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Social Work: An Introduction to Contemporary Practice

Kate Wilson, Gillian Ruch, Mark Lymbery, Andrew Cooper

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Chapter 1 - Relationship-based and Reflective Approaches for Contemporary Social Work Practice Chapter 2 - Modern Social Work in Context: Policy, Politics and Organisations Section One: Understanding social work Chapter 3 - The Development of Social Work: Key Themes and Critical Debates Chapter 4 - The values and politics of social work practice Chapter 5 - Social Work Knowledge and Practice Chapter 6 - Human Development through the Lifespan Chapter 7 - Law and Social Work Chapter 8 - Understanding and using research in social work practice Section Two: Practice skills and practice theories Chapter 9 - Assessment in Social Work Practice Chapter 10 - Communication Skills Chapter 11 - Planning and Intervening Chapter 12 - Inter-professional Working Chapter 13 User Involvement Chapter 14 - Informal family carers Section Three: Social work in relationship-based practice with user groups Chapter 15 - Working with children and families Chapter 16 Social Work With Young Offenders Chapter 17 - Working with Disabled Children and Adults Chapter 18 Social Work with adults with mental health problems Chapter 19 - Social Work and Drug Use Chapter 20 - Working with Vulnerable Older People Chapter 21 Contemporary Challenges

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Chapter 1 - Relationship-based and Reflective Approaches for Contemporary Social Work Practice Chapter 2 - Modern Social Work in Context: Policy, Politics and Organisations Section One: Understanding social work Chapter 3 - The Development of Social Work: Key Themes and Critical Debates Chapter 4 - The values and politics of social work practice Chapter 5 - Social Work Knowledge and Practice Chapter 6 - Human Development through the Lifespan Chapter 7 - Law and Social Work Chapter 8 - Understanding and using research in social work practice Section Two: Practice skills and practice theories Chapter 9 - Assessment in Social Work Practice Chapter 10 - Communication Skills Chapter 11 - Planning and Intervening Chapter 12 - Inter-professional Working Chapter 13 User Involvement Chapter 14 - Informal family carers Section Three: Social work in relationship-based practice with user groups Chapter 15 - Working with children and families Chapter 16 Social Work With Young Offenders Chapter 17 - Working with Disabled Children and Adults Chapter 18 Social Work with adults with mental health problems Chapter 19 - Social Work and Drug Use Chapter 20 - Working with Vulnerable Older People Chapter 21 Contemporary Challenges

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Chapter 1 - Relationship-based and Reflective Approaches for Contemporary Social Work Practice Chapter 2 - Modern Social Work in Context: Policy, Politics and Organisations Section One: Understanding social work Chapter 3 - The Development of Social Work: Key Themes and Critical Debates Chapter 4 - The values and politics of social work practice Chapter 5 - Social Work Knowledge and Practice Chapter 6 - Human Development through the Lifespan Chapter 7 - Law and Social Work Chapter 8 - Understanding and using research in social work practice Section Two: Practice skills and practice theories Chapter 9 - Assessment in Social Work Practice Chapter 10 - Communication Skills Chapter 11 - Planning and Intervening Chapter 12 - Inter-professional Working Chapter 13 User Involvement Chapter 14 - Informal family carers Section Three: Social work in relationship-based practice with user groups Chapter 15 - Working with children and families Chapter 16 Social Work With Young Offenders Chapter 17 - Working with Disabled Children and Adults Chapter 18 Social Work with adults with mental health problems Chapter 19 - Social Work and Drug Use Chapter 20 - Working with Vulnerable Older People Chapter 21 Contemporary Challenges

Key concepts: Social work, Work (physics), Social change, Context (archaeology), Politics, Sociology, Engineering ethics, Public relations

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