Social welfare and social services

From pioneering family-based treatment developer James Lock, this is the first comprehensive guide to adolescent-focused therapy (AFT) for anorexia nervosa (AN), an evidence-based individual approach.

This guide introduces a humanistic, solution-focused coaching model, using lived experience to demonstrate how profound changes in our healthcare experiences and system, for patients and staff, are possible; while also supporting readers to develop their own coaching skills.

This volume is the first book-length explication of hermeneutics in social work.

This book contains compilation of emerging discourses on responsible leadership for sustainability in uncertain times.

This book represents the first critical edition and scholarly annotated translation of a pioneering report on the predicament of cross-cultural understanding at the dawn of globalization, titled "e;A Brief Response on the Controversies over Shangdi, Tianshen and Linghun"e; ("e;Resposta breve sobre as Controversias do Xamty, Tien Xin, Lim hoen"e;), which was written in China by the Sicilian Jesuit missionary Niccolo Longobardo (1565-1654) in the 1620s and profoundly influenced Enlightenment understandings of Asian philosophy.

'Essential reading' DIVA MAGAZINE'Highly accessible and important' EUGENCE ELLIS'A deeply helpful and engaging read' MEG-JOHN BARKERProviding an accessible and authoritative introduction to issues around People of Colour (POC) trans inclusion, this book uses case studies, tips, checklists and anonymous survey results to set out best practice for any professionals working with trans people to create safer spaces, support and awareness.

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This book considers that contextual factors are important for the achievement of social justice and it recognizes that vulnerability to which children are exposed is a phenomenon throughout the planet, particularly in the South.

This collection provides a comparative analysis of care arrangements in relation to issues of gender and transnational migration, social policy and labour migration in East Asia.

This book explores the decline and growth of the private rental sector in Australia delving into the changing dynamics of landlord investment and tenant profile over the course of the twentieth century and into the present period.

This volume is a collection of essays that provide a comprehensive coverage of multiple aspects of the discourse on environment, development and sustainability.

This book discusses the building of comprehensive community support systems, which constitutes a key issue in social security reforms in Japan.

This book provides the latest research in the application of innovative technology to the tourism industry in Bangladesh, covering the perspectives, theories, issues, complexities, as well as opportunities and the challenges present.

This book takes an in-depth look at China's national economic development strategy promulgated by the CPC at its Nineteenth National Congress, held in October 2019, from a historical and scientific perspective.

This book analyses and discusses the multiple dimensions of social exclusion/inclusion seen in South Asia.

At a time of significant transformations in Chinese society, this book addresses the key issue of social welfare and the reform of the welfare system in 21st century China.

This book focuses on the global issue of ethnic problems and examines the theory and practice of how China addresses its ethnic problems from a macro perspective, following the guidelines formulated by the working conference on ethnic affairs of the Central Committee of Chinese Communist Party in 2014.

This book provides an all-round analysis and exploration of the course, status quo and future of the Chinese Government's governance reform under the framework of government governance modernization.

This book explores three major changes in the circumstances of the migrant working class in south China over the past three decades, from historical and comparative perspectives.

Singaporeans enjoy one of the longest lifespans in the world today.

Ageing in Asia contains a selection of leading social systems and programs, with interesting case-studies offering innovative and useful lessons.

China has made remarkable yet uneven progress in social development.

Modern civilization faces a broad spectrum of daunting problems, but rational solutions are available for them all.

Disaster strikes, transforming cities and towns into graveyards and wastelands in a matter of minutes.

The continuation of global poverty is inextricably entwined with the fundamental philosophy of the market economy.

This book is intended for researchers and postgraduates who are interested in the consensus reaching process in group decision-making problems.

This book explores the identities, embodied experiences, and personal relationships of young people experiencing homelessness, and analyses these in relation to the material and symbolic position that youth homelessness occupies in modern societies.

Using fresh evidence and a novel methodological framework, this book sheds light on how institutions have driven economic reform in China's urban housing sector.

This book presents a sociological account on marital dissolution that engages and extends theorisations on individualisation and the contemporary organisation of personal relationships to discuss how the experience of divorce might not be all debilitating but on the contrary, could provide opportunities for productivity, self-responsibility and relationship formation.

This book details the primary concepts of Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA), integration of social aspects in product life cycles, quantification of social impacts in S-LCA, impact categorization in S-LCA, methodological aspects of S-LCA, and detailed case studies.

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This book offers a new interpretation of the evolution and modernization of social order in China's grass-roots communities.

This book focuses on building regional resilience by comprehensively improving regional assets.

This book provides an insightful sociological study of the declining Japanese population, using statistical analysis to establish the significance of municipal power using demographic data on national, regional, prefectural and municipal levels.

This is the first book to describe the entire developmental history of the human aspects of economics.

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This book offers a much-needed critical overview of the concept of social justice and its application in professional social work practice.

This edited volume serves as the second instalment of a two-part title that aims to provide an academic exploration of the contemporary issues and perspectives on tourism in the Philippines.

This book considers that contextual factors are important for the achievement of social justice and it recognizes that vulnerability to which children are exposed is a phenomenon throughout the planet, particularly in the South.

This book analyzes housing policy in terms of the quality of housing, theoretically and empirically.

This book contains compilation of emerging discourses on responsible leadership for sustainability in uncertain times.

This edited book empirically discusses stratification in contemporary Japanese society.

This book discusses the issues of inequality and marginalization in India.

As China gains momentum in economic terms, its technological transformation, cultural confidence, and creative influence also grow steadily.

This book is the first attempt to explore the use and application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and related smart technologies in cities and for the sole purpose of reaching positive peace.

This book addresses three main issues in regional income inequality and development: meaning of regional inequality, measurement of regional inequality and the relationship between national economic development and regional income inequality.

This book explores the identity work and conflicted perspectives of general practitioner (GP) trainees working in hospitals in the UK.

This book presents new research on gender-based violence in Southeast Asia, bringing together varied scholarly work in law, policy, and practice.

This book approaches environmental, climate, and social justice comprehensively and interlinked.

This book analyses how public toilets were provided by the government and local business in Hong Kong between the 1860s and 1930s through a process that was embedded in class and racial politics.