TY  - BOOK
AU  - Adams,Robert
AU  - Dominelli,Lena
AU  - Payne,Malcolm
TI  - Practising social work in a complex world
SN  - 0230218644
AV  - HV40 .P667 2009
U1  - 361.32 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Basingstoke [England], New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Social service
KW  - Social workers
KW  - Social work education
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-358) and index; 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 --; Part nership; 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
N2  - "Become a confident and effective practitioner with Practising Social Work in a Complex World. It 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. The book is uniquely geared to the needs of students in the final stages of their qualifying course, professionals returning to study, or those simply wishing to deepen their professional understanding. It is distinguished by: - Its coherent and thoughtful coverage of practice situations involving complexity, tension and uncertainty - Its focus on how social work can contribute by integrating the perspectives of service users, carers, other professionals and the wider agency context - Its discussion of a range of management skills, which are presented as versatile tools for all practitioners - Its extended exploration of social work research, as an important but widely debated professional resource."--Publisher's website
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