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The third edition describes significant practice issues and challenges facing gerontological social workers, working with the fastest growing demographic cohort in North America. Insightful and creative practitioners provide current accounts and case examples from their work in a variety of settings. The material includes both micro and macro practice and offers a focus on advanced specialty practice while also providing an advanced generalist model. All the chapters have been rewritten and updated by adding related additional readings and websites. Six new chapters have been added on sensory...

This textpresents field-tested assessments and interventions for evidence-informedchild welfarepractice. Chapters includecontributions fromsocial workers ina variety of social welfare settings and cover key issues such as substance abuse, child maltreatment, parent training, and preventative services in child welfare work. The analysis of these field-tested evidence-informed assessments yields insightful conclusions on future directions for child welfare research and policy."

Emphasises the role of the social worker in a variety of health care settings with a variety of patient disease groups. From community health centres to hospitals and from cancer patients to Alzheimer's victims, this book brings together expertise of social work in responding to various health care needs.

This timely book brings together for the first time critical information about the evaluation of employee assistance programs. Although EAPs have existed for over 40 years, the assessment of their value has been fragmented. Contributors to this new volume--blending practical and academic insights--document concerns, address the newer issues and developments in the field of EAPs, and present case examples of actual evaluations. The range and diversity of topics reflect EAPs in transition, their growth patterns, evaluation needs, and evaluation methods. Overall, this important volume emphasizes...

Learn to use the latest technological advances in evidence-based social work
Social work practice can be positively or negatively impacted by the advance of technology. Advances and applications must be up-to-date as possible, yet they may be ineffective if not simple enough to easily learn and use. Information Technology and Evidence-Based Social Work presents leading social work experts exploring the latest technological advances and the innovative practical applications which can be used effectively in evidence-based social work. Students and practitioners get...