Work and the workplace : a resource for innovative policy and practice /

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Main Author: Akabas, Sheila H., 1931-
Other Authors: Kurzman, Paul A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; Chichester : Columbia University Press, c2005.
Series:Foundations of social work knowledge
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. History and rationale
  • 2. The meaning and context of work
  • 3. The changing landscape
  • 4. Social work in the world of work and in traditional settings
  • 5. Distinctive presenting problems
  • 6. Delivery systems : conceptual dimensions and structures
  • 7. Disability as a metaphor for world of work practice
  • 8. Social workers as workers, social agencies as employers
  • 9. The future : issues, trends, and potential.