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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 clients’ 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 :
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Children and families
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Youth Offenders and substance misusers
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Social work and mental health
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Disabled people
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Older People
Providing a comprehensive guide to conceptual and methodological issues in social work and containing plentiful case studies and examples, this book is an essential read for social work students, as well as a valuable resource for practitioners and academics.
List of Illustrations
About the Authors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part 1 : The history and development of social work as Discipline and the Intellectual Source on Which it has Drawn
Chapter 1 : A Brief History of Social Work
Chapter 2 : Theory and Practice in Social Work
Chapter 3 : General Trends from Studies of the Effectiveness of Social Work
Chapter 4 : Evidence-based Practice
Part 2 : Social Work Methods and Approaches, Including Assessment Procedures
Chapter 5 : Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation
Chapter 6 : Social Casework and Task-Centered Casework
Chapter 7 : Cognitive-Behavioural Approaches
Chapter 8 : Systemic Approaches, Including Family Therapy
Chapter 9 : Social Work and Community Work
Part 3 : Client Groups : CommonProblems and What Helps
Chapter 10 : Social Work with Children and Families
Chapter 11 : Social Work with Looked After Children
Chapter 12 : Social Work with Young Offenders
Chapter 13 : Social Work and Mental Health
Chapter 14 : Social Work with People with Disabilities
Chapter 15 : Social Work with Older People
Bibliography
Index
