"Timely and well written, Introducing Social Work will be an inspiration to all readers and is destined to be of great value in and outside the classroom. A fine contribution to the teaching of social work."—Katherine van Wormer, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls"Lena Dominelli has done it again. Already amongst the most widely read of social work authors, and with an international reputation, Professor Dominelli has written perhaps her most accessible book to date. Let us hope that it helps to attract many more people to the public service ethos of a much maligned and undervalued, yet critically important profession."—Audrey Mullender, Ruskin College"This book provides an interesting introduction to the nature of social work and the different settings in which it is practised. It provides a useful update on the changing social work landscape in the UK, but Dominelli also draws on her extensive international experience to expand the vision for social work developments in the UK."—Karen Lyons, London Metropolitan University