Social Work Futures

This is the third and final volume in the trilogy begun by Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates and Critical Practice in Social Work. Edited by the same highly regarded team and bringing together a mix of established scholars and newer voices, the book follows a similar three-part structure to its companions but is carefully designed to complement rather than overlap with these. Its distinctive focus is on the development of practice through deepened understanding of social work processes, organizational settings and the evidence base for practice and multiprofessional working.

Academics and practitioners explore current issues in social work while looking towards the future of the profession. Aimed at students and practitioners, the volume is organized around three crucial components of social work training programs in the UK: process, practice, and research. Twenty-one contributions address such topics as the key principles of assessment, anti-discrimination work in mental health, and service user involvement in research. Adams teaches social work at the U. of Teesside. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Robert Adams is Visiting Professor of Social Work, University of Teesside.

Lena Dominelli is Professor of Social and Community Development and Director of the Centre for International Social and Community Development in the Department of Social Work Studies at the University of Southampton.

Malcolm Payne is Director of Psychosocial and Spiritual Care at St. Christopher's Hospice, UK.