Introduction to Social Work Theory

Author(s): David Howe

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.

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David Howe is Dean of the School of Social Work and Psychosocial Sciences at the University of East Anglia, UK. He has also worked as a child care officer, social worker and team leader. He was the founding Editor of the journal Child and Family Social Work.

Introduction; The consumer reports; Making sense; Sorting out social work theories; The world of objects and subjects; Order and conflict in society; A taxonomy of social work theories; The fixers; The psychoanalytic tradition in social work; Behavioural social work; The seekers after meaning; Client-centred approaches; The raisers of consciousness; Radical practice; The revolutionaries; Marxist social work; Theories for social work and theories of social work; Bibliography; Subject index; Name index.

General Fields

  • : 9781857421385
  • : apg
  • : apg
  • : 0.26
  • : November 1987
  • : 234mm X 156mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : David Howe
  • : Paperback
  • : Revised edition
  • : 361.301
  • : 190
  • : Illustrations