Practising Social Work / Edition 1

by Christopher Hanvey, Terry Philpot

Overview

Practicing Social Workprovides a systematic exploratiuon of ar ange of social work approaches. Each chapter focuses on a single theme and explains the practice implications of a particular method.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415092364
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/25/1993
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1400L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Christopher Hanvey, Terry Philpot

Table of Contents

Chris Payne The systems approach; Allan Brown Groupwork in Britain; Suzy Croft and Peter Beresford A participatory approach to social work; Shama Ahmed Anti-racist social work; Philippa Seligman Family Therapy; Michael Preston-Shoot Written agreements; a contractual approach to social work

Editorial Reviews

'...the contributors have provided an account of a range of approaches which testify to the complexity and diversity of social work ... this excellent collection makes an important contribution to the understanding of social work in practice. - Community Care

'some useful and frank reflections on the development of social work methods during the last three decades.' British Journal of Social Work

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