Introducing social work
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Introducing social work
(Short introductions)
Polity, 2009
- : hbk
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [162]-171) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this lively introduction suitable for students at any level, Lena Dominelli explores the extraordinary scope and importance of social work. Using engaging examples from contemporary social work practice, she clearly answers questions about what social work is, how social workers work in a variety of settings and the clients they are likely to deal with. She tackles head on the dilemmas social workers face in their day-to-day work and the challenges of working with limited resources and marginalized social groups such as the elderly, the homeless and abused children.
This work will affirm the valuable contribution social workers can make to human wellbeing and demonstrate how the promise and potential of social work can be, and is, realized.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements. Introducing Social Work.
Chapter One: What is Social Work?.
Chapter Two: Working with Children, Young People and their Families: Child Saviour or Child Snatcher?.
Chapter Three: Working with Older People: Market-Driven Facilities or Universal Services?.
Chapter Four: Disabled People: Human Tragedies or Disabling Societies?.
Chapter Five: Mental Ill Health: Care in Institutions or the Community?.
Chapter Six: Homeless People: Independence or Social Neglect?.
Chapter Seven:.
People Who Misuse Substances: Addictions or Responses to Difficult Life Circumstances and Relationships?.
Chapter Eight:.
Offending Behaviour: and Working with Offenders: Rehabilitation or Warehousing?.
Chapter Nine:.
Disaster Interventions: Immediate Relief or Long-Term Reconstruction?.
Conclusions:.
Universal Services for All or Residual Services for the Few?.
Bibliography.
Author Index.
Subject Index
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