The Origins of Social Work. Continuity and Change.

Malcolm Payne

ISBN 10: 0333737903 / ISBN 13: 9780333737903

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

About this Item

Traces the origins and development of social work as we now know it. Providing an ambitious synthesis of historical and international material, it explores the different faces of social work, whether defined by social policy developments, professionalization, changes in client group, or shifts in practice orientation. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 561. . 2005. 2005th Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Origins of Social Work. Continuity and Change.
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333737903
• ISBN 13: 9780333737903
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book traces the origins and development of social work as we now know it. Providing an ambitious synthesis of historical and international material, it explores the different faces of social work, whether defined by social policy developments, professionalization, changes in client group, or shifts in practice orientation. This is a unique book undertaken by an author with a strong international reputation and, as such, it promises to be a landmark for years to come in the social work literature.

About the Authors

Malcolm Payne is Honorary Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, and Kingston University London, UK

Jo Campling was a Lecturer in Social Policy for many years at Hillcroft College in South London, UK. She also worked as a freelance publishing consolutant.