Modern Social Work Theory, 5th Edition, 9780197568088
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Understand social work: critical theory guide for students and practitioners.

Modern Social Work Theory, 5th Edition

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    600 pages

  • Release Date

    4 April 2021

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Summary

Modern Social Work Theory: A Comprehensive Guide for Practitioners

Modern Social Work Theory, Fifth Edition provides a comprehensive and critical overview of the main practice theories, acting as a companion for students throughout their course and career. In this substantially reworked and updated edition, Malcolm Payne presents clear and concise evaluations of the pros and cons of major theories that inform social work practice, along with comparisons between them…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780197568088
ISBN-10:0197568084
Author:Malcolm Payne
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:Oxford University Press Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:600
Edition:5th
Release Date:4 April 2021
Weight:816g
Dimensions:234mm x 155mm x 33mm
About The Author

Malcolm Payne

Malcolm Payne holds honorary professorial posts with Manchester Metropolitan University, where he was for many years professor and head of Applied Community Studies, and Kingston University London, UK. He worked as a social worker and manager in probation, child and adult social care, and in community mental health and residential care development work in local and national voluntary organizations. Most recently he was director of psychosocial and spiritual care and policy and development advisor for St Christopher’s Hospice, London. He has also worked in social work education in the UK, Finland, Poland, and Slovakia. His publications include articles and papers on practice and theory in social work, on teamwork in interprofessional practice, and on practice and research in end-of-life care. Among his other books are Humanistic Social Work, What is Professional Social Work?, Citizenship Social Work with Older People, and (edited with Emma Reith-Hall) The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Theory (2019).

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