Social Work and the City Urban Themes in 21st-Century Social Work
This book critically explores ways of thinking about the city and its relevance for the profession of social work. It provides a colourful illustration of practice drawing on examples of social work responses to a range of issues emerging from the unprece
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CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS
Social Work and the City
Charlotte Williams Editor
Social Work and the City Urban Themes in 21st-Century Social Work
Editor Charlotte Williams School of Global, Urban and Social Studies RMIT University Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ISBN 978-1-137-51622-0 ISBN 978-1-137-51623-7 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-51623-7
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Contents
Part I
Making Sense of the City Charlotte Williams
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Social Work and The Urban Age Charlotte Williams
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Beyond the Soup Kitchen Charlotte Williams
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Reconstructing Urban Social Work Charlotte Williams
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Social Work Research and the City Charlotte Williams
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Part II
Social Issues and the City: New Directions in Practice Charlotte Williams
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Superdiversity and the City Dirk Geldof
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Ageing in Urban Environments: Challenges and Opportunities for a Critical Social Work Practice Chris Phillipson and Mo Ray
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Disabling Cities and Repositioning Social Work Michael J. Prince
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Care, Austerity and Resistance Donna Baines
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Homelessness in Western Cities Carole Zufferey
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Living on the Edge: New Forms of Poverty and Disadvantage on the Urban Fringe Sonia Martin and Robin Goodman Educating for Urban Social Work Susie Costello and Julian Raxworthy
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Conclusion: Urban Themes in Twenty-First Century Social Work Charlotte Williams
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Index
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Notes on Contributors
Editor’s Biography Charlotte Williams,
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