The Routledge handbook of social work theory / edited by Malcolm Payne and Emma Reith-Hall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Payne, Malcolm, 1947- editor.

Reith-Hall, Emma, editor.

Series:

Routledge handbooks

Routledge international handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service.

Social service--Practice.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2019.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Malcolm Payne is Emeritus Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University and has worked in probation, local government social services, the local and national voluntary sector and in a hospice in the UK. He is the author of many books including Modern Social Work Theory, Older Citizens and End-of-life Care, and Humanistic Social Work. Emma Reith-Hall is a senior social work lecturer atNottingham Trent University and a PhD student at the University of Birmingham. She remains involved in child and adolescent mental health practice.

Summary:

The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Theory provides an interdisciplinary and international introduction to social work theory. It presents an analytical review of the wide array of theoretical ideas that influence social work on a global scale. It sets the agenda for future trends within social work theory. Separated into four parts, this handbook examines important themes within the discourses on social work theory, as well as offering a critical evaluation of how theoretical ideas influence social work as a profession and in practice. It includes a diverse range of interdisciplinary topics, covering the aims and nature of social work, social work values and ethics, social work practice theories and the use of theory in different fields of practice. The contributors show how and why theory is so important to social work and analyze the impact these concepts have made on social intervention. Bringing together an international team of leading academics within the social work field and newer contributors close to practice, this handbook is essential reading for all those studying social work, as well as practitioners, policymakers and those involved in the associated fields of health and social care.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 09, 2019).

Other Format:

Print version: Routledge handbook of social work theory.

ISBN:

9781315211053

131521105X

9781351811521

1351811525

9781351811538

1351811533

9781351811514

1351811517

OCLC:

1106538484

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.