Social Work In Context

Author : Peter R. Day
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1987-08-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781349187737

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Sociology in Social Work Practice by Peter R. Day Pdf

All social work activity is influenced by the society in which it takes place. It is therefore inescapable that understanding sociology should help social workers to make a more effective contribution to people's welfare. The different perspectives which constitute sociology are examined and the book analyses the ways peoples' lives are powerfully influenced by social forces and 'social problems'. It is argued that sociology should help social workers to examine their assumptions and value judgements and develop their capacity to be questioning and discriminating about their methods and the policies which affect them and their clients.

Author : Karen Healy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781350313897

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Social Work Theories in Context by Karen Healy Pdf

This popular and innovative core text book explores contemporary social work theories and perspectives in a systematic way, using an integrated and flexible framework to link context, theory, and practice approaches. Healy expertly provides an applied guide to social work theory across a range of organisational contexts, showing social work as a diverse activity that is profoundly shaped by professional purpose, public policy, and practice locations. This is ideal reading to support and develop undergraduate and postgraduate students taking modules on Social Work Theories and Methods on qualifying professional programmes. Its international breadth and supportive pedagogical features have ensured the book's value to students of social work all over the world. New to this Edition: - A greater focus on service user perspectives - Coverage is extended to include solution focused therapy and empowerment theories as well as discussion of the evidence-based practice debate - Discussion of the use and limits of critical reflection in practice

Author : Suryia Nayak,Rachel Robbins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351810807

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Intersectionality in Social Work by Suryia Nayak,Rachel Robbins Pdf

This ground breaking book is an innovative, passionate and provocative exploration of intersectionality. The sustained emphasis on activism and practice reasserts the potency of intersectionality borne out of Black feminism. The rare and pioneering international reach of this book crosses four continents. In this book context matters: there is no intersectionality without context! Resting on the premise that we cannot work for the liberation of individuals, communities and societies without intersectionality, this book asks: How does intersectionality challenge the structures and discourses of social work education, management and organisation? What is the revolutionary potential of intersectionality? Intersectional in its method and content, the blend of practice, activism, research and theory troubles geopolitical and disciplinary boundaries. The range of topics include: Islamophobia, immigration, feminist movements, social work education, violence against women and girls, gender, sexuality, race, disability, age, religion, nationality, citizenship policy and legal frameworks. This book will appeal to activists for social justice, social work practitioners, researchers, lecturers, students and those working in the field of Black feminist thinking. The focus on the activism of intersectionality provides a clear pathway into Black feminist thinking and its application to social work internationally and to emancipatory collective political activism worldwide.

Author : Kalyani Mehta,Ann Wee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015064698536

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Social Work in Context by Kalyani Mehta,Ann Wee Pdf

This book locates social work in the Asian context and discusses the applications of theories, principles and values according to the socio-economic and cultural context of Southeast Asia. As social work as a profession is very closely related to the context in which it operates, this book will prove very useful for undergraduates as well as students who are studying diplomas in social work.

Author : George Palattiyil,Dina Sidhva,Mono Chakrabarti
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136280238

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Social Work in a Global Context by George Palattiyil,Dina Sidhva,Mono Chakrabarti Pdf

Social Work in a Global Context engages with, and critically explores, key issues that inform social work practice around the world. Social work can take many forms, and is differently understood in different parts of the world. However, at base, it can be seen as a profession which strives to advance the causes of the vulnerable and marginalised with the aim of promoting social justice, equality, and human rights. This text provides examples of social work in a wide range of countries, informing our understanding of what social work is. It looks at how practice changes or stays the same, and at the impact of policy, as experienced by service users as well as by practitioners working in challenging circumstances. It also meaningfully reflects on the strengths and challenges that are enabled by diversity. Divided into four parts, this wide-ranging text discusses: - what social work means in four different countries -some examples of the impact social and political context can have on social work practice - how social workers see and work with the vulnerable - the future for social work, from disaster work to involving service users. Social Work in a Global Context is the first truly international book for all those interested in comparative and cross-cultural understandings of social work.

Author : Geok Ling Lee,Soon Noi Goh
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811227509

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Medical Social Work In Singapore: Context And Practice by Geok Ling Lee,Soon Noi Goh Pdf

Medical social work in Singapore traces its roots to the post-war period. This textbook documents the historical development and evolution of the medical social work profession in Singapore, as well as the specialist work done in the profession.The first part of the book gives an overview to the field in Singapore. It provides information which is considered as fundamental and core to medical social workers across the various medical or healthcare settings. The second part focuses on the selected practice areas and adopts an integral approach to discuss theory and practice.This book is essential for social work students who wish to learn from a range of examples of good social work practice, presented from human developmental perspectives and in sufficient breadth to provide a reasonable overview of social work practice in health care. This book also provides added lens for medical, nursing and other allied health students and practitioners who wish to better understand their patients and families.

Author : Toba Schwaber Kerson
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Medical social work
ISBN : UOM:49015000192022

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Social Work in Health Settings by Toba Schwaber Kerson Pdf

Author : Stephen A. Webb
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315306940

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Professional Identity and Social Work by Stephen A. Webb Pdf

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on contributors -- 1 Matters of professional identity and social work -- Part I Key concepts and perspectives -- 2 Perspectives on professional identity: the changing world of the social worker -- 3 What is professional identity and how do social workers acquire it? -- 4 Materiality, performance and the making of professional identity -- 5 Constructing the social, constructing social work -- Part II Location, context and workplace culture -- 6 Vocation and professional identity: social workers at home and abroad -- 7 Risk work in the formation of the 'professional' in child protection social work -- 8 Identity formation, scientific rationality and embodied knowledge in child welfare -- 9 Field, capital and professional identity: social work in health care -- 10 Inter-professional collaboration: strengthening or weakening social work identity? -- 11 Commitment in the making of professional identity -- 12 Professional identity in the care and upbringing of children: towards a praxis of residential childcare -- Part III Professional education, socialisation and readiness for practice -- 13 Shaping identity? The professional socialisation of social work students -- 14 Credible performances: affect and professional identity -- 15 Making professional identity: narrative work and fateful moments -- 16 Professional identity as a matter of concern -- Index

Author : Ferguson, Iain,Ioakimidis, Vasilios
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447322696

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Global social work in a political context by Ferguson, Iain,Ioakimidis, Vasilios Pdf

How is social work shaped by global issues and international problems and how should it address them? This book employs a radical perspective to examine international social work. Globalisation had opened up many issues for social work, including how to address global inequalities, the impact of global economic problems and trends towards neoliberalism. By examining the origins of modern social work, problematising its definition and addressing the care/control dichotomy the book reveals what we can learn from different approaches and projects across the globe. Case studies from the UK, the US, Canada, Spain, Latin America, Australia, Hungary and Greece bring the text to life and allow both students and practitioners to apply theory to practice.

Author : Marie Connolly,Louise Harms,Jane Maidment
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0190308729

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Social Work by Marie Connolly,Louise Harms,Jane Maidment Pdf

Social Work: Contexts and Practice is a practical introduction to contemporary issues in social work, providing the context of practice and the broad influences shaping the vision and development of the social work profession. It demonstrates how knowledge contributes to flexible social work responses and identifies the ways in which research findings, theoretical insights and practice wisdom can be integrated within dynamic practice frameworks. The fourth edition brings together a team of expert authors to guide students through the unique experiences of social work across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. It explores how the enduring commitment to social justice and the protection of human rights shapes social work perspectives and practices.

Author : Marie Connolly,Louise Harms
Publisher : OUP Australia & New Zealand
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0195520181

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Social Work: Contexts and Practice, 3e by Marie Connolly,Louise Harms Pdf

Social Work: Contexts and Practice is a comprehensive introduction to the field of social work. Now in its third edition, it continues to speak to both Australia and Aotearoa, addressing common trans-Tasman concerns while at the same time responding to the unique experiences of social work within each country. The book is divided into three broad sections: Part 1 explores the context of practice and the broad-ranging influences that shape the profession, particularly its vision and development; Part 2 then considers the diverse fields of practice in which social workers find employment; and Part 3 looks at the professional developments that both support and challenge social workers.

Author : Ming-sum Tsui
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452238579

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Social Work Supervision by Ming-sum Tsui Pdf

A book on social work supervision is desperately needed to bridge the gap between the demands of the field and the absence of literature. Social Work Supervision: Contexts and Concepts aims to provide readers with basic knowledge of theories, research, and practice of supervision. The book addresses the needs of social work supervisors, frontline practitioners, students, and educators and contains a comprehensive literature review of the historical development, theories and models, and empirical research studies of the subject. Equally important, this is a book from practice experience in supervision that enhances the competence of supervisory practice. It will help social workers, supervisors, and administrators to realize and revitalize their "mission" in social work, that is, to benefit clients.

Author : Lorraine Green,Karen Clarke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781509506620

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Social Policy for Social Work by Lorraine Green,Karen Clarke Pdf

Contemporary social work cannot be understood without an appreciation of the broader context of social policy in which it takes place. Such an understanding is increasingly important as social workers are expected to work across institutional, professional and even national boundaries in new ways profoundly affected by the changing global context. This insightful book examines how shifts in the dominant political ideology have affected the nature of welfare provision, the kinds of social problems addressed by policy, and the balance of responsibilities for well-being between individuals, the family, voluntary organizations, the market and the state. It explains the impact of these developments on the organization of social work and on relationships between social workers and service users. The book discusses contested concepts central to social work – such as justice, liberty, equality, difference, need and risk – and illustrates these through a range of examples. The critical analysis provided in this book offers students of social work a crucial foundation for negotiating difficult and sensitive practice situations and defending their profession, providing them with the tools and knowledge to uphold key professional values.

Author : Melissa Petrakis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000247879

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Social Work Practice in Health by Melissa Petrakis Pdf

Health services practice or working with clients facing health issues requires diverse approaches and wide-ranging knowledge. In this ground-breaking book Melissa Petrakis draws on the experience and expertise of leading researchers and practitioners to provide a guide to the disparate settings in which social workers are engaged and the conceptual frameworks and skills needed for effective practice. The book begins by examining the nature of health social work and considers its core values and principles. This section also provides an overview of the social determinants of health. Part 2 explores key areas of practice including working with children, mothers and families, hospital-based social work, domestic and family violence, mental health, dual diagnosis, forensic social work, Indigenous approaches to health, oncology and aged care. Part 3 looks at politicised issues in the field including working with people living with disability, refugee health and concludes by considering how a focus on well-being informed by Maori approaches could provide new insights into better practice. Underpinning the book throughout is a clear guide to assessment procedures, case management, strengths-based practices and developing effective partnerships and collaboration. Social Work Practice in Health is destined to become a key reference tool for social work students and practitioners, providing practical, evidence-based and insightful approaches.

Author : Mark Lymbery
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005-11-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446236802

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Social Work with Older People by Mark Lymbery Pdf

This book provides an up-to-date and authoritative overview of the development of social work with older people in the UK. The coherent structure draws together the key themes involved in working with older people, and clearly demonstrates how to translate these into real-life practice. Key features of the book include: - Establishes an understanding of the policy context within which social work takes place, with particular attention to key topics such as inter-professional collaboration and ethics. - Goes beyond other textbooks to challenge the restricted nature of social work practice, and adopts a positive view of its potential to benefit older people. - An engaging and practice-led approach which includes student-friendly features and detailed practice scenarios. - Satisfies the curriculum benchmarks and National Occupational Standards that structure social work training and practice. Written by a leading academic, this is a key text for social work trainees. Its analytical depth will ensure that it will also be valuable for students undertaking post-qualifying courses, and for those in related disciplines such as health and community care, social policy and social gerontology. Its practice-based and inter-professional approach will mean it is also useful for health and social care practitioners seeking to improve the quality of practice with older people. `Drawing on both theory and research as well as the author's clear knowledge of current practice, this book is able to deal with practice realities in ways which many texts cannot. It offers social workers realistic options for how to approach their work' - Karen Postle, University of East Anglia