A Textbook of Social Work

by Sheldon; Brian

• ISBN13: 9780415347204
• ISBN10: 0415347203
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-16
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

A Textbook of Social Work is a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to social work practice. It strikes a balance between the need for social workers to understand the social, economic, cultural, psychological and interpersonal factors which give rise to clients' problems, and the need for them to know how best to respond with practical measures. Divided into three accessible parts, the text covers context and theory in the first part and social work skills and methods in the second part. The final part looks at the major specialisms, including, among others, chapters on: children people with mental health problems older people chronic illness and physical disability learning disability juvenile and adult offenders substance misusers. Packed full with case studies, further reading and information on up-to-date legislation and service guidelines,this is a invaluable guide to the main activities of social workers and social work students, as well as a valuable resource for practitioners and academics.

Author Biography

Brian Sheldon is Emeritus Professor of Applied Social Research at the University of Exeter, UK Geraldine Macdonald is Professor of Social Work and Director of the Institute of Child Care Research at Queen's University Belfast, UK

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. ix
About the authors	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
The history of social work as a discipline and the intellectual sources on which it has drawn	p. 1
A brief history of social work	p. 3
Theory and practice in social work	p. 35
General trends from studies of the effectiveness of social work	p. 56
Evidence-based practice	p. 66
Social work methods, including assessment procedures	p. 93
Assessment, monitoring and evaluation	p. 95
Social casework and task-centred casework	p. 112
Cognitive-behavioural approaches	p. 131
Systemic approaches including family therapy	p. 157
Social work and community work	p. 174
Client groups: common problems and what helps	p. 191
Social work with children and families	p. 193
Social work with looked-after children	p. 224
Social work with young offenders	p. 250
Social work and mental health	p. 279
Social work with people with disabilities	p. 320
Social work with older people	p. 339
Afterword	p. 368
Bibliography	p. 369
Index	p. 415
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