Understanding Social Work by Neil Thompson
This established and successful textbook provides a superb introduction to the nature of social work: its legal and policy base, the knowledge, skills and values involved, and the challenges and pitfalls practitioners face. This new edition has been completely updated to include recent developments in the field. In particular, it takes into account further theoretical issues, contemporary writings, and changes in the organisation of social work education. The author has also included useful suggestions about websites and further reading. Revamped and updated, this outstanding text will be an invaluable guide for all those considering or beginning a career in social work.
'..successful in handling the complexity of the subject and remarkably free from jargon. It, undoubtedly, is a major resource for anyone involved with social work training and practice, especially beginners in the field.' - Wing Hong Chul, Journal of Social Work Practice 'This introduction to social work is written with a new generation of entrants to the profession in mind. Its strength lies in the author's willingness to begin patiently at ground zero, assuming that its readers will bring little or no prior knowledge with them.' - John Pierson, Community Care 'All in all, this book is a tour de force... Understanding Social Work is more than a resume of the current state of social work practice. It extends our understanding and, with subheadings such as Creativity, Resilience and Humility, reminds us of important qualities in social work as well as competences and skills.' - Mark Doel, Social Work Education 'An excellent book which deserves to become a standard text.' - Professional Social Work
NEIL THOMPSON is a director of Avenue Consulting Ltd. He is the author of a number of highly successful social work texts, including Anti-Discriminatory Practice (4th edition), People Skills (2nd edition), Promoting Equality (2nd edition) and Communication and Language.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781403942029 |
| ISBN 10 | 1403942021 |
| Title | Understanding Social Work |
| Author | Neil Thompson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Palgrave USA |
| Year published | 2006-01-18 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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