"This innovative book explores social work, therapy and counselling as a series of encounters - between clients and human services professionals, social workers, their colleagues and other professionals, and more widely between citizens and the state. Providing a variety of social constructionist perspectives on the idea of the 'client', it presents in-depth discussion of the roles, language and contexts of meetings between social worker ..."
"The impetus for this book is the shift in welfare policy in Western Europe from state responsibilities to individual and community responsibilities. The book examines the ways in which policies associated with advanced liberalism and New Public Management can be identified as influencing professional practices to promote personalisation, participation, empowerment, recovery and resilience. In examining the concept of ‘responsibilisation ..."
German Studies Towards the Millenium Selected Papers from the Conference of University Teachers of German, University of Keele, September 1999 (Cutg Proceedings, V. 2) by ChristopherHall, David Rock Paperback, 286 Pages, Published 2000 by Peter Lang Pub Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-8204-5304-0, ISBN: 0-8204-5304-8
"This volume is a collection of papers in German Studies. The wide range of subject areas dealt with reflects the diversity of research at UK universities at the turn of the century: political and social studies, media and cultural topics, literary issues, and recent developments in pedagogic and linguistic studies. The volume confirms the dynamism and diversity of current research in UK German Studies."
"With communication and relationships at the core of social work, this book reveals the way it is foremost a practice that becomes reality in dialogue, illuminating some of the profession s key dilemmas. Applied discourse studies illustrate the importance of talk and interaction in the construction of everyday and institutional life. This book provides a detailed review and illustration of the contribution of discourse approaches and stu ..."
"Finance is a necessity for all public or private sector projects. Over the past twenty years, the private sector has increasingly financed projects traditionally considered in the public domain. Under increasing public demand for higher levels of infrastructure services and insufficient public funds, attention has re-focused on private finance for public projects. Changing global trends means more emphasis on infrastructure projects and ..."
Death and Other Things by ChristopherHall Paperback, 382 Pages, Published 2011 by Jumping Into Neeha Trees At 3 A.M. Productions ISBN-13: 978-0-615-52421-4, ISBN: 0-615-52421-4
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