Making Sense of Social Work
Psychodynamics, Systems and Practice
Published on 25. October 1990
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Paperback/Softback
VII, 220 pages
978-0-333-49303-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents a combined psychodynamic and systems approach to social work practice offering a thorough exploration of the two theories, and applying them to a broad range of social work concerns.
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10/1990
Palgrave Macmillan
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Author Michael Preston-Shoot: Michael Preston-Shoot is an Independent Chair of both a safeguarding vulnerable adults board and a local safeguarding children board. He has researched and written extensively on social work law, and also on social work education and service user experiences of service provision.
Content
Introduction.- Defining the Theory (1): Psychodynamics Defining the Theory; (2): Systems Towards a Working Synthesis for the Person-in-situation.- Criticisms, Myths and Parodies.- Social Work and Society.- Making Sense of Social Work.- Tasks Supervision, Consultation, and Individual and Organisational Tangles.- Postscript: Openings into Closed Systems.