One of the very best books on Social Work Theory and Practice. Easy to read and a book I recommend for any frontline social worker and student of social work.

• IntroductionIntroduction to Social Work TheoryPART ONE – Psychological TheoriesPsychoanalysis, psychodynamics and social work practice: the conflicted ‘self’Behaviourism and the science of controlCognitive psychology and social workHumanistic psychologyHuman growth and developmentPART TWO – Sociological TheoriesSocial constructivism and social workGeneral systems and ecological theoriesFeminism and Social WorkReflexivityPART THREE – Ethics and Moral PhilosophiesDeontologyUtilitarianismVirtue EthicsEthics of CareRadical EthicsPART FOUR – Political Theories and IdeologyRadical Social WorkFive Models of DisabilityAnti-Discriminatory PracticePART FIVE – Organisational TheoriesClassical and modern management theoryOrganisational cultureConclusion

One of the very best books on Social Work Theory and Practice. Easy to read and a book I recommend for any frontline social worker and student of social work.

• IntroductionIntroduction to Social Work TheoryPART ONE – Psychological TheoriesPsychoanalysis, psychodynamics and social work practice: the conflicted ‘self’Behaviourism and the science of controlCognitive psychology and social workHumanistic psychologyHuman growth and developmentPART TWO – Sociological TheoriesSocial constructivism and social workGeneral systems and ecological theoriesFeminism and Social WorkReflexivityPART THREE – Ethics and Moral PhilosophiesDeontologyUtilitarianismVirtue EthicsEthics of CareRadical EthicsPART FOUR – Political Theories and IdeologyRadical Social WorkFive Models of DisabilityAnti-Discriminatory PracticePART FIVE – Organisational TheoriesClassical and modern management theoryOrganisational cultureConclusion