Access To Health And Social Services For Members Of Diverse Cultural And Racial Groups In Metropolitan Toronto

Author : Robert Doyle,L. A. Visano,Social Planning Council of Metropolitan Toronto,Maria Giovannini
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Community health services
ISBN : UOM:39015014885050

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A Time for Action! by Robert Doyle,L. A. Visano,Social Planning Council of Metropolitan Toronto,Maria Giovannini Pdf

The main focus of the research reported was to examine access to mainstream non-governmental health and social services organizations in Metropolitan Toronto for members of diverse cultural and racial groups, from the perspective of organizations providing direct services. The research focuses on those aspects of the health and social services system that provide entry, reception intake, and case management functions that must be carried out before the actual provision or delivery of services. The research approach included a survey of mainstream organizations and key informants, informal discussions with consumers, focus groups, a funding policy review, and case studies of innovations. Perceptions from respondents were obtained regarding barriers to access (information/awareness, physical/geographic, cultural, administrative, and cost barriers) and approaches and strategies to improve access. The four case studies involved organizations that have taken leadership in different areas of work to improve access to members of minority groups. Appendices include interview guides and survey forms.

Author : Robert Doyle,L. A. Visano,Giovannini, Maria,Social Planning Council of Metropolitan Toronto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015014885092

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Access to Health and Social Services for Members of Diverse Cultural and Racial Groups in Metropolitan Toronto by Robert Doyle,L. A. Visano,Giovannini, Maria,Social Planning Council of Metropolitan Toronto Pdf

Author : Harold R. Troper
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0802080278

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Ethnicity, Politics, and Public Policy by Harold R. Troper Pdf

Ten essays on multiculturalism form a comprehensive picture of the problems and prospects of pluralism and mirror the nuanced issues which arise when theories and goals of cultural sensitivity confront real life.

Author : Iris Chi,Neena L. Chappell,James Lubben
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2001-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9622095321

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Elderly Chinese in Pacific Rim Countires by Iris Chi,Neena L. Chappell,James Lubben Pdf

With longer life expectancy, most countries are now experiencing rapid ageing among their populations. Ethnic Chinese populations are no exception to these demographic transformations. During the twentieth century, there has been a wide dispersion of Chinese people throughout the world, as well as dramatic socio-political changes within China. These unique factors have strained traditional filial norms and necessitated a re-examination of intergenerational relationships and the roles of elderly Chinese people. This book investigates the varied adaptations of social support systems and social integration among ageing Chinese populations within a diverse set of countries in the Pacific Rim region. The book is a collection of scholarly papers addressing such topics as community care, family support, one-child families and social isolation. Each paper illustrates the importance of social support networks and social integration to the quality of life for elderly Chinese persons living in dissimilar circumstances.

Author : Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work. Meeting,Wes Shera
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781551302256

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Emerging Perspectives on Anti-oppressive Practice by Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work. Meeting,Wes Shera Pdf

This book consists of 27 chapters developed from papers originally delivered at a recent conference at the University of Toronto on anti-oppressive practice in social work. Dr. Shera has gathered expert contributors to discuss, define, and analyse theories of social work practice, pedagogical issues, fieldwork practice, models of education of social work practitioners, and current critical issues. These selected conference papers lay the groundwork for anti-oppressive practice in a way that will generate discussion and inspire researchers and practitioners.

Author : Vijay Agnew
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0802081142

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In Search of a Safe Place by Vijay Agnew Pdf

Marginalized in the larger society and the mainstream women's movement, immigrant women are also outsiders in women's shelters, where racially sensitive and linguistically appropriate counselling is generally unavailable. In this book, Vijay Agnew documents the struggles of Canadian women's centres to provide better services to victims of wife abuse from Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. The study looks at every aspect of community-based women's organizations, including their funding, operation, and services. The result is a detailed picture of the problems and challenges they encounter on a daily basis. Agnew uses case studies, reports, and interviews to document the work of these groups and to show how race, class, and gender intersect in the everyday lives of the women who depend on them. Although the women's movement initiated public discussion of wife abuse, the fight against abuse is now conducted primarily by the state through its allocation of resources. Agnew underscores the tension that often arises between the patriarchal state and feminist-inspired organizations, and the resulting difficulties in bringing about social change.

Author : Sarita Srivastava
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781479815258

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"Are You Calling Me a Racist?" by Sarita Srivastava Pdf

"Diversity and anti-racism work is too often reduced to training, therapy, education, and policy, or what the author calls "Feel-Good" approaches that focus on emotions and morality and prevent us from taking collective action for racial justice, decolonization, and equity in our organizations and communities"--

Author : Paul Anisef,C. Michael Lanphier
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0802084362

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The World in a City by Paul Anisef,C. Michael Lanphier Pdf

Toronto is perhaps the most multicultural city in the world. The process of settlement and integration in modern-day Toronto is, however, more difficult for recent immigrants than it was for those newcomers arriving in previous decades. Many challenges face newly settled immigrants, top among them access to healthcare, education, employment, housing, and other economic and community services. The concept of social exclusion opens up promising ways to analyze the various challenges facing newcomers and The World in a City explores Toronto's ability to sustain a civic society. This collection of essays highlights why the need to pay more attention to certain at-risk groups, and the importance of adapting policy to fit the changing settlement and clustering patterns of newcomers is of crucial importance. The authors' findings demonstrate that there are many obstacles to providing opportunity for immigrants, low resource bases in particular. Toronto, they suggest, does not provide a level 'playing field' for its newly arrived inhabitants, and, in failing to recognize the particular needs of new communities, fails to ensure a growth that would be of immense benefit to the city as a whole.

Author : Anne Lorene Chambers,Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 1388 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 0802078397

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Married Women and Property Law in Victorian Ontario by Anne Lorene Chambers,Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History Pdf

A meticulously researched and revisionist study of the nineteenth-century Ontario's Married Women's Property Acts. They were important landmarks in the legal emancipation of women.

Author : Philippe Cappeliez,Robert John Flynn
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Depression, Mental
ISBN : 0773509607

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Depression and the Social Environment by Philippe Cappeliez,Robert John Flynn Pdf

While depression has been the subject of much research in the last decade, far too little attention has been paid to the influence of the social environment on depression and on mental health generally. This lack has become more conspicuous since the Canadian federal government began requiring that policy makers make social environment a primary consideration when designing new mental health programs.

Author : Ramona Alaggia,Cathy Vine
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-21
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781554588503

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Cruel but Not Unusual by Ramona Alaggia,Cathy Vine Pdf

Violence in families and intimate relationships affects a significant proportion of the population—from very young children to the elderly—with far-reaching and often devastating consequences. Cruel but Not Unusual draws on the expertise of scholars and practitioners to present readers with the latest research and thinking about the history, conditions, and impact of violence in these contexts. For this new edition, chapters have been updated to reflect changes in data and legislation. New chapters include an examination of trauma from a neurobiological perspective; a critical analysis of the “gender symmetry debate,” a debate that questions the gendered nature of intimate violence; and an essay on the history and evolution of the women’s movement dedicated to addressing violence against women, which advances theoretical developments that remind readers of the breadth of inclusivity that should be at the heart of working in this field.

Author : Michael L. Herriman,Barbara Burnaby
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 185359346X

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Language Policies in English-dominant Countries by Michael L. Herriman,Barbara Burnaby Pdf

This text provides an analysis of current policies on language(s) in the USA, Canada, Britain, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. The linguistic background of each country is examined along with the status of languages, as determined by statute or practice. Consequences for all languages and language education are also analyzed.

Author : Lewis Asimeng-Boahene,Michael Baffoe
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443846813

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Strangers in New Homelands by Lewis Asimeng-Boahene,Michael Baffoe Pdf

Strangers in New Homelands is a collection of papers emanating from Annual International Conferences on the Social Reconstruction of the concept of “home” among immigrants in the diaspora. For many immigrants in the diaspora, the concept of “home”, around which this conference has revolved, evokes confusion, fear, hopes, and aspirations. The presentations in this book therefore seek to throw light on what this concept means for many people who have uprooted themselves from their familiar environments and settled or seek to make new homes out of strange and unfamiliar environments. The contributors in this publication were drawn from the field of researchers on immigrant and refugee movements and settlements, education, community development and front-line immigrant and refugee settlement workers. They draw on experiences from their research, field practice vignettes, personal experiences and case work examples to highlight and explore the critical issues involved in the field of forced and voluntary migration and resettlement around the world, and the settlement of migrants and refugees in new societies. Cumulatively, the contributors examine the challenges of settlement, integration and adaptation that new comers face in host societies. The critical approaches and strong balance of research with applications show the implications of the issues for the profession of social work and allied fields. The scholarship presented here also highlights the implications of the issues discussed for further research and social policy development. Anyone interested in learning about the challenges and intricacies of the migration process around the world must read this book. It is highly recommended for politicians, policy makers, social work professionals, educators and organizations dealing with immigrants and refugees.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Public welfare
ISBN : UIUC:30112006721499

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Canadian Social Work Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : International Ombudsman Institute,Linda C. Reif
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004640085

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The International Ombudsman Yearbook by International Ombudsman Institute,Linda C. Reif Pdf

The International Ombudsman Yearbook is the only publication devoted to ombudsman issues. The public sector ombudsman is now found at all levels of government in many countries around the world, both in established and consolidating democracies. The ombudsman is an independent office, traditionally appointed by the legislative branch, to investigate poor administration of government. More recently, some ombudsman offices have been given human rights protection responsibilities. The International Ombudsman Yearbook contains articles written from legal or public administration perspectives which address issues of interest to the contemporary ombudsman and to all persons with an interest in the institution. Compiled and edited by the International Ombudsman Institute, the organization composed of over 130 ombudsman members located worldwide, the Yearbook will be of interest to lawyers, scholars, ombudsman office personnel and government entities wherever ombudsman offices are located or contemplated.