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The Blackwell Companion to Social Work.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davies, Martin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social service--Great Britain.
- Social service -- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (545 pages)
- Edition:
- 4th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013.
- Summary:
- Fully revised and restructured, this fresh edition offers students and trainee social workers an incisive and authoritative introduction to the subject. As well as entirely new sections on theory and practice, the expert contributions which have shaped the companion's leading reputation have been updated and now include innovative standalone essays on social work theory. Comprehensively reworked new edition comprising six substantive sections covering essential topics for trainee social workers - in effect, six books in one Includes an extensive introduction and chapters by leading experts on the focus and purpose of social work Provides a unified textbook for trainees and an invaluable professional reference volume Features a wealth of new material on theory and practice alongside detailed expositions of the social and psychological framework, stages in the human life cycle, and the objectives and core components of social work Each chapter lists five key points to remember, questions for discussion, and recommendations for further reading.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Book 1 Social Work's Psychosocial Framework
- Book 2 The Human Life Cycle
- Book 3 When Social Work is Needed
- Book 4 Social Work in Practice
- Book 5 Social Work's Core Components
- Book 6 Social Work's Theory Base
- In Conclusion
- BOOK 1: Social Work's Psychosocial Framework
- Chapter 1.1: Social Work and Society
- What is Social Work?
- What is Society?
- Social Work and 'Pre-Industrial' Society
- Social Work and 'Modern' Society
- Statutory (public) initiatives in the nineteenth century
- Voluntary (philanthropic) initiatives in the nineteenth century
- Social Work in the Twentieth Century
- Social Work and 'Postmodern' Society
- Conclusion
- Further Reading
- References
- Chapter 1.2: Social Work and Politics
- Ideology and Central Government
- Administration, Devolution and Local Government
- Social Services
- Chapter 1.3: Gendering the Social Work Agenda
- Childcare
- Community Care
- Women as carers
- Women and mental health
- Disabled women
- Older women
- Criminal Justice
- Methods and Settings of Intervention
- Challenges to Men
- Chapter 1.4: Culture, Ethnicity and Identity
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Self-Identity
- Culture, Ethnicity and Identity: An Interplay
- Self-Identity and Practice with Ethnic Minority Children
- Negating the Other's Self-Definition
- Black Culture, Black Perspectives
- Conclusion: Closing Gaps
- Chapter 1.5: Families
- Changing Families and Households
- Lone-Parent Families
- Chapter 1.6: Sexuality, Sexual Relationships and Social Work
- Defining the Territory
- Self-Awareness, Sexuality and Gender.
- Social Work, Sexuality and Vulnerable Adults
- Sexuality and Young People
- Sexuality and Older People
- Social Work with Sex Offenders
- Sexuality in Social Work Training and Organizations
- Chapter 1.7: Psychology and Social Work
- The Biological Approach
- The Behaviourist Approach
- The Cognitive Approach
- The Psychodynamic Approach
- The Humanist Approach
- Process of Social Work
- Pitfalls of Drawing Exclusively upon Psychology
- Potential
- BOOK 2: The Human Life Cycle
- Chapter 2.1: Infancy
- Early Development
- Social Cognition and Attachment Formation
- Attachment Classifications
- Chapter 2.2: Childhood
- Dependency and Autonomy in Pre-School Children
- Development of Social Understanding
- Developing and Refining a Sense of Self
- Chapter 2.3: Adolescence
- Lifespan Theory as an Aid to Understanding Adolescence
- Social Change
- The Importance of the Family
- Risk and Vulnerability
- Antisocial Behaviour
- The Promotion of Resilience
- Chapter 2.4: Partnership and Parenting
- Chapter 2.5: Late Life Ageing
- BOOK 3: When Social Work is Needed
- Chapter 3.1: Family Disruption and Relationship Breakdown
- Children and Parental Separation
- Giving Children a Voice
- Interventions and Support
- Chapter 3.2: Child Abuse
- What is Child Abuse?
- How Common is Child Abuse?
- What Causes Child Abuse?
- What are the Consequences for a Child of Abuse and Neglect?
- How Should We Respond to Child Abuse?
- Chapter 3.3: Domestic Violence
- The Extent of the Problem.
- The Effects on Children
- The Impact on Women
- Social Work Responses to Domestic Violence
- Future Directions
- Chapter 3.4: Ill Health
- Lifetime Damage
- Service Users: At Risk
- Ill Health: Unequal Treatment
- Inequity when Dying
- Social Work: Making it Worse?
- Social Work: Making Things Better
- Chapter 3.5: Physical Disability
- Theoretical Frameworks
- Medical model
- The problem of categorization
- Psychological models
- Social model
- Integrating dimensions of disability
- Integrative theories of physical disability
- Practical Steps in Working with Physically Disabled Clients
- Addressing social barriers
- Addressing psychological factors
- Liaison work
- Extra-curricular activities
- Chapter 3.6: The Challenge of Later Life
- Family Support
- Divisions in Later Life
- Reasons for Social Work with Older People
- Chapter 3.7: Mental Illness
- Social and Demographic Factors
- Gender
- Social class
- Unemployment
- Ethnicity
- Life Events
- Chapter 3.8: Learning Disabilities in Adults
- Theoretical Frameworks and Value Base
- The numbers of people with learning disabilities
- Legal and Policy Frameworks
- Strategic Frameworks
- England
- Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Personalized Funding
- Rights, wants, needs and services
- Chapter 3.9: Alcohol or Other Drug Problems
- Prevalence
- Alcohol
- Drugs
- Drug and Alcohol Use
- Why people use
- The Importance of Social Work Involvement
- A social work perspective
- Value Base
- Challenges and Opportunities
- References.
- Chapter 3.10: Modern Migration and the Creation of the Refugee
- The UK Context
- Asylum, Immigration and Welfare
- BOOK 4: Social Work in Practice
- Chapter 4.1: Social Work Practice and Relationship Breakdown
- The Social Worker's Use of 'Self'
- What Theoretical Perspectives May Help the Social Worker?
- Attachment
- Grief and loss
- Family systems theory
- The Need for Caution
- Chapter 4.2: Social Work Practice and Child Abuse
- Defining and Identifying Child Abuse
- Week 1
- Explaining Child Abuse
- Responding to Child Abuse
- Week 2
- Week 13
- Chapter 4.3: Social Work Practice and Domestic Violence
- The Reality of Domestic Violence
- A Proactive Inter-Agency Collaborative Approach
- Identifying Domestic Violence and Prosecuting the Offenders
- Supporting Victims
- Chapter 4.4: Social Work Practice in Healthcare
- The Primary Care Led National Health Service
- Health-Related Social Work Provision
- Jennifer: social work in a GP liaison scheme
- Joan: social work in a GP attachment scheme
- Hospital Social Work Provision
- Diana: social work in discharge planning: admission to residential care
- Emily: social work in discharge planning: return to the community
- Healthcare Social Work with a Different Focus
- Angela: social work as crisis intervention
- Competing Objectives
- Chapter 4.5: Social Work Practice and People with Physical and Sensory Impairments
- The Social Work Task
- Supporting the Task
- Managing Direct Payments
- Working with Disabled People and Their Families
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 4.6: Social Work Practice and the Challenge of Later Life
- Practice Example: Joyce.
- The starting point
- The importance of good communication
- Risk assessment and management
- Empowerment
- Reviewing the support plan
- Working together to improve outcomes
- Securing the necessary resources
- Chapter 4.7: Social Work Practice and Mental Illness
- Community Mental Health Teams and the Provision of Services
- Crisis Intervention Services
- Assessing Risk and Working with Statutory Frameworks
- Chapter4.8: Social Work Practice and Learning Disabilities
- Influences on Practice
- Person-Centred Planning
- Safeguarding
- Towards Good Practice
- Chapter 4.9: Social Work Practice, Alcohol and Other Drug Problems
- Assessment
- Intervention
- Outcomes
- Chapter 4.10: Social Work Practice, Asylum Seekers and Refugees
- Switching Discourses
- Social Work Responses
- Good Practice
- A Social Work Process with Asylum Seekers and Refugees
- BOOK 5: Social Work's Core Components
- Chapter 5.1: Assessment, Intervention and Review
- Social Work: Its Roles, Tasks and Purposes
- A Systematic Model for Practice
- What is Assessment?
- What is Involved in Assessment?
- How Do You Do it?
- Types, Models and Theories
- How Do Social Workers Choose What to Use?
- Review and Evaluation
- Summary
- Chapter 5.2: Care Management
- Care Management and Community Care
- The Process of Care Management
- Values System Underpinning Care Management
- Strengths of the Care Management Approach
- Weaknesses and Critiques of the Care Management Approach
- Concluding Discussion
- Chapter 5.3: Risk Assessment and Risk Management
- What is Risk?.
- People who pose risks to others.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Davies, Martin The Blackwell Companion to Social Work
- ISBN:
- 9781118451762
- OCLC:
- 828424230
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