Overview
- Probably the alltime bestselling introduction to social work.
Thorough and meticulous revision includes discussion of recent developments in community care, empowerment and user involvement.
This edition has also been expanded to include a completely new chapter on community work.
Part of the book series: Practical Social Work Series (PSWS)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About the authors
JOAN ORME is Chair of Social Work, University of Glasgow. Prior to becoming a social work lecturer she was a Probation Officer. Through teaching, research and consultancy work she has maintained contact with developments in social work practice. During her academic career she has taught social work interventions, groupwork, gender issues and, most recently, community care and has published in the area of workload management, probation practice and care management.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Work Practice
Book Subtitle: An Introduction
Authors: Veronica Coulshed, Joan Orme
Series Title: Practical Social Work Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14748-9
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XI, 256
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Social Work