About the Book

This major new text addresses the new agenda and explores what social work is in the 21st century. Structured around the framework of the National Occupational Standards for social work – and using terminology and concepts contained within them – the book examines how social work can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities and argues that to really make a difference it is necessary to think outside the box.

Features and benefits include:

— Provides all social work students with an introductory social work textbook for the 21st century

— Main chapters follow the six National Occupational Standards for social work

— Each chapter uses a problem-based learning approach, beginning with a ‘real-life’ case scenario from social work practice and drawing on messages from theory and research

— Includes a range of student friendly features including glossaries, summaries, questions, exercises, further reading and links to other resources

— Written by leading authors in their field and evaluated in detail by distinguished editorial panel

Demonstrating social work’s potential to be transformative, this new book provides the perfect introductory text for a new generation of social workers.

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Contents

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About the Author / Editor

Viviene Cree is Professor of Social Work Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

Steve Myers is Director of Social Work at the University of Salford.

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