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Informationen zum Autor Professor Karen Healy is a social work educator and researcher based at The University of Queensland, Brisbane Australia. She has written five books in the field of social work including works on theory for practice and social work methods and skills. Professor Healy has also written numerous journal articles in a broad range of social work and social policy topics including: professional practice; international comparison of child welfare systems; workforce issues and professional recognition. Professor Healy conducts professional writing workshops with social workers and is involved in research and evaluation of social work practice and social policies. Klappentext This original and stimulating book provides a critical review of contemporary social work theory and considers its relevance for professional practice. Karen Healy outlines critical theoretical perspectives - including feminist, marxist and radical social work - and indicates their implications for social work practice. She goes on to explain contemporary debates on post-structuralism and postmodernism and shows how their application to everyday social work practice would point to a new pragmatism focused on local, contextual and incremental proposals for change. By referring to actual examples, the reader is invited to consider the potential for relevant and diverse forms of social work practice informed by postmodern theory. Zusammenfassung A critical review of contemporary social work theory and its relevance for professional practice. The author explains debates on postmodernism and poststructuralism and applies them to social work practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Social Work Contemporary Challenges The Legacy of Our Past and the Nature of Our Present Foucault, Feminism and the Politics of Emancipation Critical Social Work Responses to `Post¿ Theories Rethinking Professional Power and Identity Liberation or Regulation Interrogating the Practices of Change Reconstructing Critical Practices Conclusions ...
