Social Work

Kate Wilson is Professor Emeritus of Social Work, University of Nottingham. Gillian Ruch is Senior Lecturer in Social Work Studies, University of Southampton. Mark Lymbery is Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Nottingham. Andrew Cooper is Professor of Social Work, University of East London and the Tavistock Clinic, London.Each author has wide experience of social work education and helping students to integrate learning into their practice.

"This is a book that every social work student, as well as more experienced practitioners, should read and keep dipping into. As always, managers will also benefit, not least in order to remember where they came from."- Professional Social Work"This large book (760 pages) covers all aspects of social work and is an ideal tool for students and learning assessors alike…  I would suggest that the book would be a useful tool for any social work professional to pick up and use to gather specific information as it is user friendly and covers all aspects of modern social work."  - Rostrum

• Contributors to this bookPrefaceGuided tourAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1 - Relationship-based and Reflective Approaches for Contemporary Social Work PracticeChapter 2 - Modern Social Work in Context: Policy, Politics and OrganisationsChapter 3 – Contemporary Challenges : social work in the twenty-first centuryPart One: Understanding social workChapter 4 - The Development of Social Work: Key Themes and Critical DebatesChapter 5 - The values and politics of social work practice Chapter 6 - Social Work Knowledge and Practice Chapter 7 - Human Development through the LifespanChapter 8 - Law and Social WorkChapter 9 - Understanding and using research in social work practicePart Two: Practice skills and practice theoriesChapter 10 - Assessment in Social Work Practice Chapter 11 - Communication Skills Chapter 12 - Planning and InterveningChapter 13 - Inter-professional WorkingChapter 14 – User Involvement Chapter 15 - Informal family carersPart Three: Social work in relationship-based practice with user groupsChapter 16 – Social Work with children and familiesChapter 17 – Social Work with Adults: policy and practice Chapter 18 – Social Work With Young Offenders Chapter 19 – Social Work with Disabled Children and Adults Chapter 20 – Social Work with adults with mental health problems Chapter 21 - Social Work and Drug UseChapter 22 – Social Work with Vulnerable Older PeopleBibliographyglossaryIndex