Engaging with Social Work: A Critical Introduction

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Christine Morley, Phillip Ablett, Selma MacfarlaneCambridge University PressEdition: 2, 1/17/2019EAN 9781108452816, ISBN10: 1108452817Paperback, 432 pages, 25.4 x 18.4 x 3.2 cmLang uage: EnglishOriginally published in EnglishContemporary global challenges require practitioners to confidently analyse the dominant discourses and develop frameworks and strategies for future change. Engaging with Social Work equips students with a critical perspective and develops their understanding of social work and human services practice, with an emphasis on the principles of social justice and human rights. This fully revised second edition includes a new chapter on the emerging challenges and opportunities for social work, covering rising global inequality, re-invigorated possibilities for addressing violence against women, and threats to the planet. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives are integrated throughout the text to provide a more in-depth understanding. Reflective exercises, key definitions, case studies and unique practitioners' perspectives are integrated into each chapter to support learning. Engaging with Social Work provides an accessible, research-informed and rigorous introduction to complex concepts, theories and analyses, and develops a solid skill-set to prepare students for professional practice.1. The critical potential of social work2. Where in the world are we? The contexts of practice3. What can we do? A critical response to social contexts4. How did we get here? The history of critical social work5. Values and ethics for critical practice6. Theories for practice7. Social work practice8. Diverse voices9. Fields of practice10. Contemporary and emerging challenges (and opportunities) for social work11. Advancing critical social work into the future. Show more