Women and social work : towards a woman-centred practice

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Women and social work : towards a woman-centred practice

Jalna Hanmer and Daphne Statham

(Practical social work)

Macmillan Education, 1988

  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. 146-161

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

An attempt to provide a radical new assessment of the relevance of gender to social work with the aim of developing a genuinely woman-centred practice. By looking at what women social workers have in common with women clients and what divides them, the book aims to show what practical measures can be taken to build confidence, to reduce isolation, to further self awareness and to improve assessment, planning and practice both in the workplace and in the field. The book concludes with proposals for a non-sexist code of practice. Jalna Hanmer is author of "Radicals in Social Work".

Table of Contents

  • Commonalities and diversities between women clients and women social workers
  • women's life patterns
  • the feminization of poverty
  • women as carers
  • living with men
  • women, personal identity and self-esteem
  • developing strategies in the workplace - men, women and management
  • self-awareness, assessment and planning
  • developing women-centred practice - building confidence and overcoming isolation
  • conclusion - a code of practice for non-sexist women-centred social work.

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