Social work in practice

Contemporary social work explores and in practice addresses a wide range of social problems affecting diverse groups of people. It uses many relatively general approaches common to virtually all social workers (these are described in the book Methods and Management of Social Work, Portal 2003). In addition, meeting the needs of certain types of clients also requires a range of knowledge and expertise related to particular target groups. In this book, the reader will find basic information about the various groups that social workers encounter in their practice and the methods of working with them. Included are abused, abused and neglected children and their families; single-parent, divorced and multi-problem families; unemployed; Homeless; refugees; mentally ill; people with mental or physical disabilities; women who prostitute themselves; at-risk youth; offenders and work within the probation and mediation service; old people and the dying. The interpretation is illustrated with case studies, the text is supplemented with practical information, contact addresses, etc.