Social Work with Adults

Martin Davies is Professor Emeritus at the University of East Anglia, UK, where he was the founding Director of the Graduate Programme in Social Work. He is the author of seven books and more than a hundred scholarly papers. He is editor of The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Work and The Blackwell Companion to Social Work, now in its third edition. His text, The Essential Social Worker, also in its third edition, was based on the UEA course on social work in society, which he taught for twenty years. His most recent authored text, Doing a Successful Research Project, has sold over 8,500 copies since publication in 2007.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionPART I: SOCIAL WORK AND THE PERSONALISATION AGENDAIntroduction; M.BamberThe Emergence and Development of the Personalisation Agenda; J.LeeceLaw on Personalisation; S.Braye & A.BrammerConceptualisation and Theory Building in Personalisation; S.Hunter & M.TittertonPersonalisation: What the Research Tells Us; G.MacIntyrePersonalisation in Practice; M.Bamber, J.Brooks, S.Cusack, J.Edwards, M.Gardner, K.Gridley, L.Howard, N.Marshall, L.Salmon & J.WoodPART II: SOCIAL WORK AND MENTAL HEALTHIntroduction; M.WebberSocial Policy and Mental Health Social Work; M.Webber & J.NathanMental Health Law and Social Work; N.Gould & D.MartinTheory in Mental Health Social Work; J.TewWhat Research Findings Tell Social Workers about their Work in Mental Health; S.Evans & P.HuxleySocial Work Practice in Mental Health; C.LeahPART III: SOCIAL WORK AND SUBSTANCE USEIntroduction; M.McCannSocial Policy and Substance Use; S.Galvani & A.ThurnhamThe Legal Foundations of Social Work in the Field of Drug and Alcohol Abuse; M.Preston-ShootA Theoretical Perspective on Social Work and Substance Use; D.Forrester & A.HutchinsonSocial Work Research and Substance Misuse; D.Forrester, G.Glynn & M.McCannWorking with People who Use Substances; S.Galvani & S.WaddPART IV: SOCIAL WORK AND OLD AGEIntroduction; J.ParkerThe Place that Social Policy Plays in Shaping the Social Context of Older People; T.Gilbert & L.PowellThe Legal Foundations and Requirements for Social Work with Older People; A.McDonaldLandscapes and Portraits: Using Multiple Lenses to Inform Social Work Theories of Old Age; J.ParkerWhat Research Tells Social Workers about Their Work with Older People; P.ClarksonSocial Work with Older People; R.JonesIndex

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