Modern Social Work Theory, Fifth Edition provides a comprehensive and critical overview of the main practice theories that will act as a companion for students throughout their course and their career as a practitioner. In this substantially reworked and updated edition of his best-selling text, Malcolm Payne presents clear and concise evaluations of the pros and cons of major theories that inform social work practice and comparisons between them.

New to this Edition

• A fuller treatment of Psychodynamic Theory in Chapter 4: "Psychodynamic Relational Practice" and Chapter 5: "Psychodynamic Attachment Practice"
• An emphasis on green social work and environmental approaches to practice in new Chapter 16: "Eco Practice"
• New material on motivational interviewing, strengths, solutions, and narrative practice in a new Chapter 8, "Motivational Interviewing"
• New content on post-colonial approaches and critiques of multicultural and anti-racist theories in Chapter 18, " Anti-oppressive, Indigenous, and Multicultural Sensitivity Practice"

PART 1: Thinking about social work theory
1. The social construction of social work theory
2. Evaluating social work theory
3. Connecting theory and practice

PART 2: Reviewing social cohesion theories
4. Psychodynamic relational practice
5. Psychodynamic attachment practice
6. Crisis and task-centred practice
7. Cognitive-behavioural practice
8. Motivational interviewing
9. Systems, complexity and chaos

PART 3: Reviewing empowerment theories
10. Macro practice, social development and social pedagogy
11. Social construction practice: strengths and solutions
12. Social construction practice: narrative practice
13. Humanistic practice, existentialism and spirituality
14. Social justice, advocacy and empowerment

PART 4: Reviewing social change theories
15. Critical practice
16. Eco practice
17. Feminist practice
18. Anti-oppressive, Indigenous and multicultural sensitivity practice

Malcolm Payne holds honorary professorial posts with Manchester Metropolitan University, where he was for many years professor and head of Applied Community Studies, and Kingston University London, UK. He worked as a social worker and manager in probation, child and adult social care, and in community mental health and residential care development work in local and national voluntary organizations. Most recently he was director of psychosocial and spiritual care and policy and development advisor for St Christopher's Hospice, London. He has also worked in social work education in the UK, Finland, Poland, and Slovakia.

The student resources accompanying Modern Social Work Theory offer support for students in a range of ways as they read this book, whether in a course or on their own.

Student Resources accompanying this text include:

• Review Questions
• Student Study Notes: For the most part, the Study Notes are divided into five sections: Chapter Summary, Terminology, Key Ideas, Issues, and Reflections.

The instructor resources accompanying Modern Social Work Theory provide support for the text in a range of settings such as an introductory course in social work theory, a graduate course in social work, or as a supplementary text in other courses.

• PowerPoint Lecture Outlines
• Test Bank: Twenty sample test questions are provided for each chapter in a single file. The test questions represent typical questions that appear appropriate for students where the text is used in an introductory course. Again, most instructors are likely to add, modify, or delete items based on their own needs. The answers to the questions are given following the end of the questions for the last chapter. The twenty questions are divided into two test banks.
• Sample Syllabus: The syllabus provides a starting point for construction of a course syllabus. As the text is applicable for a range of teaching environments, from undergraduate through doctoral programs, the sample syllabus only provides a very simple start for developing a syllabus for a particular course offering.