Understanding Social Work

Preparing for Practice

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Neil Thompson

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Focusing on the challenges of achieving good practice, this popular textbook reflects recent developments in social work within the context of contemporary society, law and policy. Getting to the heart of what this profession is all about, Understanding Social Work continues to offer an excellent foundation for readers wanting a better understanding of the social work role. What is social work? How is it carried out? What skills does it require? New to this edition: - Updates include new material on the importance of social media, resilience, the impact of austerity, rising case-loads, and the increase pressure on social workers Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/the-effective-social-worker. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.

Author Biography:

Neil Thompson is a highly respected writer, teacher and adviser, with over 40 years' experience in the people professions. He has held full or honorary professorships at four UK universities, and is now a sought-after trainer, consultant and conference speaker.

Release date Australia

April 1st, 2020

Author

Neil Thompson

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Edition

5th edition

Illustrations

12 bw illus

Pages

224

Dimensions

160x235x12

ISBN-13

9781352009729

Product ID

31970560

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