Social Work: The Basics

ISBN-13: 9780367758295 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 224 str.

Mark Doel

Opis

This revised second edition of Social Work: The Basics is an insightful introduction to the often misrepresented world of social work. This accessible book presents a broad view of contemporary social work, exploring its roots and its possible future.

Spis treści

0.Pioneer, Investigator, Agitator: An Introduction to the Second Edition.  1.Reformist or Radical: Social Work’s Roots and Different Identities.  2.Saint or Sinner: The Public Face of Social Work.  3.Client, Service User or Expert by Experience: How and Why People Come Into Contact with Social Work.  4.A Profession or a Career; A Calling or a Job: What Social Workers Do and How Social Work is Organised.  5.A Discipline or a Skill; An Education or a Training: How Social Workers Learn Their Practice.  6.Universal or Specific: Social Work Local and Global.  7.Utopia or Dystopia: ‘The Pioneers of Today are the Prophets of Tomorrow’ (Attlee).

O autorze

Mark Doel is Emeritus Professor of Social Work at Sheffield Hallam University, England. He has a wealth of experience in social work – practising, teaching and writing about it. He has worked in the UK, USA, Eastern Europe and Russia. He is the author of Rights and Wrongs in Social Work (2016) and Social Work in 42 Objects (2017).