Social work [[electronic resource] ] : themes, issues and critical debates / / edited by Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli and Malcolm Payne

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910793334703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Basingstoke, England : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2009; ©2009
• ISBN: 9781137082152; 1137082151; 9780230218659 (paperback : alkaline paper)
• Edizione: [Third edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource : illustrations
• Disciplina: 361.32
• Soggetti: Social service - Great Britain; Social work education - Great Britain; Social workers - Training of - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction / Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli and Malcolm Payne --; 1. Towards a critical understanding of social work / Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli and Malcolm Payne --; PART 1: KNOWLEDGE FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE; Introduction --; 2. Repositioning social work / Lena Dominelli --; 3. The changing nature of social work / Viviene E. Cree --; 4. Values, ethics and social work / Steven M. Shardlow --; 5. Anti-oppressive practice: The challenge s of the twenty-first century / Lena Dominelli --; 6. Reaffirming the value of social work / Bill Jordan --; 7. Social policy, poverty and social work / Carol Walker and Alan Walker --; 8. Social work and the law / Suzy Braye and Michael Preston-Shoot --; 9. Social work and organisations / Stella Perrott --; 10. Perspectives on the life course: Childhood and adolescence / Gabriela Misca --; 11. Perspectives on the life course: Later life / Robert Adams, Lena Domielli and Malcolm Payne --; 12. Researching social work / Hugh McLaughlin --; PART 2: SOCIAL WORK PROCESS; 13. Understanding social work process / Malcolm Payne --; 14. Communication skills in social work / Pat Hanley --; 15. Working with service users and carers / Helen Charnley, Grace Roddam and Jane Wilstow --; 16. Assessment / Norma Baldwin and Linda Walker --; 17. Planning / Margaret Holloway --; 18. Understanding intervention / Nigel Horner --; 19. Critical intervention and empowerment / Beverley Burke and Jabe Dalrymple --; 20. Alternative intervention: A Chinese body-mind-spirit perspective / Siu-Man Ng and Cecilia L.W. Chan --; 21. Monitoring, review and evaluation / Lorna Bell and Malcolm Payne --; PART 3: THE PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT; 22. Working with children, young people and families / Robert Adams --; 23. Adult services and health-related social work / Malcolm Payne --; 24. Working in the voluntary and independent sectors / Malcolm Payne --; 25. Preparing for social work practice / June Tilling --; 26. Personal and professional development / Joyce Lishman --; Concluding comments / Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli and Malcolm Payne.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates, one of the most respected and widely used textbooks in social work, has now been completely revised and updated." "With its accessible and clearly structured framework, the book offers expert discussion of the core topics in social work by top writers, teachers and practitioners in the field. It provides an essential grounding in the debates that shape the profession, as well as a clear insight into the issues at the heart of practice."--