This best-selling book explores the crucial role of social workers in securing a better future for vulnerable and disadvantaged adult service users. Tacking the problems most common to this branch of social work it focuses on four major themes: personalization; mental health; substance use; and old age. Edited by the highly respected Martin Davies, and with contributions from some of the leading names in the field, Social Work with Adults provides a clear map and guidance to help navigate between the different elements of social work knowledge and practice.
Whether a student on an undergraduate degree taking a module on working with adults or a qualified professional wanting to ensure they are proving the very best service they can, this is essential reading. The breadth and depth of coverage makes this text a perfect handbook for students of adult social work.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I: SOCIAL WORK AND THE PERSONALISATION AGENDA
Introduction; M.Bamber
The Emergence and Development of the Personalisation Agenda; J.Leece
Law on Personalisation; S.Braye & A.Brammer
Conceptualisation and Theory Building in Personalisation; S.Hunter & M.Titterton
Personalisation: What the Research Tells Us; G.MacIntyre
Personalisation in Practice; M.Bamber, J.Brooks, S.Cusack, J.Edwards, M.Gardner, K.Gridley, L.Howard, N.Marshall, L.Salmon & J.Wood
PART II: SOCIAL WORK AND MENTAL HEALTH
Introduction; M.Webber
Social Policy and Mental Health Social Work; M.Webber & J.Nathan
Mental Health Law and Social Work; N.Gould & D.Martin
Theory in Mental Health Social Work; J.Tew
What Research Findings Tell Social Workers about their Work in Mental Health; S.Evans & P.Huxley
Social Work Practice in Mental Health; C.Leah
PART III: SOCIAL WORK AND SUBSTANCE USE
Introduction; M.McCann
Social Policy and Substance Use; S.Galvani & A.Thurnham
The Legal Foundations of Social Work in the Field of Drug and Alcohol Abuse; M.Preston-Shoot
A Theoretical Perspective on Social Work and Substance Use; D.Forrester & A.Hutchinson
Social Work Research and Substance Misuse; D.Forrester, G.Glynn & M.McCann
Working with People who Use Substances; S.Galvani & S.Wadd
PART IV: SOCIAL WORK AND OLD AGE
Introduction; J.Parker
The Place that Social Policy Plays in Shaping the Social Context of Older People; T.Gilbert & L.Powell
The Legal Foundations and Requirements for Social Work with Older People; A.McDonald
Landscapes and Portraits: Using Multiple Lenses to Inform Social Work Theories of Old Age; J.Parker
What Research Tells Social Workers about Their Work with Older People; P.Clarkson
Social Work with Older People; R.Jones
Index
