What is Professional Social Work? Upplaga 2

"Malcolm Payne offers a compelling account of the orienting perspectives, core values, and essential concerns that shape contemporary social work. This book should be at the top of the reading list for educators, practitioners, students, and readers who want to better understand the nature and influence of professional social work in our time."ùWilliam Borden, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago How has the identity of social work and social workers developed over time? What is the nature of contemporary social work compared with other helping professions? How does American social work compare with social work in other countries? Where do the core values of American social work fit into an international perspective? How can students and practitioners improve their practice and increase social progress? What Is Professional Social Work? gives social workers and other mental health professionals a clear and internationally grounded discussion of the place of social work in multiprofessional care. Readers of this book will gain clarity and insight into their profession that will make them better social workers. Policy makers, practitioners, and students at all levels will benefit from Malcolm Payne's perspective and thoughtful exploration of social work. Filled with practical and accessible tools, this book offers new ways to consider and value the social worker's specific professional identity within the complex environment of professional practice. Features -Focuses on the nature and identity of social work and social workers. -Argues that social work is a discourse between three aspects of practice: social order, therapeutic, and transformational views. -Analyzes the interaction of organizational, social, and power relations. -Analyzes international forms of social work created by different welfare regimes. -Includes a preface written by the author specifically for this first American edition.