The Sage Handbook of Social Work

by Mel Gray

• ISBN13: 9781849207515
• ISBN10: 1849207518
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-07-06
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

This Handbook is the world's first generic major reference work to provide an authoritative guide to the theory, method, and values of social work in one volume. Drawn from an international field of excellence, the contributors each offer a critical analysis of their individual area of expertise. The result is this invaluable resource collection that not only reflects upon the condition of social work today but also looks to future developments. Split into seven parts, the Handbook investigates: - Policy dimensions - Practice - Perspectives - Values and ethics - The context of social work - Research - Future challenges It is essential reading for all students, practitioners, researchers, and academics engaged in social work.

Author Biography

Mel Gray is Professor of Social Work at the University of Newcastle, Australia. James Midgley is Harry and Riva Specht Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Stephen A. Webb is Professor of Human Sciences at the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Table of Contents

Welfare, Social Policy and Social Work

Social work, social policy and welfarism

Theorising welfare for social work

New modalities of welfare governance

Welfare professionals and Street-level Bureaucrats

Gender and welfare

Welfare and social development

Social Work Perspectives

Practice perspectives

Ecological perspective

Behavioural perspectives

Family perspectives

Strengths perspectives

Critical perspectives

Social Work Practice

Knowledge for reflective practice

Risk assessment and decision making

Integrative psychotherapy

Crisis intervention and trauma work

Empowering and transformative practice

Macro-community practice

Social Work Values, Ethics

Codes of ethics

Ethical decision making

Anti-oppressive practice

Feminist ethics of care

Diversity and social work practice

Human rights and social justice

Social Work Research

Mapping the social work research agenda

Evidence-based social work

Intervention research

Evaluation research

Qualitative social work research

Participatory action research

Systematic review

Social Work in Context

Children and families

Mental health

Older people

Disability

Immigrants and refugees

Drug and alcohol intervention

Criminal and juvenile justice

Family support services

Future Challenges For Social Work

The future(s) of social work

Social work education

Interprofessional practice

New technologies for practice

Service-user participation

International social work

Social work in developing countries

The politics of social work

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