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Social Work with Disabled People
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Social Work with Disabled People
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Description
Having gone through 30 years of development, the new edition of this highly-regarded classic is the most trusted companion for understanding and promoting the potential for social work with disabled people. It offers readers a clear introduction to the core issues of disability alongside discussion and assessment of the social worker's role.
Written by an experienced and highly respected team of authors, the book reflects:
- The latest updates, developments and policy changes
- The broad range of areas needing to be understood for informed practice
- Recent changes to the focus of social work education and practice
- The Social Model of Disability, encouraging debate about its role in social work
- Developments for independent living
- The heightened importance of safeguarding issues, giving attention to the topical issue of disabilist hate crime
Accessible to a broad readership and respected by disabled people themselves, this text is the foundation for effective practice.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Setting the Scene
Social Work and Disability: Old and New Directions
Impairment, Disability and Research
Relationships and Families
Independent Living and Personal Assistance
Independent Living: The Wider Social Policy and Legal Context
Independent Living: Vulnerability and Safeguarding
Conclusion – Future Directions.
Product details
| Published | 01 Mar 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 4th |
| Extent | 208 |
| ISBN | 9781350313279 |
| Imprint | Red Globe Press |
| Series | Practical Social Work Series |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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