Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates, one of the most respected and widely used textbooks in social work, has now been completely revised and updated. With its accessible and clearly structured framework, the book offers expert discussion of the core topics in social work by top writers, teachers and practitioners in the field. It provides an essential grounding in the debates that shape the profession, as well as a clear insight into the issues at the heart of practice.
What makes this highly regarded and bestselling book stand out from other texts?
- Its range, authority and theoretical integrity
- Its clear and effective structure, which reflects major shifts in teaching and makes it easy to use across modules
- The importance it lays on practice-based learning and on developing core practice skills such as communication, assessment and intervention
- Its value as a springboard to further reading (including extensive guidance on further print and electronic sources)
- Its compact size – perfect for readers who are travelling between campus and practice settings.
This is one of three interrelated books edited by the internationally renowned and widely published team, Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli and Malcolm Payne. The companion books are Critical Practice in Social Work (second edition) and Practising Social Work in a Complex World. Each book can be used alone or in combination with the other two as a uniquely flexible and comprehensive programme of study.
Praise for this edition:
'It is refreshing to see an excellent text updated and improved so clearly.'
-Chris Kelly, School of Health and Social Care, Bournemouth University, UK
'As accessible and as readable as ever.'
-Elaben Mistry Jackson, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Bradford, UK
Praise for the second edition
'A comprehensive second edition of what has become our most popular text for social work students, some of whom refer to it as the 'social work bible'
-Debbie Williams, Glyndwr University, Wales, UK
'Excellent introductory reader that is a 'must' for all social work first year trainees.'
-Professor Andrew Pithouse, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK
Praise for the first edition
'...extremely good value for money; an essential for everyone's shelves.'
-British Journal of Social Work
Introduction; R.Adams, L.Dominelli & M.Payne
Towards a critical understanding of social work; R.Adams, L.Dominelli & M.Payne
PART 1: KNOWLEDGE FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
Positioning social work; L.Dominelli
The changing nature of social work; V.Cree
Values, ethics and social work; S.Shardlow
Anti-oppressive practice; L.Dominelli
The wider significance of social work; B.Jordan
Social policy, poverty and social work; A.Walker & C.Walker
Social work and the law; M.Preston-Shoot & S.Braye
Social work and organisations; S.Perrott
Perspectives on the life course: childhood and adolescence; G.Misca
Perspectives on the life course; later life; R.Adams, L.Dominelli & M.Payne
Researching social work; H.McLaughlin
PART 2: SOCIAL WORK PROCESS
Understanding the social work process; M.Payne
Communication in social work; P.Hanley
Working with service users and carers; H.Charnley, G.Roddam & j.Simmons
Assessment; N.Baldwin
Planning; M.Holloway
Intervention; N.Horner
Intervention and empowerment; B.Burke & J.Dalrymple
Alternative intervention: the mind-body-spirit perspective; S.Man Ng C.Chan
Monitoring, review and evaluation; L.Bell & M.Payne
PART 3: THE PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT
Working with children, young people and families; R.Adams
Adult services and health-related social work; M.Payne
Working with the voluntary and community sectors; M.Payne
Practice planning; J.Tilling
Personal and professional development; J.Lishman
Concluding comments; R.Adams, L.Dominelli & M.Payne
ROBERT ADAMS is Visiting Professor of Social Work in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Teesside, UK. He has a considerable writing and publishing track record, for example as author of Social Policy for Social Work (Palgrave Macmillan), editor of Foundations of Health and Social Care (Palgrave Macmillan 2007), consultant editor for the Handbook of Postqualifying Social Work (Jessica Kingsley 2007).
LENA DOMINELLI is Professor of Applied Social Sciences and Head of Social and Community and Youth Work at the University of Durham, UK. She is an academician in the Academy of the Learned Societies for Social Sciences. From 1996 to 2004, she served as President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW). She is widely published, with a number of important sole-authored books to her name, particularly in the areas of feminism and anti-racism. These include: Social Work: Theory and Practice in a Changing Profession (Polity Press, 2004); Anti-Oppressive Social Work Theory and Practice; and Anti-Racist Social Work (3rd edition).
MALCOLM PAYNE is Adviser (Policy and Devleopment) St Christopher's Hospice. He is also Emeritus Professor of Community Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and Honorary Professor, Kingston University St George's Medical School. He is author of the global best-seller, Modern Social Work Theory, as well as numerous other books including Teamwork in Multiprofessional Care and The Origins of Social Work and Social Work Practice in Context.
Robert Adams, University of Teesside, UK
Di Bailey, University of Durham, UK
Norma Baldwin, University of Dundee, UK
Sarah Banks, Durham University, UK
Di Barnes, Durham University, UK
Greta Bradley, York University, UK
Lorna Bell, freelance Trainer and Consultant
Suzy Braye, University of Sussex, UK
Linda Briskman, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Hilary Brown, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
Beverley Burke, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Cecilia L.W. Chan, The University of Hong Kong
Corinne May-Chahal, Lancaster University, UK
Helen Charnley, Durham University, UK
Katy Cigno, recently at University of Reading and Queen’s University, Belfast, as well as regular guest lecturer for several universities in the UK and Italy
Chris Clark, University of Edinburgh, UK
Helen Cosis Brown, Middlesex University, UK
Viviene Cree, University of Edinburgh, UK
Caroline Currer, Anglican priest, UK
Jane Dalrymple, University of West England, UK
John Devaney, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mark Doel, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Lena Dominelli, University of Durham and Academy of the Learned Societies for Social Sciences, UK
Nick Frost, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Helen Gorman, University of Leicester, UK
Angela Grier, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Kevin Haines, Swansea University, UK, and Reseau International de Criminologie Juvenile
Pat Hanley, Chief Executive Officer,Families in Care, and Durham University, UK
Philomena Harrison, University of Salford, UK
Debra Hayes, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Stephen Hicks, University of Salford, UK
Margaret Holloway (formerly Lloyd),University of Hull, UK
Nigel Horner, University of Lincoln, UK
David Howe, University of East Anglia, UK
Beth Humphries, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Glenys Jones, Adviser, University of Teesside - Tees Valley Alliance, UK
Bill Jordan, Plymouth and Huddersfield Universities, UK
Carol Lewis, Bournemouth University, UK
Joyce Lishman, Robert Gordon University, UK
Mark Lymbery, University of Nottingham, UK
Siu-man Ng, The University of Hong Kong
Jill Manthorpe, King’s College London, and National Institute for Health Research, UK
Marjorie Mayo, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Hugh Mclaughlin, Salford Centre for Social Work Research, UK
Fiona Measham, Lancaster University, UK
Andy Millward, formerly, Head of Business for Older People, Nottingham City Council’s Adult Services, UK
Gabriela Misca, Keele University, UK
Kate Morris, University of Birmingham, UK
Audrey Mullender, Ruskin College, Oxford, University of Warwick, and Academy of Social Sciences, UK
Joan Orme, University of Glasgow, UK
Terence O’Sullivan, University of Lincoln, UK
Nigel Parton, University of Huddersfield, UK
Ian Paylor, Lancaster University, and ASSURE (Applied Social Science Unit for Research and Evaluation), UK
Malcolm Payne, St Christopher’s Hospice, London, and Kingston University/St George’s University of London, UK
Bob Pease, Deakin University in Australia, Australia
Stella Perrott, Writer
John Pinkerton, Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland
Julia Phillipson, Independent Social Care Consultant, UK
Jackie Powell, University of Southampton, UK
Michael Preston-Shoot, University of Bedfordshire, and Chair of the Joint University Council Social Work Education Committee, UK
Mo Ray, Keele University, UK
Lena Robinson, University of the West of Scotland, UK
Grace Roddam, Sunderland Children Services, UK
Alastair Roy, International School for Communities, Rights and Inclusion, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Bob Sapey, Lancaster University, UK
Liz Sayce, Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (RADAR), UK
Stephen Shardlow, University of Salford, UK, and Visiting Chair Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Tim Stainton, University of British Columbia, Canada
June Tilling, University of Southampton, UK
Terry Thomas, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Alan Walker, University of Sheffield, UK
Carol Walker, University of Lincoln, UK
Linda Walker, University of Dundee, UK
Susan Wallace, Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre for Scotland, University of Edinburgh, UK
Dave Ward, De Montfort University, UK
Jane Wistow, Social Worker, UK
Frances Young, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Social Work and The Study Skills Handbook Value Pack (ISBN: 978-0-230-23781-0)
Includes Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates, 3rd edition, edited by Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli, and Malcolm Payne, and The Study Skills Handbook, 3rd edition, by Stella Cottrell.
These texts provide undergraduate students with the essential knowledge, skills and understanding required for success in the first year of a Social Work degree.
Click here for more information and to order this pack.
Description
Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates, one of the most respected and widely used textbooks in social work, has now been completely revised and updated. With its accessible and clearly structured framework, the book offers expert discussion of the core topics in social work by top writers, teachers and practitioners in the field. It provides an essential grounding in the debates that shape the profession, as well as a clear insight into the issues at the heart of practice.
What makes this highly regarded and bestselling book stand out from other texts?
- Its range, authority and theoretical integrity
- Its clear and effective structure, which reflects major shifts in teaching and makes it easy to use across modules
- The importance it lays on practice-based learning and on developing core practice skills such as communication, assessment and intervention
- Its value as a springboard to further reading (including extensive guidance on further print and electronic sources)
- Its compact size – perfect for readers who are travelling between campus and practice settings.
This is one of three interrelated books edited by the internationally renowned and widely published team, Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli and Malcolm Payne. The companion books are Critical Practice in Social Work (second edition) and Practising Social Work in a Complex World. Each book can be used alone or in combination with the other two as a uniquely flexible and comprehensive programme of study.
Reviews
Praise for this edition:
'It is refreshing to see an excellent text updated and improved so clearly.'
-Chris Kelly, School of Health and Social Care, Bournemouth University, UK
'As accessible and as readable as ever.'
-Elaben Mistry Jackson, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Bradford, UK
Praise for the second edition
'A comprehensive second edition of what has become our most popular text for social work students, some of whom refer to it as the 'social work bible'
-Debbie Williams, Glyndwr University, Wales, UK
'Excellent introductory reader that is a 'must' for all social work first year trainees.'
-Professor Andrew Pithouse, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK
Praise for the first edition
'...extremely good value for money; an essential for everyone's shelves.'
-British Journal of Social Work
Contents
Introduction; R.Adams, L.Dominelli & M.Payne
Towards a critical understanding of social work; R.Adams, L.Dominelli & M.Payne
PART 1: KNOWLEDGE FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
Positioning social work; L.Dominelli
The changing nature of social work; V.Cree
Values, ethics and social work; S.Shardlow
Anti-oppressive practice; L.Dominelli
The wider significance of social work; B.Jordan
Social policy, poverty and social work; A.Walker & C.Walker
Social work and the law; M.Preston-Shoot & S.Braye
Social work and organisations; S.Perrott
Perspectives on the life course: childhood and adolescence; G.Misca
Perspectives on the life course; later life; R.Adams, L.Dominelli & M.Payne
Researching social work; H.McLaughlin
PART 2: SOCIAL WORK PROCESS
Understanding the social work process; M.Payne
Communication in social work; P.Hanley
Working with service users and carers; H.Charnley, G.Roddam & j.Simmons
Assessment; N.Baldwin
Planning; M.Holloway
Intervention; N.Horner
Intervention and empowerment; B.Burke & J.Dalrymple
Alternative intervention: the mind-body-spirit perspective; S.Man Ng C.Chan
Monitoring, review and evaluation; L.Bell & M.Payne
PART 3: THE PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT
Working with children, young people and families; R.Adams
Adult services and health-related social work; M.Payne
Working with the voluntary and community sectors; M.Payne
Practice planning; J.Tilling
Personal and professional development; J.Lishman
Concluding comments; R.Adams, L.Dominelli & M.Payne
Authors
ROBERT ADAMS is Visiting Professor of Social Work in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Teesside, UK. He has a considerable writing and publishing track record, for example as author of Social Policy for Social Work (Palgrave Macmillan), editor of Foundations of Health and Social Care (Palgrave Macmillan 2007), consultant editor for the Handbook of Postqualifying Social Work (Jessica Kingsley 2007).
LENA DOMINELLI is Professor of Applied Social Sciences and Head of Social and Community and Youth Work at the University of Durham, UK. She is an academician in the Academy of the Learned Societies for Social Sciences. From 1996 to 2004, she served as President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW). She is widely published, with a number of important sole-authored books to her name, particularly in the areas of feminism and anti-racism. These include: Social Work: Theory and Practice in a Changing Profession (Polity Press, 2004); Anti-Oppressive Social Work Theory and Practice; and Anti-Racist Social Work (3rd edition).
MALCOLM PAYNE is Adviser (Policy and Devleopment) St Christopher's Hospice. He is also Emeritus Professor of Community Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and Honorary Professor, Kingston University St George's Medical School. He is author of the global best-seller, Modern Social Work Theory, as well as numerous other books including Teamwork in Multiprofessional Care and The Origins of Social Work and Social Work Practice in Context.
Contributors
Robert Adams, University of Teesside, UK
Di Bailey, University of Durham, UK
Norma Baldwin, University of Dundee, UK
Sarah Banks, Durham University, UK
Di Barnes, Durham University, UK
Greta Bradley, York University, UK
Lorna Bell, freelance Trainer and Consultant
Suzy Braye, University of Sussex, UK
Linda Briskman, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Hilary Brown, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
Beverley Burke, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Cecilia L.W. Chan, The University of Hong Kong
Corinne May-Chahal, Lancaster University, UK
Helen Charnley, Durham University, UK
Katy Cigno, recently at University of Reading and Queen’s University, Belfast, as well as regular guest lecturer for several universities in the UK and Italy
Chris Clark, University of Edinburgh, UK
Helen Cosis Brown, Middlesex University, UK
Viviene Cree, University of Edinburgh, UK
Caroline Currer, Anglican priest, UK
Jane Dalrymple, University of West England, UK
John Devaney, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mark Doel, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Lena Dominelli, University of Durham and Academy of the Learned Societies for Social Sciences, UK
Nick Frost, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Helen Gorman, University of Leicester, UK
Angela Grier, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Kevin Haines, Swansea University, UK, and Reseau International de Criminologie Juvenile
Pat Hanley, Chief Executive Officer,Families in Care, and Durham University, UK
Philomena Harrison, University of Salford, UK
Debra Hayes, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Stephen Hicks, University of Salford, UK
Margaret Holloway (formerly Lloyd),University of Hull, UK
Nigel Horner, University of Lincoln, UK
David Howe, University of East Anglia, UK
Beth Humphries, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Glenys Jones, Adviser, University of Teesside - Tees Valley Alliance, UK
Bill Jordan, Plymouth and Huddersfield Universities, UK
Carol Lewis, Bournemouth University, UK
Joyce Lishman, Robert Gordon University, UK
Mark Lymbery, University of Nottingham, UK
Siu-man Ng, The University of Hong Kong
Jill Manthorpe, King’s College London, and National Institute for Health Research, UK
Marjorie Mayo, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Hugh Mclaughlin, Salford Centre for Social Work Research, UK
Fiona Measham, Lancaster University, UK
Andy Millward, formerly, Head of Business for Older People, Nottingham City Council’s Adult Services, UK
Gabriela Misca, Keele University, UK
Kate Morris, University of Birmingham, UK
Audrey Mullender, Ruskin College, Oxford, University of Warwick, and Academy of Social Sciences, UK
Joan Orme, University of Glasgow, UK
Terence O’Sullivan, University of Lincoln, UK
Nigel Parton, University of Huddersfield, UK
Ian Paylor, Lancaster University, and ASSURE (Applied Social Science Unit for Research and Evaluation), UK
Malcolm Payne, St Christopher’s Hospice, London, and Kingston University/St George’s University of London, UK
Bob Pease, Deakin University in Australia, Australia
Stella Perrott, Writer
John Pinkerton, Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland
Julia Phillipson, Independent Social Care Consultant, UK
Jackie Powell, University of Southampton, UK
Michael Preston-Shoot, University of Bedfordshire, and Chair of the Joint University Council Social Work Education Committee, UK
Mo Ray, Keele University, UK
Lena Robinson, University of the West of Scotland, UK
Grace Roddam, Sunderland Children Services, UK
Alastair Roy, International School for Communities, Rights and Inclusion, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Bob Sapey, Lancaster University, UK
Liz Sayce, Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (RADAR), UK
Stephen Shardlow, University of Salford, UK, and Visiting Chair Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Tim Stainton, University of British Columbia, Canada
June Tilling, University of Southampton, UK
Terry Thomas, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Alan Walker, University of Sheffield, UK
Carol Walker, University of Lincoln, UK
Linda Walker, University of Dundee, UK
Susan Wallace, Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre for Scotland, University of Edinburgh, UK
Dave Ward, De Montfort University, UK
Jane Wistow, Social Worker, UK
Frances Young, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Value Packs
Social Work and The Study Skills Handbook Value Pack (ISBN: 978-0-230-23781-0)
Includes Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates, 3rd edition, edited by Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli, and Malcolm Payne, and The Study Skills Handbook, 3rd edition, by Stella Cottrell.
These texts provide undergraduate students with the essential knowledge, skills and understanding required for success in the first year of a Social Work degree.
Click here for more information and to order this pack.
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