Social Work and Power

'...a clear, well written book...It gives an accurate, and, in many ways, an inspiring, sense of what underlies our profession.' - David Pitcher, Senior Practitioner, Plymouth City Council, Children's Services, British Journal of Social Work

Power is an unavoidable issue in social work. This important text explores these complex issues, both at a conceptual and applied level, in order to give students a clear understanding of the theoretical frameworks relevant to practice and to help them begin to think through the challenges they are likely to face and how they will deal with these.Power is an unavoidable issue in social work. This important text explores these complex issues, both at a conceptual and applied level, in order to give students a clear understanding of the theoretical frameworks relevant to practice and to help them begin to think through the challenges they are likely to face and how they will deal with these.