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9781844452521 Academic Inspection Copy

Need, Risk and Protection in Social Work Practice

  • ISBN-13: 9781844452521
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS
    Imprint: LEARNING MATTERS LTD
  • Edited by Steve Hothersall, Edited by Mike Maas-Lowit
  • Price: AUD $96.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 06/05/2010
  • Format: Paperback (246.00mm X 171.00mm) 208 pages Weight: 400g
  • Categories: Social work [JKSN]
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This book provides a detailed and comprehensive guide to working with risk. It begins by looking at notions of need, vulnerability and protection and looks at the theoretical concepts of each before applying them to practice. By using this combination of theory and practice the authors are able to integrate policy for a wide range of services users, from older people to children, families and younger adults. Case studies accompany and illustrate each method and the reader is invited to engage in a number of exercises and activities to consolidate learning.
Steve Hothersall is a senior lecturer in social work at the Robert Gordon University. He has worked as both a practitioner and manager in childcare and was previously the Director of Post-qualifying and Masters programmes in Childcare at the University of York. Steve has also worked as a mental health officer, a nurse and a teacher. Mike Maas-Lowit practiced in mental health as an Approved Social Worker in England and Mental Health Officer in Scotland until he took up a lecturing post in social work in 1991, specialising in mental health law and policy. From 2005 to 2007 he worked as the Scottish Executive's MHO advisor, helping to develop MHO services on a national basis and to revise MHO training in the light of the sweeping legislative and policy changes. He has since returned to his substantive post as a lecturer in the Robert Gordon University.
Introduction PART ONE: Need and Vulnerability Risk Protection Capacity and Incapacity PART TWO: Need, Risk and Protection in Work with Children, Young People and Their Families Mental Health Older People Need, Risk and Protection in Criminal Justice Social Work and Probation Need, Risk and Disability Substance Use: What Are the Risks? Conclusions References
"This 'user friendly' book will underpin the teaching and learning of social work theory and practice; the book considers risk and protection factors against background of capacity and incapacity issues. Case studies provided throughout the book link theory to practice." Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University
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