Disasters are increasing in frequency and intensity across the world, causing significant destruction to individuals and communities. This book discusses the role of social workers in disaster work, including in disaster-preparedness, during the disaster and in post-disaster practice.
Disasters are increasing in frequency and intensity across the world, causing significant destruction to individuals and communities. This book discusses the role of social workers in disaster work, including in disaster-preparedness, during the disaster and in post-disaster practice.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Margaret Alston is Emeritus Professor of Social Work at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and Emeritus Professor at Monash University, Australia. Previously, she was Professor and head of Social Work at Monash University for ten years and prior to that Professor of Social Work at Charles Sturt University, Australia. She has headed up the Gender, Leadership and Social Sustainability (GLASS) research unit for several years. She has undertaken multiple studies with people affected by disasters in Australia, the Pacific and South Asia. Her particular focus has been on the gender impacts of disasters. She has published widely in the field of gender and disasters, social work and rural social issues. She has been an invited keynote speaker at a number of national and international conferences. Tricia Hazeleger is an Australian rural social worker with a professional practice background in generic case work, community development, tertiary social work education, project management, community action research and public service policy development.Tricia was a member of the Victorian Gender and Disaster Taskforce (2014-2017) and the Municipal Association of Victoria's Gender in Emergency Management Advisory Group (2012-2014), co-ordinator of the Gender Edition of the Australian Journal of Emergency Management (2013) and a team member in the international Rebuilding Lives Post Disaster research and subsequent publications (2013-2018). Desley Hargreaves, PSM, is a Consultant Social Work Practitioner with particular interests in disasters and professional leadership. Prior to her retirement from the Australian Public Service in 2013, Desley headed up the National Social Work Service in Centrelink. Desley has had extensive experience in disaster recovery within Australia, and offshore, including establishing with her team an offshore service to Australians impacted by terrorism or natural disasters in other countries. Desley has published in this field and has been an invited speaker to a number of national and international conferences.
Inhaltsangabe
List of case study authors; Introduction; Part I Theories for practice in disaster social work; Chapter 1 Social work and the environment: an historical overview; Chapter 2 Global policy contexts; Chapter 3 Providing conceptual clarity; Chapter 4 Theories of social work and the environment: incorporating disasters; Part II Practice theories; Chapter 5 Disaster social work practice; Chapter 6 Community based practice: working at the meso level; Chapter 7 Trauma, grief and loss meso and micro levels of disaster practice; Chapter 8 Social workers and disasters: organisational contexts; Part III Vulnerability, resilience and intersectionality; Chapter 9 Factors shaping vulnerability; Chapter 10 Gender and disasters; Chapter 11 Vulnerable populations; Part IV Social workers engaged in disaster practice; Chapter 12 Social work and self care; Chapter 13 Shaping social work disaster practice; Index
List of case study authors; Introduction; Part I Theories for practice in disaster social work; Chapter 1 Social work and the environment: an historical overview; Chapter 2 Global policy contexts; Chapter 3 Providing conceptual clarity; Chapter 4 Theories of social work and the environment: incorporating disasters; Part II Practice theories; Chapter 5 Disaster social work practice; Chapter 6 Community based practice: working at the meso level; Chapter 7 Trauma, grief and loss meso and micro levels of disaster practice; Chapter 8 Social workers and disasters: organisational contexts; Part III Vulnerability, resilience and intersectionality; Chapter 9 Factors shaping vulnerability; Chapter 10 Gender and disasters; Chapter 11 Vulnerable populations; Part IV Social workers engaged in disaster practice; Chapter 12 Social work and self care; Chapter 13 Shaping social work disaster practice; Index
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