The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Work - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631214518 ISBN 13: 9780631214519

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2000

Synopsis

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Work provides a concise guide to 400 topics relevant to the practice of social work in the 21st Century. It brings together 250 top authors and covers all service user groups.

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Book Description:

In this concise guide to 400 topics relevant to the practice of social work in the 21st century top authors in the field draw on their detailed knowledge of politics, psychology, social policy & sociology.

From the Back Cover:

The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Work provides a concise guide to 400 topics relevant to the practice of social work in the 21st Century. It brings together top authors in the field and draws on their detailed knowledge of politics, psychology, social policy and sociology. All service user groups are covered: children and families, offenders, older people, people with physical or learning disabilities, and those suffering from mental ill-health.

The Encyclopaedia vigorously reflects the different and sometimes conflicting perspectives in social work: psychosocial research and evidence-based thinking, risk analysis, gender, cultural diversity, psychiatry, the law, management, human rights and personal value systems.

The interests of service users, other professional groups, the media and the public are portrayed, and the central role of social work in contemporary society is demonstrated by the depth and range of subjects covered. A strong emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary and inter-professional perspectives.

The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Work offers an essential starting-point for anyone wanting to understand the place of social work in society today.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0631214518
• ISBN 13: 9780631214519
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432
• Editor: Davies Martin