Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates - Tapa blanda

The second edition of this text has been thoroughly revised and updated to ensure that it continues to provide a comprehensive survey of social work practice and theory. New chapters covering the changing nature of social work and advocacy and empowerment approaches have been included, and the editors have added a new conclusion in which they reflect on the past, present and future of social work. All of the chapters have been revised to cover the most recent debates and developments in research and practice.

ROBERT ADAMS is Professor of Human Services Development at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, Hull, and Visiting Professor to the School of Health, University of Teesside. He has worked in social work and criminal justice settings and is the author of a number of books, including Social Work and Empowerment and Quality Social Work. - LENA DOMINELLI is Professor of Social and Community Development at Southampton University and President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work. She has worked as a social worker, probation officer and community worker and has written 14 books, including Anti-Racist Social Work (second edition) and Sociology for Social Work. - MALCOLM PAYNE is Professor of Applied Community Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University, having previously worked in probation, social services and the national and local voluntary sector. He is the author of the best-selling Modern Social Work Theory (second edition) and his most recent book is Teamwork in Multiprofessional Care.