Ecological social work: sowards sustainability

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Notes on the Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1 Defining and theorising ecological social work -- 1 Conceptual and historical analysis of ecological social work -- Introduction: An understa...

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1. Verfasser: McKinnon, Jennifer 1959- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Alston, Margaret (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Macmillan Education UK 2016
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Zusammenfassung:Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Notes on the Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1 Defining and theorising ecological social work -- 1 Conceptual and historical analysis of ecological social work -- Introduction: An understanding of ecological social work and its diverse traditions -- Historical social work roots - the environment from the perspective of Mary Richmond and Jane Addams -- Systems theory and eco-critical approaches -- Contemporary ecological discussions in social work -- Challenges for the theory and practice of social work -- Summary -- Questions for reflection -- Additional reading -- 2 Social development and sustainability: Social work in the post-2015 Sustainable Development framework -- Introduction -- International initiatives -- Discussion -- Summary -- Questions for reflection -- Additional reading -- Part 2 Developing ecological social work practice -- 3 Developing ecological social work for micro-level practice -- Introduction -- Rationale for eco-social work practice -- A framework for integrating social work theory with casework practice -- Applying the framework to casework practice -- Integrating meso and macro approaches into micro-level eco-social work practice -- Summary -- Questions for reflection -- Additional reading suggestions -- 4 Building sustainable urban communities -- Urban spaces and politics of propinquity -- Social learning as a vulnerable practice of democracy -- A communitarian agenda? -- The tyranny of participation? -- Discussion: sustainability as a public issue -- Summary -- Questions for reflection -- Additional reading -- 5 Rural community sustainability and social work practice -- Introduction -- Environmental and social justice - are they incompatible? -- Sustainability, vulnerability and resistance
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (238 Seiten)
ISBN:9781137401366