Animals in Social Work: Why and How They Matter

This collection of essays articulates theoretical and philosophical arguments, and advances practical applications, as to why animals ought to matter to social work, in and of themselves. It serves as a persuasive corrective to the current invisibility of animals in contemporary social work practice and thought.

Author: T. Ryan
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 10/29/2014
Pages: 246
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781137372284

About the Author
Fred H. Besthorn, Wichita State University, USA Eileen Bona Shanna L. Burke, Nonotuck Resource Associates, Massachusetts, USA Gail Courtnage Jan Fook, Kingston University and St. Georges, University of London, UK Cassandra Hanrahan, Dalhousie University, Canada Dorothea Iannuzzi, UMMC Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Massachusetts, USA Christine H. Kim, National Museum of Animals and Society, Los Angeles, USA Lynn Loar, Pryor Foundation, USA Atsuko Matsuoka, York University, Canada Maureen MacNamara Jeannine Moga, North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, USA Emma Newton, National Museum of Animals and Society, Los Angeles, USA Nina Papazian, Peterborough, Canada Komalsingh Rambaree, University of Gävle, Sweden John Sorenson, Brock University, Canada Adrienne Elizabeth Thomas Deborah Walsh, University of Queensland, Australia