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SAGE Handbook of Social Work by James O. Midgley (2012, Hardcover)

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PublisherSAGE Publications, The Limited

ISBN-101849207518

ISBN-139781849207515

eBay Product ID (ePID)112025853

Product Key Features

Number of Pages808 Pages

Publication NameSage Handbook of Social Work

LanguageEnglish

SubjectSocial Work, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare

Publication Year2012

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science

AuthorJames O. Midgley

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight56.1 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Reviews'This manual will be indispensable for anyone wishing to understand recent findings on common themes and different points of view in international social work. It presents a continued flow of practical orientation in easy to read contributions' - Prof. Dr. Rainer Treptow, University of Tuebingen, Institute of Education 'This manual will be indispensable for anyone wishing to understand recent findings on common themes and different points of view in international social work. It presents a continued flow of practical orientation in easy to read contributions' - Prof. Dr. Rainer Treptow, University of Tuebingen, Institute of Education -- K.E. Murphy * Choice *, 'This manual will be indispensable for anyone wishing to understand recent findings on common themes and different points of view in international social work. It presents a continued flow of practical orientation in easy to read contributions' - Prof. Dr. Rainer Treptow, University of Tuebingen, Institute of Education

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal361.32

Table Of ContentPART ONE: WELFARE, SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL WORK Social work, social policy and welfarism - David GilTheorising welfare for social work - Mimi AbramovitzNew modalities of welfare governance - Robert P. Fairbanks II Welfare professionals and Street-level Bureaucrats - Sanford SchramGender and welfare - Mary DalyWelfare and social development - James MidgleyPART TWO: SOCIAL WORK PERSPECTIVES Practice perspectives - Pamela TrevithickEcological perspective - Gordon JackBehavioural perspectives - Eileen GambrillFamily perspectives - Jacqueline Corcoran Strengths perspectives - Patrick SullivanCritical perspectives - Karen Healy PART THREE: SOCIAL WORK PRACTICEKnowledge for reflective practice - Paula Doherty & Sue White Risk assessment and decision making - Eileen MunroIntegrative psychotherapy - Marlene G. Cooper Crisis intervention and trauma work - Barry Cournoyer Empowering and transformative practice - Karen S. Haynes Macro-community practice - Keith Popple PART FOUR: SOCIAL WORK VALUES, ETHICSCodes of ethics - Frederick Reamer Ethical decision making - Donna McAuliffe Anti-oppressive practice - Lena Dominelli Feminist ethics of care - Brid Featherstone & Kate Morris Diversity and social work practice - Purnima Sundar Human rights and social justice - Richard Hugman PART FIVE: SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH Mapping the social work research agenda - Daniel Gredig, Ian Shaw and Peter SommerfeldEvidence-based social work - Bruce Thyer Intervention research - Brian TaylorEvaluation research - Donald Forrester Qualitative social work research - Deborah Padgett Participatory action research - Mark Baldwin Systematic review - Elaine Sharland PART SIX: SOCIAL WORK IN CONTEXT Children and families - Stan Houston Mental health - Barbara Fawcett Older people - Nancy Hooyman Disability - Romel Mackelprang Immigrants and refugees - Doreen Elliott Drug and alcohol intervention - Holly MattoCriminal and juvenile justice - Nicola Carr Family support services - Steven Walker PART SEVEN: FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR SOCIAL WORK The future(s) of social work - Paul Michael Garrett Social work education - David Stoesz & H. Karger Interprofessional practice - Imogen TaylorNew technologies for practice - Thomas Ley Service-user participation - Peter Beresford International social work - Narda Razack Social work in developing countries - Kwaku Osei-Hwedie, Morena RankopoThe politics of social work - Iain Ferguson Stirling

SynopsisThis Handbook is the worlds first generic major reference work to provide an authoritative guide to the theory, method, and values of social work in one volume. Drawn from an international field of excellence, the contributors each offer a critical analysis of their individual area of expertise. The result is this invaluable resource collection that not only reflects upon the condition of social work today but also looks to future developments. Split into seven parts, the Handbook investigates: - Policy dimensions - Practice - Perspectives - Values and ethics - The context of social work - Research - Future challenges It is essential reading for all students, practitioners, researchers, and academics engaged in social work., This Handbook is the world's first generic major reference work to provide an authoritative guide to the theory, method, and values of social work in one volume. Drawn from an international field of excellence, the contributors each offer a critical analysis of their individual area of expertise. The result is this invaluable resource collection that not only reflects upon the condition of social work today but also looks to future developments. Split into seven parts, the Handbook investigates: - Policy dimensions - Practice - Perspectives - Values and ethics - The context of social work - Research - Future challenges It is essential reading for all students, practitioners, researchers, and academics engaged in social work., This landmark volume is the first to give a comprehensive assessment of the field of social work today. It covers the most pertinent topics of investigation in the subject and is written by an international team of highly regarded researchers.

LC Classification NumberHV40