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'Race', Housing and Social Exclusion

'Race', Housing and Social Exclusion

Edited by Peter Somerville and Andy Steele

The contributors analyse the implications of social exclusion, offering suggestions for good practice in the allocation of housing for black and other ethnic minority groups. This book shows how racism and the shortage of housing workers from black and other ethnic minorities constrain the choices available to these groups. more »

2001, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-849-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 336pp

Keywords: ethnicity, social care, social policy, social work

Cultural Competence in the Caring Professions

Cultural Competence in the Caring Professions

Kieran O'Hagan

The right of minority groups to define their culture and identity in their own terms is the central theme of this book. O'Hagan argues that a comprehensive definition of culture, and an awareness of all the issues involved, may enable practitioners to fulfil their statutory obligations more effectively. more »

2001, Paperback: £25.00/ $49.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-759-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp

Keywords: carers, community care, counselling, ethnicity, health care, mental health, occupational therapy, person-centred, social care, social work

Immigration Controls, the Family and the Welfare State

Immigration Controls, the Family and the Welfare State

A Handbook of Law, Theory, Politics and Practice for Local Authority, Voluntary Sector and Welfare State Workers and Legal Advisors

Steve Cohen

In this comprehensive handbook Steve Cohen examines the law, including the 1999 Immigration and Asylum Act, as it applies to the relationship between issues of welfare, immigration control and refugee status, giving pointers for good practice. The practical application of the law is illustrated with a wealth of case studies. more »

2001, Paperback: £25.00/ $42.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-723-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 352pp

Keywords: community care, ethnicity, social policy, social work, social work law

Permanent Family Placement for Children of Minority Ethnic Origin

Permanent Family Placement for Children of Minority Ethnic Origin

June Thoburn, Liz Norford and Stephen Parvez Rashid

This book is based on the life accounts of 244 children of minority ethnic origin who were placed with predominantly white foster carers and adopters. The book provides a most interesting overview of the decision-making and planning processes that shape the placement in care of children of minority ethnic origin in the UK. more »

2000, Paperback: £24.99/ $38.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-875-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp

Keywords: adoption, challenging behaviour, child protection, child psychology, children, ethnicity, families, fostering, social care, social work

Meeting the Needs of Ethnic Minority Children - Including Refugee, Black and Mixed Parentage Children

Meeting the Needs of Ethnic Minority Children - Including Refugee, Black and Mixed Parentage Children

A Handbook for Professionals
2nd edition

Edited by Kedar N Dwivedi

Experts from a variety of disciplines contribute to this substantially revised edition of this popular handbook - new chapters are included on identity work and refugee children. Offering practical guidance based on sound research and practice, the book provides a focus on some of the most difficult and topical aspects of this field of work. more »

2000, Paperback: £22.99/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-959-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 336pp

Keywords: child protection, children, children's rights, ethnicity, families, parenting, safeguarding children, social care, social work, social work law

Welfare and Culture in Europe

Towards a New Paradigm in Social Policy

Edited by Prue Chamberlayne, Andrew Cooper, Richard Freeman and Michael Rustin

This book describes how an awareness of culture must be applied to the study and provision of welfare in Europe. It shows how the cultures underpinning social welfare systems are starting to be exposed and explored. The assumption that the values and beliefs which constitute welfare systems are universal and absolute has been overturned. more »

1999, Paperback: £34.99/ $55.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-700-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 300pp

Keywords: ethnicity, social care, social policy, social work

Art Therapy, Race and Culture

Art Therapy, Race and Culture

Edited by Jean Campbell, Marian Liebmann, Frederica Brooks, Jenny Jones and Cathy Ward

The book is a stimulating and inspiring collection which explores the often contentious themes of race, racism and culture in relation to the experience of art therapy, in a constructive way. Contributors examine the impact of racial perceptions in their own experience, their clients' lives, and on the interaction of therapist and client. more »

1999, Paperback: £24.99/ $42.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-578-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 328pp

Keywords: art therapy, counselling, ethnicity

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