Revised edition of the author's Rural social work in the 21st century, [2015]
This book provides a survey of the many issues related to rural social work organized around the major content areas of the social work curriculum.
This book examines the causes and consequences of major social and economic changes affecting rural communities and populations during the first decades of the twenty-first century, and explores policies developed to ameliorate problems or ...
The book also covers a wide range of child welfare services - such as protective services, kinship care, and adoption - through a variety of perspectives.
members are aware of the care plan meeting and have the opportunity to attend, including remotely by telephone or The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is part of a federally required comprehensive assessment tool that collects data about each ...
A contemporary equivalent of the “Western measures” of 1862 may be required to revitalize rural communities in the 21st century. Such a social investment approach would combine asset building with investments in education, research, ...
Featuring contributions from practitioners, researchers, and academics, this volume synthesizes and analyzes current trends in rural social work practice and considers the most effective ways to serve rural communities.
Karen McClafferty Jarsky holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in education from UCLA, where she also completed a postdoctoral fellowship. She is currently an independent researcher and writer. She has published on college culture, rural college ...
Fragar, L., Strain, H. J., Perkins, D., Kelly, B., Fuller, J., Coleman, C., . . ., Wilson, J. M. (2010). Distress among rural residents: Does employment and occupa tion make a difference? Australian Journal of Rural Health, 18, 25–31.
The demands of federal legislation like No Child Left Behind and state requirements for certification are making it increasingly necessary that school social workers demonstrate that they are highly qualified school-based mental health and ...
Bridge, G. Watons, S. (2011) The Blackwell Companion to the City, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. ... Socio-spatial aspects of ageing in an urban context: An example from three Czech Republic cities. ... Good cities, better lives.