| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 329 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Introduction -- 1. Historical and current context / Susan F. Allen and Elizabeth M. Tracy -- 2. Ethical issues and guidelines / Kimberly Strom-Gottfried -- 3. Administrative supports and practices / Kristine Nelson, Katharine Cahn and Mindy Holliday -- 4. Social policy context / Cathleen A. Lewandowski and Katharine Briar-Lawson -- pt. II. Home-based services in social work fields of practice -- 5. Early childhood programs / Susan F. Allen -- 6. School-based services / Cynthia Franklin and Christine Lagana-Riordan -- 7. Child welfare / Cathleen A. Lewandowski and Katharine Briar-Lawson -- 8. Child mental health / Mary Armstrong [and others] -- 9. Criminal justice / Jose B. Ashford, Katherine O. Sternbach and Maureen Balaam -- 10. Adult mental health / Patrick Sullivan -- 11. Older adult services / Kathryn Betts Adams -- 12. Hospice and end-of-life care / Ellen Csikai -- pt. III. Conclusion -- 13. Conclusions and considerations for the future / Elizabeth M. Tracy and Susan F. Allen -- Appendix. Organizations associated with home-based programs, research, or policies. |
| Summary |
Service providers are increasingly called upon to serve clients at home, a setting even a seasoned professional can find difficult to negotiate. From monitoring the health of older populations to managing paroled offenders, preventing child abuse, and reunifying families, home-based services require models that ensure positive outcomes and address the ethical dilemmas that might arise in such sensitive contexts. The contributors to this volume are national experts in diverse fields of social work practice, policy, and research. Treating the home as an ecological setting that guid. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Home-based family services.
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Home-based family services. |
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Home care services.
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Home care services. |
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Social work with children.
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Social work with children. |
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Social work with older people.
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Social work with older people. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Allen, Susan F., 1951-
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Tracy, Elizabeth M.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Delivering home-based services. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009 9780231141468 (DLC) 2008054884 (OCoLC)286516583 |
| ISBN |
9780231520300 (electronic book) |
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0231520301 (electronic book) |
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9780231141468 |
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0231141467 |
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9780231141475 |
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0231141475 |
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