The Blackwell companion to social work /

The contributors to this book are professionals and highly respected in the field. The book provides an up-to-date guide for undergraduates to the theory, practice-theory and practice of social work. Each chapter lists five key points, three questions for discussion and three recommendations for fur...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Davies, Martin, 1936-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2008
Edition:3rd ed
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Table of Contents:
  • note: Introduction: Knowledge, Theory and Social Work Practice - An Easy Access Approach / Martin Davies / Pat Collingwood
  • Pt. 1 Reasons for Social Work
  • 1 Family Disruption and Relationship Breakdown / Jane Boylan / Graham Allan
  • 2. Child Abuse / Lorraine Waterhouse
  • 3. Domestic Violence / Cathy Humphreys
  • 4. Ill-health / Eileen McLeod / Paul Bywaters
  • 5. Physical Disability / Deborah Marks
  • 6. Frailty of Old Age / Chris Phillipson
  • 7. Mental Illness / Peter Huxley
  • 8. Learning Disabilities / Kirsten Stalker / Carol Robinson
  • 9. Alcohol or Drug Problems / Sarah Galvani
  • 10. Population Movement and Immigration / Beth Humphries
  • Pt. 2 Applying Knowledge to Practice
  • 1. Relating Theory to Practice / David Howe
  • 2. Assessment, Intervention and Review / Jonathan Parker
  • 3. Anti-discriminatory Practice / Neil Thompson
  • 4. Feminist Theory / Lena Dominelli
  • 5. Task-centred Work / Peter Marsh
  • 6. Care Management / William Harder
  • 7. Risk Assessment and Management / Hazel Kemshall
  • 8. Welfare Rights Practice / Neil Bateman
  • 9. Counselling / Janet Seden
  • 10. Anger Management / David Leadbetter
  • 11. Family Therapy / Jan White
  • 12. Groupwork / Allan Brown
  • 13. Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy / Tammie Ronen
  • Pt. 3 Practice Context
  • 1. Social Work with Children and Families / June Thoburn
  • 2. Social Work and Schools / Karen Lyons
  • 3. Social Work, Divorce and the Family Courts / Adrian L. James
  • 4. Social Work with Adult Service Users / Alison Petch
  • 5. Social Work in Healthcare Settings / Bridget Penhale
  • 6. Mental Health Social Work / Roger Manktelow
  • 7. Social Work in the Criminal Justice System / Gwen Robinson
  • 8. Social Work in Collaboration with Other Professions / Hugh Barr / David Goosey / Mary Webb
  • Pt. 4 Social Work and its Psychosocial Framework
  • 1. Social Work and Society / Viviene E. Cree
  • 2. Social Work and Politics / Mark Drakeford
  • 3. Gendering the Social Work Agenda / Audrey Mullender
  • 4. Culture, Ethnicity and Identity / Kwame Owusu-Bempah
  • 5. Families / Graham Allan
  • 6. Sexuality and Sexual Relationships / Siobhan Canavan / Seamus Prior
  • 7. Psychology and Social Work / Brigid Daniel
  • Pt. 5 Human Life Cycle
  • 1. Infancy / Gillian Harris
  • 2. Childhood / Gillian Schofield
  • 3. Adolescence / Martin Herbert
  • 4. Partnership and Parenting / Janet Walker
  • 5. Late Life Ageing / Ian Philp
  • Pt. 6 Perspectives on Social Work
  • 1. Service Users' Perspectives / Suzy Croft / Peter Beresford
  • 2. Perspective of the Disabled People's Movement / Sally French / John Swain
  • 3. Carer's Perspective / Rose Barton
  • 4. Black Perspectives / Beverley Prevatt Goldstein
  • 5. Research Perspective / Nick Gould
  • 6. Evidence-based Perspective / Geraldine Macdonald
  • 7. Ethical Perspective on Social Work / Richard Hugman
  • 8. Inspection: A Quality-control Perspective / Ian Sinclair.
  • Introduction: Knowledge, Theory and Social Work Practice - An Easy Access Approach / Pat Collingwood and Martin Davies
  • Pt. 1 Reasons for Social Work
  • 1. Family Disruption and Relationship Breakdown / Jane Boylan and Graham Allan
  • 2. Child Abuse / Lorraine Waterhouse
  • 3. Domestic Violence / Cathy Humphreys
  • 4. Ill-health / Eileen McLeod and Paul Bywaters
  • 5. Physical Disability / Deborah Marks
  • 6. The Frailty of Old Age / Chris Phillipson
  • 7. Mental Illness / Peter Huxley
  • 8. Learning Disabilities / Kirsten Stalker and Carol Robinson
  • 9. Alcohol or Drug Problems / Sarah Galvani
  • 10. Population Movement and Immigration / Beth Humphries
  • Pt. 2. Applying Knowledge to Practice
  • 1. Relating Theory to Practice / David Howe
  • 2. Assessment, Intervention and Review / Jonathan Parker
  • 3. Anti-discriminatory Practice / Neil Thompson
  • 4. Feminist Theory / Lena Dominelli
  • 5. Task-centred Work / Peter Marsh
  • 6. Care Management / William Harder
  • 7. Risk Assessment and Management / Hazel Kemshall
  • 8. Welfare Rights Practice / Neil Bateman
  • 9. Counselling / Janet Seden
  • 10. Anger Management / David Leadbetter
  • 11. Family Therapy / Jan White
  • 12. Groupwork / Allan Brown
  • 13. Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy / Tammie Ronen
  • Pt. 3. The Practice Context
  • 1. Social Work with Children and Families / June Thoburn
  • 2. Social Work and Schools / Karen Lyons
  • 3. Social Work, Divorce and the Family Courts / Adrian L. James
  • 4. Social Work with Adult Service Users / Alison Petch
  • 5. Social Work in Healthcare Settings / Bridget Penhale
  • 6. Mental Health Social Work / Roger Manktelow
  • 7. Social Work in the Criminal Justice System / Gwen Robinson
  • 8. Social Work in Collaboration with Other Professions / Hugh Barr, David Goosey and Mary Webb
  • Pt. 4. Social Work and its Psychosocial Framework
  • 1. Social Work and Society / Viviene E. Cree
  • 2. Social Work and Politics / Mark Drakeford
  • 3. Gendering the Social Work Agenda / Audrey Mullender
  • 4. Culture, Ethnicity and Identity / Kwame Owusu-Bempah
  • 5. Families / Graham Allan
  • 6. Sexuality and Sexual Relationships / Siobhan Canavan and Seamus Prior
  • 7. Psychology and Social Work / Brigid Daniel
  • Pt. 5. The Human Life Cycle
  • 1. Infancy / Gillian Harris
  • 2. Childhood / Gillian Schofield
  • 3. Adolescence / Martin Herbert
  • 4. Partnership and Parenting / Janet Walker
  • 5. Late Life Ageing / Ian Philp
  • Pt. 6. Perspectives on Social Work
  • 1. Service Users' Perspectives / Suzy Croft and Peter Beresford
  • 2. The Perspective of the Disabled People's Movement / Sally French and John Swain
  • 3. The Carer's Perspective / Rose Barton
  • 4. Black Perspectives / Beverley Prevatt Goldstein
  • 5. The Research Perspective / Nick Gould
  • 6. The Evidence-based Perspective / Geraldine Macdonald
  • 7. An Ethical Perspective on Social Work / Richard Hugman
  • 8. Inspection: A Quality-control Perspective / Ian Sinclair
  • 9. The Legal Perspective / Teresa Munby.