LEADER 03853oam 2200637K 450 001 9910821207003321 005 20240118205733.0 010 $a1-351-89929-5 010 $a1-351-89930-9 010 $a1-315-24285-0 010 $a1-281-09693-8 010 $a9786611096939 010 $a0-7546-8074-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000748376 035 $a(EBL)429846 035 $a(OCoLC)437113701 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000247774 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11218843 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000247774 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10200489 035 $a(PQKB)11191536 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC429846 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL429846 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10211147 035 $a(OCoLC)1267987814 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1267987814 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9781315242859 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000748376 100 $a20210913d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||unuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSocial work and social exclusion $ethe idea of practice /$fMichael Sheppard 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aAshgate, Aldershot :$cRoutledge,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (290 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-7546-4768-4 311 0 $a0-7546-4770-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [249]-269) and indexes. 327 $aIntroduction -- Social exclusion and social work -- Social work and social exclusion -- The nature of social work -- Knowledge and values, postmodernism and social work -- Need -- Authority and choice -- Empowerment -- Maintenance, social functioning and coping -- Interpretivism, reflection and social work as art -- Social work, science and technical instrumentalism -- Judgement and decision making : practical reasoning, process knowledge and critical thinking -- Social work intervention and human nature -- Conclusion : the discipline of social work. 330 $aSocial exclusion is a subject of major importance in contemporary social work and has been a core feature of social policy developments in the UK and Europe in the past decade. Michael Sheppard argues that the issue of social exclusion lies at the very heart of social work and he examines the implications of this position for both theory and practice. He goes on to examine a range of key topics in social work including: Ø Social work values and knowledge Ø Empowerment Ø Need Ø The exercise of authority Ø Authority and Choice Ø Evidence-based practice Ø Reflection and reflective learning Ø Judgement and decision making Ø Social work and 'art' Ø Social work as 'science' He discusses how each of these topics reflect an underlying concern with social exclusion, making it clear that even though the term 'social exclusion' is of recent origin, it provides a framework for understanding the enduring themes of social work. The book offers an original contribution to the understanding and practice of social work and includes a reappraisal of some fundamental aspects of the profession and its practice. In its focus on issues of wide concern it will be essential reading for practitioners and students in social work. It will also be of interest within social policy generally, offering an example of the way in which social exclusion becomes an issue of professional concern in welfare, and the form this takes in practice. 606 $aSocial service 606 $aMarginality, Social 615 0$aSocial service. 615 0$aMarginality, Social. 676 $a361.3/2 700 $aSheppard$b Michael$0868208 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821207003321 996 $aSocial work and social exclusion$94068445 997 $aUNINA