Broadening the agenda for social work, Julie Fish here provides an in-depth survey of how social workers involved with lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans people can provide appropriate care across the lifespan, including working with children and older people. She also tackles the challenges presented by working with asylum-seekers and people with mental health or substance abuse issues. Grounding theoretical understandings of sexuality in current policy and practice, Social Work and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans People is an essential tool for social work students and practitioners.

This textbook, aimed at students in the field of social work practice, is designed to help them to understand the importance of good writing and to give them the tools they need to write well. It explores the ways in which both students and practicing social workers can be more effective in their writing through an awareness of the purpose, context, and audience for their work. It also highlights the differences between classroom writing assignments and workplace writing as well as the effects that new technologies have had on both academic and professional writing.

This textbook, aimed at students in the field of social work practice, is designed to help them to understand the importance of good writing and to give them the tools they need to write well. It explores the ways in which both students and practicing social workers can be more effective in their writing through an awareness of the purpose, context, and audience for their work. It also highlights the differences between classroom writing assignments and workplace writing as well as the effects that new technologies have had on both academic and professional writing.

Practice research partnerships in social work can make a significant difference to social work service delivery. Through clear multinational practice scenarios, critical questions, and examples from research, Christa Fouche guides researchers, students, educators, practice managers, funders, and practitioners in exploring partnerships that can create, contribute, consume, commission, or critique evidence in and for social work practice. The text encourages collaborative practice by demonstrating the transformative power of knowledge networks in making a difference in social work on a...

Practice research partnerships in social work can make a significant difference to social work service delivery. Through clear multinational practice scenarios, critical questions, and examples from research, Christa Fouche guides researchers, students, educators, practice managers, funders, and practitioners in exploring partnerships that can create, contribute, consume, commission, or critique evidence in and for social work practice. The text encourages collaborative practice by demonstrating the transformative power of knowledge networks in making a difference in social work on a...