Contemporary Social Work Practice
A Handbook For Students
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2014
314 pages
978-0-335-24604-5 (ISBN)
Description
An introduction to the diverse settings of social work, detailing the relevant policy context, methods and approaches.
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Open University Press
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Content
- Front cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Praise for this book
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Children and families
- 3 Fostering and adoption
- 4 Youth work
- 5 Youth offending
- 6 Service user and carer involvement
- 7 Learning difficulties
- 8 Physical disabilities
- 9 Older adults
- 10 Mental health
- 11 Domestic violence and abuse
- 12 Social work in health care settings
- 13 Alcohol and other drug treatment
- 14 Housing and homelessness
- 15 Asylum seekers and refugees
- 16 Rehabilitation and corrections
- 17 Self-harming
- References
- Index
- Adverts
- Back cover
