Practising Social Work in a Complex World
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- ISBN 9780230218642
- Weight: 660g
- Dimensions: 168 x 242mm
- Publication Date: 16 Apr 2009
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This classic textbook provides the clearest and most authoritative introduction available to working in situations characterised not only by risk and change but also by high pressure to deliver successful outcomes. Edited by three of the leading names in Social Work, Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli and Malcolm Payne provide an indispensable guide to successful social work practise.
Its coherent and thoughtful coverage of practice situations involving complexity, tension and uncertainty is uniquely geared to the needs of students in the final stages of their qualifying Social Work course, professionals returning to study, or those simply wishing to deepen their professional understanding.
ROBERT ADAMS is Visiting Professor of Social Work in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Teesside, UK.
LENA DOMINELLI is Professor of Applied Social Sciences and Head of Social and Community and Youth Work at the University of Durham, UK.
MALCOLM PAYNE is Adviser (Policy and Development) at St Christopher's Hospice, London, UK.
There are also a number of prestigious contributors to this book, bringing experience of teaching and practice from a variety of backgrounds.
