Social Work: Contexts and Practice is a practical introduction to the issues currently faced in social work practice. It is thoroughly revised to provide students with the practical skills they need to work in the social work fields of practice.

The fourth edition has been thoroughly revised to more effectively guide students through the diverse issues faced by social workers in the field and provide them with the practice skills they need to join them.

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• New Chapter 3: Social Justice and Critical Reflection
• Heavy updates to reflect recent changes in the industry
• New supplementary materials to engage students and further their understanding.

Foreword

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgements

PART 1: SOCIAL WORK AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
1. The Art and Science of Social Work
Louise Harms and Jane Maidment
2. Social Work Practice Theories and Frameworks
Marie Connolly and Karen Healy
3. Social Justice and Critical Reflection
Sharlene Nipperess
4. Social Work, Poverty and Disadvantage
Michael O’Brien
5. Revisiting Cross-cultural Practice
Charlotte Williams

PART 2: FIELDS OF PRACTICE
6. Working with Domestic and Family Violence
Cathy Humphreys and Kristin Diemer
7. Aboriginal Issues and Practice
Stephanie Gilbert
8. Making Sense of Indigenous Issues in Aotearoa New Zealand
Leland A. Ruwhiu
9. Pasifika Social Work
Yvonne Crichton-Hill
10. Working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Jay Marlowe and Linda Briskman
11. Working in Health Social Work
Liz Beddoe and Rosalie Pockett
12. Social Work and Disability
Lorna Hallahan
13. Working with Older People
Jane Maidment and Ralph Hampson
14. Supporting Well-being in Mental Health Practice
Lynne Briggs and Carole Adamson
15. Working in the Alcohol and Other Drugs Field
David Rose and Janet Farrow
16. Working in Child and Family Welfare
Emily Keddell and Ilan Katz
17. Social Work and the Justice System
Annabel Taylor and Andrew Frost
18. Psychosocial Responses to Disaster
Louise Harms and Margaret Alston
19. Trans-Tasman Reflections
Louise Harms, Marie Connolly and Jane Maidment

Concluding Thoughts

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Marie Connolly is Chair and Head of Social Work in the School of Health Sciences at University of Melbourne.

Louise Harms is Associate Dean (Equity, Diversity and Staff Development) in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and Deputy Head in the Department of Social Work, School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne.

Jane Maidment is Associate Professor in the Department of Human Services and Social Work and Chair of the University of Canterbury Human Ethics Committee.

The following resources are available for lecturers prescribing Social Work: Contexts and Practice, fourth edition, in their course:

• Instructors Resource Manual
• PowerPoint
• Image Gallery