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Social Work and Multi-agency Working
Kate Morris
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Description for Social Work and Multi-agency Working
Hardcover. The book is unique in drawing together contributors from a range of different disciplines to consider the issues and challenges involved for social work practice in multi agency working. Editor(s): Morris, Kate. Series: Social Work in Practice Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 178 x 18. .
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
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Social Work in Practice Series
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861349460
SKU
V9781861349460
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