Understanding social work : preparing for practice / Neil Thompson.

By: Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024Edition: Sixth editionDescription: xiii, 235 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781350399167 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23
LOC classification:
  • HV40 .T51375 2024
Summary: What is social work? How is it carried out? What skills does it require? Focusing on the challenges of achieving good practice, this popular textbook reflects on recent developments in social work within the context of contemporary society, law and policy. Getting to the heart of what this profession is all about, it offers an excellent foundation for anyone wanting a better understanding of the social work role.
List(s) this item appears in: BA Social Work: Empowerment, Equality and Rights | BA Social Work: Values, Law and Justice | BA Social Work: Readiness for Direct Practice 2
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Previous edition: London: Red Globe Press, 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is social work? How is it carried out? What skills does it require? Focusing on the challenges of achieving good practice, this popular textbook reflects on recent developments in social work within the context of contemporary society, law and policy. Getting to the heart of what this profession is all about, it offers an excellent foundation for anyone wanting a better understanding of the social work role.

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