Introducing Social Work (Short Introductions) - Softcover

Dominelli, Pro Lena

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0745640877 ISBN 13: 9780745640877

Verlag: Polity, 2009

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This short and accessible introduction will appeal to anyone with an interest in social work including those considering becoming a social worker. It will affirm the valuable contribution social workers can make to human wellbeing and demonstrate how the promise and potential of social work can be, and is, realized.

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Lena Dominelli is Head of Social, Community and Youth Work, Durham University

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In this lively introduction suitable for students at any level, Lena Dominelli explores the extraordinary scope and importance of social work. Using engaging examples from contemporary social work practice, she clearly answers questions about what social work is, how social workers work in a variety of settings and the clients they are likely to deal with. She tackles head on the dilemmas social workers face in their day-to-day work and the challenges of working with limited resources and marginalized social groups such as the elderly, the homeless and abused children.

This work will affirm the valuable contribution social workers can make to human wellbeing and demonstrate how the promise and potential of social work can be, and is, realized.

This work will affirm the valuable contribution social workers can make to human wellbeing and demonstrate how the promise and potential of social work can be, and is, realized.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Polity
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0745640877
• ISBN 13: 9780745640877
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 194
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