This title takes a fresh look at how 'troubles' feature in 'normal' families, and how the 'normal' features in troubled families. In addressing chapter draw on research on a wide range of substantive topics including infant care, sibling conflict, divorce, disability, illness, m…
This title takes a fresh look at how 'troubles' feature in 'normal' families, and how the 'normal' features in troubled families. In addressing chapter draw on research on a wide range of substantive topics including infant care, sibling conflict, divorce, disability, illness, m…
Critical thinking for social work
by Brown,, Keith, Rutter, Lynne
fromPost-qualifying social work practice
A guide to a range of areas associated with critical thinking, particularly those linked with learning and development, this text helps the reader reflect critically and to analyse their practice, with insight and tips on how to demonstrate your abilities and competence.
Martin Davies brings together contributors from a range of universities and practice backgrounds to provide incisive perspectives on this complex field.
"Many social workers, probation officers and others in the human services are employed in positions where they deal with involuntary clients. These positions are demanding, and require a specific set of skills. The new edition of this successful book provides an accessible and p…
Remaking social work for the new global era
Future social work practice requires a holistic framework to deal effectively with the great social and economic disruptions of this unprecedented time. Innovation and creativity are indispensable to empowering social workers and social service organizations to make an impact on…
Professional social work Codes of Ethics around the world appeal to the concept of people having "right" that social workers need to respect and advocate for. However, it isn't always clear how social workers can actually incorporate human rights-based approaches in their practi…
In Social Work for Sociologists, a team of international authors with backgrounds in social work and sociology explain and illustrate how "the social work imagination" links theory and practice to interventions and outcomes. Van Heugten, Gibbs, and contributors address lingering…
Social work for sociologists: theory and practice
In Social Work for Sociologists, a team of international authors with backgrounds in social work and sociology explain and illustrate how "the social work imagination" links theory and practice to interventions and outcomes. Van Heugten, Gibbs, and contributors address lingering…
"Social workers take pride in their commitment to social and economic justice, peace, and human rights and in their responses to related inequalities and social problems. The urgency of this kind of commitment increases as economic globalization, armed conflict, and ecological d…