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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823267103321

Autore

Wolfensberger Wolf

Titolo

Leadership and change in human services : selected readings from Wolf Wolfensberger / / compiled and edited by David G. Race

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-134-40442-5

1-134-40443-3

0-203-32285-1

1-280-07266-0

0-203-35263-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 272 p. : ill

Disciplina

364

Soggetti

Human services - Philosophy

Social advocacy

Social role

Marginality, Social

People with mental disabilities - Social conditions

People with mental disabilities - Services for - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Selections from about 335 of Wolfensberger's publications published over a span of 45 years, with comments and summary statements by the editor.

Nota di bibliografia

"Full bibliography of publications of Wolf Wolfensberger": p. [231]-265.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-230) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The analysis of devaluation and wounding -- 2. Normalization -- 3. Social role valorization -- 4. Advocacy -- 5. Possibilities, limitations, and ethical issues raised by human services -- 6. Threats to vulnerable people -- 7. Relationships with, and lessons from, vulnerable people.

Sommario/riassunto

David Race introduces us to Wolfensberger's key ideas concerning devaluation, vulnerability, normalization, social role valorization and advocacy, which are explored through a series of extracts, with commentary, from his published work.