Social Work: A Critical Approach to Practice

Social Work: A Critical Approach to Practice
ISBN-10
1529790255
ISBN-13
9781529790252
Series
Social Work
Category
Social Science
Pages
262
Language
English
Published
2022-09-23
Publisher
SAGE
Author
Jan Fook

Description

Now 20 years since its first publication, Jan Fook returns to update her seminal text. Celebrating the ageless ideals of the profession, this book throws a life belt to all social work students and professionals looking to engage with the critical tradition of social work to improve their understanding and practice. Part One: Critical Potential and Current Challenges sets the historical and current contexts for critical social work, introducing you to what critical social work is and what it means for practice. Part Two: Rethinking Ideas unpicks the major concepts associated with critical social work, including knowledge, power, discourse, identity, and difference, and how these need to be rethought in new contexts. Part Three: Redeveloping Practices illustrates how these new ideas can inform new practices, proving you with all the tools you need to deliver flexible, responsible and responsive social work practice.

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