Description
Product ID: | 9780333771556 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Anti Oppressive Social Work Theory and Practice |
Authors: | Author: Lena Dominelli, Jo Campling |
Page Count: | 211 |
Subjects: | Social work, Social work |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This book, by one of the leading theorists of social work, tackles a subject of crucial importance to students and practitioners alike: how social workers can enable their clients to challenge and transcend the manifold oppressions that disempower them (whether through poverty, disability, mental illness, etc.). This book, by one of the leading theorists of social work, tackles a subject of crucial importance to students and practitioners alike: how social workers can enable their clients to challenge and transcend the manifold oppressions that disempower them (whether through poverty, disability, mental illness, etc.). It moves from a discussion of social work''s purpose and ambitions to an exposition of theory and, from there, to the practice arenas of working with individuals, in groups, within organizations, and within a wider social and political context. |
Imprint Name: | Red Globe Press |
Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2002-09-16 |