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Work and the Workplace – A Resource for Innovative Policy and Practice
Author(s): Sheila H Akabas (Author), Paul A Kurzmann (Author)
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Publication Date: 12 April 2005
- Language: English
- Print length: 368 pages
- ISBN-10: 0231111665
- ISBN-13: 9780231111669
Book Description
— Lawerence S. Root, professor at the School of Social Work and director of the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations at the University of Michigan
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This book is an outstanding resource… [for those] who are interested in improving the well being or workers, work organizations and communities.” — Michalle Mor Barak, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare “Well-informed and authoritative… This is an excellent text and will serve as a valuable guide.” — R. Paul Maiden, Journal of Teaching in Social Work “A comprehensive assessment of the role of social work in the workplace.” — Margaret Fietz, CASW Bulletin
About the Author
Sheila H. Akabas is a professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work, director of the Center for Social Policy and Practice in the Workplace, and chair of both the World of Work as a Field of Practice and the Social Enterprise Administration as a Method of Practice.Paul A. Kurzman is a professor at the Hunter College School of Social Work and at the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. He is chair of the School’s Work, Employment, and Rehabilitation Specialization and past president of the New York City Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.The authors are also the coeditors of Work, Workers, and Work Organizations: A View from Social Work and Work and Well-Being: The Occupational Social Work Advantage.
