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Social work and social policy : an introduction / created by Jonathan Dickens.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Student social work | Student social workPublisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016Edition: Second editionDescription: 211 pages. xii, 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781138017566 (hardback)
  • 9781138017573 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV40.35 DIC
Contents:
What is social work for? -- What is social policy about? -- The role of the state -- Need -- Poverty -- Rights -- Inequality -- Participation -- Regulation -- Prevention and personalisation -- Commissioning and integration -- Funding and spending -- Conclusion : Between the middle and the margins.
Summary: An understanding of social policy is vital for engaging practically with social work values, dealing with political and ethical questions about responsibility, liberty and our understanding of 'the good society'. This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to social policy.
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Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf HV40.35 DIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 152233 Available Donation BK139464
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf HV40.35 DIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 152234 Available Donation BK139467
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf HV40.35 DIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 152235 Available Donation BK139703
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf HV40.35 DIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 152236 Available Donation BK139697
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf HV40.35 DIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 152237 Available Donation BK139700
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf HV40.35 DIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 152238 Available Donation BK139470
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf HV40.35 DIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 152239 Available Donation BK139709
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf HV40.35 DIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 152240 Available Donation BK139706
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf HV40.35 DIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 152241 Available Donation BK139712
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf HV40.35 DIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 152242 Available Donation BK139715

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is social work for? --
What is social policy about? --
The role of the state --
Need --
Poverty --
Rights --
Inequality --
Participation --
Regulation --
Prevention and personalisation --
Commissioning and integration --
Funding and spending --
Conclusion : Between the middle and the margins.

An understanding of social policy is vital for engaging practically with social work values, dealing with political and ethical questions about responsibility, liberty and our understanding of 'the good society'. This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to social policy.

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