Anti-Racist Social Work by Lena Dominelli

$50.71 AUD

Category: Social Work | Series: Practical Social Work Ser.

With new chapters, examples and revisions throughout to reflect current debates and practices in light of contemporary global events, this new edition meets the needs of all conscientious social workers. It encourages readers to think critically about existing approaches and the skills needed for effect ive anti-racist practice. ...Show more

CROSS CULTURAL SOCIAL WORK by KEE LONG HOW

$67.33 AUD

Category: Social Work

Introduction to Social Work Theory by David Howe

$42.86 AUD

Category: Social Work

Offers a framework to help social workers develop an understanding of the theories which inescapably underpin their thoughts and actions. This book covers a range of theoretical approaches, demonstrating through examples that different theories necessarily lead to very different practices.

Social Work - From Theory to Practice by Marie Connolly; Louise Harms

$69.96 AUD

Category: Social Work

Social workers draw on a variety of theoretical perspectives to inform their practice and understand the diverse settings in which they work. Social Work: From Theory to Practice explores practice theories through the discipline's unique interpretive lens and demonstrates how these can be understood and enacted by practitioners in human services settings. This third edition includes new material on trauma-informed practice and Indigenous practice, as well as enhanced content relating to child protection and family violence, and narrative approaches. New practitioner reflections and case studies illustrate how theory influences practice and facilitates change. Thought-provoking case study discussion questions prompt students to reflect on key concepts and develop strategies for practice. Highly readable and engaging, Social Work: From Theory to Practice builds a strong foundation for theoretically informed practice. This text enables practitioners to develop the skills required to confidently and critically evaluate their work as they respond in complex practice contexts. ...Show more

Social Work Practice in Mental Health - An Introduction by Robert Bland; Noel Renouf; Ann Tullgren

$48.10 AUD

Category: Social Work

Developing the skills to work effectively with people who have mental health problems is fundamental to contemporary social work practice. Practitioners face new challenges in a rapidly changing work environment including working with consumers and their families and in multidisciplinary teams. Now, mor e than ever, social workers need discipline-specific mental health knowledge and training. This second edition of "Social Work Practice in Mental Health" continues the guiding principles of the first edition an emphasis on the centrality of the lived experience of mental illness and the importance of embracing both scientific and relational dimensions of practice. The new edition reflects the latest developments in best practice, including the emergence of recovery theory and the importance of evidence-based approaches. This is a comprehensive guide to social work practice in specialist mental health settings as well as in other fields of practice, covering the most commonly encountered mental health problems. It features information on assessment, case management, family work, and community work, and reveals how the core concerns of social work human rights, self-determination, and relationships with family and the wider community are also central to mental health practice." ...Show more