Social Service Worker

This book introduces social work with children in care, covering key themes like dominant practice models, children's rights, parenting, state roles, and trauma-informed care.

This book highlights the integration of simulations in practice, research, and policy classes. It illustrates the versatile application of simulations in teaching social work practice across various settings, including mental health, schools, libraries, disabilities, and end-of-life care. It explores the use of simulations in teaching clinical research methods, program evaluation, policy analysis, macro social work, and fostering interprofessional collaborations.

Social Work and the Arts: Expanding Horizons is a collection of writings that explores how expressive methods are used in social work education, practice, research, and community action.

First published in 1981, this book explores the challenges of caring for frail elderly people from a social work perspective. It highlights how work with older adults is central to social work practice and shares insights into the issues and disadvantages they often face.

This book provides a theoretical foundation for family casework, focusing on ‘centrifugal’ families that avoid emotional closeness. It explores their dynamics within the family and wider community, offering valuable insights for both new and experienced social workers.

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the vital role of the welfare state in protecting citizens, especially the most vulnerable. It exposed the limits of profit-driven welfare models and emphasized the need for social workers to advocate for well-funded, equitable services.