Tackling social exclusion
"The concept of social exclusion has been a central focus of government policy for the past ten years and is now at the core of much practitioner activity. Thoroughly updated, this new edition shows how social workers can combat the social exclusion experienced by service users and at the same time promote social inclusion. It demonstrates how concepts and theories of social exclusion can be used to improve practice. Each chapter is grounded in up-to-date practice examples and explores through …
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- Full title :Tackling social exclusion / John Pierson.
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"The concept of social exclusion has been a central focus of government policy for the past ten years and is now at the core of much practitioner activity. Thoroughly updated, this new edition shows how social workers can combat the social exclusion experienced by service users and at the same time promote social inclusion. It demonstrates how concepts and theories of social exclusion can be used to improve practice. Each chapter is grounded in up-to-date practice examples and explores through activities, case studies and exercises, how the perspective of social exclusion is changing social work today."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Publication Date:©2010.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2010.
Notes
Previous edition: 2001.
The Physical Object
- Description:225 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780415478335, 0415478332, 0415478340, 9780415478342, 9780203869253, 0203869257
- oclc:ocn467734749
- LC Classification:HV40
- Dewey Decimal:361
Table of Contents
What social exclusion means -- Social exclusion -- Five building blocks for tackling exclusion -- Working with socially excluded families -- Reversing the exclusion of young people -- Working with socially excluded adults -- Working with disadvantaged neighbourhoods -- Social work and social exclusion in rural areas -- Racism and social exclusion -- Social exclusion and the learning organisation.
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