Social work and social exclusion the idea of practice / Michael Sheppard.

Author/creator Sheppard, Michael
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate,
Description281 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Social exclusion and social work -- Social work and social exclusion -- The nature of social work -- Knowledge and values, postmodernism and social work -- Need -- Authority and choice -- Empowerment -- Maintenance, social functioning and coping -- Interpretivism, reflection and social work as art -- Social work, science and technical instrumentalism -- Judgement and decision making : practical reasoning, process knowledge and critical thinking -- Social work intervention and human nature -- Conclusion : the discipline of social work.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [249]-269) and indexes.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006012017
ISBN0754647684 (hbk)
ISBN0754647706 (pbk)
ISBN9780754647683 (hbk)
ISBN9780754647706 (pbk)

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