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020 _a9781118451724
041 _aeng
082 _a362.320941
_bBLA
245 _aBlackwell companion to social work
_cedited by Martin Davies
250 _a4th
260 _bJohn Wiley,
_c2013.
_aWest Sussex:
300 _axvii, 525p.
505 _a1.Introduction -- 2.Social work's psychosocial framework -- 3.The human life cycle -- 4.When social work is needed -- 5.Social work in practice -- 6.Social work's core components -- 7.Social work's theory base.
520 _aFully 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 companion's 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 one Includes an extensive introduction and chapters by leading experts on the focus and purpose of social work Provides a unified textbook for trainees and an invaluable professional reference volume Features awealth 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 work Each chapter lists five key points to remember, three questions for discussion, and three recommendations for further reading.
650 _aSocial service-Great Britain.
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