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Now in its fourth edition, completely revised and updated, this book continues to offer in-depth coverage spanning both conceptual debates about empowerment and a range of practice issues. The text provides social workers with a clear framework for critical and empowering practice with service users and carers. The author offers an account of the development of empowerment and participation in practice, considering all dimensions, from work with individuals and groupwork, through to organisational, community and political aspects.The clarity and accessibility, as well as new examples reflecting varied global contexts and material on empowering children and adults, make it an essential resource at all levels of study.

This book provides a user-friendly approach to practice learning by situating the experience of placement within a broader learning framework. Rather than treat placements as an isolated aspect of the degree, the book shows how the experience is relevant to all aspects of the social work experience. It is essential reading for all students.

Through the use of detailed practice examples and case studies, this comprehensive book clearly and succinctly examines the knowledge, skills and attitudes that social workers will require in order to engage and help families experiencing strain in a multitude of different situations.

This book provides social workers with a framework for reflecting on their day-to-day practice. Using a social worker's diary as a starting point, it provides valuable insight in to how reflection enhances skills and how factors such as values and emotions can shape social work practice.

A contemporary reflection on current practice, this book gets to the heart of what 'youth work' is about. It provides an in-depth overview and analysis of practice,addressing the many experiences of working with young people through insightful chapters written by practitioners themselves.

The book presents the views of leading experts on both sides of the Atlantic on the changes to the social structure of cities as a result of recent migration.

It examines how lesbian and gay politics have impacted on professional knowledge and practice and looks at the questions faced by social workers who identify as lesbian or gay.

Revised to emphasise the current policy drive towards personalisation and service user participation in care management, the new edition of Social Work with Older People remains an insightful introductory text.

Over-reliance on biological models in mental health practice has resulted in growing discontent from practitioners and service users, who know that social factors also have a major impact on people's mental health.

This timely text examines the experiences of women working with the effects of male violence in a range of key areas: with rape survivors, with battered wives, with women whose children have been sexually abused, with prostitutes, and with male abusers.

'Quite simply, it is the most useful book on probation work that I have ever read.' Rob Voakes, Probation Journal

This second edition of a classic text offers experience-based, practical guidelines for social workers and others regarding long term work with sufferers from the psychoses (principally affective disorders, schizophrenia and dementia).

Alternative critical models of evaluation, which take account of power, are explored, so as to enable practitioners to take responsibility for evaluating practice, both in order to inhibit poor, or even corrupt, practice, and to promote good practice.

The book presents the views of leading experts on both sides of the Atlantic on the changes to the social structure of cities as a result of recent migration.