UID:
almafu_9958065407202883
Format:
1 online resource (371 p.)
ISBN:
9780231503167
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0231503164
Content:
Featuring contributions from practitioners, researchers, and academics, this volume synthesizes and analyzes current trends in rural social work practice and considers the most effective ways to serve rural communities. Contributors consider the history and development of rural social work from its beginnings to the present day, addressing the value of the Internet and other new information technologies in helping clients. They also examine the effects of nonprofit organizations and welfare reform on poor rural areas. Coverage of specific client populations and fields of practice includes serv
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I. The Context of Practice; 1. Social Work in Rural America: Lessons from the Past and Trends for the Future; 2. Rural Poverty and Welfare Reform: Challenges and Opportunities; 3. Wired for the Future? The Impact of Information and Telecommunications Technologyon Rural Social Work; 4. The Distribution of Nonprofit Social Service Organizations along the Rural-Urban Continuum; 5. The Third Sector in Rural America; Part II. Interventions; 6. Dual Relationships in Rural Communities; 7. Rural Community-Building Strategies
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8. The Multiple Roles of aRural AdministratorPhtot Insert; Part III. Client Populations and Fields of Practice; 9. Services for the Chronically Mentally Ill in Rural Areas; 10. Directions in Rural MentalHealth Practice; 11. The Health of Rural Minorities; 12. Gay Men and Lesbians in Rural Areas: Acknowledging, Valuing, and Empowering This Stigmatized Invisible People; 13. The Role of Religiousness/Spirituality and Social Support on Subjective Well-Being Among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Rural Communities; 14. Demographic Characteristicsof the Rural Elderly; Part IV: Education for Practice
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15. Social Work Education for Rural PracticeEpilogue: What Is Rural Practice?; Contributors; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231129336
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0231129335
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231129329
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0231129327
Language:
English
