Core social work [electronic resource] : international theory, values and practice / Willem Blok ; foreword by Stephen A. Webb.
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Table of Contents:
- Core Social Work: International Theory, Values and Practice; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; I.1 Approach; I.2 Structure; I.3 Character; 1. Social Work; 1.1 Aim and content; 1.2 Professional ethics; 1.3 Social work education; 1.4 Body of knowledge; 1.4.1 Humanistic psychology; 1.4.2 Holistic approach; 1.4.3 Ecological Systems Theory; 1.4.4 Communicative action: LifeWorld and System World; 1.4.5 Planned Change Theory; 1.4.6 Tasks, roles, and functions in society; 2. Surviving
- Needs and Social Conditions; 2.1 Unequal chances; 2.2 Needs and desires.
- 2.2.1 Hierarchy of Needs2.2.3 16 basic needs; 2.3 The 'whole' human being; 2.3.1 Holism; 2.3.2 Holistic interactionism; 2.4 Life conditions: Ecological Systems Theory; 2.5 Communicative action: Life World and System World; 2.6 Practice: the basics of social work; 2.6.1 Nature and nurture; 2.6.2 Social environment: micro, meso, and macro; 2.6.3 Groups, structures, roles, and power; 2.6.4 Abilities, attitude, and skills; 2.6.5 Unsatisfied needs; 2.6.6 Problem solving and compensation; 3. Development and Change; 3.1 About developing, changing, and improving; 3.2 Aspects of change; 3.2.1 Scale.
- 3.2.2 Cause3.2.3 Angle; 3.2.4 Nature; 3.2.5 Extent; 3.2.6 Tempo; 3.2.7 Impact; 3.2.8 Course; 3.2.9 Steering; 3.3 Planned change and beyond; 3.4 The social worker as 'change agent'; 3.4.1 Spontaneous and planned change; 3.4.2 Problem-solving models; 3.4.3 Interventions; 3.4.4 Methods and strategy; 3.4.5 Integrative approach: towards a new methodology of changing; 4. Help and Support; 4.1 Purpose and tasks of social work; 4.2 Roles; 4.3 Professional action repertoire; 5. Position and Functions of Social Work in Society; 5.1 Social work and social policy; 5.1.1 Social quality.
- 5.1.2 Local social policy5.2 Social work and democracy; 5.2.1 Democratic policy development and decision making; 5.2.2 Tasks and roles of social workin the democratic process; 5.2.3 The democratic need for a balance of powers; 5.3 Overview; 6. Perspectives; 6.1 Development of social work; 6.2 Globalization; 6.2.1 International organizations; 6.2.2 International journals and magazines; 6.2.3 Data banks and portals on the internet; 6.2.4 Books; 6.3 Neoliberal social policy; 6.3.1 Market, management, and profession; 6.3.2 Growing critics and international movement; 6.3.3 Pros, cons, and damage.
- 6.4 Democratic and profession always out and forward6.4.1 A democratic way out; 6.4.2 Moving forward as a profession; 6.4.3 Think global, act local, and behave social!; References; Subject Index; Author Index.
