Essential theory for social work practice.
Material type: TextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE Publications Ltd 2016Edition: Second edition / Chris Beckett and Nigel HornerDescription: ix, 278 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781446285725:
- 9781446285732:
- 361.32 23
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Previous edition: 2006. 23.12 CW717, CW758
Includes bibliographical references and index.
[Part 1: What this book is about] Introduction and using this book -- What do we mean by social work theory? -- The uses and abuses of theory.
[Part 2: Social work roles] The roles we play -- Relationship-based work -- Use of authority and power -- Advocacy and empowerment -- Working with others : working as a team -- Environmental intervention.
[Part 3: Past, present and future: language and change] Which way to look? -- The power of the past -- Searching the present -- Exploring the future -- The importance of language -- Working with people towards becoming unstuck.
[Part 4: The wider context] Systems and system levels -- Family systems -- Groups and communities -- Political perspectives.
[Part 5: It's all very well in theory] A question of evidence and the problem of uncertainty -- Talk and substance -- The limits of theory -- Current contexts and contemporary models of social work practice.