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The Sage handbook of social work / edited by Mel Gray, James Midgley and Stephen A. Webb.
LIBRA HV40 .S24 2012
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social service--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Social service.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 783 pages ; 26 cm
- Other Title:
- Handbook of social work
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles : Sage, 2012.
- Summary:
- This Handbook is the world's first generic major reference work to provide an authoritative guide to the theory, method, and values of social work in one volume.
- Split into seven parts, the Handbook investigates:
- Policy dimensions
- Perspectives on the subject
- Practice
- Values and ethics
- The context of social work
- Research
- Future challenges.
- It is essential reading for all students, practitioners, researchers, and academics engaged in social work. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Section 1 Welfare, Social Policy, and Social Work 15
- 1 Social Work, Social Policy, and Welfarism / David G. Gil Gil, David G. 19
- 2 Theorising the Neoliberal Welfare State for Social Work / Mind Abramovitz Abramovitz, Mind 33
- 3 New Modalities of Welfare Governance / Robert P. Fairbanks II Fairbanks, Robert P. II 51
- 4 Welfare Professionals and Street-Level Bureaucrats / Sanford F. Schram Schram, Sanford F. 67
- 5 Gender and Welfare / Mary Daly Daly, Mary 81
- 6 Welfare and Social Development / James Midgley Midgley, James 94
- Section 2 Social Work Perspectives 109
- 7 Practice Perspectives / Pamela Trevithick Trevithick, Pamela 113
- 8 Ecological Perspective / Gordon Jack Jack, Gordon 129
- 9 Behavioural Perspectives / Eileen Gambrill Gambrill, Eileen 143
- 10 Family Perspectives / Jacqueline Corcoran Corcoran, Jacqueline 161
- 11 Strengths Perspective / W. Patrick Sullivan Sullivan, W. Patrick 176
- 12 Critical PerspectivescKaren Healy 191
- Section 3 Social Work Practice 207
- 13 Knowledge for Reflexive Practice / Paula Doherty Doherty, Paula, Sue White White, Sue 211
- 14 Risk Assessment and Decision Making / Eileen Munro Munro, Eileen 224
- 15 Integrative Psychotherapy / Marlene Cooper Cooper, Marlene, Joan Lesser Lesser, Joan 236
- 16 Crisis Intervention / Barry R. Cournoyer Cournoyer, Barry R. 248
- 17 Empowering and Transformative Practice / Karen S. Haynes Haynes, Karen S. 264
- 18 Community Practice / Keith Popple Popple, Keith 279
- Section 4 Social Work Values and Ethics 295
- 19 Codes of Ethics / Frederic G. Reamer Reamer, Frederic G. 299
- 20 Ethical Decision Making / Donna McAuliffe McAuliffe, Donna 316
- 21 Anti-Oppressive Practice / Lena Dominelli Dominelli, Lena 328
- 22 Feminist Ethics of Care / Brid Featherstone Featherstone, Brid, Kate Morris Morris, Kate 341
- 23 Diversity and Social Work Practice / Purnima Sundar Sundar, Purnima, John Sylvestre Sylvestre, John, Amandeep Bassi Bassi, Amandeep 355
- 24 Human Rights and Social Justice / Richard Hugman Hugman, Richard 372
- Section 5 Social Work Research 387
- 25 Mapping the Social Work Research Agenda / Daniel Gredig Gredig, Daniel, Ian Shaw Shaw, Ian, Peter Sommerfeld Sommerfeld, Peter 391
- 26 Evidence-Based Practice and Social Work / Bruce A. Thyer Thyer, Bruce A. 408
- 27 Intervention Research / Brian J. Taylor Taylor, Brian J. 424
- 28 Evaluation Research / Donald Forrester Forrester, Donald 440
- 29 Qualitative Social Work Research / Deborah K. Padgett Padgett, Deborah K. 454
- 30 Participatory Action Research / Mark Baldwin Baldwin, Mark 467
- 31 Systematic Review / Elaine Sharland Sharland, Elaine 482
- Section 6 Social Work in Context 499
- 32 Child and Family Social Work / Stan Houston Houston, Stan 503
- 33 Mental Health / Barbara Fawcett Fawcett, Barbara 515
- 34 Older People / Nancy R. Hooyman Hooyman, Nancy R. 531
- 35 Disability / Romel W. Mackelprang Mackelprang, Romel W. 547
- 36 Immigrants and Refugees / Doreen Elliott Elliott, Doreen, Uma A. Segal Segal, Uma A. 564
- 37 Drug and Alcohol Interventions / Holly Matto Matto, Holly 579
- 38 Criminal and Juvenile Justice / Nicola Carr Carr, Nicola 597
- 39 Family Support Services / Steven Walker Walker, Steven 613
- Section 7 Future Challenges for Social Work 627
- 40 The Future(s) of Social Work / Paul Michael Garrett Garrett, Paul Michael 631
- 41 Social Work Education / David Stoesz Stoesz, David, Howard Karger Karger, Howard 646
- 42 Interprofessional Practice / Imogen Taylor Taylor, Imogen 660
- 43 New Technologies for Practice / Thomas Ley Ley, Thomas 677
- 44 Service-User Involvement / Peter Beresford Beresford, Peter 693
- 45 International Social Work / Narda Razack Razack, Narda 707
- 46 Social Work in 'Developing' Countries / Kwaku Osei-Hwedie Osei-Hwedie, Kwaku, Morena J. Rankopo Rankopo, Morena J. 723
- 47 The Politics of Social Work / Iain Ferguson Ferguson, Iain 740.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781849207515
- 1849207518
- OCLC:
- 760978806
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