Provides an accessible, research informed book for students, social workers and other social service workers and community development workers focused on practically linking climate change to social justice in their everyday practice.
Provides theoretical and contextual analysis linking climate change and social justice and integrates this discussion with specific examples and case studies of original research and innovative practice on the ground.
Of interest to all scholars and students of social work, social welfare, community development, international development, community health, environmental and community education and policy.
Amanda Howard (Professor) is part of the Social work and Policy Studies team at the University of Sydney and is the Director of Undergraduate Programs. Areas of research include community development, disasters and climate change, inclusion and participatory action research.
Margot Rawsthorne works as an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney in the Social Work and Policy Studies Team. Areas of research interest include the lived experience of social disadvantage, community development, housing and disasters.
Pam Joseph (PhD) is a Lecturer at the University of Sydney in the Social Work and Policy Studies team. Her research includes a focus on community-led disaster resilience and the impacts of climate change, the intersection of health and disability, and is particularly interested in processes of transition.
Mareese Terare (PhD) works at the University of Sydney in the Social Work and Policy Studies team. Her research focus includes decolonising practice, First Nations knowledges and epistemologies, interpersonal trauma, social justice, children's rights and human rights.
Dara Sampson (PhD) works as the Academic Research Manager in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle. Research interests include using fiction in social work teaching, disasters, mental health and social justice.
Meaghan Katrak-Harris (PhD) works at the University of Sydney as part of the teaching and research teams in Social Work and Policy Studies, and as a freelance researcher, writer and practitioner. Meaghan's areas of research focus include decolonising practice, disasters, social justice and community practice.
Title: Social Work and Human Services Responsibilities in a Time of Climate Change: Country, Community and Complexity (Routledge Advances in Social Work)
Author: Howard, Amanda,Rawsthorne, Margot,Joseph, Pam,Terare, Mareese
ISBN: 9780367704391
Binding:
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-11-15
Number of Pages: 212
Weight: 0.3301 kg
