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Book Synopsis
Social Work and Disability offers a contemporary and critical exploration of social work practice with people with physical and sensory impairments, an area that has previously been marginalized within both practice and academic literature.

Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • PART I Perspectives: Understanding Disability
  • 1 Lived Experience of Impairment, Disability and Social Work
  • 2 Theories and Models of Disability
  • 3 Disability from a Life Course Perspective
  • 4 The Legal and Policy Perspective
  • PART II Diversity, Inequality and Disability
  • 5 Inequality, Oppression and Disability
  • 6 Disability and Diversity
  • PART III Disability and Social Work Practice
  • 7 Communication and Engagement
  • 8 Working with Disabled Children
  • 9 Working with Disabled Adults
  • 10 Safeguarding, Social Work and Disability
  • 11 Collaborative Practice
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography

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    A Paperback / softback by Peter Simcock, Rhoda Castle

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 25/03/2016
      ISBN13: 9780745670201, 978-0745670201
      ISBN10: 0745670202
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      Disability: social aspects Psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Social Work and Disability offers a contemporary and critical exploration of social work practice with people with physical and sensory impairments, an area that has previously been marginalized within both practice and academic literature.

      Table of Contents
      • Introduction
      • PART I Perspectives: Understanding Disability
      • 1 Lived Experience of Impairment, Disability and Social Work
      • 2 Theories and Models of Disability
      • 3 Disability from a Life Course Perspective
      • 4 The Legal and Policy Perspective
      • PART II Diversity, Inequality and Disability
      • 5 Inequality, Oppression and Disability
      • 6 Disability and Diversity
      • PART III Disability and Social Work Practice
      • 7 Communication and Engagement
      • 8 Working with Disabled Children
      • 9 Working with Disabled Adults
      • 10 Safeguarding, Social Work and Disability
      • 11 Collaborative Practice
      • Conclusion
      • Bibliography

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