
Women and Social Work
Towards a Woman-centred Practice
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 4. November 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
178 pages
978-0-333-38935-5 (ISBN)
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Description
An attempt to provide a radical new assessment of the relevance of gender to social work with the aim of developing a genuinely woman-centred practice. By looking at what women social workers have in common with women clients and what divides them, the book aims to show what practical measures can be taken to build confidence, to reduce isolation, to further self awareness and to improve assessment, planning and practice both in the workplace and in the field. The book concludes with proposals for a non-sexist code of practice. Jalna Hanmer is author of "Radicals in Social Work".
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
1ill.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
230 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-38935-5 (9780333389355)
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Author
Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Bradford
Content
Commonalities and diversities between women clients and women social workers; women's life patterns; the feminization of poverty; women as carers; living with men; women, personal identity and self-esteem; developing strategies in the workplace - men, women and management; self-awareness, assessment and planning; developing women-centred practice - building confidence and overcoming isolation; conclusion - a code of practice for non-sexist women-centred social work.