Engaging with Social Work A Critical Introduction
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Description
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the diverse and contested world of social work. It explores the key concepts and theoretical frameworks underpinning contemporary social work practice, as well as relevant professional skills and strategies from a critical perspective. In a rapidly changing world, it locates critical social work as a part of broader and ongoing struggles for social justice and human rights. Readers are encouraged to think about what social work is or should be, and what sort…
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Key features
- Provides an integrated critical perspective which is currently lacking in texts on introductory social work
- Relevant to students, recent graduates and experienced practitioners alike
- Encourages the reader to challenge dominant social discourses and to consider their personal values, biases and assumptions
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107445321
- Editions 1st Edition
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 10 July 2018
- ISBN: 9781107445321
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