. This book also evaluates the Bridges Across Racial Polarization Programs® and explores a wide selection of important social justice issues that the social workers of today and tomorrow need to understand. Specifically, this well-referenced book: details the mission and guiding principles of the Emmet and Mary Doerr Center for Social Justice at the Saint Louis University School of Social Service, with a focus on the Center's innovative partnered approach examines nine models/theories of justice with varying philosophical, sectarian, and nonsectarian orientations illustrates innovative approaches to community economic development for previously neglected poor communities, including an inclusive community plan structured to bring about home ownership, macro-enterprises, and the accumulation of capital through savings documents the rise of homelessness in the state of Missouriin spite of an unprecedented period of economic growth and general prosperity explores social justice concerns for immigrants and refugees entering the United States, with a focus on providing positive community commitment and response describes an empowering, strengths-based program that can help female ex-offenders to find and develop support from the community champions the social rights of people with developmental disabilities who are entering the criminal justice system proposes systemic reform for homicidal youth in terms of prevention, intervention, and remediation describes a program designed to provide a safe environment for the supervised visitation of children in high-conflict custody disputes, providing security for both parents and children advocates for innovative inpatient-staff participatory decision-making in mental health hospitals, offering an approach designed to increase patient control over decisions directly affecting their well-being and more!

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Routledge

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1135793719

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9781135793715

Raising Our Children Out of Poverty

By: William J Hutchison,Jan Wilson,John J Stretch,Maria Bartlett,Susan A Taylor

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Raising Our Children Out of Poverty

By: William J Hutchison,Jan Wilson,John J Stretch,Maria Bartlett,Susan A Taylor

Raising Our Children Out of Poverty shows what can be done at the national and local community levels to raise children out of poverty by strengthening families, communities, and social services. br>Based on the April 1998 symposium “Raising Our Children Out of Poverty” at the Saint Louis University School of Social Service, this important book is particularly timely given the prevalence of poverty among children in the United States. Social Work practitioners and other helping advocates will discover chapters discussing the future of foster care, ecumenical housing, collaborative practice in low income communities, fostering resiliency in children, programs that are alternatives to incarceration, and an innovative family support and empowerment program. This important book will help you provide improved services to families and children living in poverty.

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119

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Routledge

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1135411468

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9781135411466

Grammar Clear and Simple 2 Student Book

By: John Boyd,MaryAnn Boyd

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Grammar Clear and Simple 2 Student Book

By: John Boyd,MaryAnn Boyd

A listening-based program that gently introduces grammar to beginning students through a controlled-vocabulary approach. The Grammar Clear and Simple 1 and 2 series presents a gradual step-by-step approach to help students acquire basic English skills and an understanding of basic grammatical concepts. Students using Grammar Clear and Simple: are challenged but not overwhelmed; gain insights into English grammar without lengthy explanations; and internalize structures through meaningful practice. FEATURES: Vocabulary is explicitly taught through pictures and contextualized exercises. Listening passages allow students to integrate grammar as they locate and fill in missing words. Grammar exercises require students to demonstrate comprehension. With a partner activities offer meaningful practice in real-world settings. Back of the Book notes to the teacher expand the teaching/learning potential of the text. Graphic organizersstimulate higher-order thinking skills. Activities help prepare students for standardized texts.

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180

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English as a Second Language

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0072820721

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9780072820720

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Practicing Social Justice

Practicing Social Justice

Raising Our Children Out of Poverty

Raising Our Children Out of Poverty

Grammar Clear and Simple 2 Student Book

Grammar Clear and Simple 2 Student Book

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