{"product_id":"introducing-social-work-9780745640877","title":"Introducing Social Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by one of the very few top social work academics in the UK whose work is internationally renowned. Covers all user groups (from young offenders to the elderly and immigrant groups) as well as looking at important themes that shall become of ever greater relevance to social workers ,such as disaster management.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Timely and well written, Introducing Social Work will be an inspiration to all readers and is destined to be of great value in and outside the classroom. A fine contribution to the teaching of social work.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKatherine van Wormer, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Lena Dominelli has done it again. Already amongst the most widely read of social work authors, and with an international reputation, Professor Dominelli has written perhaps her most accessible book to date. Let us hope that it helps to attract many more people to the public service ethos of a much maligned and undervalued, yet critically important profession.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAudrey Mullender, Ruskin College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book provides an interesting introduction to the nature of social work and the different settings in which it is practised. It provides a useful update on the changing social work landscape in the UK, but Dominelli also draws on her extensive international experience to expand the vision for social work developments in the UK.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKaren Lyons, London Metropolitan University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003eIntroducing Social Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter One: What is Social Work?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Working with Children, Young People and their Families: Child Saviour or Child Snatcher?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three: Working with Older People: Market-Driven Facilities or Universal Services?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four: Disabled People: Human Tragedies or Disabling Societies?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Five: Mental Ill Health: Care in Institutions or the Community?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Six: Homeless People: Independence or Social Neglect?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Seven:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeople Who Misuse Substances: Addictions or Responses to Difficult Life Circumstances and Relationships?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eight:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffending Behaviour: and Working with Offenders: Rehabilitation or Warehousing?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Nine:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisaster Interventions: Immediate Relief or Long-Term Reconstruction?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniversal Services for All or Residual Services for the Few?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037643833687,"sku":"9780745640877","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745640877.jpg?v=1750936644","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/introducing-social-work-9780745640877","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}