Human Services: Reference

Designed for the general reader, this two-volume set provides authoritative and essential information pertaining to addictions and substance abuse in easy-to-understand language.

Provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payors, and state and federal agencies.

"Provides basic consumer health information about domestic violence, signs of abuse, risk factors including abuse in specific populations, and strategies to prevent and intervene in domestic violence. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and a list of resources for additional help"--

Introduces readers to the lively field of rule-making and rebellion that strikes at the core of what it means to be an individual living in a social world.

An accessible and reader-friendly bible of data on America's extraordinary and rapidly growing civic sector.

In this volume, the most experienced and prominent gerontological health care scholars address a variety of populations that social workers serve, and the arenas in which they practice, followed by detailed recommendations of best practices for an array of physical and mental health conditions.

A comprehensive guide to social work practice, providing the most recent conceptual knowledge and empirical evidence to aid in the understanding of the rapidly changing field of social work.