Essential theory for social work practice / Chris Beckett.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : SAGE, 2006.Description: 240 pISBN:- 9781412908733 (hbk.) :
- 9781412908740 (pbk.) :
- 1412908744 (pbk.)
- 361.32 BEC
- HV10.5
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 361.32 BEC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 204691 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-201) and index.
1.What is social work -- 2.The social work toolkit -- 3.What do we mean by \'theory\'? -- Cause and effect -- New possibilities -- Different levels -- Tasks and crises -- Advocacy and empowerment -- 9.Working with others -- 10.Coercive powers -- 11.Rhetoric and reality -- 12.The limits of theory.
Presenting a different approach to the realities of everyday social work practice, this text includes exercises, case examples, chapter summaries, and practice notes, enabling students to apply theory to practice as they progress.