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Crisis in the human services: national and international issues; selected papers from a conference held at the University of Cambridge, September 1996
- Editor:
- ADAMS Robert
- Publisher:
- University of Lincolnshire and Humberside. Schools of Social Policy and Social S
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 424p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Kingston upon Hull
Includes papers on: lawyers and social work serving the poor; research on low income women in Brazil; ethical issues in community care practice; research in the context of human services in crisis; boundary crossing in community care; citizen participation models; schizophrenia in a cultural context; the paradigm shift in the delivery of public services and the crisis of professionalism; partnerships with service users - considerations for research; education and labour; methodological issues for the qualitative health researcher of diaspora communities; elderly women prisoners; evaluating for empowerment; solving the problem of health care costs; services for people with learning difficulties; deinstitutionalisation policies in Queensland; debt and budget deficit reduction policies in the USA; the impact of constitutional change in South Africa on social work services; new trends in human services in America; health promotion in Cuba; the anti-rape movement on campus; protecting children against sexual abuse; distance learning; developing human services managers through work based learning; multidisciplinary services in primary care; partnerships with users; teamwork across disciplines; the attack on social work in New York hospitals and the fight back; government guidance in the construction of the social work profession; the provision of psychosocial care after major incidents; and crisis, change and innovation in social work education.
Working with children and families: knowledge and contexts for practice
- Editors:
- ADAMS Robert, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 356p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
This book aims to provide a wide range of practitioners working with children and families with the material they need to underpin their practice. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach across 30 chapters, a team of experienced teachers and practitioners introduce the fundamental professional issues concerning children, young people and their families in the 21st century. The book explores the diverse contexts in which children develop, and the policies and practices that directly affect them. Topics covered include: key policies and agendas and government guidance that serve as the foundation of children's services; complex contemporary issues such as antidiscriminatory and ethical practice, child protection and safeguarding; diversity, examining the variety of backgrounds and experiences children may have, from sociological, psychological, educational and cultural perspectives; and integrated working focussing holistically on the child, rather than on specific professional approaches. Reflective activities are included throughout to help readers engage with, understand, and apply knowledge in practice. The book is primarily aimed at foundation and undergraduate degree level students.
Foundations of health and social care
- Editors:
- ADAMS Robert, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 546p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Written specifically for students and practitioners in health and social care taking foundation degrees or further professional qualifications, this book offers a wealth of material on contexts, knowledge bases, skills and practices, as well as dealing with work carried out by those involved in treatment, therapy, advocacy and management.
Practising social work in a complex world
- Editors:
- ADAMS Robert, DOMINELLI Lena, PAYNE Malcolm, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 368p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
Formerly published as Social Work Futures, this is one of three interrelated books. The companion books are Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates (3rd ed.) and Critical Practice in Social Work (2nd ed.). It provides coverage of social work practice situations involving complexity, tension and uncertainty, focuses on how social work can contribute by integrating the perspectives of service users, carers, other professionals and the wider agency context; discusses a range of management skills, presented as versatile tools for all practitioners; and explores social work research as an important but widely debated professional resource.
Social work: themes, issues and critical debates
- Editors:
- ADAMS Robert, DOMINELLI Lena, PAYNE Malcolm, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 432p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
One of three interrelated books edited by the editors, this covers the debates that shape the profession and insight into the issues at the heart of social work practice. This third edition is in three parts. Part one is about knowledge for social work practice and covers the knowledge bases and subject disciplines to which social work relates. Part two describes the basic tasks and processes that it entails in the settings of adult services, children and families, and third sector work with voluntary organisations and community groups. Part three is about the practice environment, it details the settings in which social work is practiced and the kinds of policies and structures that professionals can expect to work with. Each part is then comprised of a number of essays by top social care writers, teachers and practitioners.
Critical practice in social work
- Editors:
- ADAMS Robert, DOMINELLI Lena, PAYNE Malcolm, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 429p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
This book provides material to develop understanding of what is involved in practicing social work critically. It is the second in a trilogy of social work books by the same authors. The text is divided into three parts: looking at how values affect personal and professional development; surveying the main theoretical perspectives on and approaches to practice; studying particular areas of social work from the viewpoint of how to develop critical practice. Further reading and weblinks are provided for each chapter and illustrative case material is used throughout.
Critical practice in social work
- Editors:
- ADAMS Robert, DOMINELLI Lena, PAYNE Malcolm, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 358p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Focusing on social work values, on areas of particular practice (ranging across work with children, families and vulnerable adults) and on management issues relevant to all social workers whether they are managers or not, the book offers an overview both of the practicalities of social work and the principles underpinning practice.
Social work futures: crossing boundaries, transforming practice
- Editors:
- ADAMS Robert, DOMINELLI Lena, PAYNE Malcolm, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 342p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
The book follows three-part structure: social work practices, processes and questions which are designed to complement each other. Its distinctive focus is on the development of practice through deepened understanding of social work processes, organizational settings and the evidence base for practice and multiprofessional working.
Social work: themes, issues and critical debates
- Editors:
- ADAMS Robert, DOMINELLI Lena, PAYNE Malcolm
- Publisher:
- Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 408p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Provides an introduction to the main currents of theory, research and practice in social work, drawing together a collection of papers on the knowledge, values, skills and contexts which are crucial both to the social work curriculum and to effective personal practice. Contains chapters on: anti-oppressive practice; values, ethics and social work; social work and society; social policy and social work; social work and the law; social work and organisations; social work through the life course; personal and professional development; research and development; social work theories and reflective practice; counselling; groupwork; community work; psychosocial work; cognitive behavioural practice; task centred work; radical social work; feminist social work; postmodernism and discourse approaches to social work; social work processes; social work with children and families; social work with adults; and social work with offenders.