1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910145592403321

Autore

Jones Colin <1949 Jan. 13->

Titolo

The right to buy [[electronic resource] ] : analysis & evaluation of a housing policy / / Colin Jones and Alan Murie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell, 2006

ISBN

1-281-32156-7

9786611321567

0-470-75964-X

0-470-75962-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Collana

Real estate issues

Classificazione

71.83

Altri autori (Persone)

MurieAlan

Disciplina

363.5850941

Soggetti

Housing policy - Great Britain

Housing - Great Britain

Home ownership - Government policy - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-251) and index.

Nota di contenuto

A policy for its time -- The right to buy in the UK 1980-2005 -- Unequal opportunities, time and place -- Transforming social housing -- Extending the owner occupied housing market -- Promoting the private rented sector -- Creating sustainable communities -- Housing management and housing quality -- The financial equation -- Policy transfer : international perspectives on housing privatisation -- A policy past its sell-by date? -- Learning from the right to buy.

Sommario/riassunto

An evaluation of the most enduring privatisation of the Thatcher era ... Written in an accessible style, this is a key reference for students and researchers in housing and planning; geography; and social policy. The book analyses the operation and impact of the right to buy policy (RTB). It includes a critique of the Housing Act and the 2001 Housing (Scotland) Act. The enactment of these changes under a Labour government affirms the continuance of the RTB. The authors take stock of its profound effect on housing policy, reversing the growth in social housing developed over the t



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782310103321

Autore

Plionis Elizabeth Moore

Titolo

Competency in generalist practice [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to theory and evidence-based decision making / / Elizabeth Moore Plionis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-280-84510-4

0-19-803961-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 p.)

Disciplina

361.3

Soggetti

Social service - Decision making

Evidence-based social work

Core competencies

Social work education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-348) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to the decision tree and the text -- Social work and the law : fiduciary responsibilities -- The policy, program, and administrative context of direct practice --Communication skills for direct practice -- Communication skills for policy, advocacy, management, and community practice -- Relationship in clinical practice : the art of healing -- Relationship in policy, advocacy, management, and community practice : the art of leadership --Clinical crisis intervention -- Crisis management -- Social work case management : serving highly vulnerable client populations --Case and class advocacy --Social work with individuals -- Case specific model building : case presentation -- Clinical social work with families : family therapy -- Welfare policies and programs for families and children -- Use of groups in clinical practice -- Use of groups in policy, advocacy, management and community practice -- Theory, research and predictions about the future of social work practice.

Sommario/riassunto

1. Introduction and Presentation of the Decision Tree. 2. Social Work and the Law: Fiduciary Responsibilities. 3. The Policy Context of Social Work Practice. 4. Communication Skills for Clinical Practice: Interviewing. 5. Communication Skills for Policy, Advocacy,



Management, and Community Practice. 6. Relationship in Clinical Practice- The Art of Healing. 7. Relationship in Non-Clinical Practice The Art of Leadership. 8. Clinical Crisis Intervention: Basic, Advanced and Domain-Specific. 9. Crisis Management-Disasters and Public Tragedies. 10. Case Management: Serving Highly Vulnerable Client