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Book SynopsisNow in its third edition,
Social Work: An Introduction will equip you, as a future social worker, with everything you need to know in your first year and beyond. Split into four parts, each chapter is packed with learning features to allow you to get the most out of your reading and studies.
This book includes:
- Case studies and exercises to illustrate and test your knowledge
- Critical thinking boxes and reflective questions to help you carefully consider and review what you have learned
- Recommended reading to further develop your understanding
- A range of tools for practice with different service user groups
- Guidance on relating your knowledge to different practice frameworks throughout the UK.
Plus free online resources to support teaching: find themes for discussion, SAGE journal articles, case studies, activities, and more at https://study.sagepub.com/lishman-et-al3e.
Table of ContentsPart I: Knowledge Base Chapter 1: Values, Ethics And Anti-Discriminatory Practice - Julian Bell and Sach Magill Chapter 2: Law - Heather Munro Chapter 3: Social Work: A political Profession - Gary Spolander Chapter 4: Sociology - Megan Todd and Chris Yuill Chapter 5: Material Circumstances, Poverty And Income Inequality - Chris Yuill and Alice Butler-Warke Chapter 6: Psychological Approaches: Their Application And Relevance To Social Work - Rita Phillips Chapter 7: Human Growth And Development - Stewart Brodie and Clare Hancock-Fraser Chapter 8: Communication And ICT - Sheila Slesser and Jenny Blair Chapter 9: Research For Social Work: An Introduction - Rita Philips, Alice Butler-Warke and Gary Spolander Chapter 10: Reflective Practice - Angela Hart Part II: Assessment And Joint Working Chapter 11: Generic Issues In Assessment And Managing Uncertainty - Jillian Brannan Chapter 12: Models Of Assessment - Janine Bolger and Patrick Walker Chapter 13: Risk Assessment - Kirstin Parkes and Mike Shepherd Chapter 14: Interprofessional Practice - Ruth Waugh, Ruth Taylor and Jillian Brannan Chapter 15: Leadership, Management And Teamwork - Gary Spolander, Jillian Brannan, Jill Campbell and Alastair Gibson Chapter 16: The Voice Of People With Lived Experience - Tiegan Boyens, Jillian Brannan, Simon Gardner, Steve Morrison and Isaac Samuels Part III: Models Of Intervention Chapter 17: Relationship-Based Social Work - Tuck-Chee Phung Chapter 18: Crisis Intervention - Angela Hart Chapter 19: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Its Practice And Its Place In Social Work - Tracey Clare with George Allan Chapter 20: Task-Centred Intervention - Dave Humphrey Chapter 21: Working In The Life Space - Jeremy Millar with Janine Bolger Chapter 22: Person-Centered Planning And Personalisation - Neil Gibson Chapter 23: Narrative Approaches - Neil Gibson and Inga Heyman Chapter 24: Motivational Interviewing - Anne Shirran and Colleen Elliott Chapter 25: The Solution-Focused Approach - Steve Smith, Jim Dressel, Jillian Brannan and Alastair Logan Chapter 26: Counselling In Social Work - Michael Sutherland and Fiona Feilberg Chapter 27: Community Practice In Social Work - Linda Harms-Smith and Sarah Buckler Part IV: Practice Contexts And Application Chapter 28: Generic Issues In Practice Contexts - Graeme Simpson Chapter 29: Working With Children And Young People - Sharon Munro, Patrick Walker and Dave Humphrey Chapter 30: Methods Of Intervention In Working With Individuals With Substance Problems - Claire Marsden Chapter 31: Working With Adults: Mental Health - Mike Maas-Lowit Chapter 32: Working With Adults: Justice Social Work - Isobel Townsend Chapter 33: Working With Adults: Disability And Sensory Impairment - Sheila Slesser Chapter 34: Working With Adults: Learning Disability - Fiona Feilberg and Neil Gibson Chapter 35: Social Work Interventions With Older People - Alyson Hill, Iain Fisk and Rory Lynch Chapter 36: Evaluation - Joyce Lishman with Janine Bolger Conclusion - Joyce Lishman
