Social Work and Social Perspectives [Paperback]

Social Work and Social Work Perspectivesintroduces readers to a range of important sociological concepts, showing how these can feed critical practice and illustrate social work's complex relationship with the welfare state. Adopting a unique social policy framework, this distinctive text is illuminating reading.

EILEEN OAK is Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Salford, UK. She was a social worker for the previous 15 years, working with children and young people in a variety of settings.
EILEEN OAK is Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Salford, UK. She was a social worker for the previous 15 years, working with children and young people in a variety of settings.

Introduction
Social Theory and Social Work Practice
PART I: CONTEXTS OF SOCIAL WORK
The changing Welfare Landscape
Poverty, Social Exclusion and Citizenship
Sociology, the law and Social Work
PART II: ARENAS OF PRACTICE
Work with Service users
Valuing diversity and difference
Social Theory Assessment, Care Planning and Evaluation
Sociology and International Social Work.