Social Work Theories in Context

Höfundur: Karen Healy (Útgáfa: 3)
Social Work Theories in Context

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This popular and innovative core text book explores contemporary social work theories and perspectives in a systematic way, using an integrated and flexible framework to link context, theory, and practice approaches. Healy expertly provides an applied guide to social work theory across a range of organisational contexts, showing social work as a diverse activity that is profoundly shaped by professional purpose, public policy, and practice locations.

This edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect developments in the contexts and theorising of social work practices. This is ideal reading to support and develop undergraduate and postgraduate students taking modules on Social Work Theories and Methods on qualifying professional programmes. Its international breadth and supportive pedagogical features have ensured the book's value to students of social work all over the world.

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Útgefandi
Bloomsbury UK
ISBN
9781350332751
Print ISBN
9781350321571
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
3
Höfundar
Karen Healy
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2022-07-28
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
10
Afritunar takmörkun
10

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part 1 Introduction
  • 1 Understanding Our Context
  • The Importance of Discourse
  • Theories for Practice
  • Discourses and Theories for Practice: What’s the Difference?
  • Why Context Matters
  • Conclusion
  • 2 A Dynamic Model of Practice
  • Constructing Social Work Purpose: A Dynamic Approach
  • A Dynamic Approach to Theory Use
  • Creating and Using Theory in Practice: Debates about Evidence and Reflection
  • Approaching Theory Reflexively: Creating Theory in Practice
  • Conclusion
  • Part 2 Discourses Shaping Practice Contexts
  • 3 Dominant Discourses in Health and Welfare: Biomedicine & Neoliberalism
  • The Biomedical Discourse
  • Neoliberal Discourse
  • Dominant Discourses as Sites of Struggle
  • Conclusion
  • 4 Behavioural and Social Science Discourses: ‘Psy’ and Sociological Ideas in Social Work
  • Social Work and the ‘Psy’ Disciplines
  • Sociological Discourses
  • Conclusion
  • 5 Alternative Discourses: Citizen Rights, Religion and Spirituality, and Post-Humanism
  • Citizen Rights Discourse
  • Religious and Spiritual Discourses
  • Post-Humanism: Recognizing the ‘More-Than-Human’ World
  • Conclusion
  • Part 3 Social Work Theories for Practice
  • 6 Four Waves of Systems Theories: From General Systems Theory to Eco-social Work
  • Systems Theories in Context
  • The First Wave: General Systems Theory
  • The Second Wave: Ecosystems Perspectives
  • The Third Wave: Complex Systems Theories
  • The Fourth Wave: Eco-social Work
  • Strengths and Limitations of Systems Theories in Social Work
  • Conclusion
  • 7 Problem-solving Approaches: Focusing on Task-Centred Practice
  • Problem-solving Practice in Context
  • Task-Centred Practice: A Brief History
  • Key Principles of Task-Centred Practice
  • Task-Centred Practice: Putting the Model into Practice
  • Comparing Task-Centred and Crisis Intervention
  • Links to Motivational Interviewing
  • Strengths, Weaknesses and Issues in Problem-solving Approaches
  • Conclusion
  • 8 Relationship-Based, Strengths and Solution-Focused Practice
  • Contexts of Theory Development
  • Relationship-Based Practice
  • Strengths
  • Weaknesses and Concerns
  • Origins of the Strengths Perspective
  • Knowledge Foundations of the Strengths Perspective
  • Practice Assumptions and Principles
  • The Strengths Perspective in Community Development: An Assets Approach
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
  • Differences between Strengths and SFBT
  • Strengths of the Strengths Perspective and SFBT
  • Weaknesses and Concerns about the Strengths Perspective and SFBT
  • Conclusion
  • 9 Modern Critical Social Work: Addressing Structural Contexts
  • The Foundations of Modern Critical Social Work
  • The Early History of Critical Social Work
  • The Birth of Radical Social Work
  • Diversifying Critical Practice
  • Anti-oppressive Practice
  • Core Assumptions of Anti-oppressive Practice
  • Anti-oppressive Practice: Some Critical Reflections
  • Conclusion
  • 10 ‘Post-theories’: Postmodern, Poststructural and Postcolonial Approaches
  • Post-Theories in Context
  • Differences among Post-Theories
  • Post-Theories and Social Work Practices
  • Key Concepts
  • Discourse
  • Subjectivity
  • Power
  • Deconstruction
  • Progress
  • Conclusion
  • 11 Creating Frameworks for Practice
  • The Challenges Facing Social Work
  • Frameworks for Practice
  • Formalizing Practitioner Contribution to Knowledge
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • eCopyright