Providing a reflexive anthropological account of social work, this original book widens our insights into the multi-faceted identity of social workers and different cultures of social work, offering an array of thought-provoking international insights into how social work practitioners view society, how their world views can affect their practice and how wider society views them. Considering the growing influence of clinical science and cultural representations of their work, Bell critically examines the changes and challenges in social workers’ preoccupations and contributions to society. Going to the heart of identities and definitions in social work, this book is refreshing reading for academics, researchers, students and practitioners alike.
As you work your way through the book's summaries and skill-building exercises, you'll find yourself becoming a more confident, ethical, and effective helper.
The book is focused on the client-social worker relationship and presents a universally understood definition of professional boundaries.
This premier reference work provides insights and support to professionals and researchers working in the fields of social work, counseling, psychotherapy, case management, and psychology.
This text is a comprehensive and contemporary guide to groupwork in social work today.
The workbook exercises take learning a step further by giving students a feel for what social workers do on the job and helping them judge what practice area they might want to work in.
Webster's dictionary defines disaster as “a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction.” According to the National Association of Social Workers, social workers are “uniquely suited to interpret the disaster ...
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This unique text emphasizes the many different techniques needed for successful social work practice.
Boddy, J; Cameron, C; Heptinstall, E; McQuail, S and Petrie, P. (2001) Working with Children: Social Pedagogy and ... Burawoy, M. Blum, J.A. George, S. Gille, Z. Gowan, T. Haney, L. Klawiter, M. Lopez, S.H. Rian, S.O. & Thayer, ...
Exploring social policy in the 'new' Scotland is the first book to integrate the description and analysis of social policy in Scotland since devolution in 1999.