Summary

Telling the story of thirteen social workers in the UK, this book makes social work visible, providing a vivid idea of what a career in social work entails.

Notes

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgement; Introduction; Part I Voices from social work practice; Chapter 1 The juggling act; Chapter 2 Social work in the neighbourhood; Chapter 3 A minority experience; Chapter 4 Social work in transition; Chapter 5 From Castlemilk to Chisinau; Part II Voices from social work management; Chapter 6 Joint future; Chapter 7 Service first; Chapter 8 Letting goldfish go; Part III Voices from social work education and training; Chapter 9 From practice to theory; Chapter 10 Sikhing social work; Chapter 11 Making a difference. Chapter 12 Social work inside outChapter 13 Changing social work; Part IV Commentary; Chapter 14 Becoming and being a social worker; Index; Electronic reproduction.Available via World Wide Web.

Classification

• LCC: HV247
• Dewey Decimal: 361.30941

Book Details

• Language: eng
• Physical Description: 185 p.

Subjects

• Social service
• Social workers
• Electronic books

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