New routes to human services [[electronic resource] ] : information and referral / / Risha W. Levinson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454174603321
• Autore: Levinson Risha W
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Springer Pub., c2002
• ISBN: 1-281-81142-4; 9786611811426; 0-8261-9742-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Collana: Singer series on social work
• Altri autori (Persone): LevinsonRisha W
• Disciplina: 361.3/068
• Soggetti: Human services - United States - Information services; Social service - United States - Information services; Public welfare - United States - Information services; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Rev. ed. of: Information and referral networks. c1988.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acronyms; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: Introduction and Background; PART II: Provision of I&R Services in a Digital Age; PART III: I&R Online; PART IV: Epilogue; Appendix A: I&R: A Chronology (1860-2000); Appendix B-1: United Way of America (UWA): Changes in Total Numbers of I&R Agencies; Appendix B-2: Administration on Aging (AoA): Changes in Total Numbers of I&R Agencies; Appendix B-3: Alliance of Information and Referral Systems, Inc. (AIRS): Changes in Total Numbers of Agencies; Appendix C: Comparative State Totals of l&R Agencies Reported by AIRS According to Regional Areas (1984-1996)Appendix D: Suggested Web Sites; Appendix E: Summary of I&R Standards; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: ""A state of the art compendium of the I&R of the new millennium. Emphasizing technology, it also addresses operational issues, staffing, training, standards, organizational contexts of operation, and the proliferation of I&R services over time and geography..."". --Susan Sarnoff, DSW, Assistant Professor and Graduate Chair, Ohio University Department of Social Work. ""This book updates the vast social, ; demographic, political and organizational patterns in the web of human services. From the organizational structure of this book, it should have utility and appeal across a fairly broad array of