Social Work with Disabled People (Practical Social Work Series, 70) - Softcover

Oliver, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230297951 ISBN 13: 9780230297951

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2012

Synopsis

The fourth edition of this respected text offers thoroughly revised and updated material by a team of respected authors. The ever-evolving roles of the social worker, the public, and the disabled person in terms of policy formulation are explored against the contemporary backdrop of the social work framework within the UK.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Having gone through 30 years of development, the new edition of this highly-regarded classic is the most trusted companion for understanding and promoting the potential for social work with disabled people. It offers readers a clear introduction to the core issues of disability alongside discussion and assessment of the social worker's role.

Written by an experienced and highly respected team of authors, the book reflects:
· the latest updates, developments and policy changes
· the broad range of areas needing to be understood for informed practice
· recent changes to the focus of social work education and practice
· the Social Model of Disability, encouraging debate about its role in social work
· developments for independent living
· the heightened importance of safeguarding issues, giving attention to the topical issue of disabilist hate crime.

Accessible to a broad readership and respected by disabled people themselves, this text is the foundation for effective practice.

About the Author:

MICHAEL OLIVER was the first Professor of Disability Studies in the United Kingdom and is currently Emeritus Professor at the University of Greenwich, UK. He is also the author of the pathbreaking The Politics of Disablement, fully updated in a second edition.

BOB SAPEY is Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Science at Lancaster University, UK, where he teaches on disability and mental health. He was a practitioner for many years before moving into higher education, where he has been an active contributor to teaching and research in disability studies.

PAM THOMAS is Honorary Research Fellow at the Center for Disability Research, Lancaster University, UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0230297951
• ISBN 13: 9780230297951
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 189