Policy & Social Work Practice

Social policy is central to social work practice. This textbook is designed to help students, practitioners and academics think critically about the relationship between policy and practice; particularly in how policy both structures and informs practice. Reflective questions help critical thinking and links to websites of substantive information across the UK and internationally help keep you up-to-date with policy developments.

The authors′ experience and skills in working with different service user groups combine to provide a constructive and critical approach to working with social policy in an era of welfare retrenchment.

Key topics include: discretion and practice; social work training and education; safeguarding children; responses to the needs of looked after children; personalization in adult care; 'race' and welfare policy; domestic violence; mental health and capacity; and comparing social work and social care internationally.

Author: Tony Evans

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Publication Date: Nov 15, 2015

Number of Pages: 192 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 1848606974

ISBN-13: 9781848606975