Social Work

'Comprehensive and user-friendly. I believe social work students, newly qualified and experienced social workers will find ths a valuable resource, especially when one is confronted by challenges in practice' - Professional Social Work. ' Social Work is a good overview that should refresh learner and tutor alike. [This book] is likely to appear on many social work reading lists. [It has] the potential to provide good learning opportunities for post-qualifying as well as pre-qualifying training' - Health and Social Care in the Community. `The unique aspect of this book which distinguishes it from other competitors is that it is constructed explicitly around the key roles and benchmark statements.. this book will offer something new and interesting to the growing field of social work education literature' - Dr Caroline Skehill, Queens University Belfast. Social Work: Introducing Professional Practice provides an understanding of the knowledge, values and skills requirements of professional social work. The author has played a key role in constructing the subject benchmarks for the social work degree and offers a reflective and thoughtful commentary upon training, education and practice. Written in a lively and readable style, the book captures the essence of the changes sweeping through social work and engages the reader in these debates.