| Social Work: Making a Difference Contributor(s): Cree, Viviene (Author), Myers, Steve (Author) |
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ISBN: 1861347790 ISBN-13: 9781861347794 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $115.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: This book explores how social work can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families, and communities. It provides the perfect introductory text to all social work students undertaking the new UK social work degrees. It is also a useful teaching tool for academics and practice teachers. Structured around the framework of the UK's National Occupational Standards for Social Work and using terminology and concepts contained within them the book argues that to really make a difference, it is necessary to think outside the box and see the potential for social work to be an agency of change. Each chapter uses a problem-based learning approach, beginning with a scenario from social work practice and drawing on messages from theory and research. The book offers a range of student friendly features including glossaries, summaries, questions, exercises, further reading recommendations, and links to other resources. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Work - Medical | Allied Health Services - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 361.309 |
| LCCN: 2008428567 |
| Series: Social Work in Practice |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.8" W x 9.5" (1.20 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Social work in the UK has recently undergone its biggest change for 30 years. As new regulatory bodies are working to consolidate social work's professional status, a new training programme, now at degree level, expects increased in-practice learning. Yet until now, students have struggled to find resources to underpin their learning. This major text addresses the new agenda and explores what social work is in the 21st Century. Structured around the framework of the National Occupational Standards for social work - and using terminology and concepts contained within them - the book examines how social work can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities and argues that to really make a difference it is necessary to think outside the box. The book provides all social work students with an introductory social work textbook for the 21st century with the main chapters following the six National Occupational Standards for social work. Each chapter uses a problem-based learning approach, beginning with a 'real-life' case scenario from social work practice and drawing on messages from theory and research. It includes a range of student friendly features including glossaries, summaries, questions, exercises, further reading and links to other resources and is written by leading authors in their field and evaluated in detail by a distinguished editorial panel. Demonstrating social work's potential to be transformative, this book provides the perfect introductory text for a new generation of social workers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cree, Viviene E.: - Viviene E. Cree is professor of social work studies at the University of Edinburgh. She is series editor of Policy Press's Social Work in Practice series.Myers, Steve: - Steve Myers is director of social sciences at the University of Salford. |