Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: New. 1st Edition. Contents: 1. Understanding Social Work. 2. Historical Development of Social Work in the World. 3. Values and Ethics in Social Work. 4. Practice Focus in Social Work. 5. Diverse Roles of Social Work. 6. Challenges of Social Work Today. Social Work in a Globalizing World highlights about the social work and its new development, new knowledge, skills, practice theories and approaches practiced by social work professionals, both in India and other countries. In the present book, an effort has been made for the students, practitioners and researchers and educators of social work in underpinning the overall social work knowledge and its philosophy. Broad overview of the value and ethics, world view of social work and its historical development in the world, foundation of social work practice, goals and components of good practice, levels of practice, intervention methods and different practice theories and approaches in social work used by social worker in different settings and diverse roles of social worker have been discussed at length. The book also contemplates on problems and challenges of social work as well as in field work practice today. Today social work is facing a number of significant changes and challenges as it seeks to determine a unique identity in the face of competing and emerging profession. In this light, the book tries to question whether social worker should follow the western methods and approaches or should we favour Indianization of social work approaches, methods etc. based on our own socio-economic and political culture? Whether and how professional associations, educators should be the sole motivator for the upliftment of social work profession in India? Whether social work is in crisis today and what should be the new roles of social worker? Answer to these questions have been given in an evocative and justified manner. Planned as a standard text for social work students, this will also be a resourceful book for teachers, scholars and general readers. (jacket). Codice articolo 126855

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