This compact and practical text applies key ideas, skills and research from psychology to contemporary social work in a variety of settings, making it easily accessible to students. Substantially revised to take account of the latest developments, this is a wide-ranging and authoritative introduction to a complex subject.

'[C]omprehensive, well laid out and clearly written... [T]his book addresses situations relevant to social workers in all the settings and client groups with which they work.' - British Journal of Social Work

Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART ONE: APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY TO SOCIAL WORK
Psychology and Social Work
Psychological Development through the Life Course
PART TWO: INTERPERSONAL AND PRACTICE SKILLS
Interviewing and Counselling
Assertiveness and Coping with Stress
Psychological Type and Communication
Groupwork Theory and Practice Skills
PART THREE: THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL WORK
Social Work Settings and Contexts of Practice
Social Policy, Social Work and Psychology
The Future of Psychology and Social Work
References
Index
Recommended Further Reading
Figures
Tables

PAULA NICOLSON is Professor of Critical Social and Health Psychology at Royal Holloway University of London, UK. Her most recent books are Postnatal Depression (Wiley 2001) and Gender, Power and Organisation (Routledge, 1996).

ROWAN BAYNE is Professor of Psychology at University of East London, UK. He is the author, co-author or co-editor of ten other books and his particular areas of research interest include psychological type and counselling

Dr JENNY OWEN is Lecturer in Health Studies at the University of Sheffield, UK, where she leads and teaches on a number of undergraduate modules, including research methods and critical practice in health and social care.