Decision Making in Social Work - Couverture souple

O'Sullivan, Terence

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0333684818 ISBN 13 : 9780333684818

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 1999

Synopsis

Decision-making is a core skill in social work; it is crucial both to effective professional intervention and to successful practice outcomes. Yet it is a surprisingly neglected subject in the social work literature. This text offers a focused and systematic account of this complex and sometimes hazardous skill with the aim of providing practitioners with a clear and supportive framework for navigating their way successfully through difficult and demanding practice situations. Written in an accessible style and making imaginative use of case illustrations, it develops a framework chapter by chapter that addresses the social, organisational and psychological context of professional decision-making; the interests of different stakeholders; issues of power and oppression; and the processes involved in arriving at a decision and evaluating the outcome. By identifying the components of sound decision-making and linking these with the realisation of long-term goals, the text highlights how to improve the quality of social work and promote the wellbeing of clients while recognising that in a world of scarce resources, contradictory demands and social inequalities, the best-informed and most considered decisions will not always lead to good outcomes. This text is essential reading for all those involved in social work, whether as students, practitioners, managers or educators.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

TERENCE O'SULLIVAN is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside. An experienced researcher and practitioner, he has taught extensively on courses on decision-making for social workers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0333684818
• ISBN 13: 9780333684818
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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