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Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future

The U.S. in Global Context

By: Katherine S. van Wormer,Rosemary J. Link

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Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future

The U.S. in Global Context

By: Katherine S. van Wormer,Rosemary J. Link

Unique in its use of a sustainability framework, Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future by Katherine S. van Wormer and Rosemary J. Link goes beyond U.S. borders to examine U.S. government policies—including child welfare, social services, health care, and criminal justice—within a global context. Guided by the belief that forces from the global market and globalization affect all social workers in their practice, the book addresses a wide range of relevant topics, including the refugee journey, the impact of new technologies, war trauma, global policy instruments, and restorative justice. A sustainability policy analysis model and an ecosystems framework for trauma-informed care are also presented in this timely text.

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SAGE Publications

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1483322424

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Social Work and Social Welfare

A Human Rights Foundation

By: Katherine S. Van Wormer,Rosemary J. Link

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Social Work and Social Welfare

A Human Rights Foundation

By: Katherine S. Van Wormer,Rosemary J. Link

Infused with relevant personal narratives and photographs, Social Work and Social Welfare provides a global, human rights perspective on social welfare policies that are at the forefront of controversy in today's world (e.g. immigration policies, environmental sustainability, health care, housing, food insecurity, and income/wealth inequality).

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Oxford University Press

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0190612827

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9780190612825

Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Micro Level

Individuals and Families

By: Katherine van Wormer

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Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Micro Level

Individuals and Families

By: Katherine van Wormer

While social work policy can be considered the what, and practice, the how, the study of human behavior is concerned with why. Why do people do the things they do? Why do individuals behave differently in groups than when alone? Why do some people become the victims of their lives while others who have endured tragedy become life's heroes? Resilience across the life span is a new major theme of the second edition of the bestselling Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Micro Level. In an elegant and accessible manner, Katherine van Wormer explores the nuances of the biological, psychological, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of our social lives from an ecosystems and empowerment-based perspective. Drawing on examples from social work, psychology, literature, philosophy, and current events, vignettes highlight the turning points in our lives and invite students to explore the contradictions between how we mean to be and how others view us. The result is an essential book that bridges theory and practice, providing extraordinary insight into our drives and motivations, and revealing the myriad patterns and paradoxes of our behavior in the social context. * Integrates new research findings and recent census and global health data * Revised with augmented discussions of multiculturalism, Latino/Latina identity issues, and late adulthood to reflect demographic changes in the United States * Outlines theoretical concepts and practice implications in each chapter * Places unique emphasis on biology's influence on human behavior, employing the latest empirical data in discussions of matters such as gender differences, genetics, and mental disorders * Focuses on evidence-based theory and research * Teaches from a global, cross-cultural, perspective, highlighting themes of empowerment and social justice * Features dynamic readings, personal narratives, and photographs that highlight each chapter's topic * Accompanied by an online instructor's manual with lecture presentations, chapter summaries, key terms, suggested classroom activities, and a test bank with essay and multiple choice questions at www.oup.com/us/HBSE/ Don't miss the companion volume, Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Macro Level, Second Edition written with Fred H. Besthorn, which develops a sophisticated and original view of the cultural, global, spiritual, and natural worlds that people inhabit, and the impact of these worlds on human behavior.

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Oxford University Press

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019978051X

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9780199780518

Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Macro Level

Groups, Communities, and Organizations

By: Katherine S. Van Wormer,Fred H. Besthorn

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Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Macro Level

Groups, Communities, and Organizations

By: Katherine S. Van Wormer,Fred H. Besthorn

Unique to Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Macro Level is the focus on the natural as well as physical environment in the study of human behavior and use of a trauma-informed model in the study of social service organizations. This is the only social work text to include a chapter on findings from social psychology relevant to human behavior.

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385

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Oxford University Press

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0190211067

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9780190211066

Social Welfare

A World View

By: Katherine S. Van Wormer

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Social Welfare

A World View

By: Katherine S. Van Wormer

Dedicated to the world's marginalized people, this exhaustively documented text studies that United States' social welfare system in comparison to international approaches with extensive coverage of the systems in Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Mexico, and Norway. This timely offering coincides with social work's growing international commitment, and explores how this concern affects the profession on both individual and policy-making levels. Initially van Wormer describes social work's historical beginnings and then establishes the groundwork for contemporary practice. The text meets CSWE's requirement that the social work curriculum provide content on discrimination, economic deprivation, and oppression and their effects on people of color, women, and gay and lesbian persons. Knowledge of these dynamics will prompt social work students to accept their role as citizens of not just their own countries, but also of the world.

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Brooks/Cole Publishing Company

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0830414355

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9780830414352

Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future

The U.S. in Global Context

By: Katherine S. van Wormer,Rosemary J. Link

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The U.S. in Global Context

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Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Micro Level

Individuals and Families

By: Katherine S. Van Wormer

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Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Micro Level

Individuals and Families

By: Katherine S. Van Wormer

The result is a singular textbook that truly bridges theory and practice by revealing the patterns and paradoxes of our behavior in the social context."--BOOK JACKET.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195187563

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Women and the Criminal Justice System

Gender, Race, and Class

By: Katherine S. Van Wormer,Clemens Bartollas

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Women and the Criminal Justice System

Gender, Race, and Class

By: Katherine S. Van Wormer,Clemens Bartollas

This book presents an up-to-date analysis of women as victims of crime, as individuals under justice system supervision, and as professionals in the field. The text features an empowerment approach that is unified by underlying themes of the intersection of gender, race, and class, and evidence-based research. Personal narratives supplement research and statistics to help students connect the text material with real-life situations. This new edition is informed by consideration of major ongoing social movements such as #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, and the fight to reduce mass incarceration. The text stresses contemporary topics such as recognition of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues in juvenile and adult facilities; the introduction of trauma-informed care in detention centers and prisons; the criminalization of Black girls and women; the effects of an increasingly militarized police culture; and the contributions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and other influential women. With its emphasis on critical thinking, this text is ideal for undergraduate courses concerning women in the justice system.

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103200388X

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9781032003887

Evidence-Based Practice in the Field of Substance Abuse

A Book of Readings

By: Katherine van Wormer,Bruce A. Thyer

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Evidence-Based Practice in the Field of Substance Abuse

A Book of Readings

By: Katherine van Wormer,Bruce A. Thyer

Evidence Based Practice in Substance Abuse Treatment is a reader on evidence based practices in substance abuse treatment. The book is built around a core of treatment interventions that were published in several well-known journals on substance abuse treatment and research in social work practice. The purpose of the reader is to collect and comment on various forms of treatment that have proven effectiveness and to demonstrate how they have been applied in practice. In addition, the editors will provide a bridge analysis across chapters and sections connecting key themes across chapters, and they will provide a discussion in each chapter that describes why the intervention was chosen, it's significance and why it is believed to be noteworthy. In addition, each chapter will contain critical thinking questions and the book will contain a glossary of key terms.

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1412975778

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9781412975773

Book's by Katherine S. Van Wormer

Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future

Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future

Social Work and Social Welfare

Social Work and Social Welfare

Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Micro Level

Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Micro Level

Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Macro Level

Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Macro Level

Social Welfare

Social Welfare

Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future

Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future

Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Micro Level

Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Micro Level

Women and the Criminal Justice System

Women and the Criminal Justice System

Evidence-Based Practice in the Field of Substance Abuse

Evidence-Based Practice in the Field of Substance Abuse

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