| Description |
xxi, 721 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Brief contents -- Preface xiii -- Contributors to this book xv -- Guided tour xvi -- Acknowledgements xviii -- 1 Relationship-based and reflective approaches for contemporary social work practice 1 -- 2 Modern social work in context: policy, politics and organisations 34 -- Part One: Understanding social work -- 3 The development of social work: key themes and critical debates 54 -- 4 The values and politics of social work practice 81 -- 5 Social work knowledge and practice 100 -- 6 Human development through the lifespan 120 -- 7 Law and social work 194 -- 8 Understanding and using research in social work practice 241 -- Part Two: Practice skills and practice theories -- 9 Assessment in social work practice 272 -- 10 Communication skills 301 -- 11 Planning and intervening 344 -- 12 Inter-professional working 391 -- 13 User involvement 417 -- 14 Informal family carers 437 -- 15 Working with children and families 467 -- Part Three: Social work in relationship-based practice with user groups -- 16 Social work with young offenders 518 -- 17 Working with disabled children and adults 543 -- 18 Social work with adults with mental health problems 570 -- 19 Social work and drug use 598 -- 20 Working with vulnerable older people 617 -- 21 Contemporary challenges: social work in the 21st century 658 -- Bibliography 666 -- Glossary 697 -- Index 000 -- Contents -- Preface xiii -- Contributors to this book xv -- Guided tour xvi -- Acknowledgements xviii -- Chapter 1 -- Relationship-based and reflective -- approaches for contemporary social -- work practice 1 -- Chapter summary 1 -- Learning objectives 1 -- National occupational standards 2 -- Opening case study 2 -- Introduction 3 -- Contemporary trends in social work practice 4 -- Relationship-based practice - some -- fundamental principles 7 -- Understanding reflective practice 11 -- Reflective practice and relationship-based -- practice - why are they so important? 18 -- How can relationship-based and reflective -- practice be promoted? 21 -- Conclusion 25 -- Key learning points 25 -- Further reading 26 -- Useful websites 26 -- Activity 26 -- Appendix to Chapter 1 27 -- Chapter 2 -- Modern social work in context: policy, -- politics and organisations 34 -- Chapter summary 34 -- Learning objectives 34 -- National occupational standards 35 -- Opening case study 35 -- Introduction: Navigating change as a a social -- worker in modern society 36 -- A new culture of social work? 36 -- What is 'governance'? 41 -- Walking the jagged line - a different -- perspective on contemporary policy 43 -- Why is there so much paperwork? 44 -- Experiencing social policy 46 -- Funding space for thought and action 47 -- Conclusion 49 -- Key learning points 50 -- Further reading 50 -- Useful websites 50 -- Activity 51 -- Part One -- Understanding social work 53 -- Chapter 3 -- The development of social work: -- key themes and critical debates 54 -- Chapter summary 54 -- Learning objectives 54 -- National occupational standards 55 -- Opening case study 55 -- Introduction 56 -- The early years 56 -- Social work in the 1950s 60 -- Genericism and specialisation: the Seebohm -- Report and after 64 -- The emergence of radical social work 67 -- The (forgotten?) Barclay Report 70 -- Social work today 73 -- Conclusion 78 -- Key learning points 79 -- Further reading 79 -- Useful websites 79 -- Activity 80 -- Chapter 4 -- The values and politics of social -- work practice 81 -- Chapter summary 81 -- Learning objectives 82 -- National occupational standards 82 -- Opening case study 83 -- Introduction 84 -- Mapping the language of values in social work 85 -- Outside in inside out 91 -- The pain and complexity of racism - in social -- work training 94 -- Conclusion 97 -- Key learning points 98 -- Further reading 98 -- Useful websites 98 -- Activity 99 -- Chapter 5 -- Social work knowledge and practice 100 -- Chapter summary 100 -- Learning objectives 100 -- National occupational standards 101 -- Opening case study 101 -- Introduction 101 -- The nature of knowledge and the art-science dichotomy and debate 102 -- Tangles in terminology 104 -- Informal knowledge sources 107 -- Formal knowledge sources 112 -- Other knowledge sources 115 -- Developing a model of knowledge acquisition -- and application for relationship-based social -- work practice 117 -- Conclusion 118 -- Key learning points 118 -- Further reading 119 -- Useful websites 119 -- Activity 119 -- Chapter 6 -- Human development through the lifespan 120 -- Chapter summary 120 -- Learning objectives 121 -- National occupational standards 121 -- Opening case study 122 -- Section I -- The study of human development 123 -- Why study human development? 123 -- Some key debates in studying human -- development 125 -- Theories of development 128 -- Section II -- Different stages in development -- through the life course 139 -- Infancy and early childhood 139 -- Middle childhood 159 -- Adolescence 168 -- Adulthood 179 -- Older age 187 -- Conclusion 191 -- Key learning points 191 -- Further reading 192 -- Useful websites 192 -- Activity 193 -- Chapter 7 -- Law and social work 194 -- Chapter summary 194 -- Learning objectives 195 -- National occupational standards 195 -- Opening case study 196 -- Introduction 195 -- The relationship between law and -- social work 196 -- What is law? 203 -- Working in the law 209 -- The Scottish legal system 214 -- The Human Rights Act 1998 and social -- work practice 217 -- Law and children and families 222 -- Law and adults 227 -- Law in relation to social work in Scotland 232 -- Conclusion 238 -- Key learning points 238 -- Further reading 238 -- Useful websites 239 -- Activity 240 -- Chapter 8 -- Understanding and using research in -- social work practice 241 -- Chapter summary 241 -- Learning objectives 241 -- National occupational standards 242 -- Opening case study 242 -- Section I -- Social work research 243 -- What is social work research? 243 -- Why is using research evidence so important -- in social work? 249 -- Section II -- Stages of the research process 251 -- The thinking and planning stage 252 -- The 'doing' stage 261 -- The 'writing up' and dissemination phases 265 -- Conclusion 266 -- Key learning points 266 -- Further reading 267 -- Useful websites 268 -- Activity 268 -- Appendix to Chapter 8: Content analysis 269 -- Part Two -- Practice skills and practice theories 271 -- Chapter 9 -- Assessment in social work practice 272 -- Chapter summary 272 -- Learning objectives 272 -- National occupational standards 273 -- Opening case study 273 -- Introduction 274 -- The policy and practice context 275 -- What is assessment? 277 -- Dilemmas in the assessment process 278 -- A relationship-based definition of assessment 288 -- A relationship-based, reflective and -- collaborative model of assessment 288 -- Conclusion 299 -- Key learning points 299 -- Further reading 300 -- Useful websites 300 -- Activity 300 -- Chapter 10 -- Communication skills 301 -- Chapter summary 301 -- Learning objectives 301 -- National occupational standards 302 -- Opening case study 302 -- Introduction 303 -- Core characteristics of effective -- communication 303 -- Contexts of communication 307 -- Challenges of communication 313 -- Communication with children 317 -- Communicating with people with mental -- health problems 323 -- Communication with disabled adults -- and children 328 -- Communication with older people 337 -- Conclusion 337 -- Key learning points 338 -- Further reading 338 -- Useful websites 338 -- Activity 339 -- Appendix to Chapter 10 341 -- Chapter 11 -- Planning and intervening 344 -- Chapter summary 344 -- Learning objectives 344 -- National occupational standards 345 -- Opening case study 345 -- Introduction 346 -- Using methods of helping in social work -- practice 347 -- Psychodynamic interventions 350 -- Cognitive behavioural approaches 358 -- Crisis intervention 366 -- Task-centred practice 373 -- Systems approaches |
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378 -- Conclusion 388 -- Key learning points 388 -- Further reading 389 -- Useful websites 390 -- Activity 390 -- Chapter 12 -- Inter-professional working 391 -- Chapter summary 391 -- Learning objectives 391 -- National occupational standards 392 -- Opening case study 392 -- Introduction 393 -- Why inter-professional? 394 -- The social work role within inter-professional -- working 396 -- The inter-professional working in practice 399 -- Obstacles to effective inter-professional -- working 404 -- What makes for successful inter-professional -- work? 409 -- Conclusion 414 -- Key learning points 415 -- Further reading 415 -- Useful websites 416 -- Activity 416 -- Chapter 13 -- Service user involvement in social work 417 -- Chapter summary 417 -- Learning objectives 417 -- National occupational standards 418 -- Opening case study 418 -- Introduction 419 -- The central importance of the service user 420 -- Service users' perceptions of social workers 423 -- Making the relationship work 427 -- Managing conflict 430 -- Conclusion 434 -- Key learning points 434 -- Further reading 435 -- Useful websites 435 -- Activity 436 -- Chapter 14 -- Informal family carers 437 -- Chapter summary 437 -- Learning objectives 437 -- National occupational standards 438 -- Opening case study 438 -- Introduction 439 -- A mixed economy of community care 441 -- Informal care and the caring relationship 443 -- The knowledge base for recognising and -- identifying carers - what we know 446 -- Caring tasks and outc |
| Summary |
Richly supported throughout with examples and real-life case scenarios, the text encourages a critical and reflective approach. Furthermore, believing that social work exists to help people through complex and painful transitions in life, the authors set the relationship at the heart of social work practice. -- |
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Social Work: An introduction to contemporary practice has quickly established itself as a leading and uniquely comprehensive introduction to the field. Essential knowledge and skills are examined with authority and depth, and key debates approached in an accessible, informative and engaging way. Underpinned by research and advice to make close illustrative links with practice, it stimulates interest and actively engages. -- |
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This text is essential reading for social work students on undergraduate and postgraduate training programmes, newly qualified social workers and practitioners in a variety of settings. --Book Jacket |
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À key text, an excellent read, and highly recommended.' Professor David Howe, University of East Anglia, Norwich -- |
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ǹot simply an introductory summary and tour of the field, but provides students with a clear framework and foundation for locating their practice through the rest of their studies, future training and professional careers...This is an ambitious and very impressive book.' Nigel Parton, NSPCC Professor in Applied Childhood Studies, University of Huddersfield -- |
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t̀his text comes as a breath of fresh air - by placing relationships once more at the heart of social work practice...whilst also meeting the needs of students in the context of modern social work education.' Professor Adrian James, University of Sheffield -- |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Social case work.
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Social service.
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Social work education.
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| Author |
Wilson, Kate, 1943-
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| LC no. |
2008004031 |
| ISBN |
140585846X (paperback) |
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9781405858465 (paperback) |
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