Practising Social Work in a Complex World

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

This classic textbook provides the clearest and most authoritative introduction available to working in situations characterised not only by risk and change but also by high pressure to deliver successful outcomes. Edited by three of the leading names in Social Work, Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli and Malcolm Payne provide an indispensable guide to successful social work practise.Its coherent and thoughtful coverage of practice situations involving complexity, tension and uncertainty is uniquely geared to the needs of students in the final stages of their qualifying Social Work course, professionals returning to study, or those simply wishing to deepen their professional understanding.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-04-16
Mått:171 x 246 x 20 mm
Vikt:660 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Red Globe Press
Antal sidor:384
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780230218642

Utforska kategorier

Socialt arbete och välfärd inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

ROBERT ADAMS is Visiting Professor of Social Work in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Teesside, UK. LENA DOMINELLI is Professor of Applied Social Sciences and Head of Social and Community and Youth Work at the University of Durham, UK.MALCOLM PAYNE is Adviser (Policy and Development) at St Christopher's Hospice, London, UK. There are also a number of prestigious contributors to this book, bringing experience of teaching and practice from a variety of backgrounds.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionWhat Do We Mean by Integrative Social Work?PART 1: UNCERTAINTY AND COMPLEXITY IN PRACTICEWhat do we mean by Integrative Social Work? (TBC)Encountering Complexity and UncertaintyPersistent Oppressions: The Example of Domestic ViolenceRisk and Protection: Working With Children and FamiliesTroubled and in Trouble: Young People, Truancy and OffendingSexualityFrailty and Dignity in Old AgeRisk, Rights and Antidiscrimination Work in Mental HealthSocial Work with Asylum-seekersLegal and Illicit Drug UsePART 2: MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND CHANGEManagement and ManagerialismManaging the WorkloadPartnership WorkingStrategic Leadership and PlanningSupervision and Being SupervisedManaging Risk and Decision-makingManaging FinancesQuality AssuranceChange and Continuity in Social WorkPART 3: RESEARCHING SOCIAL WORKResearch Methods for Ethical PracticeGetting Started With a Piece of Research/Evaluation in Social WorkDoing Literature Searches and ReviewsExperiencing Research as a PractitionerEvaluating PracticeEmancipatory Social Work ResearchDeveloping Social Work ResearchConcluding Comment.