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Peter Simcock - Social Work and Disability (Polity Social Work in Theory and Practise) - 9780745670201 - V9780745670201
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Social Work and Disability (Polity Social Work in Theory and Practise)

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Description for Social Work and Disability (Polity Social Work in Theory and Practise) Paperback. Social Work and Disability offers a contemporary and critical exploration of social work practice with people with physical and sensory impairments, an area that has previously been marginalized within both practice and academic literature. Series: Polity Social Work in Theory and Practise. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171. .

Social Work and Disability offers a contemporary and critical exploration of social work practice with people with physical and sensory impairments, an area that has previously been marginalized within both practice and academic literature. It explores how social work practice can, and indeed does, contribute to the promotion of disabled people’s rights and the securing of positive outcomes in their lives.

The book begins by exploring the ways in which disability is understood and how this informs policy and practice. Opening with a thought-provoking account of the lived experience of a disabled person using social work services, it goes on ... Read more

Social Work and Disability will be essential reading for social work students and practitioners. It will also be of interest to service users and carers, students on health and social care courses, third-sector practitioners and advocates.

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Product Details

Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Polity Social Work in Theory and Practise
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745670201
SKU
V9780745670201
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2

About Peter Simcock
Peter Simcock is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Staffordshire University Rhoda Castle was formerly Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Applied Social Studies at Staffordshire University

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