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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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Jane Addams
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Lucia Raatma |
A biography of Jane Addams, who established Hull-House in Chicago in 1889 to provide medical and legal services, educational opportunities, and social interactions to immigrants and other victims of … |
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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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Snow angels
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Fern Michaels |
They bring joy, wonder--and all the happiness of the season. Let these delightful stories of love and miracles light up your holidays with cheer..."Snow Angels," by Fern MichaelsThe only way irresist… |
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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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Lock and Key
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Sarah Dessen |
"Ruby, where is your mother?"Ruby knows that the game is up. For the past few months, she's been on her own in the yellow house, managing somehow, knowing that her mother will probably never return.T… |
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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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Social work law
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Alison Brammer |
Especially written for the non-lawyer, this is a guide to the legal framework and substantive law relating to social work. It explores the dynamic relationship between the law and social work practic… |
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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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Teenagers and community service
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Maureen E. Kenny,Laura A. Gallagher |
Explores how community service can help promote positive development among adolescents and provides teens, parents, teachers, and professionals with current information on different types of programs… |
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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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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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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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