Social welfare and social services Books

A poignant virtual ride-along like no other.Sometimes tragedy can be the most sincere teacher-something retired homicide detective Dave Sweet knows all too well. In this unorthodox police memoir, Sweet takes readers on a ride-along like no other,...

Find balance, peace, and sanity in the midst of caring for your aging parents - discover the secrets to managing the emotional, physical, and financial tolls of being a caregiver.Do you find yourself stretched too thin between caring for your children...

Parenting is challenging in the best of circumstances. Adopted and foster children with early childhood trauma require a level of parenting that often feels impossible to attain. A diagnosis of Reactive Attachment Disorder may feel like there is no hope...

Author Garry White's instinctual desire to love and provide a home for disadvantaged youth has been denied again and again on the basis of what appears to be personal bias and an isolated episode of mental illness several years in the past...

The service-learning field is 50 years old in the United States. Much has been developed over that time in the fields of K-12 schooling, higher education, and community organizations. People who have been involved in the movement have worked individually...

The service-learning field is 50 years old in the United States. Much has been developed over that time in the fields of K-12 schooling, higher education, and community organizations. People who have been involved in the movement have worked individually...

In His Majesty's Secret Service is the memoir of a career agent with the United States Secret Service. Chris Murphy recounts a life nearly cut short by severe asthma. His parents were told to prepare to lose their son in childhood. God had other plans,...

Salt Creek Road is a work of creative non-fiction based on true events. It will create an awakening sensation that will have a lasting impact on the world. One family's story, a great story, must be told! The journey begins in the 1940s in...

Surprise adoptee, Grandfather was a coal picker in Scotland, at 29, and Chief Inspector of Mines for British Columbia, at 43. He had shared his date and place of birth, or so, it seemed. This genealogy embraces late 18th to early 20th Century, Scotland,...

Warden Force Season 2Warden Force is a collection of award-winning short stories currently spanning seven volumes. Each story reveals the true adventures of California Fish and Game Wardens and the wildlife-destroying outlaws they pursue. These stories...

It's been said that cops have the best stories, and Bill Cassara's 30 years in the law enforcement profession unveils yarns gathered from the beginning of his career in 1978 through 2007. Along the way he has met and was befriended by Doris Day, Terry...

Scope of Study: This dissertation explores what motivates not-for-profit social service agencies to merge and whether the merger achieves what was intended. It also looks at unanticipated problems and changes to mission statements as a result of the...

Intensive Case Management (ICM) did not evolve from a single, well-defined model format but from different case management models. As a result, it has been vaguely defined as meaning more "intense" than usual case management, thus highlighting...

Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was a Scottish immigrant to the United States. He arrived as a poor child, but—as the epitome of the "rags to riches" story, built himself into one of the richest men in the world. As a young man, who worked as a...

About the AuthorsDustin Daugherty, MSW, LISW attended the University of Northern Iowa for his Master of Arts Degree in Social Psychology. Mr. Daugherty was highly involved in research and co-published 4 professional articles. He then worked as an in-home...

This true story of an ex-Marine who fought crime as an undercover cop, a narcotics agent, and finally a federal prosecutor spans a decade of crime fighting and narrow escapes. Charlie Spillers dealt with a remarkable variety of career criminals,...

As we age and begin to rely on others to take care of us, it is important that we communicate our needs, likes, and dislikes while we still can. Keeping that in mind, author B. Behrend, a seasoned caregiver, has created a journal for seniors to complete...

The significance of "Walk into Your Season" is that it ponders whether a cultural worker can renew the role of free spaces of empowerment to address power differentials utilizing key contributors such as the traditions and language of a culture; the...

Organisational Development is a planned strategy to bring about organizational change. The change effort aims at specific objectives and is based on a diagnosis of problem areas. Planning serves as a roadmap by which the organization can visualize where...

Jessica Keebler, director of the Los Angeles County Bureau of Adoptions in 1955, faces an almost insurmountable crisis. There's a logjam of unadoptable babies and a severe lack of adequate foster homes for these children. The crux of this issues rests...

The softer side of the abortion debate ... In contrast to the front line war of words that emanate with most protest views, Doris takes us behind the scenes into real life drama. The stories contained in this book will make you smile, cry, and find a...

`Whether you are a teacher, a parent, a foster carer a social worker or work in social policy, Greatest Caring secrets offers you inspiring company'. Politician`Most revealing of the obvious we in authority miss.' Children's Home Manager.`Very thought...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

This volume is a collection of true stories of the missing persons bureau of the New York Police Department. The stories have been dramatized, but it remains a fascinating look into a little-known area of police operations.

The framework that surrounds adoption laws, policies and practicees, the beliefs, myths and attitudes that endow it with enhanced and profound meaning, value, and mystery are what author Joanne Wolf Small, M.S.W. calls the adoption mystique. Its power...

A true story."Thirteen years ago he held my head under the crystal clear blue water I was scared but I new I had to fight to survive. I never would of realized how this was going to change me for the rest of my life".You would not think I am the person...

The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir Edward Coke, Sir...

This book sets out to understand how students with disabilities experience higher education and the transition to the workplace. It foregrounds the voices of students and graduates in order to explore identity, inclusion, participation and success of...

Citizenship as a status assumes that all those encompassed by the term 'citizen' are included, albeit within the boundaries of the nation-state. Yet citizenship practices can be both inclusionary and exclusionary, with far-reaching ramifications for both...

Learning Critical Reflection documents the actual learning experiences of social work students and practitioners. It explores how a more in-depth understanding of the process of learning, combined with an analysis of how to critically reflect, will help...

Social work as a profession and academic discipline has long centered women and issues of concern to women, such as reproductive rights, labor rights, equal rights, violence and poverty. In fact, the social work profession was started by and maintained...

Step into the complex and compelling world of American law enforcement with "A Touch of Blue" This insightful and meticulously researched book offers an in-depth exploration of the United States police department.

The Police Manager provides a roadmap for the challenges that police administrators face in their day-to-day duties. Covering a wide range of topics from fiscal management to use-of-force policies, this text prepares readers for the tasks that police...

This book provides an accessible, research-informed text for social work educators, students and practitioners interested in the use of story to engender the connection of human experiences with ideas, theories, and skills.

Relevant for experienced and emerging social work and human service practitioners alike, this book explores the uniquely challenging, yet seemingly ubiquitous issue of youth violence. It provides an authentic and accessible discussion of the theories and...

This book is an exploration of the concept of residency in the world of philanthropy. Drawing on his extensive experience in the field, the author provides a nuanced analysis of the challenges facing those who seek to do good in the world, and offers...

Matthias C. Münch schreibt über Franz Karl Strasser, einen bayerischen Kriminalkommissar in der Zeit zwischen den Weltkriegen. Das Buch enthält viele Anekdoten aus Strassers Karriere, die Münch mit einer umfassenden Analyse der politischen Lage in...

This annual report from the Jewish Protectory and Aid Society offers a detailed look at the programs and services provided by this charitable organization in the early 20th century. From orphanages and vocational training to legal advocacy and social...