Malcolm Payne holds honorary professorial posts with Manchester Metropolitan University, where he was for many years professor and head of Applied Community Studies, and Kingston University London, UK. He worked as a social worker and manager in probation, child and adult social care, and in community mental health and residential care development work in local and national voluntary organizations. Most recently he was director of psychosocial and spiritual care and policy and development advisor for St Christopher's Hospice, London. He has also worked in social work education in the UK, Finland, Poland, and Slovakia.His publications include articles and papers on practice and theory in social work, on teamwork in interprofessional practice, and on practice and research in end-of-life care. Among his other books are Humanistic Social Work, What is Professional Social Work?, Citizenship Social Work with Older People, and (edited with Emma Reith-Hall) The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Theory (2019).

• PART 1: Thinking about social work theory 1. The social construction of social work theory 2. Evaluating social work theory 3. Connecting theory and practice PART 2: Reviewing social cohesion theories 4. Psychodynamic relational practice 5. Psychodynamic attachment practice 6. Crisis and task-centred practice 7. Cognitive-behavioural practice 8. Motivational interviewing 9. Systems, complexity and chaos PART 3: Reviewing empowerment theories 10. Macro practice, social development and social pedagogy 11. Social construction practice: strengths and solutions 12. Social construction practice: narrative practice 13. Humanistic practice, existentialism and spirituality 14. Social justice, advocacy and empowerment PART 4: Reviewing social change theories 15. Critical practice 16. Eco practice 17. Feminist practice 18. Anti-oppressive, Indigenous and multicultural sensitivity practice