Practising Social Work

Practicing Social Workprovides a systematic exploratiuon of ar ange of social work approaches. Each chapter focuses on a single theme and explains the practice implications of a particular method. Introduction / Terry Philpot And Christopher Hanvey -- 1. The Systems Approach / Chris Payne -- 2. Task-centred Work / Mark Dael -- 3. Groupwork In Britain / Allan Brown -- 4. A Participatory Approach To Social Work / Suzy Croft And Peter Beresford -- 5. Community Work / Marjorie Mayo -- 6. The Behavioural Approach To Social Work / John Pierson -- 7. Practising Feminist Approaches / Annie Hudson, Lorraine Ayensu, Catherine Oadley And Matilde Patocchi -- 8. Alternatives To Custody / Norman Tutt -- 9. Anti-racist Social Work: A Black Perspective / Shama Ahmed -- 10. Crisis Intervention: Changing Perspectives / Kieran O'hagan -- 11. Casework / Celia Doyle -- 12. Family Therapy / Philippa Seligman -- 13. Welfare Rights / Paul Burgess -- 14. Written Agreements: A Contractual Approach To Social Work / Michael Preston-shoot. Edited By Christopher Hanvey And Terry Philpot. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Notes on contributors......Page 10 Acknowledgements......Page 13 Introduction......Page 14 The systems approach......Page 21 Task-centred work......Page 35 Groupwork in Britain......Page 48 A participatory approach to social work......Page 62 Community work......Page 80 The behavioural approach to social work......Page 93 Practising feminist approaches......Page 106 Alternatives to custody......Page 119 Anti-racist social work: a black perspective......Page 132 Crisis intervention: changing perspectives......Page 147 Casework......Page 159 Family therapy......Page 172 Welfare rights......Page 186 Written agreements: a contractual approach to social work......Page 197 Name index......Page 213 Subject index......Page 215 Social Sciences Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Notes on contributors 10 Acknowledgements 13 Introduction 14 The systems approach 21 Task-centred work 35 Groupwork in Britain 48 A participatory approach to social work 62 Community work 80 The behavioural approach to social work 93 Practising feminist approaches 106 Alternatives to custody 119 Anti-racist social work: a black perspective 132 Crisis intervention: changing perspectives 147 Casework 159 Family therapy 172 Welfare rights 186 Written agreements: a contractual approach to social work 197 Name index 213 Subject index 215 Social work currently faces some of its biggest challenges as a profession. This book provides a systematic exploration of the whole range of methods and approaches taking in client groups from young offenders to elderly people.