{"product_id":"why-social-work-is-important-malcolm-payne-9781447330790","title":"Why Social Work Is Important: Identity, Role and Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is social work's contribution to humanity and society? Best-selling author Malcolm Payne offers a toolkit for social work practitioners and students to bring key issues about their practice and social role to life, drawing on case examples and research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Starting from the principle that human beings are social beings, he showcases: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e innovative analysis of how social work's identity and diverse streams of thought inform social professions globally; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e social work's dual practice aims of developing human flourishing and social capital; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e community-near co-production, engaging agencies, communities and service users with practitioners from different professions to meet shared aims for social transformation; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e how populist politics and monetising economics corrodes deeply-held human and social values. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The author looks forward to social work practice and provision that puts people and social relationships first in meeting the challenges of twenty-first century caring and environmental crises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Malcolm Payne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 144733079X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781447330790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Malcolm Payne","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45898263134463,"sku":"9781447330790","price":139.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_29b8c255-76ec-436d-ad59-ebc98ae2ded8.jpg?v=1721375897","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-social-work-is-important-malcolm-payne-9781447330790","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}