Why Social Work is Important

Malcolm Payne holds professorial roles at Manchester Metropolitan University and Kingston University London, having worked in a wide range of social work practice and management roles and in social work education in Europe and the UK.

• Part 1: Why social work?1. Social work: human and social 2. Social work’s field of practicePart 2: How social work works 3. Social work's practice actions4. Social work’s practice strategies 5. Social work’s streams of thinking 6. Social work’s agency contexts 7. Social work, profession and agency 8. Social work and co-productionPart 3: Social work under pressure9. Social work, policy and politics10. Social work, economics and choice11. Views of social work12. Social work's contribution in the future

“An essential guide that offers students and social workers innovative insights and practical tools to enhance their practice, emphasizing human flourishing, social capital and the importance of social relationships in modern challenges.” Annamaria Campanini, Past President, International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and University of Milano Bicocca