Social Policy and Social Work: An Introduction (Transforming Social Work Practice Series) - Softcover

Cunningham, Jo; Cunningham, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473916550 ISBN 13: 9781473916555

Publisher: Learning Matters, 2017

Synopsis

An understanding of social policy is crucial for social workers as it underpins and shapes the legislative framework that they work within. From safeguarding service users and enabling them to improve their lives, to protecting the most vulnerable in society, social policy also has a vital role to play within social work education. It is important therefore for students to engage critically with social policy. This book introduces policy and shows how it has changed and evolved over time, how it reflects changes in society and how it is applied to everyday practice.

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Review:

This text directed to social workers, introduces the essential legislation, and the necessary guidelines to understand how some laws are interpreted, for and by social work practice. That is illustrated through practical examples that explore in a realistic and specialized way the areas of law that affect this practice. (Courtney Lawson CBQ reviews)

About the Author:

Jo Cunningham is a Principal Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Central Lancashire and programme leader of the BA Social Work. Jo has taught sociology and social work practice for a number of years. Before commencing her lecturing career, Jo was a social worker in the area of children and families. Research interests include childhood accidents and child death, and more recently the practice implications of asylum policy for professionals, children and their families.

Steve Cunningham is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Central Lancashire. He has taught sociology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. His research interests are focused on the sociology of childhood, children’s rights, and, more recently, the impact of asylum policies on the welfare of refugee children, and he is the author of numerous publications in these areas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Learning Matters
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1473916550
• ISBN 13: 9781473916555
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336