Social Work Ideals and Practice Realities

by Sandra Butler

Social work practice is becoming increasingly complex, with social workers struggling to hold onto their ideals and values in a pressurized and challenging social, political and organizational environment. This book provides an analytically coherent approach to the impact of macro, mezzo and micro factors upon practitioners' daily experiences. In taking a positive view of social work's potential and capacity to deliver beneficial services, detailed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333749766
• ISBN13: 9780333749760
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"