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Sheppard, Michael.

Social work and social exclusion the idea of practice / [electronic resource] : Michael Sheppard. - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2006. - 281 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-269) and indexes.

Introduction -- Social exclusion and social work -- Social work and social exclusion -- The nature of social work -- Knowledge and values, postmodernism and social work -- Need -- Authority and choice -- Empowerment -- Maintenance, social functioning and coping -- Interpretivism, reflection and social work as art -- Social work, science and technical instrumentalism -- Judgement and decision making : practical reasoning, process knowledge and critical thinking -- Social work intervention and human nature -- Conclusion : the discipline of social work.


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Nat. Bib. No.: GBA640530 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social service.
Marginality, Social.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV40 / .S58246 2006eb

Dewey Class. No.: 361.3/2