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Practical idealists
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Alissa S. Wilson |
"Can you work for a better world without taking a vow of poverty? The authors' answer is a resounding, "yes!" This book draws on interviews with over forty practical idealists, whose stories will ins… |
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The gospel of Father Joe
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Greg Barrett |
Three decades ago in a cordoned-off corner of the developing world an angry Catholic priest armed only with pencil, paper, and crayons, declared a revolution. From a shanty school shared with Buddhis… |
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Chosen
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Chandra Hoffman |
Chloe Pinter, a Portland adoption caseworker, becomes increasingly involved in the lives of three couples, two of whom are expecting babies and one who is seeking to adopt, and must deal with the aft… |
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A Brahmin without caste
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Mishra, R. K. |
Rishi Kumar Mishra, 1932-2009, Indian journalist and social activist; contributed articles. |
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The Color Bind
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Erica Gabrielle Foldy,Tamara R. Buckley |
From the Russell Sage Foundation:
"Since the 1960s, the dominant model for fostering diversity and inclusion in the United States has been the “color blind” approach, which emphasizes similarity a… |
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Finally a mother
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Dana Corbit |
"Working at a home for teenage moms is a constant reminder for social worker Shannon Lyndon of the baby she gave up. When state trooper Mark Shoffner shows up at her door with a troubled teenage boy,… |
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Midnight Kisses
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Wayne Jordan |
His faith shattered by loss, Daniel Buchanan has built a cocoon around his heart, spending his days counseling troubled teens. But his life changes the night he meets Ren e Walker. The dedicated soci… |
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Little mercies
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Heather Gudenkauf |
Veteran social worker Ellen Moore is a fiercely dedicated children's advocate and a devoted mother and wife. But one blistering summer day, a simple moment of distraction will have repercussions that… |
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Case critical
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Ben Carniol |
"Incorporating the critical perspectives, emphasis on diversity, and pointed suggestions for change that made the previous editions into bestsellers, Ben Carniol pulls together today’s most pe… |
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More days in the lives of social workers
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Linda May Grobman |
252 pages ; 22 cm |
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Fourth of July Creek
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Smith Henderson |
"After trying to help Benjamin Pearl, an undernourished, nearly feral eleven-year-old boy living in the Montana wilderness, social worker Pete Snow comes face-to-face with the boy's profoundly distur… |
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Part of the family?
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Sheila Bapat |
"Love and compassion are at the heart of domestic labor, yet historically, domestic workers have been rendered invisible-by society and in the eyes of the law. Mostly foreign-born women, these worker… |
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The structural approach to direct practice in social work
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Carol T. Tully,Gale Goldberg Wood |
This classic text introduces students to the structural approach of social work practice, which assumes that many clients' problems arise from harmful social forces. By focusing on the construction o… |
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Forty years in social work
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Christopher Rhoades Dÿkema |
"Forty Years in Social Work is a personal memoir that blends a recounting of Christopher Rhoades Dÿkema's experience with the search for a theory of social work that helps to explain the social and p… |
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Deadly aid
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Michel Tarou |
Social worker Jeanne Lebrec knows that in real life, criminals are rewarded and the virtuous suffer. One day, after a particularly heartbreaking case, Jeanne reaches her limit and does something unex… |
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Why I am a social worker
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Diana S. Richmond Garland |
"'Why I am a social worker' describes the rich diversity and nature of the profession of social work through the 25 stories of daily lives and professional journeys chosen to represent the different … |
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Charlotte
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Dave Mullington |
From the back cover: "Canada's woman newsmaker of the year six times during the 1950s and '60s, Charlotte Whitton made headlines regularly as mayor of Ottawa. But she was no stranger to the spotlight… |
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Life and times of R.V. Bidap
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C. N. Hiremath |
Biography of R.V. Bidap, a social worker and political activist from Bidar District, Karnataka, India. |
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Emma's Table
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Philip Galanes |
From the moment Emma Sutton walks into the esteemed FitzCoopers auction house, the one-time media darling knows exactly what she wants: an exquisite antique dining table. What she doesn't realize is … |
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Jane Addams
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Gail Faithfull Keller |
An easy-to-read biography of the woman who founded Hull House, one of the first social settlement houses in the United States. |
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