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Social Work and Multi-agency Working
Kate Morris
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Description for Social Work and Multi-agency Working
Paperback. Explores the challenges and opportunities for social-work education and practice within the context of multi-agency working. This book includes perspectives of those using services as well as describing the relevant legal and policy context and offering an overview of key research findings. Editor(s): Morris, Kate. Series: Social Work in Practice Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 334.
Multi-agency working is a dominant characteristic of emerging policy and practice across the range of social care settings. While this challenging activity places considerable demands at both practice and policy levels, when done well, service users agree it offers enhanced service provision. When delivered ineffectively, it can be frustrating and disempowering. This stimulating introductory text explores the challenges and opportunities for social-work education and practice within the context of multi-agency working. It brings together leading experts from across a range of disciplines, including criminology, mental health, child protection, drugs and alcohol, and education, to give the reader insights into different ... Read more
Multi-agency working is a dominant characteristic of emerging policy and practice across the range of social care settings. While this challenging activity places considerable demands at both practice and policy levels, when done well, service users agree it offers enhanced service provision. When delivered ineffectively, it can be frustrating and disempowering. This stimulating introductory text explores the challenges and opportunities for social-work education and practice within the context of multi-agency working. It brings together leading experts from across a range of disciplines, including criminology, mental health, child protection, drugs and alcohol, and education, to give the reader insights into different ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Social Work in Practice Series
Condition
New
Weight
333g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861349453
SKU
V9781861349453
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Kate Morris
Kate Morris is based at the University of Birmingham and is currently the Head of Social Work within the Institute of Applied Social Studies.
Reviews for Social Work and Multi-agency Working
"........this book is a useful starter text about the challenges of multi-agency working, which, it is to be hoped, will lead to further research into the effectiveness of multi-agency working." Janet Lancefield in British Journal of Social Work "This book fulfils the need for more literature on this increasingly important subject - its distinctive contribution is providing material from ... Read more