Lena Dominelli (Southampton University)

Introducing Social Work

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written by one of the very few top social work academics in the UK whose work is internationally renowned. Covers all user groups (from young offenders to the elderly and immigrant groups) as well as looking at important themes that shall become of ever greater relevance to social workers ,such as disaster management.

Produktdetails

• Short Introductions
• Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 154mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 302g
• ISBN-13: 9780745640877
• ISBN-10: 0745640877
• Artikelnr.: 25934194

Autorenporträt

Lena Dominelli is Head of Social, Community and Youth Work, Durham University

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements.
Introducing Social Work.
Chapter One: What is Social Work?.
Chapter Two: Working with Children, Young People and their Families: Child
Saviour or Child Snatcher?.
Chapter Three: Working with Older People: Market-Driven Facilities or
Universal Services?.
Chapter Four: Disabled People: Human Tragedies or Disabling Societies?.
Chapter Five: Mental Ill Health: Care in Institutions or the Community?.
Chapter Six: Homeless People: Independence or Social Neglect?.
Chapter Seven:.
People Who Misuse Substances: Addictions or Responses to Difficult Life
Circumstances and Relationships?.
Chapter Eight:.
Offending Behaviour: and Working with Offenders: Rehabilitation or
Warehousing?.
Chapter Nine:.
Disaster Interventions: Immediate Relief or Long-Term Reconstruction?.
Conclusions:.
Universal Services for All or Residual Services for the Few?.
Bibliography.
Author Index.
Subject Index