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Book SynopsisModern Social Work Theory, Fifth Edition provides a comprehensive and critical overview of the main practice theories that will act as a companion for students throughout their course and their career as a practitioner. In this substantially reworked and updated edition of his best-selling text, Malcolm Payne presents clear and concise evaluations of the pros and cons of major theories that inform social work practice and comparisons between them.
Table of ContentsPART 1: Thinking about social work theory 1. The social construction of social work theory 2. Evaluating social work theory 3. Connecting theory and practice PART 2: Reviewing social cohesion theories 4. Psychodynamic relational practice 5. Psychodynamic attachment practice 6. Crisis and task-centred practice 7. Cognitive-behavioural practice 8. Motivational interviewing 9. Systems, complexity and chaos PART 3: Reviewing empowerment theories 10. Macro practice, social development and social pedagogy 11. Social construction practice: strengths and solutions 12. Social construction practice: narrative practice 13. Humanistic practice, existentialism and spirituality 14. Social justice, advocacy and empowerment PART 4: Reviewing social change theories 15. Critical practice 16. Eco practice 17. Feminist practice 18. Anti-oppressive, Indigenous and multicultural sensitivity practice
