Social work and social exclusion

Abstract

Contents: Preface Introduction Social exclusion and social work Social work and social exclusion The nature of social work Knowledge values, post modernism 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 Indexes.