This text introduces some of the fundamental debates which link social work to social policy and enables the reader to develop a critical understanding of how social policy is related to social work both practically and theoretically. This is the only text of its kind which encourages and assists social workers in understanding recent developments in social policy. Throughout the book the centrality and linking theory to practice is emphasized. Chapters cover older people, disability, mental health, community care, working with offenders, children, the family, antiracism and social work. The book is equipped with further learning aids; all chapters contain a summary of the main points at the beginning, exercises and guided reading.
| ISBN | 0198781504 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | ISBN13 | 9780198781509
(What's this?) | | Pages | 280 | | Publisher | Oxford University Press | | Weight (grammes) | 706 | | Imprint | Oxford University Press | | Published in | Oxford | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 240 | | Publication date | 31 Aug 1998 | | Width (mm) | 180 | | Library of Congress | HV41.D445 | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY | 361.61 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly |
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Introduction: Aims of the Book. PART ONE: CONCEPTS, CONTEXT AND IDEAS. 1: Historical Developments. 2: Ideology, Social Policy and Social Work. 3: Social Policy, Social Work and Social Problems. 4: Services, Poverty and the Social Construction of Human need. 5: Discrimination and Oppression: Policy and Practice. 6: Ideological Perspectives and Older People: a Case Study. PART TWO: USER GROUPS. 7: Disablement: Social Work and Social Policy. 8: Black People: Social Work and Social Policy. 9: Women: Policy and Practice. 10: Working with Families. 11: Sexuality and Social Work. 12: Children and Child Care. 13: Mental Health Policy and Services. 14: Working with Offenders. PART THREE: MARKETS: WELFARE AND PRACTICE. 15: Competition and Community Care. 16: The Impact of Community Care and Practice. 17: Users' Rights and User Empowerment. 18: Problem Definitions and Solutions: Looking Back to the Future. Bibliography
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