What is social work? : context and perspectives
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What is social work? : context and perspectives
（Transforming social work practice / series editors, Jonathan Parker and Greta Bradley）
Learning Matters, 2009
3rd ed
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Previous ed.: 2006
Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-173) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Now in its third edition, this classic social work text explores the foundations of social care in the UK, how it evolved and why. It answers key questions on mental health, working with older people, working with families and children and much more. With expanded chapters on international social work, the new directions for social care and the implications of interprofessional working, this text is widely considered the best introduction to the subject a social work student can have.
Table of Contents
Introduction and core themes
The beginnings of social work: "The comfort of strangers"
Social work with children, young people and families
Social work with people with learning difficulties
Social work with people experiencing mental distress
Social work with older people
Formalising and consolidating social work as a profession
Current services, practices and issues
Summarising remarks and signposts
Appendix A: A code of ethics for social work (BASW) values and principles
Appendix B: Mapping services in modern social work and social care settings
Appendix C: Time line of the development of social work
References
Resources and useful websites
Index
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