{"product_id":"introducing-social-work-hardback-9780745640860","title":"Introducing Social Work (Hardback) 9780745640860","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIntroducing Social Work\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLena Dominelli (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745640860, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 January 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e184 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.426 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Timely and well written, Introducing Social Work will be an inspiration to all readers and is destined to be of great value in and outside the classroom. A fine contribution to the teaching of social work.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKatherine van Wormer, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Lena Dominelli has done it again. Already amongst the most widely read of social work authors, and with an international reputation, Professor Dominelli has written perhaps her most accessible book to date. Let us hope that it helps to attract many more people to the public service ethos of a much maligned and undervalued, yet critically important profession.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAudrey Mullender, Ruskin College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book provides an interesting introduction to the nature of social work and the different settings in which it is practised. It provides a useful update on the changing social work landscape in the UK, but Dominelli also draws on her extensive international experience to expand the vision for social work developments in the UK.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKaren Lyons, London Metropolitan University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this lively introduction suitable for students at any level, Lena Dominelli explores the extraordinary scope and importance of social work. Using engaging examples from contemporary social work practice, she clearly answers questions about what social work is, how social workers work in a variety of settings and the clients they are likely to deal with. She tackles head on the dilemmas social workers face in their day-to-day work and the challenges of working with limited resources and marginalized social groups such as the elderly, the homeless and abused children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis work will affirm the valuable contribution social workers can make to human wellbeing and demonstrate how the promise and potential of social work can be, and is, realized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003eIntroducing Social Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter One: What is Social Work?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Working with Children, Young People and their Families: Child Saviour or Child Snatcher?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three: Working with Older People: Market-Driven Facilities or Universal Services?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four: Disabled People: Human Tragedies or Disabling Societies?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Five: Mental Ill Health: Care in Institutions or the Community?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Six: Homeless People: Independence or Social Neglect?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Seven:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeople Who Misuse Substances: Addictions or Responses to Difficult Life Circumstances and Relationships?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eight:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffending Behaviour: and Working with Offenders: Rehabilitation or Warehousing?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Nine:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisaster Interventions: Immediate Relief or Long-Term Reconstruction?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniversal Services for All or Residual Services for the Few?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407305732376,"sku":"9780745640860","price":38.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745640860.jpg?v=1784160501","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/introducing-social-work-hardback-9780745640860","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}