Short Guide to Social Work English 2012

This engaging and accessibletextoffers a concise overview of social work which will appealtoanyone needing a quick introduction to social work as adiscipline.It contains essential information for all prospectiveand newsocial work students, the theories and policy andpracticeframeworks as well as current issues facing social worktoday.Illustrated with many examples from practice, it coverssocial workwith many service user groups including children andfamilies,adults, older people, disabled people and people withmental healthproblems as well as specialist areas of practice. About The Author Robert Adams is Professor of Social Work,TeessideUniversity and Visiting Professor, University of the WestofScotland. He has written and edited many books about socialwork,including some best-selling titles, and has been anexternalexaminer on qualifying social work programmes for more than20years.