Books in the Student Social Work series

Introduces sociological ideas and research, and places them into the context of social work practice. This title encourages readers to develop critical awareness and reach their own judgements about the usefulness and implications of holding certain conceptual positions and shows how social work can be informed and improved by doing so.

This fully revised and expanded second edition of this introductory text for social workers provides a knowledge base about human development from conception to death and is packed with real-life case studies and useful pedagogy. Great for revision, there is a student-friendly reference section with glossary and overviews of key theories.

This fully revised and expanded second edition of this introductory text for social workers provides a knowledge base about human development from conception to death and is packed with real-life case studies and useful pedagogy. Great for revision, there is a student-friendly reference section with glossary and overviews of key theories.

Placements can be one of the most exciting parts of your social work training but also one of the most daunting. This guide helps you to make the most of your practice learning opportunities. It highlights how you can make the most of your placement, as well as anticipating some of the problem areas and pitfalls to avoid.

What are the key ideas that underpin social work practice? This title presents the ideas which have informed social work practice over the years. It includes commentaries that allow the reader to understand the texts on their own terms as well as to be aware of their relations to each other and to the wider social work context.

Social Work in Scotland offers a comprehensive and timely account which charts the profession¿s history; locates present day social work within a changing political and cultural context; outlines the topography of current services, identifying key policy and practice features across different sectors; and considers the implications for the future of social work in Scotland.By bringing together expert contributions to address key themes in social work policy, practice and ideas, this book, with its strong theoretical and practice synthesis, captures this changing context and provides expert guidance to students and practitioners as to how they might understand and practise within it.

Social Work in Scotland offers a comprehensive and timely account which charts the profession¿s history; locates present day social work within a changing political and cultural context; outlines the topography of current services, identifying key policy and practice features across different sectors; and considers the implications for the future of social work in Scotland.By bringing together expert contributions to address key themes in social work policy, practice and ideas, this book, with its strong theoretical and practice synthesis, captures this changing context and provides expert guidance to students and practitioners as to how they might understand and practise within it.

This fully revised new edition of Becoming a Social Worker is made up of entirely new stories. Providing a `glocal¿ frame of reference, the book describes the personal and professional narratives of a diverse range of people working in social work in the UK, what brought them into the field and what has kept them in it ever since.