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Informationen zum Autor ROBERT ADAMS is Visiting Professor of Social Work in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Teesside, UK. LENA DOMINELLI is Professor of Applied Social Sciences and Head of Social and Community and Youth Work at the University of Durham, UK. MALCOLM PAYNE is Adviser (Policy and Development) at St Christopher's Hospice, London, UK. There are also a number of prestigious contributors to this book, bringing experience of teaching and practice from a variety of backgrounds Klappentext This classic textbook provides the clearest and most authoritative introduction available to working in situations characterised not only by risk and change but also by high pressure to deliver successful outcomes. Edited by three of the leading names in Social Work, Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli and Malcolm Payne provide an indispensable guide to successful social work practise. Its coherent and thoughtful coverage of practice situations involving complexity, tension and uncertainty is uniquely geared to the needs of students in the final stages of their qualifying Social Work course, professionals returning to study, or those simply wishing to deepen their professional understanding. Zusammenfassung This radically revised text (previously known as Social Work Futures) is uniquely tailored to fit the needs of final year social work trainees. With an emphasis on refining and deepening professional skills, the text offers clear guidance on hot topics and higher order skills such as research-based practice and leadership. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction What Do We Mean by Integrative Social Work? PART 1: UNCERTAINTY AND COMPLEXITY IN PRACTICE What do we mean by Integrative Social Work? (TBC) Encountering Complexity and Uncertainty Persistent Oppressions: The Example of Domestic Violence Risk and Protection: Working With Children and Families Troubled and in Trouble: Young People, Truancy and Offending Sexuality Frailty and Dignity in Old Age Risk, Rights and Anti discrimination Work in Mental Health Social Work with Asylum-seekers Legal and Illicit Drug Use PART 2: MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE Management and Managerialism Managing the Workload Partnership Working Strategic Leadership and Planning Supervision and Being Supervised Managing Risk and Decision-making Managing Finances Quality Assurance Change and Continuity in Social Work PART 3: RESEARCHING SOCIAL WORK Research Methods for Ethical Practice Getting Started With a Piece of Research/Evaluation in Social Work Doing Literature Searches and Reviews Experiencing Research as a Practitioner Evaluating Practice Emancipatory Social Work Research Developing Social Work Research Concluding Comment. ...
