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

Jo Cunningham; Steve Cunningham

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844453014 ISBN 13: 9781844453016

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2012

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.

About this title

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Social Policy and Social Work: An Introduction

About the Author:

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. 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1844453014
• ISBN 13: 9781844453016
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224