Social Work and Poverty: A Critical Approach by Lester Parrott (English) Paperba

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Social work and poverty: A critical approach provides a timely review of the key issues facing social workers and service users in working together to combat poverty, covering key areas including access to food, obesity and drug use.

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Social work and poverty: A critical approach provides a timely review of the key issues facing social workers and service users in working together to combat poverty.First, it situates social work and poverty within a historical context, then analyses definitions and theories of poverty along with their importance in enabling anti-oppressive practice with service users. It goes on to evaluate the Welfare Reform Act 2012 in relation to the negative impact on service users and social workers alike. Key areas of social work and social care are covered with regard to the effects of poverty including, uniquely, access to food, obesity and problematic drug use. Finally the impacts of globalisation on social work and issues of poverty are explored.The book will be of interest to students, researchers and academics in social work and policy makers working in related areas.

Author Biography

Lester Parrott is a lecturer in social work at Keele University. He has published widely in relation to social work and social policy and contributes regularly to social work journals with reference to ethical issues and anti-oppressive practice.

Table of Contents

Poverty and Social Work: The Historical Context;Social Work and the Concept of Poverty;The Reform of Welfare?;Service Users and the Experience of Poverty;Social Work and Poverty: Ethics and Practice;Social Work Organisations: Responding to Poverty;Poverty: Social Division and Service Users;Globalisation, Social Work and Poverty;Conclusion.

Review

"Social work and poverty achieves its aim of putting poverty where it belongs: at the centre of social work theory and practice." Rona Woodward, University of Stirling

Long Description

Social work and poverty: A critical approach provides a timely review of the key issues facing social workers and service users in working together to combat poverty.First, it situates social work and poverty within a historical context, then analyses definitions and theories of poverty along with their importance in enabling anti-oppressive practice with service users. It goes on to evaluate the Welfare Reform Act 2012 in relation to the negative impact on service users and social workers alike. Key areas of social work and social care are covered with regard to the effects of poverty including, uniquely, access to food, obesity and problematic drug use. Finally the impacts of globalisation on social work and issues of poverty are explored. The book will be of interest to students, researchers and academics in social work and policy makers working in related areas.

Review Quote

" Social Work and Poverty achieves its aim of putting poverty where it belongs: at the centre of social work theory and practice."

Feature

* Focuses on why the issue of poverty has never been satisfactorily understood or engaged with by social work* Fills a gap for social work texts tackling the subject of poverty for a student audience* Takes an anti-oppressive approach to practice with service users* Critically engages with the capabilities framework* Includes reference to international practice throughout.

Details ISBN1447307941 Author Lester Parrott ISBN-10 1447307941 ISBN-13 9781447307945 Format Paperback Imprint Policy Press Place of Publication Bristol Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 362.5 Media Book Short Title SOCIAL WORK & POVERTY Language English Pages 176 Subtitle A Critical Approach Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-11-20 UK Release Date 2013-11-20 NZ Release Date 2013-11-20 Publisher Bristol University Press Alternative 9781447307952 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2013-11-19 Illustrations Not illustrated We've got this

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