Social Work in a Digital Society

Social Work in a Digital Society
Author: Sue Watling
Publisher: Learning Matters
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2012-05-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0857256785

This book will help students develop their understanding of how the internet is impacting on social work education and practice in 21st century. Essential reading for students interested in the influence of digital technology and social media, including the impact of digital divides, this book looks at how the value-base of social work can have a positive effect on service users and carers who engage with digital services.

Sociology and Social Work

Sociology and Social Work
Author: Jo Cunningham
Publisher: Learning Matters
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2014-03-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 147390725X

Sociological perspectives and their application to social work are an inherent part of the QAA benchmark statements in the social work degree. In addition, graduates must understand how sociological perspectives can be used to dissect societal and structural influences on human behaviour at individual, group and community levels. This fully-revised second edition includes a new chapter on social class and welfare and is mapped to the new Professional Capabilities Framework for Social Work.

Social Work and Society

Social Work and Society
Author: Pollock, Sarah
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2019-11-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1447344715

It is essential that social work students understand the lasting impact political decision making can have on service users, yet little guidance exists on this subject. This valuable book provides a comprehensive introduction to politics in social work, unifying the themes of political ideology and social construction across several areas of social work practice, including emerging areas of practice. The book: • Introduces the dominant political ideologies in the UK; • Examines the impact of these ideological perspectives on different demographic groups; • Explores emerging areas of growing political interest such as radicalisation; • Employs case studies and examples from practice to aid student understanding. Including helpful key points to guide reading at the beginning of each chapter, as well as exercises for seminars and further reading recommendations, this text will be an invaluable resource to all students in social work.

Social Work in a Risk Society

Social Work in a Risk Society
Author: Stephen A. Webb
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2006-01-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1350313882

This path-breaking text constructs a new way of thinking about social work based on contemporary social theory. Working in a counter-tradition that is suspicious of a number of governing ideas and practices in social work, it draws on themes from Beck, Giddens, Rose to explore the impact of risk society and neo liberalism on social work.

Work and Society

Work and Society
Author: Tim Strangleman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2008-04-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134327781

Work and Society provides a comprehensive investigation of the major trends in work and employment. The changing social order and its impact upon the labour market in recent years, alongside the huge changes brought about by new technology and globalization are considered.

In and Against the State

In and Against the State
Author: London Edinburgh Weekend Return Group
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-08-20
Genre: Government, Resistance to
ISBN: 9780745341804

Forty years after its first publication, In and Against the State returns with a new introduction and featuring an interview with John McDonnell

Social Work, Social Welfare, and American Society

Social Work, Social Welfare, and American Society
Author: Philip R. Popple
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Public welfare
ISBN: 9780205793839

Social Work, Social Welfare and American Society provides students with a political perspective on social welfare with definitions of liberal, conservative, and radical positions - in order to help them better appreciate the political context of social welfare programs. Each chapter reflects and integrates the core competencies in the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). End-of-chapter assessment reinforces this integration, and MySocialWorkLab.com activities support the mastery of CSWE's core competencies. This popular introductory text is written by two of the best-known authors in social work and social welfare. The Eighth Edition continues to examine the values, ethics, and knowledge needed by social workers, as well as exploring social workers' current roles in social welfare programs. A key strength of this text is its strong coverage of the history of social welfare movements. It allows students to place welfare developments in an historical context.

The Ecosocial Transition of Societies

The Ecosocial Transition of Societies
Author: Aila-Leena Matthies
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317034597

This groundbreaking book both explains and expands the growing debate on ecological (environmental) social work at the global level. In order to achieve this, the book strengthens the environmental paradigm in social work and social policy by undertaking further research on theoretical and conceptual clarification as well as distinct reflections on its practical directions. Divided into five parts: concepts; the impact of environmental crises; sustainable communities and lifestyles; food politics; and the profession in transition, this work’s main objective is to place ecological social work as a part of the more comprehensive and interdisciplinary eco-social transition of societies towards sustainability, balancing economic and social development with the limited resources of the natural environment. By focussing on these five core concepts, it shows how social work and social policy contribute to this transition through having a research-based approach and orientation on solutions rather than problem analysis. The book will be of interest to scholars from a broad range of disciplines, including those in social work and social policy, sustainability, economics, agriculture and environmental studies.

Global social work

Global social work
Author: Carolyn Noble,
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2014-06-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1743324049

Global social work: crossing borders, blurring boundaries is a collection of ideas, debates and reflections on key issues concerning social work as a global profession, such as its theory, its curricula, its practice, its professional identity; its concern with human rights and social activism, and its future directions. Apart from emphasising the complexities of working and talking about social work across borders and cultures, the volume focuses on the curricula of social work programs from as many regions as possible to showcase what is being taught in various cultural, sociopolitical and regional contexts. Exploring the similarities and differences in social work education across many countries of the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Pacific, the book provides a reference point for moving the current social work discourse towards understanding the local and global context in its broader significance.

Social Work Ethics in a Changing Society

Social Work Ethics in a Changing Society
Author: MICHAEL. REISCH
Publisher:
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2020-10-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781516583362

Social Work Ethics in a Changing Society analyzes the challenges social workers face in applying social work values and ethics due to recent significant social, political, cultural, and technological changes. It provides readers with guidelines for ethical practice based on a philosophic foundation rooted in social justice principles. The book begins with a summary of key ethical concepts and principles. It then provides a brief history of social work ethics and analyzes their core assumptions in the context of new realities. The book provides readers with several frameworks through which to analyze a variety of contemporary ethical issues. In subsequent chapters, it applies these frameworks to situations largely derived from real world experience. Global sources provide a comparative perspective on the interpretation and implementation of social work values and ethics. The book contains extensive case examples and reflection exercises that illustrate ethical dilemmas in all areas of practice and those created or complicated by increasing social and cultural diversity. It includes content on the application of ethics to policy practice through examples drawn from the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the nation's response to the coronavirus pandemic, and other current policy issues. Designed to help current and future social workers navigate a fractious, ever-evolving society, Social Work Ethics in a Changing Society is an excellent resource for students, faculty, and practitioners within the discipline.