Practice
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 Beyond SheltersSolutions to Homelessness in Canada from the Front Lines |
This book offers essays by experienced shelter managers who address the future of the homeless shelter in Canada. This diverse collection includes contributions by leaders in the homelessness … | 256 | View | ||
 NEW! Critical Social Work Praxis |
What we think must inform what we do, argue the editors and authors of this cutting-edge social work textbook. In this innovative, expansive and wide-ranging collection, leading social work … | Brenda Anne-Marie LeFrançois; Sobia Shaheen Shaikh; Teresa Macías | 592 | 2022 | View |
 NEW! Decolonizing Equity |
Institutions everywhere seem to be increasingly aware of their roles in settler colonialism and anti-Black racism. As such, many racialized workers find themselves tasked with developing equity … | Billie Allan; OmiSoore Dryden; V.C. Rhonda Hackett | 225 | 2022 | View |
 Doing Anti-Oppressive PracticeSocial Justice Social Work |
This updated third edition of the immensely popular Doing Anti-Oppressive Practice introduces students to anti-oppressive social work, its historical and theoretical roots and the specific … | Donna Baines | 381 | 2017 | View |
 Field ExcercisesHow Veterans are Healing Themselves Through Farming and Outdoor Activities |
There are nearly 25 million veterans and active-duty soldiers in North America. Some experts estimate that more than one quarter of these men and women suffer from post-traumatic distress, and … | Stephanie Westlund | 242 | 2014 | View |
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From IntroductionThe Shelterscape in Canada From: Beyond Shelters |
Provides a short history of the homeless shelter sector’s development followed by a description of its current size, shape, and orientations in Canada. Analyzes how homeless shelters have … | 14 | $1.40 Add | ||
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From IntroductionFrom: Field Excercises |
Readings in this book consist of case studies of programs that use outdoor activities such as farming and gardening to help veterans cope with PTSD and disability. This reading discusses the … | Stephanie Westlund | 8 | 2014 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! IntroductionCritical Social Work Praxis |
An introduction to the book. Topics include Understanding Theory – The Importance of Praxis – Organization of the Book – Pedagocial Uses | Brenda Anne-Marie LeFrançois; Sobia Shaheen Shaikh; Teresa Macías | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Pedagogies of DissentMeditations on Decolonial Disruptions From: Decolonizing Equity |
The Forward by OmiSoore Dryden, the James R Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies, Faculty of Medicine, and the co-lead of the new national organization — The Black Health Education … | OmiSoore Dyrden | 9 | 2022 | $0.90 Add |
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From Section One – Overview of Anti-Oppressive Practice Anti-Oppressive PracticeRoots, Theory, Tensions |
This chapter defines and gives an overview of anti-oppressive social work practice, and the roots of this concept. | Donna Baines | 29 | 2017 | $2.90 Add |
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From Anti-Oppressive PracticeNeoliberalism, Inequality and Change |
This chapter looks at some of the broad social, political and economic forces shaping social work practice and workplaces, including globalization, neoliberalism, and managerialism. | Donna Baines | 25 | 2017 | $2.50 Add |
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From NEW! Marxist Theory for Social WorkSection: Marxist Social Work |
This chapter describes some of the key tenets of Marxism, followed by criticisms. The primary focus is Karl Marx’s own writings; when other Marxists are referred to, this is made explicit. | James Pike; Tom Vickers | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Opening the CircleFrom: Decolonizing Equity |
The Introduction states that the collection’s aim is to centre the knowledge, experiences, and voices of Indigenous, Black, and racialized peoples in articulating a vision for decolonial … | Billie Allan; V.C. Rhonda Hackett | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From Shelters and Housing FirstFrom: Beyond Shelters |
Describes how Dr. Sam Tsemberis ascertained through his work and research at the famed Bellevue Hospital that chronically homeless people could be stably housed with improved quality of life … | 29 | $2.90 Add | ||
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From Transitioning to Civilian Life and Living with Post-Traumatic StressFrom: Field Excercises |
Readings in this book consist of case studies of programs that use outdoor activities such as farming and gardening to help veterans cope with PTSD and disability. This reading discusses the … | Stephanie Westlund | 18 | 2014 | $1.80 Add |
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From Connections Between Nature and HealingFrom: Field Excercises |
Readings in this book consist of case studies of programs that use outdoor activities such as farming and gardening to help veterans cope with PTSD and disability. This reading explores the ways … | Stephanie Westlund | 25 | 2014 | $2.50 Add |
