Understanding Social Work

Preparing for Practice

Neil Thompson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2000
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-0-333-71749-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Social work is both a demanding and rewarding profession. This book provides a helpful introduction to the nature of social work, its legal and policy base, the knowledge, skills and values involved, and the challenges and pitfalls practitioners face. Intended as a guide for those considering or beginning a career in social work, this text should prove useful to anyone wanting a better understanding of social work and its significant contribution to tackling social problems.

Autor

NEIL THOMPSON is the author of a number of highly successful social work texts, including Anti-Discriminatory Practice (second edition), People Skills and Promoting Equality. AE(00): Consultant Editor: Jo Campling

Inhalt

Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Making Sense of Social Work - The Legal and Policy Context - The Knowledge Base - The Skills Base - The Values Base - Achieving Good Practice - Facing the Challenge - Conclusion - References - Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.3.2000
• Zusatzinfo: references, index
• Verlagsort: Basingstoke
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Gewicht: 317 g
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-333-71749-X / 033371749X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-333-71749-3 / 9780333717493
• Zustand: Neuware