Horner, Nigel <br/><br/>
What is social work? :    contexts and perspectives / 
Nigel Horner. 
 - Fifth edition. 
 - London :  2019.  Learning Matters,  c2019. 
 - xvii, 257 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm 
 - Transforming social work practice .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-244) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction and the core themes -- The beginnings of social work: ‘the comfort of strangers’ -- Social work with children, young people and families -- Working with people with learning difficulties (or learning disabilities) -- Social work with people experiencing mental distress -- Social work and older people --<br/>Formalising and consolidating social work as a profession -- Current services, practices and social work education issues -- Summarizing remarks and signposts -- Appendix 1: Professional capabilities framework -- Appendix 2: Subject benchmark for social work Appendix 3: A code of ethics for social work (BASW) values and principles -- Appendix 4: Mapping services in modern social work and social care settings -- Appendix 5: Timeline of the development of social work -- Appendix 6: Summary of recommendations from the Munro report -- Appendix 7: What is social work? -- Appendix 8: the seven principles of public life. <br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781473989481 (paperback) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2018957323 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social service--History--Great Britain<br/>Social service--Great Britain<br/>Great Britain--Social policy
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV245   / H78 2019