Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
ROBERT ADAMS is Visiting Professor of Social Work, University of Teesside, UK. He has worked in social work and criminal justice settings and is the author of a number of books, including Social Policy for Social Work and Quality Social Work. He is also co-editor of the best-selling trilogy, Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates 2e, Critical Practice in Social Work and Social Work Futures.Now in its fourth edition, completely revised and updated, this book continues to offer in-depth coverage spanning both conceptual debates about empowerment and a range of practice issues. The text provides social workers with a clear framework for critical and empowering practice with service users and carers. The author offers an account of the development of empowerment and participation in practice, considering all dimensions, from work with individuals and groupwork, through to organisational, community and political aspects.
The clarity and accessibility, as well as new examples reflecting varied global contexts and material on empowering children and adults, make it an essential resource at all levels of study.
New to this Edition:
- Strong emphasis on the needs of service users and a clear focus on how social workers may encourage service user and carer prticipation
- Internationally diverse case studies and practice examples, reflecting global concerns as well as the changing service and practice terrains in the UK
- New and extended material on empowering children and adults
Introduction to fourth edition
PART 1: THEORIES, MODELS AND METHODS FOR EMPOWERING PRACTICE
Ingredients of Empowerment: the Global Challenge
Frameworks for Empowerment
PART 2: PRACTISING EMPOWERMENT
Self-Empowerment
Empowering Individuals
Empowering Groups
Empowering Organisations
Empowering Communities and Political Systems
Empowering Evaluation
PART 3: ISSUES FOR SOCIAL WORK
Empowering Service Users and Carers
Towards an Empowering Social Work
Bibliography
Index
A fresh approach to classic social work texts. All professions must be responsive to changing social and economic conditions if they are to meet the needs of those they serve. This series focuses on sound practice and the specific contribution which social workers can make to the well-being of our society. The books inform, stimulate and promote discussion, thus adding to the further development of skills and high professional standards.