Fook, Jan
Social Work: A Critical Approach to Practice
- ISBN 13:
- 9781529790238
- author:
- Fook, Jan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 248
- Dimensions:
- 24.2 x 17 centimetres (0.43 kg)
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Social Work,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Jan Fook returns to update her seminal text on social work, celebrating its enduring ideals and providing a fresh perspective for students and professionals.
This updated edition explores the historical and current contexts of critical social work, introducing key concepts such as knowledge, power, discourse, identity, and difference. Part Two delves into how these ideas need to be rethought in new contexts, while Part Three illustrates how they can inform new practices.
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