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Advocacy and social work practice /

Wilks, Tom.

Advocacy and social work practice / Tom Wilks. - Maidenhead : McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, 2012. - xii, 196 p. ; 24 cm.

CW068 CW017

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Advocacy's Place Within Social Work Practice -- Dimensions of Advocacy -- Current Practice Issues -- The Value Base of Advocacy -- Advocacy Practice Models -- Advocacy Skills: Presenting a case -- Advocacy Skills: Assertiveness and negotiation -- Advocacy Futures --Conclusion.

This book fills the gap in the market for an accessible, general introduction to advocacy, specifically aimed at social workers. The book looks at the value base of advocacy as well as emphasising practice and skills such as assertiveness and negotiation.

9780335243037: £22.99 9780335243044: No price 0335243037


Social Science.
Social work with minorities.
Social work with minorities--United States
Social group work.
Social advocacy.
Society.
Social welfare & social services
Sociology & anthropology
Social work

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