1st Edition

Perspectives in Social Work

By Noel Timms, Rita Timms Copyright 1977
244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

Perspectives in Social Work was originally published in 1977 and provides a text for social workers in training to use. The book argues for a more philosophical approach to both understanding and doing social work and seeks to establish simple and basic elements in social work, asking questions such as: what should a social worker be able to do? What should a social worker know and believe?... Read more

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. The Approach of the Book

2. Taking Bearings on Social Work

3. Does Social Work Work?

4. What Should a Social Worker be Able to Do?

5. What Should a Social Worker Know? Some General Considerations

6. Social Work Knowledge – Some Neglected Key Concepts

7. Social Work Knowledge – Findings and Theories

8. Social Work Beliefs and Attitudes

9. A Social Worker Takes Bearings

Bibliography

Biography

Timms, Noel; Timms, Rita