Essential theory for social work practice. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Chris Beckett and Nigel Horner.
• Authors: Beckett, Chris, 1955-; Horner, Nigel
• Contents: What This Book is About; Chapter 1: Introduction and Using This Book; Chapter 2: What Do We Mean by Social Work Theory?; Chapter 3: The Use and Abuse of Theory; Social Work Roles; Chapter 4: The Roles We Play; Chapter 5: Relationship-Based Work; Chapter 6: The Use of Authority and Power; Chapter 7: Advocacy and Empowerment; Chapter 8: Working with Others: Working in a Team; Chapter 9: Environmental Intervention; Past, Present and Future; Chapter 10: Which Way to Look?; Chapter 11: The Power of the Past; Chapter 12: Searching the Present; Chapter 13: Exploring the Future; Chapter 14: The Importance of Language; Chapter 15: Working with People towards becoming Unstuck; The Wider Context; Chapter 16: Systems and System Levels; Chapter 17: Families as Systems; Chapter 18: Groups and Communities; Chapter 19: Political Perspectives; It’s All Very Well in Theory; Chapter 20: The Question of Evidence and the Problem of Uncertainty; Chapter 21: Talk and Substance; Chapter 22: The Limits of Theory; Chapter 23: Current Contexts and Contemporary Models of Social Work Practice
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (288 pages)
• Subjects: 361.32; Social service; Social service -- Practice
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781473911710; 1473911710
• 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.