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Social work : themes, issues and critical debates /

Contributor(s): Adams, Robert, 1944- [editor.] | Dominelli, Lena [editor.] | Payne, Malcolm, 1947- [editor.].
Publisher: Basingstoke [England] ; Palgrave Macmillan, 2009Edition: 3rd edition.Description: xvi, 432 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text | still image | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780230218659; 9780230218659:; 0230218652.Subject(s): Social service -- Great Britain | Social service | Social work education -- Great Britain | Social work education | Social workers -- Training of -- Great BritainDDC classification: 361.3
Contents:
Introduction / Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli, and Malcolm Payne -- Towards a critical understanding of social work / Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli, and Malcolm Payne -- Introduction -- Repositioning social work / Lena Dominelli -- The changing nature of social work / Viviene E. Cree -- Values, ethics, and social work / Steven M. Shardlow -- Anti-oppressive practice : the challenges of the twenty-first century / Lena Dominelli -- Reaffirming the value of social work / Bill Jordan -- Social policy, poverty, and social work / Carol Walker and Alan Walker -- Social work and the law / Suzy Braye and Michael Preston-Shoot -- Social work and organisations / Stella Perrott -- Perspectives on the life course : childhood and adolescence / Gabriela Misca -- Perspectives on the life course : later life / Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli, and Malcolm Payne -- Researching social work / Hugh McLaughlin -- Understanding social work process / Malcolm Payne -- Communication skills in social work / Pat Hanley -- Working with service users and carers / Helen Charnley, Grace Roddam, and Jane Wistow -- Assessment / Norma Baldwin and Linda Walker -- Planning / Margaret Holloway --- Understanding intervention / Nigel Horner -- Critical intervention and empowerment / Beverley Burke and Jane Dalrymple -- Alternative intervention : a Chinese body-mind-spirit perspective / Siu-Man Ng and Cecilia L.W. Chan -- Monitoring, review, and evaluation / Lorna Bell and Malcolm Payne -- Working with children, young people, and families / Robert Adams -- Adult services and health-related social work / Malcolm Payne -- Working in the voluntary and independent sectors / Malcolm Payne -- Preparing for social work practice / June Tilling -- Personal and professional development / Joyce Lishman -- Concluding comment / Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli, and Malcolm Payne.
Summary: Edited by three eminent academics in social work education, this volume draws together specially commissioned pieces by a range of highly respected experts on the key knowledge, theories and skills needed for professional social work practice.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 394-420) and index.

Introduction / Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli, and Malcolm Payne -- Towards a critical understanding of social work / Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli, and Malcolm Payne -- Introduction -- Repositioning social work / Lena Dominelli -- The changing nature of social work / Viviene E. Cree -- Values, ethics, and social work / Steven M. Shardlow -- Anti-oppressive practice : the challenges of the twenty-first century / Lena Dominelli -- Reaffirming the value of social work / Bill Jordan -- Social policy, poverty, and social work / Carol Walker and Alan Walker -- Social work and the law / Suzy Braye and Michael Preston-Shoot -- Social work and organisations / Stella Perrott -- Perspectives on the life course : childhood and adolescence / Gabriela Misca -- Perspectives on the life course : later life / Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli, and Malcolm Payne -- Researching social work / Hugh McLaughlin -- Understanding social work process / Malcolm Payne -- Communication skills in social work / Pat Hanley -- Working with service users and carers / Helen Charnley, Grace Roddam, and Jane Wistow -- Assessment / Norma Baldwin and Linda Walker -- Planning / Margaret Holloway --- Understanding intervention / Nigel Horner -- Critical intervention and empowerment / Beverley Burke and Jane Dalrymple -- Alternative intervention : a Chinese body-mind-spirit perspective / Siu-Man Ng and Cecilia L.W. Chan -- Monitoring, review, and evaluation / Lorna Bell and Malcolm Payne -- Working with children, young people, and families / Robert Adams -- Adult services and health-related social work / Malcolm Payne -- Working in the voluntary and independent sectors / Malcolm Payne -- Preparing for social work practice / June Tilling -- Personal and professional development / Joyce Lishman -- Concluding comment / Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli, and Malcolm Payne.

Edited by three eminent academics in social work education, this volume draws together specially commissioned pieces by a range of highly respected experts on the key knowledge, theories and skills needed for professional social work practice.

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