Becoming a social worker : global narratives / / edited by Viviene E. Cree

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (239 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.3023/41
• Soggetto topico: Social workers - Great Britain; Social service - Great Britain
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CreeViviene E. <1954->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Becoming a Social Worker; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 'If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to liveout loud'; 2 Reflections on mental health social work; 3 A journey from Belfast to London; 4 Social work in Aotearoa New Zealand: an experience of cultural change; 5 A very political social worker; 6 Social work: a profession that happened my way; 7 Diverse strokes in social work: coping with a multi-textured canvas; 8 They call me 'mum' ; 9 An indigenous social work experience in Aotearoa New Zealand10 Working with HIV; 11 The accidental social worker; 12 From London to California: a journey in social work education; 13 Becoming a careful gardener; 14 A journey towards emerging coherence; 15 From the classroom to the community; 16 From Harare to Edinburgh: the professional adventures of a Shona woman; 17 Trends and challenges of social work practice in Nigeria; 18 Can we do it better?; 19 Social work with adults: risks and relationships; 20 Steel tempered by fire; 21 My life's journey: a journey into social work ; 22 Becoming a reflective social work practitioner: a story of a Hong Kong-bornChinese woman23 Social work across four continents; 24 Social work: a global profession; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a book about social workers and social work. It tells the story of the journey into and through social work of people from around the world living and working in social work today. We hear what has brought them into social work and what has kept them in it since. Their lively accounts demonstrate that commitment and passion remain at the heart of social work today.This new edition of Becoming a Social Worker is made up of entirely new stories. It describes what it is like to be a social worker in a range of different practice settings in different countries. While many
• Titolo autorizzato: Becoming a social worker
• ISBN: 1-283-97280-8; 0-203-06687-1; 1-135-07674-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462689003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Student Social Work