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  • Anti Oppressive Social Work Theory and Practice

    This book, by one of the leading theorists of social work, tackles a subject of crucial importance to students and practitioners alike: how social workers can enable their clients to challenge and transcend the manifold oppressions that disempower them (whether through poverty, disability, mental illness, etc.). It moves from a discussion of social work's purpose and ambitions to an exposition of ... Read more

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  • Globalization and European Welfare States

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    This book seeks to counter the recent trend of speculation about the impact of globalization upon welfare states. It begins by asking two related questions:'What exactly is globalization?''How, if at all, has globalization been implicated in recent changes to European welfare states?'The book combines both theoretical and empirical analysis to provide a critical account of the relationship between ... Read more

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  • Research Methods for Therapists

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This book is aimed at beginners. If you are totally confused and dismayed at the prospect of undertaking a research project, read on. If you are an expert in research, this is not the book for you unless you merely wish to revise your existing knowledge. Above all this book is intended as an outline and a guide. It does not provide a definitive recipe on how to conduct a research project. You will ... Read more

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  • Gender and Community Care

    Social Work and Social Care Perspectives

    by Joan Orme ...
    Are there differences in the way that men and women care? Are the care needs of women and men perceived as being different? What do we mean by community? Is being cared for always a positive experience? How can social workers and social care workers work positively with individual differences?Much has been written about both the formal and informal provision of community care, and women's role ... Read more

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  • Feminist Social Work Theory and Practice

    Feminist theories of social work have been criticised in recent years for treating women as a uniform category and displaying insufficient sensitivity to the complex ways in which other social divisions (those of race, age, disability, etc.) impact on gender relations. This major text by a leading writer in the field seeks to develop a new framework for feminist social work that takes on board ... Read more

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  • The Practice of Residential Work

    This text sets residential life and work in the context of wider social systems, focusing on the function homes serve in looking after young people and adults who would struggle to live elsewhere. Roger Clough highlights what residential workers need to know and do in order that, together with residents, they organise systems and lifestyle to provide the best service. Good residential practice ... Read more

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  • Social Work and Social Perspectives

    by Eileen Oak ...
    Social Work and Social Work Perspectives introduces readers to a range of important sociological concepts, showing how these can feed critical practice and illustrate social work's complex relationship with the welfare state. Adopting a unique social policy framework, this distinctive text is illuminating reading. ... Read more

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  • Teamworking in Mental Health

    by Steve Onyett ...
    Developing mental health team effectiveness requires that we explore both how people work together and the context of the team itself. This text, by an acknowledged authority in the field, examines the historical, social policy, political and organisational context alongside the design and the management of team processes. Recognising the central importance both of the relationship between users ... Read more

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  • Teamwork in Multiprofessional Care

    by Malcolm Payne ...
    In this important text, Malcolm Payne shows how team members in care services can use networking and teambuilding to strengthen their practice by being open to work with wider networks of agencies, professionals and service users. He brings traditional team development up-to-date, including perspectives from research, from management ideas and from professional writings. Each chapter contains a ... Read more

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  • Interdisciplinary Working in Mental Health

    by Di Bailey ...
    Presenting a model for interdisciplinary working, this book offers an overview of practice and policy across a range of mental health settings. It explores how to combine skills, theories and expertise from a range of disciplines in response to the diverse needs of service users, from children to older people, and those with complex needs. ... Read more

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  • Social Work Process and Practice

    Approaches, Knowledge and Skills

    This new textbook examines the knowledge, skills and values that underpin and inform current social work practice and processes. With a clear focus on skills, social work processes and the suitability of different methods, Watson offers students a toolkit for applying theoretical frameworks to actual practice situations. ... Read more

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  • Social Work Research for Social Justice

    Series series Reshaping Social Work
    Students of social work need to understand the contribution of research, as part of this evidence base, to effective practice. This textbook introduces students to a range of research methods at a practical level and sensitises them to the political dimension of research. ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD