Social work in East Asia
Owing to rapid economic development and the onset of population ageing, social work has become a major means of delivering social services and relieving and preventing social problems at an individual, family, and community level in East Asia. This groundbreaking volume explores the current state of development of social work provision across the region. It is the first book of its kind to investigate current and future trends, as well as the challenges and pitfalls of social work - one of the …
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- Full title :Social work in East Asia / by Christian Aspalter.
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Owing to rapid economic development and the onset of population ageing, social work has become a major means of delivering social services and relieving and preventing social problems at an individual, family, and community level in East Asia. This groundbreaking volume explores the current state of development of social work provision across the region. It is the first book of its kind to investigate current and future trends, as well as the challenges and pitfalls of social work - one of the fastest-growing professions in East Asia.
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- Publication Date:2014
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Ashgate
- Place of Publication:Farnham, Surrey
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781472413116, 1472413113, 9781322086231, 1322086230
- oclc:ocn882104984
- LC Classification:HV410.5
- Dewey Decimal:361.3095
Table of Contents
Introduction / Christian Aspalter -- Japan / Hubert Liu -- Mongolia / Oyut-Erdene Namdaldagva -- Taiwan / Huang Pei Jie and Ku Yeun Wen -- Hong Kong / Ernest W.T. Chui -- Thailand / Kitipat Nontapattamadul -- Malaysia / Zulkarnain A. Hatta and Zarina M. Saad -- Singapore / Rosaleen Ow -- Philippines / Jem Price -- Conclusion / Christian Aspalter.
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