Innovations in Practice and Service Delivery Across the Lifespan
Published on 25. February 1999
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-19-511155-2 (ISBN)
Description
Innovations in Practice and Service Delivery Across the Lifespan is the first book in Oxford's new social work series Innovations in Practice and Service Delivery with Vulnerable Populations. This book will introduce practitioners and students to new strategies and innovations to effectively deal with a range of problems across the lifespan such as homelessness, alcohol and drug abuse, teen violence, and mental illness. The book is divided into four parts: a conceptual overview, children and adolescents, adults and the elderly. It offers an interdisciplinary approach to practice and service delivery with these populations and the contributors are leading scholars in social work and mental health services. It is an ideal text for students in clinical practice courses or for practitioners interestd in the latest practice and service delivery innovations.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
3 line figures
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
716 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-511155-2 (9780195111552)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part I: Theory and Conceptual Framework
1: Francis Turner: Theories of Practice with Vulnerable Populations
2: Jack Rothman and JoAnn Damron-Rodriguez: Fostering Innovation in Organization and Creating Innovative Organizations: A Synthesis of Empirical Research
Part II: Innovation in Practice and Service Delivery with Children and Adolescents
3: Lynn Singer, Sonia Minnes, and Robert E. Arendt: Innovations for High Risk Infants
4: Victor Groza: Innovations in Adoption
5: Julia H. Littell and John R. Schuerman: Innovations in Child Welfare: Preventing Out-of-Home Placement of Abused and Neglected Children
6: Raymond P. Lorion, Anne E. Brodsky, and Michelle Colley-Quile: Exposure to Urban Violence: A Framework for Conceputalizing Risky Settings
Part III: Innovations in Practice and Service Delivery with Adults
7: Phyllis Solomon: The Evolution of Service Innovations for Adults with Severe Mental Illness
8: David Braddock: Innovation in Mental Retardation Services
9: Allen Zweben and Susan Rose: Innovations in Treating Alcohol Problems
10: Innovation in Practice with Homeless Populations: Partnership; in the Struggle for Empowerment
Part IV: Innovations in Practice and Service Delivery with the Elderly
11: Eva Kahana, Boaz Kahana, and Heidi T. Chirayath: Innovations in Institutional Care from a Patient Responsive Perspective
12: Cameron J. Camp and Jeanne M. Mattern: Innovations in Managing Alzheimer's Disease
13: David Coon, Richard Schulz, Marcia Ory, and the REACH Study Group: Innovative Intervention Approaches for Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers
Conclusion
About the Editors
About the Contributors
1: Francis Turner: Theories of Practice with Vulnerable Populations
2: Jack Rothman and JoAnn Damron-Rodriguez: Fostering Innovation in Organization and Creating Innovative Organizations: A Synthesis of Empirical Research
Part II: Innovation in Practice and Service Delivery with Children and Adolescents
3: Lynn Singer, Sonia Minnes, and Robert E. Arendt: Innovations for High Risk Infants
4: Victor Groza: Innovations in Adoption
5: Julia H. Littell and John R. Schuerman: Innovations in Child Welfare: Preventing Out-of-Home Placement of Abused and Neglected Children
6: Raymond P. Lorion, Anne E. Brodsky, and Michelle Colley-Quile: Exposure to Urban Violence: A Framework for Conceputalizing Risky Settings
Part III: Innovations in Practice and Service Delivery with Adults
7: Phyllis Solomon: The Evolution of Service Innovations for Adults with Severe Mental Illness
8: David Braddock: Innovation in Mental Retardation Services
9: Allen Zweben and Susan Rose: Innovations in Treating Alcohol Problems
10: Innovation in Practice with Homeless Populations: Partnership; in the Struggle for Empowerment
Part IV: Innovations in Practice and Service Delivery with the Elderly
11: Eva Kahana, Boaz Kahana, and Heidi T. Chirayath: Innovations in Institutional Care from a Patient Responsive Perspective
12: Cameron J. Camp and Jeanne M. Mattern: Innovations in Managing Alzheimer's Disease
13: David Coon, Richard Schulz, Marcia Ory, and the REACH Study Group: Innovative Intervention Approaches for Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers
Conclusion
About the Editors
About the Contributors