Rethinking Disability: Principles for Professional and Social Change (Disabilities) (Social Work Series) - Tapa blanda

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Dr. Gilson teaches courses in human biology for social workers, human behavior and the social environment, social work practice, and integrative seminar courses. His research interests and publications include experiences of domestic violence and women with disabilities, disability theory, multiculturalism and disability, and health and disability policy and advocacy. Dr. Gilson has been active in disability community organization and policy development at local, state, and national levels. He serves on a variety of professional national associations, task forces, and committees. He is currently a Commissioner on the Commission on Disability and Persons with Disabilities of the Council on Social Work Education. Along with this book, Dr. Gilson is co-author of another Brooks/Cole text, EVALUATION PRACTICE: THINKING AND ACTION PRINCIPLES FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE, 2003, and is the lead editor on a compendium of model educational resources on social work and disability published by the Council on Social Work Education.

Dr. DePoy teaches courses in research, evaluation, grant writing and disability studies. Her scholarship embraces health and disability, issues of aging, research methodology, and evaluation practice. She is a member of more than a dozen professional associations, societies and task forces at state, national and international levels and serves as Commissioner on the Commission on Disability and Persons with Disabilities of the Council on Social Work Education. Along with this book, Dr. DePoy is co-author of another Brooks/Cole text, EVALUATION PRACTICE: THINKING AND ACTION PRINCIPLES FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE, 2003.