A Brief introduction to social work theory / David Howe and Darren Hill.
- Second edition.
- Great Britain : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, c2024.
- vi, 262 pages : 23 cm.
Includes bibliography refrences and index.
1. An introduction to social work theory -- 2. Origins, case work and social reform -- 3. Cause and function -- 4. Psychoanalytic theory -- 5. Attachment theory -- 6. Behavioural therapies -- 7. Cognitive therapies -- 8. Task-centred work -- 9. Be responsible, think positive -- 10. Solution-focused approaches -- 11. The strengths perspective -- 12. Systematic and ecological approaches -- 13. Radical social work -- 14. Critical social work -- 15. Feminist social work -- 16. Anti-oppressive practice and empowerment -- 17. Relationship-based social work. -- 18. Person-centred approaches -- 19. Reflection and reflexibility -- 20. Wellbeing -- 21. Critical best practice -- 22. The best in theory -- Bibliographical references -- Index.