Rural social work : an international perspectives / [electronic resource]
Pugh, Richard,author.
Cheers, Brian,editor.
This book provides a wide-ranging review of existing writing and research on rural social services and explores some of the distinctive features of rural contexts and rural problems.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rural Social Work; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Contexts of practice; 2. The social dynamics of small communities; 3. Indigenous peoples: dispossession, colonisation and discrimination; Introduction; 4. The experience of other minorities; 5. Problems and possibilities in rural practice; 6. Models for practice 1: personal social services; 7. Models for practice 2: community social work; 8. Workforce issues; Conclusion; References; Index.
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Jul 2022).
This book provides a wide-ranging review of existing writing and research on rural social services and explores some of the distinctive features of rural contexts and rural problems.
Social service, Rural.
Social service, Rural