What is social work. 14 : Contexts and perspectives / Nigel Horner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horner, Nigel, author.

Series:

Transforming social work practice.

Core textbook

Transforming social work practice series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social Work & Social Policy--Social Policy.

Social Work & Social Policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

5th edition.

Other Title:

What is Social Work?

Place of Publication:

London : Learning Matters, 2018.

Summary:

Following the lives of four fictional time-travelling characters, it examines the changing functions of social work by unpicking the changing social and political responses to their needs. From its historical roots to the modern and fast-moving profession it has become, this book looks in detail at how social work has evolved as a profession, what social work looks like in recent years and where it is heading. There are key chapters on working with different service user groups including vulnerable adults, children and families and those with learning difficulties or having to live with mental distress. There are also chapters that cover social work as a profession, including current services, practices, themes and debates.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-03-623467-3

1-5264-1394-9

1-5264-1392-2

9781036234676

OCLC:

1194874552

Publisher Number:

T253241