Description: What is Social Work?Contexts and Perspectives Author(s): Nigel Horner Format: Paperback Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, United Kingdom Imprint: Learning Matters Ltd ISBN-13: 9781473989481, 978-1473989481 Synopsis Following the lives of four fictional time-travelling characters, it examines the changing functions of social work by unpicking the changing social and political responses to their needs.? From its historical roots to the modern and fast-moving profession it has become, this book looks in detail at how social work has evolved as a profession, what social work looks like in recent years and where it is heading. There are?key chapters on?working with different service user groups including vulnerable adults, children and families and those with learning difficulties or having to live with mental distress. There are also chapters that cover social work as a profession, including current services, practices, themes and debates.?
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Book Title: What is Social Work?
Subject Area: Social Work
Item Height: 246 mm
Item Width: 171 mm
Series: Transforming Social Work Practice Series
Author: Nigel Horner
Publication Name: What Is Social Work?: Contexts and Perspectives
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: SAGE Publications LTD
Publication Year: 2018
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 490 g
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
