Christian Aspalter

Social Work in East Asia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Owing to rapid economic development and the onset of population ageing, social work has become a major means of delivering social services and relieving and preventing social problems at an individual, family, and community level in East Asia. This groundbreaking volume explores the current state of development of social work provision across the region. It is the first book of its kind to investigate current and future trends, as well as the challenges and pitfalls of social work - one of the fastest-growing professions in East Asia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9781472413093
• ISBN-10: 1472413091
• Artikelnr.: 45516335

Autorenporträt

Christian Aspalter is Professor and Former Head of the Social Work and Social Administration Programme at Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University, United International College, Zhuhai, China.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Christian Aspalter; Chapter 2 Social Work in Japan
Hubert Liu; Chapter 3 Social Work in Mongolia
Oyut-Erdene Namdaldagva; Chapter 4 Social Work in Taiwan
Huang Pei Jie
Ku Yeun Wen; Chapter 5 Social Work in Hong Kong
Ernest W.T. Chui; Chapter 6 Social Work in Thailand
Kitipat Nontapattamadul; Chapter 7 Social Work in Malaysia
Zulkarnain A. Hatta
Zarina Mat Saad; Chapter 8 Social Work in Singapore
Rosaleen Ow; Chapter 9 Social Work in the Philippines
Jem Price; Chapter 10 Social Work Services and Developmental Social Policy
Christian Aspalter;