Social Welfare
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 NEW! About Canada: Disability Rights2nd Edition |
Including people with disabilities fully into Canadian society, with the rights enjoyed by non-disabled people, requires a fundamental social transformation, not simply “fixing” some … | Deborah Stienstra | 168 | 2020 | View |
 About FaceEssays on Recovery, Therapies, and Controversies of Addiction in Canada |
About Face: Essays on Addictions, Recovery, Therapies, and Controversies seeks to broaden the conversation around addiction in Canada. Featuring essays by a diverse group of writers, About Face … | Douglass Gosse | 424 | 2019 | View |
 NEW! Africentric Social Work |
This edited collection focuses on Africentric social work practice, providing invaluable assistance to undergraduate students in developing foundational skills and knowledge to further their … | David Este; Delores V. Mullings; Jennifer Clarke; Sulaimon Giwa; Wanda Thomas Bernard | 272 | 2021 | View |
 Criminalizing Race, Criminalizing PovertyWelfare Fraud Enforcement in Canada |
The criminalization and penalization of poverty through increased surveillance and control of welfare recipients in recent years has led many poverty advocates to claim that “a war against … | Kiran Mirchandani; Wendy Chan | 102 | 2007 | 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 |
 Rock Paper SexThe Oldest Profession in Canada’s Oldest City |
St. John’s is known as a flourishing port city, a cultural gem, and popular tourist destination: a picturesque city of pubs and restaurants, music and colourful houses. But a thriving sex … | Keri Cull | 232 | 2017 | View |
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From IntroductionFrom: About Face |
The Introduction outlines the questions that this anthology seeks to answer: Who suffers from addictions in Canada, How can we better understand addictions, What are the steps forward in the … | Douglass Gosse | 4 | 2019 | $0.40 Add |
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From IntroductionFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The author outlines the incident that began her interest in the voices of sex workers in St. John’s, ands describes the evolution of the project and her interactions with the individuals … | Keri Cull | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 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! What Are Disability Rights? |
In the first chapter, What Are Disability Rights?, the author introduces the topic of disability rights through case studies. The author explains the "social model of disability" in … | Deborah Stienstra | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
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From Kicking was the Whole PointFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of a young sex worker in St. Johns Newfoundland named Lori. The chapter includes a discussion of the factors that lead an individual to becoming a sex worker and includes … | Keri Cull | 8 | 2017 | $0.80 Add |
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From My Life is Going Up in SmokeFrom: About Face |
The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these readings come from … | Douglass Gosse | 8 | 2019 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Part One Globalization, The State and Shifting Terrains From the Workhouse to WorkfareThe Welfare State and Shifting Policy Terrains |
- | Bob Russell | 25 | 2000 | $2.50 Add |
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From NEW! People and Policies in Search of Disability Rights |
Chapter two, People and Policies in Search of Disability Rights, explains how the concept of disability rights emerged in Canada, from scholarship and activism against sterilization, and … | Deborah Stienstra | 24 | 2020 | $2.40 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 |
