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Book Summary of A Textbook of Social Work
A Textbook of Social Work is a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to social work practice. It strikes a balance between the need for social workers to understand the social, economic, cultural, psychological and interpersonal factors which give rise to clients` problems, and the need for them to know how best to respond with practical measures.
Divided into three accessible parts, the text covers context and theory in the first part and social work skills and methods in the second part. The final part looks at the major specialisms, including, among others, chapters on:
children
people with mental health problems
older people
chronic illness and physical disability
learning disability
juvenile and adult offenders
substance misusers.
Packed full with case studies, further reading and information on up-to-date legislation and service guidelines, this is a invaluable guide to the main activities of social workers and social work students, as well as a valuable resource for practitioners and academics.
Where did professional social work originate from? How effective are social work interpretations in the lives of vulnerable people?
A Textbook of Social Work provides a comprehensive discussion of social work practice and its evidence-base. It strikes a balance between the need for social workers to understand the social, economic, cultural, psychological and interpersonal factors which give rise to clientsa (TM) problems, and the need for them to know how best to respond with practical measures.
Divided into three parts: the text covers the history and of social work as a movement and profession in the first, and social work methods and approaches in the second. The final part looks at the major specialisms, including, among others, chapters on:
Children and families
Youth Offenders and substance misusers
Social work and mental health isbn
9780415347211
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Pages : 448
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