Exploring the ways a woman-centered worldview can transform social policy, social services, and direct practice, twelve chapters address issues such as family violence, welfare reform, child welfare, mental health, racism, equality, supporting the strengths of older women, promoting reentry for form
Exploring the ways a woman-centered worldview can transform social policy, social services, and direct practice, twelve chapters address issues such a...
Build a woman-centered social work practice for the new millennium How do we take the strengths women have--have always had--and use them to build a world that is validating, liberating, and inclusive? This is the question at the heart of Building on Women's Strengths. This groundbreaking book explores the ways a woman-centered worldview can transform social policy, social services, and direct practice. Updated to honor the memory of Liane V. Davis, who died in 1995, this new edition of Building on Women's Strengths offers updated information to reflect the enormous changes that have occurred...
Build a woman-centered social work practice for the new millennium How do we take the strengths women have--have always had--and use them to build a w...
"Social work," writes Alice Lieberman, "is the only profession for whom social justice is a core value." The fifteen extraordinary women profiled in this book have lived this core value to the furthest extent. Each of these women has used the teachings of the social work profession to enact profound social change in communities around the world. This book describes the risks taken and sacrifices made by women from places as varied as Tanzania and East Baltimore, as different as India and Wisconsin, by women who undertake the heavy tasks of providing housing and food for HIV positive...
"Social work," writes Alice Lieberman, "is the only profession for whom social justice is a core value." The fifteen extraordinary women profiled in t...
