Introducing Social Work (Short Introductions) - Hardcover

Dominelli, Lena

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0745640869 ISBN 13: 9780745640860

Publisher: Polity, 2009

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

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

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Polity
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745640869
• ISBN 13: 9780745640860
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184