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Hall - Constructing Clienthood in Social Work and Human Services: Interaction, Identities and Practices - 9781843100737 - V9781843100737
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Constructing Clienthood in Social Work and Human Services: Interaction, Identities and Practices

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Description for Constructing Clienthood in Social Work and Human Services: Interaction, Identities and Practices Paperback. This innovative book explores social work, therapy and counselling as a series of encounters - between clients and human services professionals, social workers, their colleagues and other professionals, and more widely between citizens and the state. It presents in-depth discussion of the roles, language and contexts of meetings between them. Editor(s): Juhila, Kirsi; Poso, Tarja; White, Sue; Hall, Chris; Parton, Nigel. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.

This innovative book explores social work, therapy and counselling as a series of encounters - between clients and human services professionals, social workers, their colleagues and other professionals, and more widely between citizens and the state. Providing a variety of social constructionist perspectives on the idea of the 'client', it presents in-depth discussion of the roles, language and contexts of meetings between social workers and their clients.

International contributors present discussion on categorization, analysing identities and reflexive practice. Drawing data from a variety of sources, including meetings, client files and transcribed dialogues with clients, the book employs methods such ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843100737
SKU
V9781843100737
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1

About Hall
Christopher Hall is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Childhood Studies, University of Huddersfield. Kirsi Juhila is Professor of Social Work at the University of Tampere, Finland. Nigel Parton is a Professor in Child Care and Director of the Centre for Applied Childhood Studies, University of Huddersfield, and visiting professor at the University of Tampere. Tarja Pösö is ... Read more

Reviews for Constructing Clienthood in Social Work and Human Services: Interaction, Identities and Practices
This reader should be of interest to social work students, and to existing social work staff who want or need to reflect on their practice…nicely illustrated with examples.
Care & Health Magazine

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