Innovations in Practice and Service Delivery Across the Lifespan

by David E. Biegel

Book Overview

High rates of poverty and homelessness, especially among women and children; increasing alcohol and drug abuse problems; escalating teen violence; and inadequate services for the chronically mentally ill are just a few of the problems that human service professionals encounter. Unfortunately, traditional approaches and programs often fail these vulnerable populations, particularly since their multiple needs often require a multidimensional approach...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195111559
• ISBN13: 9780195111552
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

outstanding resource

This excellent volume is one I am constantly referring to in my articles on various topics because it provides solutions and innovations in a national context. It shows us what the possibilities are. I'm thinking of using this as a text in my policy analysis class.