Social Work for Lazy Radicals: Relationship Building, Critical Thinking and Courage in Practice

ISBN-13: 9781352002454 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 190 str.

Jane Fenton

Opis

Bringing about change doesn't necessitate going on marches or organising petitions - even the most `non-active' of social workers can embrace a radical approach to their work that develops empathy, recognises oppression, and the causes of social injustice.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The ‘Ethical Impulse’ of Social Work Chapter 3: Managerialism, Regulation and Security Chapter 4: Radical social work step 1: Relationship Building and Empathy Chapter 5: Radical social work step 2: Understanding Chapter 6: Radical social work step 3: Professionalism and moral courage Chapter 7: Radical social work: Doing it Chapter 8: Conclusion

O autorze

Dr Jane Fenton is a senior lecturer at the University of Dundee, UK.

Blurb

Radical practice needn’t require going on marches and signing petitions. Written in an accessible and engaging language, this exciting new book provides a 3 stage model of radical practice for students and social workers who are committed to ‘doing the right thing’ and developing their own framework for practice.