Robert Adams is Professor of Social Work, Teesside University and visiting Professor, University of the West of Scotland. He has written and edited many books about social work, including some best-selling titles, and has been an external examiner on qualifying social work programmes for more than 20 years.

'A concise 'Lonely Planet' guide to contemporary social work practice' David Gaylard, University of Chichester

• Introduction; Part One: Preparing for social work: Introducing social work; Qualifying programmes in social work; Becoming a social worker; Organisation, legal basis and regulation of social work; Part Two: Practising social work: Social work with children, young people and their families; Social work with adults and health-related services; Social work with older people; Social work with disabled people; Social work with mental health, illness and recovery; Social work with groups and communities.

Robert Adams is Professor of Social Work, Teesside University and visiting Professor, University of the West of Scotland. He has written and edited many books about social work, including some best-selling titles, and has been an external examiner on qualifying social work programmes for more than 20 years.

'A concise 'Lonely Planet' guide to contemporary social work practice' David Gaylard, University of Chichester

• Introduction; Part One: Preparing for social work: Introducing social work; Qualifying programmes in social work; Becoming a social worker; Organisation, legal basis and regulation of social work; Part Two: Practising social work: Social work with children, young people and their families; Social work with adults and health-related services; Social work with older people; Social work with disabled people; Social work with mental health, illness and recovery; Social work with groups and communities.

Robert Adams is Professor of Social Work, Teesside University and visiting Professor, University of the West of Scotland. He has written and edited many books about social work, including some best-selling titles, and has been an external examiner on qualifying social work programmes for more than 20 years.

'A concise 'Lonely Planet' guide to contemporary social work practice' David Gaylard, University of Chichester

• Introduction; Part One: Preparing for social work: Introducing social work; Qualifying programmes in social work; Becoming a social worker; Organisation, legal basis and regulation of social work; Part Two: Practising social work: Social work with children, young people and their families; Social work with adults and health-related services; Social work with older people; Social work with disabled people; Social work with mental health, illness and recovery; Social work with groups and communities.