Social Work Theories and Methods - Brossura

Gray, Mel; Webb, Stephen A.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1412947413 ISBN 13: 9781412947411

Casa editrice: Sage Pubns Ltd, 2008

Riassunto

This exciting book draws together the key contemporary theories, theorists, and perspectives used in social work and explains how they are applied in practice and critiqued by social workers.

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Informazioni sull?autore

In 2008 Stephen Webb was appointed from the University of Sussex, UK to the University of Newcastle. He is Professor of Human Sciences and Director of the newly established Research Institute for Social Inclusion and Wellbeing (RISIW). Professor Webb is one of the worlds leading international researchers in the field of human services, Social Policy and is a pioneer of evidence-based practice research. His influential international research and publications since the late 1980s have significantly enriched the field of human services research by bringing innovative theoretical and methodological perspectives to the evaluation of social interventions and professional practice. His 2006 book Social Work in a Risk Society is widely acclaimed by international reviewers as demonstrating advanced scholarship and integrating sociological analysis to construct new conceptual and methodological frameworks in social work. His 2001 publication: ‘Some considerations on the validity of evidence-based practice in social work’, British Journal of Social Work, 31 (1), pp.57-79 is the world′s highest cited social work (field 1607) publication and ranked as the most influential journal article in the discipline over the past decade (Hodge et.al, 2011).

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Sage Pubns Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1412947413
• ISBN 13: 9781412947411
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 231
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile