Understanding social work : preparing for practice / Neil Thompson.
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TextPublisher: London ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xviii, 221 pages ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781137497093
- 1137497092
- 361.3 THO 23
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Focusing on the challenges of achieving good practice, Understanding Social Work reflects recent developments in social work within the context of contemporary society, law and policy. This popular text continues to offer an excellent foundation for readers for anyone wanting a better understanding of the social work role.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- The author (p. ix)
- Preface to the fourth edition (p. xi)
- Acknowledgements (p. xiii)
- Introduction (p. xv)
- 1 Making sense of social work (p. 1)
- Introduction (p. 1)
- Differences (p. 1)
- Commonalities (p. 10)
- What is social work? (p. 14)
- Forging a new perspective (p. 22)
- The existential basis of social work (p. 23)
- Conclusion (p. 27)
- Guide to further learning (p. 28)
- 2 The legal and policy context (p. 31)
- Introduction (p. 31)
- The Constitution (p. 32)
- The process of law (p. 37)
- The status of legislation (p. 42)
- Social policy (p. 43)
- Agency policy (p. 50)
- Professional practice (p. 52)
- Conclusion (p. 56)
- Guide to further learning (p. 58)
- 3 The knowledge base (p. 61)
- Introduction (p. 61)
- What do social workers need to know? (p. 62)
- Dialectical reason (p. 81)
- Using knowledge (p. 82)
- Thoughts and feelings (p. 84)
- 'I prefer to stick to practice' (p. 85)
- Conclusion (p. 86)
- Guide to further learning (p. 88)
- 4 The skills base (p. 91)
- Introduction (p. 91)
- Competent to practise (p. 91)
- Expectations of practice (p. 96)
- What is a skill? (p. 97)
- What skills do social workers need? (p. 99)
- How do we develop skills? (p. 119)
- Conclusion (p. 119)
- Guide to further learning (p. 121)
- 5 The value base (p. 124)
- Introduction (p. 124)
- What are values? (p. 124)
- Traditional values (p. 126)
- Emancipatory values (p. 137)
- Conclusion (p. 145)
- Guide to further learning (p. 147)
- 6 Achieving good practice (p. 150)
- Introduction (p. 150)
- Avoiding dangerous practice (p. 151)
- Working in partnership (p. 158)
- Being systematic (p. 160)
- Emancipatory practice (p. 163)
- Reflective practice (p. 166)
- Using supervision (p. 168)
- Conclusion (p. 171)
- Guide to further learning (p. 174)
- 7 Facing the challenge (p. 177)
- Introduction (p. 177)
- Forget that college nonsense (p. 179)
- Bloody social workers! (p. 182)
- Political correctness (p. 187)
- Stress and burnout (p. 190)
- Workload management (p. 193)
- A dying breed? (p. 197)
- Conclusion (p. 201)
- Guide to further learning (p. 202)
- Conclusion (p. 205)
- Appendix: internet resources (p. 209)
- References (p. 210)
- Index (p. 218)
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Neil Thompson received his B.A. in natural sciences and MA from Cambridge University.He is director of Thompson Information Systems Consulting Limited, Surrey, England.
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