Practising Welfare Rights
1st Edition
Published on 8. December 2005
Book
Hardback
142 pages
978-0-415-35889-7 (ISBN)
Description
Practising Welfare Rights aims to improve awareness among people working in social work and advice agencies about the skills required for effective welfare rights work, and offers guidance for managers and other professionals about how to develop a welfare rights service.
Written by a well-known author, trainer and adviser on welfare rights issues, this book includes:
learning objectives
activities to test understanding
illustrative case studies.
It also covers core welfare rights skills, such as interviewing, legal research, negotiation and advocacy, and discusses the historical, social and economic forces which have shaped welfare rights practice as well as the politics of welfare.
An accessible book which highlights the place of welfare rights practice in modern society.
Written by a well-known author, trainer and adviser on welfare rights issues, this book includes:
learning objectives
activities to test understanding
illustrative case studies.
It also covers core welfare rights skills, such as interviewing, legal research, negotiation and advocacy, and discusses the historical, social and economic forces which have shaped welfare rights practice as well as the politics of welfare.
An accessible book which highlights the place of welfare rights practice in modern society.
Reviews / Votes
'There are no more passionate advocates for welfare rights services than Bateman and this commitment runs like a thread throughout...this book will be both useful and interesting.' - Community Care 'There are no more passionate advocates for welfare rights services than Bateman and this commitment runs like a thread throughout...this book will be both useful and interesting.' - communitycare.co.uk'An enjoyable read.' - Adviser
'As part of the social work skills series , it is no less than essential.'
- communitycare.co.uk
'The book is actually a far-ranging treatise on the nature and practice of welfare rights advice work.' - communitycare.co.uk
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
2 s/w Abbildungen, 1 s/w Tabelle
1 Tables, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
418 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-35889-7 (9780415358897)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Neil Bateman
Practising Welfare Rights
Book
12/2005
1st Edition
Routledge
€64.60
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
writer and trainer specialising in welfare rights and social policy issues
Content
Claiming Income Support Novello Maynard Thompson 1. What is Welfare Rights Practice? 2. Modern Welfare Rights Practice 3. Effective Welfare Rights Practice 4. Developing Welfare Rights Practice 5. Useful Resources for Welfare Rights Practice