Modern Social Work Theory: A Critical Introduction - Softcover

Payne, Malcolm

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0925065439 ISBN 13: 9780925065438

Publisher: Lyceum Books, 1990

Synopsis

An examination of social work in both theory and practice. The authors present several models relevant to different aspects of social work.

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Review:

'the seminal work of its type in social work today' - Professor Jan Fook, Director, Centre for Professional Development, La Trobe University, Australia

'the most comprehensive attempt to provide an overarching view of theory for social work in one text' - Dr Caroline Skehill, School of Social Work, Queens University Belfast

'this text stands out above all others' - Dr Stephen C. Anderson, Director and Professor, School of Social Work, New Mexico State University, USA

'This new edition of a standard, well regarded textbook is well written, has clear analyses, excellent bibliographies and website references both at the end of each section and at the end of the book...' - Gwyn Gwyntopher, Professional Social Work
 
'...this new edition should be warmly welcomed. It is important and it is unique. Payne uses ingenious devices to engage the interest of the reader and to make the concepts he presents interesting...There is nothing else quite like it in the field and it is reasonable to expect that it will be a long time before the field sees its equal.' - Charles Guzzetta, European Journal of Social Work

From the Publisher:

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Contents: List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface and Acknowledgements - The Social Construction of Social Work Theory - Using Social Work Theory in Practice - Psychodynamic Perspectives - Crisis Intervention and Task-Centred Models - Cognitive-Behavioural Theories - Systems and Ecological Perspectives - Social Psychological and Communication Models - Humanist and Existential Perspectives - Social and Community Development - Radical and Marxist Perspectives - Anti-Discriminatory and Anti-Oppressive Perspectives - Empowerment and Advocacy - Assessing Social Work Theories - Bibliography

About this edition

• Publisher: Lyceum Books
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0925065439
• ISBN 13: 9780925065438
• Binding: Paperback