Social Work category: 3462 books
by David Royse, Michele Staton-Tindall, Karen Badger
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2009
In today's rapidly changing world, new social and human service problems emerge constantly, and in order to make good use of resources that are often limited, social service agencies must ensure that their services are truly needed. Needs assessments provide a baseline against which later results...
Safeguarding in Social Work Practice
A Lifespan Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2019
Safeguarding is a serious and complex area of social work, and demonstrating an understanding of important theory, law, policy and skills for practice is essential and it is vital that this understanding extends across the lifespan. This book brings together common safeguarding themes and knowledge across social work with children, young people and adults to help do just that.
Dying, Death, and Bereavement in Social Work Practice
Decision Cases for Advanced Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2008
Practitioners who work with clients at the end of their lives face difficult decisions concerning the client's self-determination, the kind of death he or she will have, and the prolongation of life. They must also remain sensitive to the beliefs and needs of family members and the legal, ethical,...
by Peter Scourfield
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
This very practical book will support students to meet the requirements of the compulsory Readiness for Direct Practice assessment. Useful for social work students and lecturers alike, it takes each of the 9 domains that students are tested on, breaks them down step-by step and provides a range of...
The W Word
Witchcraft labelling and child safeguarding in social work practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Witchcraft accusations against children are occurring ever more frequently in the UK yet continue to be underestimated by social work professionals. This concise book provides a personal narrative of witchcraft being used as a tool for the infliction of child abuse. The narrative is interspersed with...
Promoting Non-Violence
Social Work Conversations about Violence
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
The use of violence within relationships, families or communities is a major public health issue across the world. As such, it will continue to require global, strategic and preventative measures across educational, social care and criminal justice systems. This book draws on the author’s gritty...
by Mike Titterton
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2004
How can a social worker assess the risk that an older person with dementia faces? How would a nurse or housing support worker decide on the balance between danger and safety? In cases of potentially serious harm, as in the examples of abused children or sex offenders, can risk taking work? In this...
Everyday Community Practice
Principles and practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2019
Increasingly students and practitioners in human services are asked or seek to include community engagement, participation and capacity building in their work with groups. In this book expert authors Amanda Howard and Margot Rawsthorne provide guidance on the theory and practice of working with communities,...
Grassroots youth work
Policy, passion and resistance in practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
The voices of grassroots youth workers are rarely heard in policy, research or public debate. This book paints a picture of passionate practitioners who build meaningful relationships with marginalised young people, at a time when their practice is threatened by spending cuts, target cultures and...
Social Work with Children and Their Families
Pragmatic Foundations
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2003
An extensively revised version of the first edition, this text focuses on the practical foundational knowledge required to practice social work effectively in the complex and fast-changing world of services to children and their families. The core organizing framework consists of eight pragmatic perspectives:...
by James W. Drisko, Melissa D Grady
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2012
Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Social Work introduces the key ideas of evidence-based clinical social work practice and their thoughtful application. It intends to inform practitioners and to address the challenges and needs faced in real world practice. This book lays out the many strengths...
Best Practice in Social Work
Critical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2007
Social work has laboured too long under a 'deficit' model that focuses on failings and problems of practice. Emphasising best practice, strengths and collaborative partnership this ambitious book seeks to redress the balance. Undergraduate and post-qualifying social work students alike will find it a useful resource.
Where academia and policy meet
A cross-national perspective on the involvement of social work academics in social policy
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2017
Based on data from 12 diverse societies, this is the first cross-national comparative study on academic engagement in social policy formulation. The chapters present survey data on the policy involvement of social work academics in different countries and an analysis of this data by country experts....
Decent Incomes for All
Improving Policies in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018
In 2000, the first social agenda in the history of the European Union was launched, and the endeavor to combat poverty came increasingly to the forefront as a specific area for EU policy cooperation and coordination. Regrettably, however, little progress has been achieved so far, either at the national...