"Drawing together key contemporary theories, theorists and perspectives used in social work, this book explains how they are applied in practice and critiqued by social workers. There are study questions and reading lists at the end of each section." -- Provided by publisher.
Social work theories and methods
The second edition of a text mapping directly onto a core module of the undergraduate social work degree: theories and methods. Chapters are written by a range of contributors from universities including Lancaster, Birmingham, Nottingham, York, UCLAN, UEA, Manchester and Glasgow.
The second edition of a text mapping directly onto a core module of the undergraduate social work degree: theories and methods. Chapters are written by a range of contributors from universities including Lancaster, Birmingham, Nottingham, York, UCLAN, UEA, Manchester and Glasgow.
Die Grundprobleme der Sozialarbeitswissenschaft und der Sozialarbeitspraxis werden in diesem Lehrbuch aufgezeigt, um die Lösungspotenziale, die der Konstruktivismus bietet, herauszuarbeiten. Hierbei erweist sich das konstruktivistische Konzept als praktische Erkenntnistheorie im…
Die Grundprobleme der Sozialarbeitswissenschaft und der Sozialarbeitspraxis werden in diesem Lehrbuch aufgezeigt, um die Lösungspotenziale, die der Konstruktivismus bietet, herauszuarbeiten. Hierbei erweist sich das konstruktivistische Konzept als praktische Erkenntnistheorie im…
Just Practice: A Social Justice Approach to Social Work provides a foundation for critical and creative social work that integrates theory, history, ethics, skills, and rights to respond to the complex terrain of 21st century social work. Just Practice puts the field of social w…
Just Practice: A Social Justice Approach to Social Work provides a foundation for critical and creative social work that integrates theory, history, ethics, skills, and rights to respond to the complex terrain of 21st century social work. Just Practice puts the field of social w…
"Welcome to the complex and dynamic terrain of social work. Some of you will be reading this book because you are planning to pursue a career in social work. Perhaps your image of the field is still fuzzy, waiting to be developed in the coming weeks and months. Others may encoun…
Critical social work encourages emancipatory personal and social change. This text focuses on the challenge of incorporating critical theory into the direct practice of social workers and provides case studies and insights from a range of fields to illustrate how to work with te…
"This second edition of 'Critical social work' has been thoroughly revised to take into account recent social, economic and political developments. Coverage of theoretical frameworks has been substantially expanded and reflects current concerns such as evidence-based practice an…
This text offers a systematic overview of core theories and practice issues in social work. The authors argue that a central goal of social work practice is social change to redress social inequality.
A fully revised second edition of this systematic introduction to progressive social work practice. Taking a critical theoretical approach, it examines the nexus between personal and social change. Critical Social Work starts from the premise that a central goal of social work p…