This original and stimulating book provides a critical review of contemporary social work theory and considers its relevance for professional practice. Karen Healy outlines critical theoretical perspectives - including feminist, marxist and radical social work - and indicates their implications for social work practice. She goes on to explain contemporary debates on post-structuralism and postmodernism and shows how their application to everyday social work practice would point to a new pragmatism focused on local, contextual and incremental proposals for change. By referring to actual...
This original and stimulating book provides a critical review of contemporary social work theory and considers its relevance for professional practice...
A critical review of contemporary social work theory and its relevance for professional practice. The author explains debates on postmodernism and poststructuralism and applies them to social work practice.
A critical review of contemporary social work theory and its relevance for professional practice. The author explains debates on postmodernism and pos...
Bridging the gap between fundamental communication skills and more specialist skills, The Skilled Communicator combines in practical resource the knowledge and capabilities required to communicate effectively across a range of direct practice circumstances.
Bridging the gap between fundamental communication skills and more specialist skills, The Skilled Communicator combines in practical resource the k...
