Fully revised and restructured, this fresh edition offers students and trainee social workers an incisive and authoritative introduction to the subject. As well as entirely new sections on theory and practice, the expert contributions which have shaped the companions leading reputation have been updated and now include innovative standalone essays on social work theory.
Comprehensively reworked new edition comprising six substantive sections covering essential topics for trainee social workers in effect, six books in oneIncludes an extensive introduction and chapters by leading experts on the focus and purpose of social workProvides a unified textbook for trainees and an invaluable professional reference volumeFeatures a wealth of new material on theory and practice alongside detailed expositions of the social and psychological framework, stages in the human life cycle, and the objectives and core components of social workEach chapter lists five key points to remember, questions for discussion, and recommendations for further reading
Notes on Contributors xi
Introduction xv
Book 1 Social Work's Psychosocial Framework 1
1.1 Social Work and Society 3Viviene E. Cree
1.2 Social Work and Politics 19Mark Drakeford
1.3 Gendering the Social Work Agenda 31Audrey Mullender
1.4 Culture, Ethnicity and Identity 37Kwame Owusu-Bempah
1.5 Families 47Graham Allan
1.6 Sexuality, Sexual Relationships and Social Work 57Siobhan Canavan and Seamus Prior
1.7 Psychology and Social Work 69Brigid Daniel
Book 2 The Human Life Cycle 83
2.1 Infancy 85Gillian Harris
2.2 Childhood 93Gillian Schofield
2.3 Adolescence 101John Coleman
2.4 Partnership and Parenting 109Janet Walker
2.5 Late Life Ageing 121Ian Philp
Book 3 When Social Work is Needed 127
3.1 Family Disruption and Relationship Breakdown 129Jane Boylan and Graham Allan
3.2 Child Abuse 139John Devaney
3.3 Domestic Violence 151Cathy Humphreys
3.4 Ill Health 159Eileen McLeod and Paul Bywaters
3.5 Physical Disability 167Deborah Marks
3.6 The Challenge of Later Life 175Chris Phillipson
3.7 Mental Illness 183Peter Huxley
3.8 Learning Disabilities in Adults 193Kirsten Stalker and Carol Robinson
3.9 Alcohol or Other Drug Problems 203Sarah Galvani
3.10 Modern Migration and the Creation of the Refugee 215Debra Hayes
Book 4 Social Work in Practice 221
4.1 Social Work Practice and Relationship Breakdown 223Simon Ward
4.2 Social Work Practice and Child Abuse 231Jess McCormack
4.3 Social Work Practice and Domestic Violence 241James Evans
4.4 Social Work Practice in Healthcare 249Bridget Penhale
4.5 Social Work Practice and People with Physical and Sensory Impairments 259Pam Thomas
4.6 Social Work Practice and the Challenge of Later Life 267Sandy Sieminski
4.7 Social Work Practice and Mental Illness 275Barbara Hatfi eld
4.8 Social Work Practice and Learning Disabilities 283Ian Buchanan
4.9 Social Work Practice, Alcohol and Other Drug Problems 291Wulf Livingston
4.10 Social Work Practice, Asylum Seekers and Refugees 299Benedict Fell
Book 5 Social Works Core Components 309
5.1 Assessment, Intervention and Review 311Jonathan Parker
5.2 Care Management 321Aisha Hutchinson
5.3 Risk Assessment and Risk Management 333Hazel Kemshall
5.4 Welfare Rights Practice 343Neil Bateman
5.5 Interviewing and Relationship Skills 355Janet Seden
5.6 Groupwork 369Mark Doel
5.7 Ethics 379Richard Hugman
5.8 The Law 387Alison Brammer
Book 6 Social Works Theory Base 397
6.1 Relating Theory to Practice 399David Howe
6.2 Twenty-Four Theories for Social Work 407
6.2.1 Anger Management 409David Leadbetter
6.2.2 Anti-Oppressive Practice 414Beverley Burke
6.2.3 Attachment Theory 417David Howe
6.2.4 Behaviourism 420Robert Jordan
6.2.5 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) 423Barbra Teater
6.2.6 Crisis Theory 428Jackie Skinner
6.2.7 Critical Perspectives 432Jan Fook
6.2.8 Desistance 435Beth Weaver
6.2.9 Theories of Empowerment 439Jerry Tew
6.2.10 Family Practices 443Christine Jones
6.2.11 Feminist Theory 446Bec Buss
6.2.12 Maintenance Theory 449Martin Davies
6.2.13 Motivational Interviewing (MI) 451Barbra Teater
6.2.14 Narrative Therapy 455Stephen Madigan
6.2.15 Person-Centred Practice 459Ali Gardner
6.2.16 Psychodynamic Theory: The Essential Elements 463Jack Nathan
6.2.17 Signs of Safety 466Joe Smeeton
6.2.18 Social Behaviour and Network Therapy 469Joy Barlow
6.2.19 Social Constructionism 473Derek Jones
6.2.20 Social Pedagogy 477Mark Smith
6.2.21 Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) 480Barbra Teater
6.2.22 Strengths-Based/Resilience Theory 484Aisha Hutchinson
6.2.23 Systems Approaches 488Joe Smeeton
6.2.24 Task-Centred Practice 492Peter Marsh
Legislation and Related Matters Index 497
Name Index 499
Subject Index 511
