Social Work for the Elderly Poverty-Alleviation

This book focuses on how to provide social work services for elderly people living in poverty. Divided into eight chapters, the book first outlines the scale, characteristics, and causes of poverty among elderly people and discusses the significance of social work in poverty alleviation for the elde...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zhao, Huaijuan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
Series:Poverty-Alleviation and Social Work in China
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book focuses on how to provide social work services for elderly people living in poverty. Divided into eight chapters, the book first outlines the scale, characteristics, and causes of poverty among elderly people and discusses the significance of social work in poverty alleviation for the elderly. The book then concentrates on different types of elderly people, such as those in economic and ecological poverty, and those suffering from poverty caused by illness, disability, and lack of ability, analyzing the content and service modes and providing case studies. Finally, the book discusses ways and strategies for social work participation in poverty alleviation for the elderly in the post-poverty alleviation era. This book combines theory with practice and is a useful reference for government departments, universities, as well as social organizations related to social work
Physical Description:XXIV, 239 p. 8 illus., 1 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9789819796854