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Advocacy and social work practice / Tom Wilks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilks, Tom.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social group work--United States.
- Social group work.
- Social work with minorities--United States.
- Social work with minorities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (211 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkshire, England : Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book fills the gap in the market for an accessible, general introduction to advocacy, specifically aimed at social workers. The book looks at the value base of advocacy as well as emphasising practice and skills such as assertiveness and negotiation.
- Contents:
- Advocacy andSocial Work Practice; Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Advocacy's Place Within Social Work Practice; 2 Dimensions of Advocacy; 3 Current Practice Issues; 4 The Value Base of Advocacy; 5 Advocacy Practice Models; 6 Advocacy Skills: Presenting a case; 7 Advocacy Skills: Assertiveness and negotiation; 8 Advocacy Futures; Conclusion; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-12102-5
- 9786613524881
- 0-335-24304-5
- OCLC:
- 782880164
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