| Social Work and Multi-Agency Working: Making a Difference Contributor(s): Morris, Kate (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1861349467 ISBN-13: 9781861349460 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $115.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: In the UK, multi-agency working is a dominant characteristic of emerging policy and practice across the range of UK social care activity. Within this context, Social Work and Multi-Agency Working explores the challenges and opportunities for social work education and practice. The text's emphasis is on identifying the learning that can inform future practice development for both qualifying and post-qualifying UK social work practitioners who may go on to practice in diverse and assorted settings. Each chapter includes perspectives from those using the services and enables the reader to gain insights into a range of social care settings. The contributors are acknowledged experts in their disciplines who are able to identify the key learning issues for practice and professional development. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Work |
| Dewey: 361.309 |
| LCCN: 2008428674 |
| Series: Social Work in Practice (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.13 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Multi-agency working is a dominant characteristic of emerging policy and practice across the range of social care settings. While this challenging activity places considerable demands at both practice and policy levels, when done well, service users agree it offers enhanced service provision. When delivered ineffectively, it can be frustrating and disempowering. This stimulating introductory text explores the challenges and opportunities for social-work education and practice within the context of multi-agency working. It brings together leading experts from across a range of disciplines, including criminology, mental health, child protection, drugs and alcohol, and education, to give the reader insights into different social care settings. It includes perspectives of those using services as well as describing the relevant legal and policy context and offering an overview of key research findings and contains trigger questions and a recommended resources section within each chapter. With an emphasis on identifying learning that can inform future practice, this text will be an essential text for both qualifying and post qualifying social workers who will go on to practice in diverse and assorted settings. |
Contributor Bio(s): Morris, Kate: - Kate Morris is associate professor of social work at the University of Nottingham. |