social workers

Provides an introduction to a career as a social worker, and discusses what the job is like, the skills and education needed, the salary, the pros and cons of the job, and the future job market for social workers. Highlights the importance of developing a career plan, and features tips on applying and interviewing. Includes black-and-white photographs, sidebars, interviews, a glossary, and additional resources.

"In the sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea, Arthur Parnassus, headmaster of a strange orphanage, and the other inhabitants of Marsyas Island must fight to save the dangerous and magical children of the orphanage or risk the entire island falling apart"--OCLC.

High school senior Ashley grapples with an unintended pregnancy, and finds herself detained under Act 292 (Wisconsin's ?Unborn Children Protection Act?), and must find her own strength and resilience as she fights to protect her unborn child and secure her own freedom.

Traces the lives of six women who have devoted their lives to helping those in need.

Collects issues seven through thirteen of "The Maxx" comics, which follow the adventures of Maxx, a huge purple homeless man who thinks he is a superhero and lives both in the real world, and in the dream world of the outback.

Maxx is a homeless man who lives in a cardboard box. As sexy Julie Winters, a freelance social worker, tries to help him, he has delusions about being a superhero called The Maxx, travelling to the "Outback, " fighting a villain named Mr. Gone, and saving Julie over and over. But are they really delusions?.

Antonia Pantoja recounts the major milestones of her life and discusses how those milestones reflect the larger experiences of New York-area Puerto Ricans.

A brief biography of Jane Addams, who established Hull-House in Chicago in 1889 to provide medical and legal services, educational opportunities, and social interactions to immigrants and other victims of poverty.

An illustrated biography of Jane Addams, who dedicated her life to helping immigrants to Chicago, Illnois.

Presents a brief profile of Jane Addams, who began a settlement house in Chicago in 1889 in order to provide help to the poor.