What is social work? : context and perspectives /: context and perspectives. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nigel Horner.
• Other Names: Horner, Nigel
• Contents: Introduction and core themes; The beginnings of social work: "The comfort of strangers"; Social work with children, young people and families; Social work with people with learning difficulties; Social work with people experiencing mental distress; Social work and older people; Formalising and consolidating social work as a profession; Current services, practices and issues; Summarising remarks and signposts; Appendix 1: Professional Capabilities Framework; Appendix 2: Subject Benchmark for Social Work; Appendix 3: A code of ethics for social work (BASW) values and principles; Appendix 4: Mapping services in modern social work and social care settings; Appendix 5: Time line of the development of social work; Appendix 6: Summary of recommendations from the Munro Report; Appendix 7: The standards of proficiency for social workers in England and the Professional Capabilties Framework; Appendix 8: Building a Safe and Confident Future (July 2009); Resources and useful websites; References; Index
• Edition: 4th ed
• Publisher Details: London : Learning Matters
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Subjects: 361.30941; Social service -- Great Britain; Social service -- Great Britain -- History; Great Britain -- Social policy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857256744; 0857256742
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.